Global IssuesStressed Ecosystems Leaving Humanity High and Dry
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
UXBRIDGE, Canada, May 21 (IPS) - Everyone knows water is life. Far too few understand the role of trees, plants and other living things in ensuring we have clean, fresh water.
Profits vs. Disaster in Arctic Meltdown
Thursday, May 16, 2013
, May 16 (IPS) - Many eyes are turning north to the Arctic, some in horror at the rapid decline of a key component of our life support system, others in eager anticipation at the untapped resources beneath the vanishing snow and ice.
Mexican Communities Sue Pemex for Environmental Justice
Thursday, May 16, 2013
MEXICO CITY, May 16 (IPS) - Fed up with oil spills from facilities belonging to Mexico's state oil company Pemex, residents of two communities in the southeastern state of Tabasco are taking the country's largest company to court in a bid for compensation for damage to the environment and agriculture.
Climate Change Is Happening… So What?
Thursday, May 16, 2013
NEW YORK, May 16 (IPS) - Seven in 10 U.S. citizens believe climate change is real and happening now. Yet most have never even contacted a government official about the issue, let alone volunteered with an environmental organisation or taken other action.
Resource Management Central to Equitable Development
Thursday, May 16, 2013
WASHINGTON, May 16 (IPS) - Trillions of dollars a year are being produced through extractive industries, but just a tiny percentage of this money is impacting on the lives of poor communities in developing countries, according to a first-of-its-kind study released Wednesday.
Nuclear Iran Can Be Contained and Deterred: Report
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
WASHINGTON, May 14 (IPS) - While preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon is preferable, the United States could successfully contain a nuclear Iran, according to a new report released here Monday by the Center for a New American Security, an influential think tank close to the administration of President Barack Obama.
Chile Looks to Volcanoes and Geysers for Energy
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
SANTIAGO, May 08 (IPS) - Chile is one of the countries with the greatest potential for geothermal energy development in Latin America, but a lack of incentives for investment in the sector has kept it from moving past the exploratory phase. A strategic partnership with New Zealand aims to change that situation.
Critics Slam California “Forest Offset” Plan
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
WASHINGTON, May 07 (IPS) - More than two dozen environmental organisations are urging California Governor Jerry Brown to disregard recommendations from a United Nations task force to include so-called forest "offsets" in the state's new emissions-trading scheme.
Rich Countries Drag Feet at Climate Talks
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
UXBRIDGE, Canada, May 07 (IPS) - Another week of international climate negotiations ended in Bonn, Germany last Friday, but there was little mid-level bureaucrats could do when world leaders remain in thrall to the fossil fuel industry, say environmentalists.
Fragile States Show Signs of Progress Toward MDGs
Friday, May 03, 2013
WASHINGTON, May 03 (IPS) - Twenty of the world's most fragile states, including those currently affected by conflict, have achieved one or more of the development targets outlined under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the World Bank said this week.
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