A recent poll asked citizens to estimate how climate scientists feel about global warming. Only 13 percent of Americans correctly answered that about 97 percent of American scientists say that climate change is happening.
Last year, 19 peace activists were killed as their boat was attacked by Israeli Military. This year, 50 Americans will attempt to break the inhumane blockade...
New York - Organizers of a US boat that will join a humanitarian flotilla trying to break the Israeli sea blockade of the Gaza Strip said Monday they were only allowed to bring letters of friendship to Palestinians with them under US law.
Even a fifth consecutive year of record global corn harvests will fail to meet demand for food, fuel and livestock feed, reducing world stockpiles to the lowest in two generations.
"This is the 21st century, but our transportation systems are stuck in the 20th. One of four bridges in the U.S. is structurally deficient or obsolete, more than half the miles we drive on federal highways are on roads in less than good condition and our transit systems are stretched beyond capacity
A Father's Day essay on the world we're leaving our children On the one hand, should I be blogging on Father's Day? On the other hand, what more important day is there to blog on climate change than Father's Day? So as a compromise, I'm doing some cross-posts and reposts. Last year, Salon publishe
Police violently arresting Jewish man in Jerusalem 19-year old 'Lucas' from Philadelphia was detained on Jerusalem Day earlier this month for 'attacking and ...
Whatever one's political disagreements with President Obama may be, Republicans, independents and Democrats – all Americans -- can take pride in the fact that they have a president who is a devoted husband and loving father. As a dad he is a national treasure, a visual icon to remind us of the impor
The Freedom Flotilla 2, with 12+ boats carrying humanitarian aid and 1000+ peace activists, is sailing to Gaza in late June. Alice Walker, who's sailing with...
Image: nycsolarmap.com Solar power has been growing in New York City, but the installed capacity pales in comparison to the city's potential. That's at least according to a new study, illustrated by the map above, that found two-thirds of
The Department of Energy, aiming to boost US competitiveness, gives a $150m. loan guarantee to a Massachusetts firm that has found a way to dramatically reduce the cost of solar voltaic cells.
China faces huge challenges in its fight against desertification, which is haunting more than 27 percent of its total land area and threatens 400 million people's livelihood, a senior official said on Friday, the Word Day to Combat Desertification.