————————- “The biggest unknown is how far America will overcome its aversion to arrangements that, as some argue, compromise its sovereignty. Advocates of a more internationalist foreign policy scored a victory this week when the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 17-4 in favour of ratifying UNCLOS at last. But to… Continue reading

November 4, 2007 Mexicans Appalled by Scenes From Flooded State By ELISABETH MALKIN from flooding in the southeastern state of Tabasco, where much of the state capital, Villahermosa, was underwater and the governor said that thousands of people waited onMEXICO CITY, Nov. 3 – Mexicans were gripped Saturday by images… Continue reading

By Peter Montague From http://www.precaution.org/lib/07/ht071025.htm It now seems clear that the coal and oil industries are not going to allow the United States to curb global warming by making major investments in renewable sources of energy. These fossil fuel corporations simply have too much at stake to allow it. Simple… Continue reading