by Joe Snell | Feb 20, 2020 | Environment, Featured
DUHOK, Iraq — No one batted an eye when the power abruptly cut off in English teacher Miriam Zia’s 11th-grade classroom at the Sardam International School in Duhok. The cuts occur at least twice a day and are now “part of the fabric of our society,” Zia told...
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by Niko Boskovic | Jan 21, 2020 | Environment, Featured
MOSTAR, Bosnia and Herzegovina — A European Court decision could open the way for residents of the Bosnian city of Mostar to vote in municipal elections and finally close an illegal landfill poisoning the city. The European Court for Human Rights ruled Oct. 29...
by Brian Johnson | Dec 11, 2019 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – Before the U.S. International Commission reviewed tariffs on solar equipment during a hearing Thursday, outside the building opponents of the tariffs chanted, “No more tariffs on the sun, solar jobs for everyone.” The rally was organized by Solar Energy...
by Silvia Martelli and Chiara Vercellone | Nov 16, 2019 | Environment, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON — Actress Jane Fonda, along with cast members of “Grace and Frankie” and worldwide climate activists, gathered in front of the U.S. Capitol Friday for the sixth consecutive Friday to protest the lack of congressional action on climate...
by Alec Bose | Nov 15, 2019 | Environment, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON – Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday unveiled legislation to retrofit all federal public housing with renewable energy technology – part of the broad Democratic plan known as the Green New Deal. The Green New Deal for Public...
by Bing Xiao | Oct 23, 2019 | Environment
WASHINGTON – Decades of climate denialism by the oil industry forestalled meaningful government measures to reduce the severity of climate change, several environmental activists said Wednesday at a House subcommittee hearing. As the oil industry takes great advantage...
