In response to recent concerns about “fake news” and opinion-swaying hoaxes, Facebook has unveiled new measures to address the issue. But unless done right, these steps may create more problems than they solve — and boost claims that the “fake news crisis” is an attempt to impose political controls on the media. One Facebook measure…
The devastating impact of global warming induced sea level rise has become increasingly clear as powerful surges, coastal flooding and rapid erosion are more and more frequently wreaking havoc along the eastern seaboard of the United States. A new report published Tuesday by the New York Times explains that, as the waters continue to rise,…
In the midst of climate change, “big box” stores, frequent lack of community connections, and ubiquitous fast and processed food, a flourishing movement stands in stark contrast. Reporting by Agence France-Presse puts a spotlight on this global movement—the Slow City movement, or “Cittaslow”—which hopes to provide an “antidote against negative globalization.” “Cittaslow is about appreciating…
While the Obama administration continues to boast reductions in U.S. carbon emissions through the incorporation of renewable energy resources such as wind and solar, the darker side of America’s changing role as a “dirty energy dealer” and one of the world’s top carbon pollution exporters is seldom told. As journalist Tim Dickinson explores in a…
Orchestrated overthrow of democratically-elected government: check. Repression, arrest, and death sentences for political opponents: check. Mass crackdown on journalists and critical media: check. Shipment of U.S.-made Apache attack helicopters to government behind said actions: They’re on their way. According to Reuters: Late last month, Human Rights Watch counted itself among those urging against the resumption…
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The proposed merger of the nation’s two largest cable companies, Comcast and Time-Warner, into one gigantic mega-telecom corporation is being slammed by the people that will be most impacted if the deal goes through: customers. Click Here: All Blacks Rugby Jersey As the Associated Press, in a piece highlighting the angst of cable users nationwide,…
Standing outside the Duke Energy Center in Charlotte, North Carolina Tuesday, roughly one hundred protesters chanted, “Shame!”—scolding the company responsible for last month’s coal ash spill into the Dan River. The utility has fallen under increased scrutiny since a federal investigation was initiated into the ties between the administration of North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory…
Scientists have made a “very worrying” discovery of four new ozone-destroying gases. The research from scientists at the University of East Anglia was published Sunday in the journal Nature Geoscience. By comparing current air samples with air samples from “polar firn” snow in Greenland, perennial snowpack which offers archival information, the researchers discovered three chlorofluorocarbons…
Despite professions by intelligence officials that “backdoor” searches have been strictly limited to foreign individuals, reporting Tuesday has revealed that the NSA has also conducted warrantless searches of Americans’ calls and emails. In a letter sent to Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) on Friday, the Director of National Intelligence James Clapper acknowledged, These queries were performed…