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NASA puts its weight behind warming signs
Following two recent studies on Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets, NASA is touting a survey that it says confirms “climate warming is changing how much water remains locked in Earth’s largest storehouses of ice and snow.”
U.N.: 2004 sets record for “greenhouse gases”
“Greenhouse gases” in the Earth’s atmosphere reached record highs in 2004 and are still climbing, the World Meteorological Organization said Tuesday.
‘Tipping Point’: Pollution Soaring to Crisis Levels in Arctic
Researchers have uncovered compelling evidence that indicates Earth’s most vulnerable regions – the North and South Poles – are poised on the brink of a climatic disaster.
US Brochure Drops Arms-Control Deals
With a few keystrokes, an official U.S. brochure eliminated some historic arms-control deals, angered the champions of disarmament, and showed again that in the paper deluge of a global conference, what’s left out can be as telling as what’s put in.
US Selling More Weapons to Undemocratic Regimes That Support ‘War on Terror’
The United States has ramped up arms sales to some of the world’s most repressive and undemocratic regimes in a misguided attempt to bolster counter-terrorism efforts since the Sep. 11, 2001 attacks on U.S. soil, says a new report from leading arms trade researchers.
Policy OKs First Strike to Protect US
Two years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the Pentagon has formally included in key strategic plans provisions for launching preemptive strikes against nations thought to pose a threat to the United States.
CIA Called Exempt From Torture Ban
Officers of the Central Intelligence Agency and other nonmilitary personnel fall outside the bounds of a 2002 directive issued by President George W. Bush that pledged the humane treatment of prisoners in U.S. custody, Alberto Gonzales, the White House counsel, said in a document.
45 Million Children To Die in Next Decade Due to Rich Countries’ Miserliness
Unless the world’s wealthiest countries comply with their past pledges, some 45 million children in the worlds poor countries will die needlessly over the next decade, according a new report released Monday by British-based development group, Oxfam.
The New Republican Reality: No Policy Is Too Right-Wing
Conservative pipedreams are suddenly part of America’s mainstream.