Environment

Canada Becomes the First Country to Quit Kyoto

Staff / Truthdig Dec 13, 2011 From its perch above one of the world's biggest polluters, Canada's conservative government decided it would be too expensive and pointless to meet its obligations to the Kyoto Protocol. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Mild Victory in Durban

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Dec 13, 2011 After the summit ended Sunday, initial reaction basically ranged from "Historic Breakthrough: The Planet Is Saved" to "Tragic Failure: The Planet Is Doomed." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Durban Deal Is No Deal

Staff / Truthdig Dec 11, 2011 Another round of climate negotiations, another vague promise to commit to something in the distant future and another slow-motion step toward disaster for the world’s poor and vulnerable. The Durban deal puts the U.N.’s 194 nations on track to begin negotiating a legally binding pact by 2015, six years after we were told to expect such a treaty in Copenhagen. (more)Another round of climate negotiations, another slow-motion step toward disaster. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Durban Climate Talks in Tatters

Staff / Truthdig Dec 11, 2011 John Vidal and Fiona Harvey with The Guardian describe the latest collection of blowups at the U.N. climate talks in Durban, South Africa, where negotiators from 194 countries, in their third consecutive round of all-night talks, seem powerless to come to any sort of agreement. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

BP Accuses Halliburton of Destroying Gulf Spill Evidence

Staff / Truthdig Dec 6, 2011 Halliburton just seems to pop up wherever trouble can be found, such as the Bush White House (through Dick Cheney's chummy history with the company) and also in the ecopocalypse that was the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in April 2010. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Age of Thirst in the American West

Staff / Truthdig Dec 6, 2011 Consider it a taste of the future: the fire, smoke, drought, dust, and heat that have made life unpleasant, if not dangerous, from Louisiana to Los Angeles. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Cry, the Beloved Climate

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Nov 30, 2011 The United Nations' annual climate summit descended on Durban, South Africa, this week, but not in time to prevent the tragic death of Qodeni Ximba. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sex Scandal Sacks Joe Paterno

Staff / Truthdig Nov 10, 2011 Since 1950, Joe Paterno has been a fixture at Penn State's football program and a legend in college football. He sent more than 250 players to the NFL and ran as clean an athletic program as may be reasonably accomplished, but now he has to end his career on a low note. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Keystone XL: Ring Around the Rose Garden

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Nov 9, 2011 More than 10,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C., last Sunday with a simple goal: Encircle the White House. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Investigators and Activists Target Keystone XL Pipeline

Staff / Truthdig Nov 8, 2011 Friday, just two days before thousands of protesters encircled the White House, the State Department inspector general's office said it would launch an investigation into the vetting process for a controversial oil pipeline that would snake its way from Canada to the Gulf Coast. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

And the Worst Natural Disaster Is …

Staff / Truthdig Nov 7, 2011 An article in The Lancet argues that earthquakes are particularly devastating when compared with other natural disasters. Earthquakes "frequently affect populous urban areas with poor structural standards" and they impair emergency responders. Shifting tectonic plates killed more than 780,000 people in the last decade. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Seven Billion Reasons

By Suzanne Petroni Oct 27, 2011 These are daunting numbers, almost as unfathomable as that looming 7 billion figure. But there's no need to turn away because the scope of the problem is simply too large to comprehend.Chances are, you'll hear or read soon that the world's population is about to hit 7 billion. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )