In House, Many Spoke With One Voice: Lobbyists’

This is just one example of why we need real election campaign reform and take the money out of the political process. Published on Sunday, November 15, 2009 by The New York Times In House, Many Spoke With One Voice: Lobbyists’ by Robert Pear WASHINGTON — In the official record of the historic House debate [...]

World Leaders Back Delay to Final Climate Deal

Published on Sunday, November 15, 2009 by Reuters World Leaders Back Delay to Final Climate Deal by Caren Bohan SINGAPORE – U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders on Sunday rallied around plans to avert a failure at next month’s climate summit in Copenhagen that would delay legally binding agreements until 2010 or even [...]

Step Up On Climate, President Obama!

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/843501195?z00m=19804669 Step Up On Climate, President Obama! Target: President Obama Sponsored by: 1Sky Nearly 1 year ago, newly-elected President Obama promised change. Although he demonstrates more leadership on climate than any other President the United States has ever seen, the opposition is fighting him at every step. Obama needs to stay strong, because we need [...]

Eminent Domain Outrage in Connecticut: Pharmaceutical Giant Pfizer to Leave New London, Site of Major Housing Battle

http://www.democracynow.org/2009/11/13/eminent Eminent Domain Outrage in Connecticut: Pharmaceutical Giant Pfizer to Leave New London, Site of Major Housing Battle

Will South Carolina Become the Nation’s New Yucca Mountain?

Published on Friday, November 13, 2009 by Facing South Will South Carolina Become the Nation’s New Yucca Mountain? by Sue Sturgis Earlier this year President Obama canceled the federal government’s plans to store high-level radioactive waste from nuclear power plants and weapons facilities at the controversial Yucca Mountain site in Nevada — but now there [...]

Copenhagen: Seattle Grows Up

Published on Friday, November 13, 2009 by The Nation Copenhagen: Seattle Grows Up by Naomi Klein The other day I received a pre-publication copy of The Battle of the Story of the Battle of Seattle, by David Solnit and Rebecca Solnit. It’s set to come out ten years after a historic coalition of activists shut [...]

UN Investigator Accuses US of Shameful Neglect of Homeless

Published on Friday, November 13, 2009 by The Guardian/UK UN Investigator Accuses US of Shameful Neglect of Homeless UN special rapporteur says wealthy US ignoring deepening homeless crisis while pumping billions into bank rescues by Chris McGreal in Los Angeles A United Nations special investigator who was blocked from visiting the US by the Bush [...]

Invest in Nature Now, Save Trillions Later: Study

Published on Friday, November 13, 2009 by Agence France Presse Invest in Nature Now, Save Trillions Later: Study by Marlowe Hood PARIS – Investing billions today to protect threatened ecosystems and dwindling biodiversity would reap trillions in savings over the long haul, according to a UN-backed report issued Friday.   A coral reef Indonesia. Investing [...]

Casting Doubt on Climate Change

Casting Doubt on Climate Change http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxniL7gMHNs&feature=channel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqaHCsT9CeY&feature=channel

Pap and Naomi Klein on Climate Debt

Pap and Naomi Klein on Climate Debt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNb38Wt-dD4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h61uORFmII&feature=channel