The suffering is far from over in Iraq, reports Felicity Arbuthnot. It's new dictator is being supported by massive shipments of horrific weapons, while the country remains poor and devastated country, and a covert US re-invasion is under way ...
… | 28th February 2014 News Iraq Politics USA UK Oil hellfire-missiles.png The suffering is … according to Amnesty International. US, UK: selective condemnation of tyrants However, the US and UK are seemingly remarkably selective when it …
The US Congress has outlawed the use of aid to Ethiopia to evict tribal peoples in the SW of the country - where violent expulsions are under way to clear land for cash-crop farming.
… for International Development (USAID) and the UK Department for International Development … that the terms are upheld. What about the UK? But Corry remains concerned about UK aid funds to Ethiopia. " It is now high …
The US fracking industry has a dirty secret. It has secured a total of seven loopholes and exemptions that give it the power to pollute at will - and citizens have no comeback. Now it's time to fight back!
Time to end the Cheney / Halliburton loophole The Daily Take the Thom Hartmann Program | 15th February 2014 Comment Fossil Fuels Fracking USA fracking-rig.png The US fracking industry has a dirty …
How, and why, does the US Right and its evangelical 'Christian' wing campaign for mal-education, ignorance, corporate dominance, and the profligate consumption of fossil fuels? J P Sottile explores an alien planet ...
God's plan for climate change J P Sottile | 5th March 2014 Activism Politics Religion Climate Change USA creation-museum-or.png How, and why, does the US Right and its evangelical 'Christian' wing …
The Keystone XL pipeline was dealt a blow in a Nebraska court this week when a key enabling law was ruled 'unconstitutional' - bringing the controversial project to a standstill in the state.
Nebraska court decision halts Keystone XL pipeline Sophie Morlin Yron | 21st February 2014 News Oil Fossil Fuels Law USA nebraska-kxl.png The Keystone XL pipeline was dealt a blow in a Nebraska court …
The Big Oil CEO's day job is to promote fossil fuel extraction and deregulate the industry. But when his $5 million property was threatened by a nearby fracking rig - he joined a lawsuit to block it.
Exxon CEO seeks to halt fracking project in 'his backyard' Rebecca Leber | 22nd February 2014 News Fossil Fuels Fracking USA rex-tillerson.png The Big Oil CEO's day job is to promote fossil fuel …
The truth is often extraordinary - perhaps because it is so rare that we are told it. This disturbing speech by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse shines the bright light of truth on the US's huge, shadow-dwelling climate denial industry.
Time to wake up to the Climate Denial Beast Senator Sheldon Whitehouse | 26th February 2014 Comment Climate Change Corporations Politics USA climate-denial-beast.png The truth is often extraordinary …
Electricity usage in the US has been declining since 1993, writes Steven Nadel. Among the reasons for the fall, improved energy efficiency is emerging as a key factor, especially post-2007.
Electricity use in the US is falling - still Steven Nadel | 25th February 2014 News USA Energy pylon.png Electricity usage in the US has been declining since 1993, writes Steven Nadel. Among the …
The curse of Uranium has fallen once again on the Black Hills of South Dakota, ancestral home to the Lakota Indians - now fighting a massive mining project that threatens land, rivers and groundwater. But this time, writes Ben Whitford, the Lakota are not alone ...
Protect our sacred water! Ben Whitford | 3rd March 2014 News Mining Ecocide Indigenous Peoples USA Water Nuclear Power bh-protect-water.png The curse of Uranium has fallen once again on the Black …
After a peaceful protest against nuclear weapons showed up shoddy security at a $19 billion nuclear bomb factory site, writes Kevin Alexander Gray, Uncle Sam got mad - against the protestors, now jailed for up to five years. Will Peace Prize winner Obama set them free?
President Obama - pardon the 'Oak Ridge Three' anti-nuclear activists! Kevin Alexander Gray | 19th March 2014 Activism Nuclear Weapons USA Religion y12.png After a peaceful protest against nuclear …
A telephone transcript released under the Freedom of Information Act shows: the US Navy knew that the USS Ronald Reagan took major radiation hits from the Fukushima atomic power plant after its '3/11' meltdowns and explosions.
… The US Navy knew: Fukushima's 'hard rain' on USS Ronald Reagan … | 27th February 2014 News Nuclear Power Fukushima USA Japan uss-rr-washdown.png A … Reagan took major radiation hits from the Fukushima atomic power plant after its '3/11' …
The US's fossil fuel industry is scared at the growth of solar power, and its ever-declining market cost. So it's fighting back, reports Trip Van Noppen, doing its best to quash solar growth by imposing new costs and restrictions.
America's corporate revolt against clean energy Trip Van Noppen | 3rd March 2014 Comment Renewables Solar Power USA Fossil Fuels solar-hawaai.png The US's fossil fuel industry is scared at the growth …
A new discovery will make a pesticide-free means of protection against fruit flies and other damaging pests cheaper and more effective.
Pesticide-free fly control breakthrough The Ecologist | 27th February 2014 News Food Farming USA Technology sit.png A new discovery will make a pesticide-free means of protection against fruit flies …
The struggle for collective rights unites all Indigenous peoples from North America to Palestine, writes Sarah Marusek - as does their common narrative of resistance to colonialism, imperialism and capitalism.
Indigenous peoples of the world, unite! Dr Sarah Marusek | 13th March 2014 Comment Indigenous Peoples USA Middle East Economics Law quanah-parker-comanche.png The struggle for collective rights …
As much of California and the western US endures a severe drought, the city of Los Angeles is at increasing risk from rising sea levels. Tim Radford reports on the risks to the 12,000 square mile conurbation.
Rising sea levels threaten Los Angeles Tim Radford | 2nd March 2014 News Climate Change USA As much of California and the western US endures a severe drought, the city of Los Angeles is at increasing …
Who and what are biofuel sustainability standards designed to benefit? They are meant to safeguard forests and communities, writes Almuth Ernsting - but their real purpose is to protect the biofuel industry ...
… | 10th March 2014 Comment Biofuel USA UK EU Climate Change Energy … gas standards were introduced in the UK in 2011 and the Government has proposed … consultation about the impacts of the UK's biofuel mandates and standards - the …
For sheer guts, vision and results, a single organisation stands out among the US's environmental defenders - the Alliance for the Wild Rockies. Jeffrey St. Clair met its leader, Mike Garrity, winner of 2014's Grassroots Activist Award.
Defender of the Rockies Jeffrey St. Clair | 3rd March 2014 Comment USA Natural World Law Forests bridger-mtns.png For sheer guts, vision and results, a single organisation stands out among the US's …
The era of mass consumption has reached India, bringing about a frenzy of over-consumption, pollution and ecological havoc. But so long as there's money to be made, asks Subhankar Banerjee, why worry about climate change?
… drought in California and floods in the UK, should be understood and discussed within …
The ancestors of America's Indians lived in Beringia - the land exposed during the last ice age that is now the Bering Strait - for millennia, genetic studies have determined. Scott Armstrong Elias reports.
… underneath the waters of the Bering and Chukchi Seas. This theory has become … dominated the interior of Alaska and the Yukon, as well as interior regions of northeast … first into the Alaskan interior and the Yukon, and ultimately south out of the Arctic …
Thieves are stealing valuable growths of bud tissue from the trunks of Coast redwood trees in California, putting their long term survival at risk. Park authorities have responded by closing a road used by the thieves at night.
Redwood thieves force California forest curfew Oliver Tickell | 6th March 2014 News Forests USA Wildlife Trade redwood-burr.png Thieves are stealing valuable growths of bud tissue from the trunks of …
Unlike many US politicians the Pentagon is a firm believer in climate science. But although it foretells climate devastation on a global scale, reports Steve Horn, it has no credible plan to cut its own gigantic fossil fuel burn.
Pentagon warns of climate change 'devastation' Steve Horn | 6th March 2014 News Climate Change USA Fossil Fuels Politics uss-stennis.png Unlike many US politicians the Pentagon is a firm believer in …
The two largest grocery stores in the United States, Kroger and Safeway, have promised to not sell GMO salmon. Over 9,000 stores nationwide have now committed to being free of the controversial fish.
Largest US grocery stores say 'no' to GMO salmon The Ecologist | 7th March 2014 News GMOs Fish Food Farming USA Gm Food salmon.png The two largest grocery stores in the United States, Kroger and …
When Mike Roselle tried to give his State Governor a sample of Mountain Top Removal dust for analysis, he was not expecting to be arrested at gunpoint and banged in jail for a week on suicide watch - all without charge.
One State, under Coal Jeffrey St. Clair | 15th March 2014 News USA Coal Fossil Fuels Ecocide earl-ray-tomblin.png When Mike Roselle tried to give his State Governor a sample of Mountain Top Removal …
The US Solar sector boomed in 2013, with a record breaking volume of new solar capacity added - almost 5,000MW. And as John Rogers reports, the party is set to carry on through 2014.
Sun shines on US solar sector John Rogers | 8th March 2014 News USA Renewables Solar Power us-solar-pv-installations-by-quarter.png The US Solar sector boomed in 2013, with a record breaking volume …