Ecology and Environment

The Scottish Green Party has accused energy film EDF of dictating government policy by extending the life of an East Lothian nuclear power station by seven years. EDF announced on Tuesday the decision to extend the operating life of Torness…

Catholic leader also specifically called on native people to ‘teach mankind how to maintain a harmonious relationship with nature’ byLauren McCauley, staff writer for Common Dreams Speaking to tens of thousands of people in an open-air mass in the southern…

On jobs, health and wildlife, the European Union is often all that stands between us and unfettered corporate power By George Monbiot for The Guardian By instinct, like many on the left, I am a European. I recognise that many…

There has always been something suspicious about what once was termed ‘global warming’, then became climate change – which no one can deny is taking place. Then the issue was further refined and the core point became man-made negative changes…

On this show we discussed with Anna Dioguardi Moyano, who was recently named co-chair of the Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (FMCP) Alliance Community Advisory Board. Dioguardi Moyano represents Queens Community House on The Fairness Coalition of Queens, a group of community-based…

Michael Moore gives us a succinct report about a scandal that has shaken the US: “News of the poisoned water crisis in Flint has reached a wide audience around the world. The basics are now known: the Republican governor, Rick…

During French President Hollande’s ongoing visit to India, India and France are expected to announce that they are going to enter into an agreement to import six nuclear reactors marketed by the French company Areva, which are to be constructed…

The biotechnology giant continues attempts to build its GMO seeds plant in Argentina, despite three years of unflinching popular opposition. The world’s largest GMO corporation never imagined that it would suffer one of its major setbacks in a small, rural…

Protecting Community Lands & Resources in Africa: Grassroots Advocates’ Strategies & Lessons By: Stephanie Booker, Rachael Knight, Marena Brinkhurst In 2013, a group of 20 expert advocates from across Africa gathered for a three-day symposium to share experiences and practical strategies…

Taiwan may soon be the first nation in Asia to resolve to become a nuclear free nation after four decades of reliance on nuclear power. Nearly 14 million of Taiwan’s 23 million people are expected to go to the polls…