Fuel From Food? The Feast Is Over
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Monday, November 24, 2008 - 4:24pm PTBiofuel's Momentum Slows As Food Prices Rise; Search Begins For 2nd Generation Alternatives
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Reading the subtext: Muslims and American politics
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 9:17pm PTAmerican Muslims continue to engage in politics and are beginning to have more impact than before.
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Bush set to relax rules protecting species
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 7:26pm PTWASHINGTON – Animals and plants in danger of becoming extinct could lose the protection of government experts who make sure that dams, highways and other projects don't pose a threat, under a r … [Read more]
Naomi Klein: The Borderline Illegal Deals Behind the $700 Billion Bailout
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 1:51pm PTAmy Goodman: World leaders from nearly two dozen
countries met in Washington over the weekend to discuss plans to
increase regulation of international financial activity. … [Read more]
Taliban rejects Karzai's offer
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Monday, November 17, 2008 - 5:16pm PT
Mullah Omar, the elusive leader of the anti-government Taliban, appears to have rejected an offer from Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president,&n … [Read more]
Congo eyewitness: 'I saw them die'
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 - 11:41am PT
Congolese mothe … [Read more]
Polar bears dying out in Russian region: expert
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Friday, October 24, 2008 - 1:01pm PTMOSCOW (AFP) – Polar bears are dying out in the remote Arctic region of Chukotka because of melting ice and increased killing by humans, an e … [Read more]
Mum's the Word on Prop 8
Posted by David Comfort on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 7:47am PTRichard Rodriguez on the church and same sex marriage. In the end it might come down to our mothers. … [Read more]
Executive Decision: What the Election Means for Your Career
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Sunday, October 19, 2008 - 6:38pm PTJust as in 2004, this year's presidential election is galvanizing the nation. How you vote in November is a very personal matter, but your choice can have professional repercussions. … [Read more]
Cambodia gets $35 million in emergency food aid
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - 1:15am PTThe Asian Development Bank announced Wednesday $35 million in emergency food aid to ease the burden of soaring food prices among some of Cambodia's poorest people. … [Read more]
U.P. to get plant that turns wood waste into ethanol for cars
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - 1:10am PTA Boston-based company that will turn wood waste into ethanol for vehicles has received a $26-million grant from the federal government to build a plant in … [Read more]
Asian markets in free fall
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - 1:04am PT
Stock markets in Asia have gone into free fall following a record fall on Wall Street overnight despite efforts by the US central bank to si … [Read more]
Iceland teeters on the brink of bankruptcy
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - 12:42am PTThis volcanic island near the Arctic Circle is on the brink of becoming the first "national bankruptcy" of the global financial meltdown. … [Read more]
Pitbull Palin Mauls McCain
Posted by David Comfort on Sunday, October 5, 2008 - 9:52pm PTFrom The New York Times, an Op-Ed by Frank Rich describes how "the 2008 election is now an Obama-Palin race about “the future,” and the only person who doesn’t seem to know it is Mr. … [Read more]
German plant could point to 'clean coal' future
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Friday, October 3, 2008 - 5:06pm PTON A wide, flat plain in Germany's depressed north-east, one of the keys to our future has begun turning. … [Read more]
Current events leave exhausted penguins all washed up
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Friday, October 3, 2008 - 5:01pm PTNOT everyone in Rio de Janeiro has taken to the penguins like Cecilia Breves has, but even for her, there is a learning curve. … [Read more]
Illegal immigration declines as U.S. economy falters
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Thursday, October 2, 2008 - 3:55pm PTIllegal immigration, which has sparked political and social turmoil in communities across the nation, is on the wane, according to an independent report released Thursday. … [Read more]
He Foresaw the End of an Era
Posted by David Comfort on Thursday, October 2, 2008 - 7:40am PTFrom the New York Review of Books, a review of George Soros's new book, "The New Paradigm for Financial Markets: The Credit Crisis of 2008 and What It Means." … [Read more]
Power: The Vladimir Putin Story
Posted by Manu Alfaro on Monday, September 29, 2008 - 1:52pm PTVladimir V.Putin stood on the landing of a staircase outside the Grand Kremlin Palace. Ceremonial troops paraded before him. … [Read more]
