Today from Margaret Swedish: As the dawning of our energy crisis and the threat and reality of global warming begin to reach the level of our daily consciousness, many people are scrambling for any cleaner source of electricity to power our homes, computers, offices, etc. Coal will not be the answer because of the devastating [...]
From Margaret Swedish today: The White House released this morning the Bush administration’s new National Security Strategy (NSS). It is much the same as the old strategy, except for somewhat more rhetorical acknowledgement of the importance of international diplomacy as one way to promote freedom, democracy, and US interests around the world. It also addresses some issues [...]
From Margaret Swedish: New studies reveal the extent to which the rivers of the world are drying up or are “seriously depleted,” a result of deterioration due to human water use patterns and to global warming. The United Nations is preparing to release a new report this week warning governments of the extent of the crisis and the threat this [...]
From Margaret Swedish today: Would it have been better to have prepared for Hurricane Katrina, to have everything in place for a category 4 or 5 storm, and a breach of the levees protecting New Orleans “ something that had been predicted for two decades? Was it better to have gutted the Federal Emergency [...]