Published: 11.14.2008 Brown clouds threaten health, crops across the globe By Tini Tran and John Heilprin  THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING — A dirty brown haze sometimes more than a mile thick is darkening skies not only over vast areas of Asia, but also in the Middle East, southern Africa and… Continue reading

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 13, 2008  2:19 PM CONTACT: Center for Biological Diversity-Miyoko Sakashita, (415) 436-9682 x 308 or (510) 845-6703 (cell) Environmental Protection Agency Warned to Address Ocean Acidification or Face Lawsuit SAN FRANCISCO-November 13. The Center for Biological Diversity today notified the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of its… Continue reading

Vandana Shiva New and Hopeful Perspective on Climate Change EXCERPT: Vandana Shiva Rocks the House. By Tom Phillfpot, Grist, October 26, 2008. “I’ve just come out of the most hopeful and interesting discussions of climate change I’ve ever witnessed. Anchored by Indian food-sovereignty activist Vandana Shiva [founder of Navdanya], the… Continue reading

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 10, 2008  11:27 AM CONTACT: Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) Aaron Huertas, 202-331-5458 Biofuels Industry Pressures EPA To Ignore Rainforest Destruction WASHINGTON – November 10 – The Environmental Protection Agency must accurately account for global warming emissions from biofuels when implementing the new renewable fuel standard,… Continue reading