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Environment & Health
What’s Behind the Ebola Crises and Are US Americans at Risk?
In an interview with TeleSUR's The Global African, Johns Hopkins Infectious Disease Program co-director Taha E. Taha discusses the roots of the Ebola crisis and what can be done …
Modi and the Environment
India's government has taken a number of actions that dilute the scope of environment-related legislation.
Risk Assessment Reigns in Budgeting, Except When it Comes to Climate
Climate change and defense spending are not mutually exclusive.
Umbrella Revolution: Hong Kong’s Biggest Protests in Decades Challenge China on Political Freedom
Hong Kong is facing its biggest political unrest in decades as tens of thousands of protesters defy a police crackdown to demand greater freedom from China.
Mobilizing Youth Through Hip Hop to Fight Climate Change
The Hip Hop Caucus, led by Reverend Lennox Yearwood, releases their "Coming Home" album in effort to promote climate change awareness in the upcoming generation.
The United States’ New War in the Middle East
As Congress skipped town and avoided a vote on war, President Obama announced this week that the US was taking the lead in bombing jihadists in Iraq and Syria.
Deep Gardening
The art and science of gardening has had an ancient history of being a deep and meaningful part of human life.
“We Deserve to Do More Than Just Survive”: Marshall Islands Poet’s Plea to the UN Climate Summit
Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner from the Marshall Islands read a poem to world leaders, written as a letter to her child.
Ten-Day Village Building Convergence Rocks Small Town Sebastopol
A better world is possible.
“What’s Possible,” a New Film for World Leaders on the Urgency of Global Warming
More than 120 world leaders kicked off a one-day UN summit on climate change in New York City by viewing "What's Possible," a short film on the urgency of …