The Dangers of Yucca Mountain
Plans to store the majority of our nation’s spent nuclear fuel and other highly radioactive waste at a central repository underneath Yucca Mountain in the Nevada desert 80 miles from Las Vegas were first hatched in the mid-1980s.
'Political Will Required to Provide Relief to People'
One of the reasons behind the global upsurge in food prices was the diversion of land from foodgrain cultivation to biofuel production, which has been facilitated by high subsidies in countries like the US.
Women Voters Boost Obama in the Polls
The idea that John McCain will pick up women voters who backed Clinton is 'mythology' and a 'pipe dream,' said Ellen Malcolm, president of Emily's List, a women voter's organization that had strongly endorsed Hillary Clinton in the primaries.
'Science-based' Legislation Sought in Global Warming Fight
After the failure of the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act in the Senate last week, climate change activists are calling for a stronger 'science-based' bill that will meet minimum standards needed to maintain a livable climate.
Speculation is Pushing Up Oil Prices
Speculation in the world financial market has played an important role in skyrocketing oil prices, among other factors such as supply woes and a weak dollar, analysts said.
In Defense of All Our Families
As the reader is probably aware, California’s Supreme Court overturned the state’s ban on same-sex marriage on May 15 of this year, joining Massachusetts as the only other state in the union to offer full marriage rights to same-sex couples. The decision is set to take effect on June 16.
Native Americans Walk for the Water in Georgia
Native Americans and others are about half-way through their journey along the Chattahoochee River, to walk and give thanks to the river.
CARICOM to Address Food Crisis
Georgetown, Jun 5 (Prensa Latina) Caribbean officials and businesspeople will meet in this capital of Guyana on June 6-7 to discuss about two dozen proposals to be presented to investors in order to attract them to put their money into food production in this region.
Rich Countries are Accountable for World Crisis
Cuba stressed in Rome today that hunger and malnutrition are the consequences of an international world order that maintains and deepens poverty, inequalities and injustice.
Bad ethanol, good ethanol
Biofuel is in the dock at the global food summit in Rome this week, with counties divided over whether it is the villain behind food insecurity, or the cheap energy of the future.
