Strong US Majority Prefers Iran Deal says “Citizen Cabinet” Survey by Jim Lobe – Via LobeLog, IPS Blogosphere* Sixty-one percent of the American public prefers a deal permitting Iran to continue limited uranium enrichment and imposing intrusive inspections on its nuclear facilities in exchange for some sanctions relief, …
White House Targets Methane Emissions
White House Targets Methane Emissions On March 28, the white house released a multi-pronged strategy to reduce methane emissions from a variety of sources, a step the administration says is an outgrowth of the President’s Climate Action Plan announced last year. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, about 20 times more potent …
NOAA to work with 10 nations to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and stem the bycatch of protected species
NOAA to work with 10 nations to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and stem the bycatch of protected species Six previously identified nations take corrective actions As part of its overall efforts to ensure that the U.S. fishing industry isn’t undermined by unsustainable or illegal activities, NOAA today …
UN Experts Call for Global Financial Tax to Offset Costs of Economic Crisis
New York, May 14 2012 11:05AM A group of United Nations independent experts today called on the European Union (EU) to take the lead in promoting the adoption of a global financial transaction tax that would offset the costs of the current economic crisis and protect basic human rights. “Where …