The Maldives will divert cash from tourism, to buy land in case rising sea levels submerge its low-lying coral islands, the vice-president-elect said. Mohamed Waheed … Climate change refugeesRead more
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Why hunger
Article written by Frances Moore Lappé Hunger is not caused by a scarcity of food but a scarcity of democracy. Hunger is not caused by … Why hungerRead more
Posted inEnergy / Politics / Renewable
Renewable power strategy
The government’s renewable power strategy is “ineffective and very expensive”, according to a damning review by the International Energy Agency. A study of 35 countries, … Renewable power strategyRead more
Posted inOil / Politics
Big Oil lies
Last December, when Congress worked on the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. Senate Democrats proposed shifting several billions of dollars in tax breaks … Big Oil liesRead more
Posted inAfrica / Biofuel / Politics
Biofuel and White man’s burden
Western companies are pushing to acquire vast stretches of African land to meet the world’s biofuel needs. Local farmers and governments are being showered with … Biofuel and White man’s burdenRead more
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Manufactured Famine
In his book Late Victorian Holocausts, Mike Davis tells the story of the famines that sucked the guts out of India in the 1870s. The … Manufactured FamineRead more
Posted inOil / Politics / Social
The Tyranny of Oil
Tyranny of oil means at this point, the most powerful, most profitable, most politically dominant set of companies in the United States and in the … The Tyranny of OilRead more
Posted inPolitics / USA Empire
No Debate
Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri will host the first and only vice-presidential debate between Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and Delaware Senator Joseph Biden. The … No DebateRead more
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Protecting Argentina’s mining industry intersts
Argentina’s president has vetoed a law protecting the country’s glaciers that would have restricted mining and oil drilling, officials and environmental campaigners said on Friday. … Protecting Argentina’s mining industry interstsRead more
Posted inEconomics / Financial crisis / Politics / USA Empire
Bailout: Ralph Nader comments
It’s not clear at all why a bailout is needed. That’s part of the stampede in the pack and the panic that Bush and Paulson … Bailout: Ralph Nader commentsRead more