Category: 2009

As climate conference nears end, countries push to find an agreement Indigenous groups demand recognition of rights at climate talks Rise of sea level threatens Nigeria’s coastal city, Lagos With key elements stripped from...

Thousands march on Copenhagen convention center as clashes erupt Climate talks unravel as heads of state arrive Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi meets with political party leaders Republicans force withdrawal of single payer health...

Senator Lieberman wields influence on health care debate Bill to expand community radio moves through Congress Immigration reform introduced in Congress Courts decide Guantanamo detainees are not “persons” under US law High level climate...

Congress prepares to raise the roof on the national debt Kyoto holds key to Copenhagen consensus Mass arrests mark COP 15 protests Investigative reporters re-visit New Orleans police shootings after Hurricane Katrina Water pollution...

Island nations demand stronger action on climate change in Copenhagen Saleemul Huq: two decades of climate change action for developing nations Chile’s center-left coalition faces tough election this weekend Uruguay passes bill to allow...

Protestors raise concerns in Copenhagen and pursue parallel conference Lawmakers question treasury secretary over extension of federal bailout program UN commissioner marks Human Rights Day by telling world to ‘Embrace Diversity’ Obama Administration moves...

At climate conference, leaked proposal leads to calls for stronger action Developing countries offer alternative plans for climate change Report on mosque attack sparks outrage in India Health care debate moves forward in Senate...

Officials make case for troop surge in Afghanistan, but lawmakers remain skeptical Pressure grows on US at Copenhagen climate conference Miners and conservationists face off in West Virginia over mountain top removal Philippine president...

Anti-government protestors fill streets in Iran on national student day UN climate conference opens in Copenhagen Morales projected as presidential winner in Bolivia US military commissions resume with new rules in Guantanamo Next phase...

US House votes to make estate tax permanent UK inquiry into Iraq War yields revelations in lead up to invasion Groups demand return of Native American remains at UC Berkeley campus Officials outline new...