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It’s Time to Tell the Truth About the Long War Against Terrorism
Aaron David Miller, 14 December 2015, Foreign Policy Why saying the United States can destroy the Islamic State is worse than providing false hope. On Dec. 6, four days after the San Bernardino attacks, in an Oval Office address (only the third such address of his almost concluded eight-year presidency), President Barack Obama reassured Americans that we would … [Read more...] about It’s Time to Tell the Truth About the Long War Against Terrorism
Into the terror zone: how Isis has gained support in Syria, Iraq and Libya
Quentin Sommerville, 8 December 2015, New Statesman As the roots of Isis grow deeper, support for the group is increasing. It’s almost a year since I stood amid the ruins of Kobane, a Syrian town whose Kurdish population withstood a brutal Islamic State (IS) assault, and marvelled at the cost of its liberation. The coalition air campaign – which Britain, of … [Read more...] about Into the terror zone: how Isis has gained support in Syria, Iraq and Libya
Climate Accord Is a Healing Step, if Not a Cure
Justin Gillis, 12 Dec. 2015, The New York Times LE BOURGET, France — After the stomping and cheering died down, and the hugs and toasts ended, a question hung in the air as the climate conference came to a close: What does the new deal really mean for the future of the Earth? Scientists who closely monitored the talks here said it was not the agreement that humanity … [Read more...] about Climate Accord Is a Healing Step, if Not a Cure
Historic New Climate Deal: Surprises, Snubs, and What it Really Means
Craig Weltch, 12 December 2015, National Geographic The world’s countries have agreed to initiate a momentous shift away from fossil fuels. Who are the winners and losers? What are the surprises? And what does it all mean? The world came together. More than 20 years after world leaders first tried hammering out an accord to tackle climate change, … [Read more...] about Historic New Climate Deal: Surprises, Snubs, and What it Really Means
Sacrificing Africa for Climate Change
Caleb S. Rossiter: Western policies seem more interested in carbon-dioxide levels than in life expectancy. Every year environmental groups celebrate a night when institutions in developed countries (including my own university) turn off their lights as a protest against fossil fuels. They say their goal is to get America and Europe to look from space like … [Read more...] about Sacrificing Africa for Climate Change
2 WORLD WARS ARE CONVERGING: THE WAR ON NATURE & THE WAR OF RESENTMENT
Chandran Nair,Founder and CEO of the Global Institute For Tomorrow (GIFT), 2 Dec. 2015, The Huffington Post HONG KONG -- As we enter the latter half of the 21st century's second decade, the hope that the world was entering an era of great promise and convergence has been shredded by two poorly recognized "world wars." They are the "war on nature" and the "wars of … [Read more...] about 2 WORLD WARS ARE CONVERGING: THE WAR ON NATURE & THE WAR OF RESENTMENT
WHY COP21 IS DOOMED TO FAIL
Steffen Böhm, 01 Dec 2015, Mail & Guardian The latest climate summit will avoid the real issue: Capitalism demands exponential growth, driven by fossil fuels. Even if the world celebrates a Paris climate deal on December 11, the process will still have to be regarded as failure. Let me explain why. The basic reason is that the unequal distribution of carbon … [Read more...] about WHY COP21 IS DOOMED TO FAIL
PARIS FORETOLD AND FOREWARNED : WHAT TO EXPECT FROM COP21
Sunita Narain, Monday 30 November 2015, Down To Earth The French government knows it cannot make the same blunders as the Danish government made in Copenhagen in 2009, when trust between countries had been shattered because of underhand deals What will happen at the Paris climate change conference of parties (CoP)? This December, as leaders gather at the 21st annual … [Read more...] about PARIS FORETOLD AND FOREWARNED : WHAT TO EXPECT FROM COP21
THE FATE OF THE WORLD LIES IN BETWEEN BRACKETS
Uri Freidman, 1 Dec 2015, The Atlantic A guide to the most important climate deal in years. [Possibly.] “I’m aware that a good many perfectly intelligent people can’t stand parenthetical comments while a story’s purportedly being told,” J.D. Salinger once taunted his readers, as he proceeded to tell a story littered with parenthetical comments. (A sample: “I privately say … [Read more...] about THE FATE OF THE WORLD LIES IN BETWEEN BRACKETS
BILL NYE TELLS YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE
Brian Clark Howard, 02 December 2015, National Geographic The Science Guy says it’s not too late to avoid the most serious effects of global warming. In the new video above, Bill Nye the Science Guy explains why climate change is much more than a buzzword. “It’s a real and serious issue,” he says. In fact, the world’s leaders are debating what to … [Read more...] about BILL NYE TELLS YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE