We would like to extend our deepest sympathy and support to all those that may have been affected by this weekend’s tsunami. If you need information for relatives or friends in the areas hit, here are some disaster hotlines from around the region: India Representatives: +91 11 2309 3054 Thailand Emergency Hotline: +66 2643...
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By Alan Singer Referred By: http://www.counterpunch.com/singer12222004.html On Sunday, December 19, 2004, I had a startling exchange with New York Senator Charles Schumer at the Hofstra University graduation. Schumer has a habit of appearing at graduation at the last minute uninvited, speaking to the audience about his experience as a recent college graduate, and then...
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The Kyoto Protocol climate treaty comes into effect on February 16, 2005. Russia finally approved the treaty in October which needed to be ratified by developed nations that account for at least 55% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in order to become legally binding on the world’s 39 richest countries. Last week, 5,400...
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Thousands of delegates from almost 200 governments around the world converged on Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, on December 6-17 for the latest in the seemingly interminable rounds of talks aimed at implementing the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, the international treaty that aims to reduce emissions of the gases largely responsible for human-induced global...
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Dear Energy Adviser: I understand that a Washington state company is conducting research on a machine that would generate electricity from the movement of ocean waves. How practical is this and when are we going to see it hit the market? Answer: As world oil production peaks and begins to decline, and as the...
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By John McCarthy, Associated Press Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – As it has done for 200 years, Ohio’s delegation to the Electoral College is to meet Monday to cast ballots for president and vice president – but this time, there are demands that the electors wait until after a recount. A demonstration was held...
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STOCKHOLM Feminists in Sweden may form a political party to lobby for women’s rights in elections in 2006, potentially taking votes away from mainstream parties. Speculation was ignited by the defection this week from the Left Party – part of the governing coalition – of Sweden’s most controversial feminist politician, who recently proposed a...
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Swiss voters are likely to have the final say on a proposal to set up a single, non-profit health insurer and introduce income-related premiums. It is the latest in a series of attempts to cut spiralling health-care costs in Switzerland. Supporters handed in more than 113,000 signatures to the federal authorities on Thursday in...
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Chemical Corporations are Seeking Approval for Toxic Experiments on Low-Income Americans, Say Greens WASHINGTON — December 9 — Green Party leaders strongly criticized an announcement from the Environmental Protection Agency that it would allow experiments using human subjects to test the safety of pesticides without government oversight. According to a November 30 EPA announcement,...
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