Rachel’s Democracy & Health News #959 Thursday, May 15, 2008 <http://rachel.org>www.rachel.org–To make a secure donation, click: <http://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=155>here. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ THE CARBON CAPTURE JUGGERNAUT ROLLS ON The coal, oil, automobile, railroad and electric power industries are planning to “solve” the global warming problem by capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) and burying it a… Continue reading

Page last updated at 15:31 GMT, Thursday, 15 May 2008 16:31 UK Charles urges forest logging halt Prince Charles said there needed to be rewards for preserving the rainforest The halting of logging in the world’s rainforests is the single greatest solution to climate change, Prince Charles has said. He… Continue reading

Published on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 by The Chicago Tribune US Using Food Crisis To Boost Bio-Engineered Crops by Stephen J. Hedges WASHINGTON – The Bush administration has slipped a controversial ingredient into the $770 million aid package it recently proposed to ease the world food crisis, adding language that… Continue reading

———————– “Mekong forests are also home to a range of endangered animals, including the clouded leopard, tiger, and Malayan sun bear.” ————————— NATIONALGEOGRAPHIC.COM/NEWS U.S. Major Importer of Illegal Asian Timber, Study Says Stefan Lovgren for National Geographic News May 13, 2008 Vietnam has become a hub for processing Asia’s illegally… Continue reading