US President George W. Bush unveiled a new set of sanctions against the Sudanese government in a speech today. Mr. Bush made his speech ahead of next weeks G8 summit in Europe. The new sanctions are intended to influence the Sudanese to ends its blockade against humanitarian aid and an amendment to the African Union […]
I continue to be fascinated by the burgeoning of all sorts of new approaches to generating energy and saving energy. I mentioned in my post from May 16 on the Large Cities Summit that George David, the CEO of United Technologies, had some fascinating things to say about using energy and the potential for radically […]
“The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says, “It’s a girl.’” -Shirley Chisholm Over half of the worlds population is female, yet they unjustly receive an unfair balance in life from conception. Not one society is spared from it’s second class treatment of the female population. No matter how long […]
I highly recommend that you read two of my esteemed fellow writer's, Bonnie Boyd's, posts on the Central Asia Blog. Central Asia: Iodized salt and children's health, which looks at the Xinjiang province of China and the governments efforts to eradicate iodine deficiency's in children. Tajikistan: 64% poverty, and portents for more, the post looks […]
So, earlier this week I dropped in to the Carbon Finance & Investment Summit , "Where Carbon Players Come To Do Business." Okay. I sat in on two sessions: Carbon Funds' Plans And Strategies In The Carbon Space and Private Equity And Hedge Funds' Plans And Strategies In The Carbon Space. Of the twelve worthy […]
Photo by ArtLex Memorial Day was established as a day to remember those who served and died to give us our freedom and protect our country and rights. As families and friends around the US gather this weekend for picnics, parties, a day on the boat, a day at the beach or a good old […]
My colleague, Derek Catsam, has been doing some great work on Africa. One of his latest posts is on Africa and Climate Change. See some of the important themes he's developing, including Capetown as a "green" city. While you're visiting, read up on some of the many important issues associated with Africa and Derek's astute […]
By Evelyn Leopold UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States apparently violated international law in its military tribunals by using coercion to extract confessions and writing counter-terrorism laws that restrict immigration on questionable grounds, a U.N. investigator said on Friday.
Yet with infinite knowledge we still enslave not only men, but mere children!
The US Ambassador to the United Nations, Zalmay Khalilzad, is pressing for a vote on the establishment of a special tribunal to investigate the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister, Rafik al-Hariri. The current Lebanese prime minister, Fouad Siniora, formally requested the establishment of the tribunal on May 14. The draft resolution circulated by Britain, […]
Carbon Offsetting , I've touched on offsets a few times along the way since March: in "The Business of Green" and in Markets, and of course, in the last post below from Kate Hamilton on Carbon Expo. Here's a succinct description of offsets from a "NY Times" article from May 8, Sale of Carbon Credits Helping […]
The central African nation of Burundi has agreed to set up a war crimes tribunal and truth and reconciliation committee to examine atrocities during its 12-year civil war. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, was in the region as part of a 12-day tour of central Africa, including Rwanda and other Great […]
Where does one find true power? Power is not in money, property, education or jobs, power is with all of us, in our words. If we can only learn to harness the power that we have and use our voices and learn to listen to the words of those around us. When we listen closely […]
