For all the feminists out there: First Lady descendant of Pocahontas
Edith Wilson - Descendant of Pocahontas first American woman President? Yes you read it right, in American History there is a date to remember for all the feminists out there: September 25th, 1919. On...
View ArticleMixed reactions to Obama’s speech in Copenhagen
U.S. President Barack Obama addressed the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change today in Copenhagen, Denmark today. Known as a great orator with a gift for sound bites and inspiring slogans,...
View ArticleBreaking news: Agreement reached in Copenhagen – modest, meaningful or mishap?
I’ve just finished watching a live feed of U.S. President Barack Obama speaking at a press conference regarding the results of negotiations at COP15. News sources are reporting that a deal has been...
View ArticleSarkozy’s carbon tax ruled unconstitutional
photo by Wilson Dias/Abr (source: wikimedia commons) Even conservatives these days are taking climate change seriously. In Europe, anyway. But right-leaning eco-warriors still face difficulties when...
View ArticleObama: Drill baby drill?
photo by Pete Souza (source: United States Government) I just knew everyone was going to resurrect Sarah Palin’s gung-ho pro-oil mantra from the 2008 US presidential campaign as soon as I read about...
View ArticleAlternative climate summit starts Monday in Bolivia
Bolivian president Evo Morales; photo by Alain Bachellier (source: Flickr Creative Commons) The World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth begins on Monday, April 19th...
View ArticleClimate talks in Bolivia: Capitalism vs. justice
photo by The City Project (source: Flickr Creative Commons) Bolivia has been hosting an international summit, named the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth, in...
View ArticleThoughts on Bolivia’s alternative climate conference
In terms of development and environment, global capitalism can be compared to a dinner where a rich few eat all the food and leave the bill with their poor, unwilling hosts after tossing a stingy tip...
View ArticleSpace news: Oceans on Mars, the apocalypse from above and no more men on the...
source: NASA Scientists at the university of Colorado have discovered evidence that suggests that much of Mars was once covered by ocean. From an article by Australia’s ABC News: To test their theory...
View ArticleObama’s ‘battle plan’ speech: Tough talk for BP, but what about climate...
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Joe Kane On Tuesday, President Barack Obama addressed the American people on national television, live from the Oval Office, in an attempt to...
View ArticleRachel Maddow gives President Obama’s speech that should have been
Rachel Maddow for president? Yesterday on the Rachel Maddow Show, Rachel gave what she wishes to have been President Barack Obama’s speech regarding the gushing BP oil spill disaster in the Gulf of...
View ArticleWill rechargeable batteries make South America the new Middle East?
photo by cliff1066™ (Flickr Creative Commons) Lithium-ion batteries are being touted by US President Barack Obama as the most efficient way to electrify motor vehicles. A mass shift from fossil fuel...
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