Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Oct 8, 2008	Haitian President calls for temporary protected status (TPS) for Haitians living illegally in the United States
Haiti president calls for end to deportation: By Oscar Ramjeet - Caribbean Net News Special Correspondent: PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti: A CMC report from Miami states that Haitian President, Rene Preval has reiterated his fervent appeal to the United States president to grant temporary...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Sep 15, 2008	Latin America and the Caribbean face significant challenges because of climate change, energy sustainability and steep food price increases, among other factors
Regional Challenges Pile Up : By Quincy Parker - Nassau, Bahamas: Extreme poverty has been reduced in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General José Miguel Insulza, and regional democracy has remained relatively stable over the...... [view]

Posted By:  ascendency Posted On:  Aug 10, 2008	Planes, Trains or Automobiles?
I just took three trains to make a connection in the Seattle Airport. American’s don’t travel by train much, yet our airports are equipped with well-maintained, efficient electric trains. In this country, the climate crisis cannot be separated from the issue of our archaic...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jul 19, 2008	The International Monetary Fund (IMF) - World Economic Outlook (WEO) Report on The Bahamas
The IMF report on The Bahamas: The Nassau, Guardian Editorial - Nassau, Bahamas: In his essay on, 'The Principles of Population,' the political economist, Thomas Malthus attributed the decline in living standards in nineteenth century England, to the rapid growth in population...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  May 31, 2008	The Need To Have Bahamians Informed About The Economic Partnership Agreement [EPA] Between Caribbean and European Countries
Laing rejects EPA criticism: By JASMIN BONIMY, Guardian Staff Reporter - Nassau, Bahamas: The minister of state in the Ministry of Finance has shot down claims that the economic partnership agreement (EPA) will shrink the local job market if The Bahamas becomes a signatory. The EPA...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  May 30, 2008	USAID Reveals Its Plans For Subversion In Cuba
Mercenary NGOs meet in Washington • José "Pepe" Cárdenas and officials in charge of attacking Cuba have brazenly revealed in Washington how they are to squander the $45 million assigned to subversion in Cuba via "experienced" institutions, preferably European and Latin American ones ...... [view]

Posted By:  ighih Posted On:  May 28, 2008	Taking Mountain Top Removal Head-On, North Carolina Considers Ban
Landmark Legislation Would End State’s Use of Coal from Controversial and Destructive Mining Practice This just in: the North Carolina state legislature may take the destructive and despicable practice of mountaintop removal coal mining head-on by banning the use of coal obtained...... [view]

Posted By:  ascendency Posted On:  May 28, 2008	Taking Mountain Top Removal Head-On, North Carolina Considers Ban
Landmark Legislation Would End State’s Use of Coal from Controversial and Destructive Mining Practice This just in: the North Carolina state legislature may take the destructive and despicable practice of mountaintop removal coal mining head-on by banning the use of coal obtained...... [view]

Posted By:  ighih Posted On:  May 19, 2008	To Fight or Not to Fight? One Climate Activist’s Coal Dilemma
The role of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology in our energy future has sparked a vigorous discussion here at ItsGettingHotInHere and within the youth climate movement. There are hard questions about CCS that each of us must answer for ourselves, and a I feel like I’ve...... [view]

Posted By:  ascendency Posted On:  May 19, 2008	To Fight or Not to Fight? One Climate Activist’s Coal Dilemma
The role of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology in our energy future has sparked a vigorous discussion here at ItsGettingHotInHere and within the youth climate movement. There are hard questions about CCS that each of us must answer for ourselves, and a I feel like I’ve...... [view]

Posted By:  ascendency Posted On:  May 13, 2008	John McCain Stumps on Climate from Stumptown, Oregon
Presidential contender John McCain delivered a major speech today outlining his climate change policy from Portland, Oregon. Stumping from Stumptown (a Portland nickname harkening to it’s timber industry past), Senator McCain detailed his plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,...... [view]