In New York City, over 100 people set up a protest encampment outside the headquarters of financial giant Goldman Sachs, which they are calling “Government … Activists Launch Encampment Outside Goldman Sachs HeadquartersRead more
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Posted inBiodiversity / News
60 percent of primates sliding toward extinction
Gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans – our great ape cousins teeter on the precipice of extinction. And it’s not much of a secret that we humans have … 60 percent of primates sliding toward extinctionRead more
Posted inHealth / Latin America / News
Ecuador Invested $16B in Health in a Decade
Ecuador has invested more than US$16 billion in the public health sector during the last 10 years, President Rafael Correa said Thursday.Correa said that the … Ecuador Invested $16B in Health in a DecadeRead more
Posted inAssassination / Latin America / News
Indigenous Environmental Leader Isidro Baldenegro López Assassinated
in Mexico, Goldman Environmental Prize winner Isidro Baldenegro López has been assassinated. The indigenous leader has long organized against illegal logging and deforestation in the … Indigenous Environmental Leader Isidro Baldenegro López AssassinatedRead more
Posted inFossil fuel / Job / News / USA Empire
Keystone XL will provide 35 full-time jobs
Trump said Keystone XL would create jobs for 28,000 American workers. But that number is not even a number that comes from TransCanada’s applications or … Keystone XL will provide 35 full-time jobsRead more
Posted inCrime / Israel Nazi / News
Israel Approves Construction of Jewish-Only Settlements in West Bank, E. Jerusalem
The Israeli government has approved the construction of a massive wave of new Jewish-only settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and in East Jerusalem. More … Israel Approves Construction of Jewish-Only Settlements in West Bank, E. JerusalemRead more
Posted inNews / Science
Virus also have communication system
Viruses sense chemical signals left behind by their forebears so they can decide whether to kill or just to infect their hosts.The discovery—in viruses that … Virus also have communication systemRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / News / Politics / USA Empire
Trump Administration Orders EPA to Remove Its Climate Change Web Page
The Trump administration has instructed U.S. EPA to get rid of mentions of climate change from its website. Communications staff were told to remove the … Trump Administration Orders EPA to Remove Its Climate Change Web PageRead more
Posted inNews / Wildfire
100,000 Hectares of Chilean Forest Lost as Wildfire Rages On
Chile has asked the international community for help in the wake of its worst wildfire in history that has so far destroyed more than 100,000 … 100,000 Hectares of Chilean Forest Lost as Wildfire Rages OnRead more
Posted inAsia / Bank / News / Palm Oil
HSBC financing tied to deforestation
Loans and credit from the British bank HSBC have helped support the unsustainable clearing of forests for oil palm plantations in Indonesia, Greenpeace said in … HSBC financing tied to deforestationRead more