Published on Thursday, October 15, 2009 by TimesOnline/UK The Arctic Will Be Ice-Free in Summer within 20 Years, Research Says by Ben Webster Ships will be able to sail in open water to the North Pole in the summer of 2020, according to a study that found a rapid acceleration in the loss of sea [...]
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The Arctic Will Be Ice-Free in Summer within 20 Years, Research Says
October 15, 2009Organizing the Biggest Day of Action the World Has Ever Seen
October 15, 2009Published on Thursday, October 15, 2009 by The Huffington Post Organizing the Biggest Day of Action the World Has Ever Seen by Bill McKibben Even two years ago, I was in complete despair about our chances of fighting climate change. But something’s changed. It’s not the science, which has gotten steadily worse. It’s the first [...]
Earth’s Life Support Systems Failing
October 14, 2009Published on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 by Inter Press Service Earth’s Life Support Systems Failing by Stephen Leahy UXBRIDGE, Canada – The world has failed to slow the accelerating extinction crisis despite 17 years of national and international efforts since the great hopes raised at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. A [...]
Drugmakers, Doctors Rake in Billions Battling H1N1
October 14, 2009Published on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 by ABC News Drugmakers, Doctors Rake in Billions Battling H1N1 Flu Swine Flu Is Bad for Victims, But Good for Businesses That Cater to Expanding Market by Dalia Fahmy Americans are still debating whether to roll up their sleeves for a swine flu shot, but companies have already figured [...]
Climate Roulette
October 13, 2009Published on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 by The Nation Climate Roulette by Mark Hertsgaard They say that everyone who finally gets it about climate change has an “Oh, shit” moment–an instant when the full scientific implications become clear and they suddenly realize what a horrifically dangerous situation humanity has created for itself. Listening to the [...]
This Makes Me Really Sad
October 13, 2009This makes me really sad I was doing my morning trolling of WN sites and I came across a thread that was bragging about the hate speech that came out of their children’s mouths. Children aren’t born hating others but taught to hate others. I can’t speak for anyone else but that makes me very [...]
Sen. Bernie Sanders on ACORN, Healthcare and Afghanistan
October 12, 2009http://www.democracynow.org/2009/10/8/sen_bernie_sanders_on_acorn_health Sen. Bernie Sanders on ACORN, Healthcare and Afghanistan
Four Degrees of Devastation
October 10, 2009Published on Friday, October 9, 2009 by Inter Press Service Four Degrees of Devastation by Stephen Leahy UXBRIDGE, Canada – The prospect of a four-degree Celsius rise in global average temperatures in 50 years is alarming – but not alarmist, climate scientists now believe. Eighteen months ago, no one dared imagine humanity pushing the [...]
Papantonio and Rep. Barney Frank on Healthcare Reform
October 9, 2009Papantonio and Rep. Barney Frank on Healthcare Reform http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3seePjagGug
Bobby Kennedy, Jr. on Iran
October 8, 2009Bobby Kennedy, Jr. on Iran http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-l2QuTFUSI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxDuscyH79A&feature=channel This is an excellent interview. I am a little less confused about this issue.
