Nearly four years after BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil catastrophe, plants, animals, and fish in the Gulf of Mexico are still reeling from the toxic spill, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Wildlife Federation. The report, which arrives just ahead of the disaster’s anniversary, examined 14 species of wildlife in the Gulf and…
Read moreRosberg rekindles rivalry with Hamilton with Extreme E team
Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton are set to reignite their F1 rivalry, but off the beaten tracks as the pair field their own team in the adventurous new Extreme E racing series. In September, Hamilton announced his entry into the all-electric series that will race in five remote areas across the world to raise awareness…
Read moreDarby Allin to challenge for TNT title at AEW Full Gear
Darby Allin will get a shot at the TNT title next month. Click Here: camisetas de futbol baratas Allin was shown in the crowd during tonight’s AEW Dynamite, watching the match between Cody and Orange Cassidy for Cody’s TNT title. It was here that the announcers mentioned that Allin would challenge for the title at…
Read moreTech Companies: Defend the Open Internet From the TPP
The TPP, a far-reaching trade agreement being negotiated behind closed doors, threatens the open Internet, a group of nearly 30 tech companies has written in a letter to Senator Ron Wyden. Click Here: camisetas de futbol baratas The group urges the Oregon Democrat and current chair of the Senate Finance Committee to oppose Fast Track…
Read moreGOP Budget Widely Slammed, But Left's Proposal Just Ignored
The vision of a Republican budget was presented by Rep. Paul Ryan this week and the only thing some of his colleagues on the right don’t like about it is that it doesn’t do enough to punish the poor and working class while it coddles the rich and insulates corporate power. For progressives, the Ryan…
Read moreCriminal Court a US/Israeli “Red Line” for Palestinians
UNITED NATIONS- When Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas decided to defy the United States and Israel over stalled peace negotiations, he formally indicated to the United Nations last week that Palestine will join 15 international conventions relating mostly to the protection of human rights and treaties governing conflicts and prisoners of war. But he held back…
Read moreFactory Collapse Equals Murder: Bangladeshi Officials
Bangladeshi police announced Tuesday they are throwing murder charges at an owner of the Rana Plaza factory complex that collapsed last April, killing 1,135 garment workers and injuring over 2,500. Owner Sohel Rana is one of approximately 40 people who will face charges relating to the disaster, lead investigator Bijoy Krishna Kar told AFP. “We…
Read moreGeneva Agreement over Eastern Ukraine May Have Overlooked One Thing: Eastern Ukrainians
A day after top diplomats met in Geneva and announced a deal designed to “de-escalate tensions” in Ukraine, it appears that the actual Ukrainian separatists who have defiantly occupied government buildings in numerous cities in the east do not feel bound by the agreement made without their consent. Though the agreement announced Thursday by the…
Read moreCarbon Pollution and the Coming Threat of "Hollow Food"
UXBRIDGE, Canada – Rising carbon dioxide (CO2) levels will make many key food crops like rice and corn less nutritious, a new study shows. Important food crops will contain lower levels of zinc and iron by mid-century without major cuts in CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels, an analysis of field experiments conducted on three…
Read moreRising Sea Level Threat: Glaciers 'Beyond the Point of No Return'
Glaciers in the West Antarctic “have passed the point of no return,” threatening greater sea level rise impacts than previously thought, scientists at NASA and the University of California, Irvine warning in a new study. The findings, which focus on the Amundsen Sea sector of West Antarctica, were published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters….
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