Tag: Environment
President Nixon’s Accomplishments in Protecting the Environment Are Being Destroyed by the Trump Regime
by Paul Craig Roberts | Aug 15, 2019 | Politics, US, Viewpoints
Richard Nixon is mostly remembered for Watergate, but he also established environmental protections that are being rolled back by the Trump administration.
Soldiers Without Guns
by David Swanson | Jun 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
The people of Bougainville wanted independence, but were made part of Papua New Guinea instead. And in the 1960s the most horrible thing happened…
Climate Gains in the West, Exported Pollution in the Rest
by Dan Steinbock | May 1, 2019 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, US
Environmental pollution has not disappeared from the advanced West; it has been exported to more vulnerable economies.
Things Congress Could Do for Peace, From Easiest to Hardest
by David Swanson | Jan 18, 2019 | Politics, US, Viewpoints
Here’s a list of thing the US Congress could do if it wanted to help usher in an era of world peace, starting with the simplest.
Earth Over the Brink
by David Swanson | Dec 6, 2018 | Politics, US, Viewpoints
Given how much time we have left, perhaps it’s just not realistic to imagine our society fully outgrowing that deepest of evil tendencies.
Is Capitalism Killing Us?
by Paul Craig Roberts | Aug 17, 2018 | Economy, US, Viewpoints
GDP is not an accurate measure of economic growth since it doesn’t consider the external costs of pollution and resource exhaustion.
Trump Is A Disaster
by Paul Craig Roberts | May 12, 2018 | Politics, US, Viewpoints
Will we see a rebellion of European political figures, essentially Washington’s whores, that will break up the Empire and lead to an independent Europe? Such a development would justify all of Putin’s hesitation to put his foot down.
Escape from Protection: The Catastrophe of Conservation in Panama
by Nash Landesman | Apr 18, 2018 | Americas, News & Analysis, Politics
Typified by The Nature Conservancy and The World Wildlife Fund, Global Conservation as such is really an arm of colonialist foreign policy going back at least a century, and its fundamental aims have not changed.
Are Governments Useless?
by David Swanson | Sep 15, 2017 | Politics, US, Viewpoints
How do you take control of and reverse course with a government that is demonstrably worse than useless?
Ethics of Not Ruining Everything
by David Swanson | Jul 19, 2017 | Reviews, US, Viewpoints
The simple injunction of “first do no harm” is woefully neglected in proposed solutions for the problems facing humanity.
The Day Earth Was Murdered
by Paul Craig Roberts | Mar 29, 2017 | Politics, US, Viewpoints
The CIA won the fight by creating an atmosphere hostile to any thought that Russia is not a dangerous adversary and the main threat that the US faces.
Can the Climate Survive Adherence to War and Partisanship?
by David Swanson | Feb 18, 2017 | Politics, US, Viewpoints
The US military is swallowing up money that could otherwise be put to productive use and is the greatest destroyer of the natural environment.
Synthetic Forests: The Dangers of Genetically Engineered Trees
A documentary on the risks of irresponsibly introducing genetically engineered trees into the environment.
Nobel Laureate Ivar Giaever on Climate Change
Ivar Giaver on the flawed science behind climate change alarmism.
Despair and Hope for the New Year
by Richard Falk | Jan 1, 2016 | Science, US, Viewpoints
Most needed in these dark times is to hold tight to what we believe with an unruly embrace of faith, patience, and urgency.
The Haze: Beijing’s Hazardous Air
by Sophia Erickson | Dec 18, 2015 | Asia Pacific, Science, Viewpoints
The haze may be receding, but it has left its mark on the hearts and lungs of millions of Chinese.
Climate Change: Fairness and Justice Must Guide our Decisions in Paris (COP21)
by Dr. Adnan Al-Daini | Dec 8, 2015 | Regions, Science, Viewpoints
Let us work together to face climate change in a spirit of fairness and justice, guided by our shared humanity regardless of where we happen to live.
Carbon Dioxide and the “Climate Crisis”: Avoiding Plant and Animal Extinctions
An investigative documentary by CO2 Science exploring whether rising atmospheric CO2 and temperatures will result in widespread extinctions.
Carbon Dioxide and the ‘Climate Crisis’: Reality or Illusion?
CO2Science presents a discussion of alarmist claim about Earth’s climate and the science behind them.
Fallacies About Global Warming: Lord Christopher Monckton
by Editor | Aug 17, 2015 | News & Analysis, Science, US
Lord Christopher Monckton gives a presentation on the science behind climate change alarmism.