Scientists have begun to speak out about climate change. afagen/flickr Dr Michael Brown, an Australian Research Council Future Fellow exposes the tactics used by purveyors of "non-science" to attack climate change research. This is a repost from The Conversation. It takes a lot to get scientists out
Instead of telling the truth about the situation in the Gaza strip, New York Times' Ethan Bronner has brewed a fairy tale that only exists in his comatose world.
Aren't we too puny to rival the great forces of nature that shape our planet? Certainly some prominent [skeptics] have said as much. But the facts show that we are fundamentally impacting planet Earth in unprecedented ways, and we've known about it for a century. "The radiative forcing of the CO2 we
The United States is putting pressure on Greece to keep the second Gaza Freedom Flotilla from setting sail, one year after killing 9 passengers aboard the first flotilla. The Gaza Freedom Flotilla, which includes a boat from the U.S. called the "Audacity of Hope," is an international nonviolent gra
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Organizers of a flotilla seeking to break Israel's naval blockade of the Gaza Strip said Thursday that another of their boats had been damaged in port, and accused Israel of sabotage.
News: Owner of Irish ship Saorise presents photos of damaged propeller shaft, which he says was damaged in order sink ship after it had set sail for Gaza. 'Israel only party likely to have carried out this potentially murderous act,' he says
Former Under Scretary of State and Ambassador to the UN George Ball stated, "Practically every congressman and senator says his prayers to the AIPAC lobby... they have done an enormous job of corrupting the American democratic process." Andrew Hurley has done a masterful job in telling the...
News: PM Kenny urges Israel not to take any action that could cause injury or harm to people seeking to challenge naval blockade of Gaza. Despite his 'sympathy' for Gazans, his government's advice is not to travel to Strip at this time, he adds
According to the Israeli government — and most of the mainstream media — the blockade began in 2007, following the Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip. The aim of this "economic warfare" was to weaken Hamas, a group that the Israeli government had once supported. Israel also sought to stop rocket fire
JERUSALEM — Several Israeli ministers have accused the army of "spin" over its claims that activists on board a Gaza-bound flotilla plan to harm Israeli soldiers, Maariv newspaper reported on Wednesday.
French ship already set sail; still unclear when rest of ships will be joining after encountering problems in Greek port, which activists claim was sabotage by Israel.
IDF chief Benny Gantz says flotilla is yet another excuse to seek Israels deligitimization. Defense Minister Ehud Barak says if flotilla activists care about human suffering, they should work to free Gilad Schalit.
Two of the ships have been held in Greece following a legal complaint by Shurat HaDin-Israel Law Center suggesting that some of the ships might be lacking insurance or improperly registered.
The Gaza Freedom Flotilla II is setting sail for Gaza. The flotilla includes The Audacity of Hope, a boat containing 50 American citizens and letters of support for the people of Gaza from thousands of Americans. According to its own passengers, the boat's passengers will be unarmed, will carry no goods, and do "not serve the agenda of any political leadership, government or group", but "are engaged solely in nonviolent action in support of the Palestinian people and their human rights."
This being so, the boat's passengers, as well as several members of Congress, have urged the Obama Administration to ensure safe passage of the flotilla to Gaza. Please add your voice to theirs.
The American Association for Palestinian Equal Rights (AAPER) is America's Free Palestine Lobby. Its mission is to (a) educate Americans about Palestine and (b) lobby for an equitable U.S. policy toward Palestine that advances equal rights in Israel and Palestine, peace in the Middle East, and sustainable security for the United States.
It was easy to choose the campaign for the second installment of the Tipping Point: after a year of preparation, June 27-July 1 is the week for the Canadian Boat to Gaza (CBG). If strong support is signaled across Canada, it could ensure the survival of the all those on board, a break in the blockad
Israel's security cabinet has voted to prevent an international flotilla from reaching Gaza, by any means possible. The group of boats is due to leave Greece...
The Juliano, a boat planning on joining the Gaza flotilla challenging Israel's blockade, was sabotaged in a Greek harbor earlier today, according to a spokesman.
The little boxes that usher cable signals and digital recording capacity into televisions have become the single-largest electricity drain in many American homes.
The lead story in the New York Times today is a detailed bubble bursting of the much vaunted boom in unconventional natural gas. Natural gas companies have been placing enormous bets on the wells they are drilling, saying they will deliver big profits and provide a vast new source of energy for the
The Washington Post can no longer be mistaken for a serious newspaper focused on informing its readers about the nation's pressing problems. Exhibit A is today's major 'investigative' front page report, "Obama's focus on visiting clean-tech companies raises questions." I use the phrase "loses touc
Just as activists from all over the world prepare to embark on the second Gaza Freedom Flotilla, Prisoners of Love, a comic book-style account of Israel's deadly raid on the first flotilla last year, has just been released.