Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Haider Rizvi UNITED NATIONS, Jun 23, 2011 (IPS) – Some 13 million people across Europe, Russia, and other parts of the world remain largely dependent on Afghanistan’s poppy production to fuel their addiction to heroin, according to a new U.N. report on global use of illicit drugs. [...]
U.S. Brain Injuries May Push Victims into Homelessness – Part I
June 23, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Kate Cox* PORTLAND, Oregon, Jun 23, 2011 (IPS/Street Roots) – You might say Nick Patton was born to fish. Literally born on a boat, Nick spent his earliest years living in orphanages along the Alaskan coastline. He ran away at the age of eight and quickly learned [...]
Pollution Rising Fast in China’s Seas
June 20, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Mitch Moxley BEIJING, Jun 20, 2011 (IPS) – Rapid economic growth in China’s coastal regions has resulted in serious levels of ocean pollution, damaging marine life and posing a threat to humans. As much as half of China’s offshore areas are considered polluted. Roughly 48,000 square kilometres [...]
ICELAND: New Energy Stinks, And Worse
June 19, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Lowana Veal REYKJAVIK, Jun 19, 2011 (IPS) – Public health authorities in Reykjavik have criticised plans for the expansion of the Hellisheidi geothermal power plant. They say that levels of the gas hydrogen sulphide could increase by 40 percent if a new geothermal field, Grauhnukur, is developed [...]
MIDEAST: Medical Crisis Worsening in Gaza
June 19, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Eva Bartlett GAZA CITY, Jun 19, 2011 (IPS) – "During the first years of the siege, we could still manage, but nowadays we have no alternatives," says Dr. Hassan Khalaf, Deputy Health Minister in Gaza. "It is a major crisis: many health services have stopped, and I’m [...]
Study on Benefits of a Green Chemical Industry
May 23, 2011 By
The Real News Network May 23, 2011 James Heintz: People think the EPA can regulate dangerous chemicals, but current legislation is not effective More at The Real News
Study: Regulating Dangerous Chemicals Does Not Cost Jobs
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The Real News Network May 18, 2011 James Heintz: Under current law, thousands of dangerous industrial chemicals are effectively unregulated More at The Real News
Cost of Medicare Equivalent Insurance Skyrockets under Ryan Plan
April 26, 2011 By
The plan will lead to seven dollars of waste for every dollar saved by the government. The Center for Economic and Policy Research For Immediate Release: April 26, 2011 Contact: Alan Barber 202-293-5380 x115 Washington, D.C.- The budget plan put forth by Representative Paul Ryan has been described by some as a serious, smart plan [...]
A Table for Nine Billion
April 14, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Aprille Muscara* WASHINGTON, Apr 14, 2011 (IPS) – As the World Bank and International Monetary Fund convene for their annual Spring Meetings here, soaring food prices are high on the agenda, prompting some analysts to fast-forward to 2050 and the question of how to nourish the mid-century’s [...]
Diminishing Potential of the Old Medical Paradigm
April 13, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Kanya D’Almeida WASHINGTON, Apr 13, 2011 (IPS) – While the curtain was being raised Tuesday on a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) initiative to pour one billion dollars of federal funding into the Partnerships for Patients Act – a new project designed to save [...]
