Climate Expert Slams Australian PM, Other Leaders for 'Willful Blindness' Over Climate Change

    Recently elected Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and other climate change-denying politicians should be charged with “criminal negligence” for their “willful blindness,” climate expert and environmental activist David Suzuki stated in separate public appearances during a trip to Australia this week. Abbot, who is known for his climate change denialism, came into power this month…

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      New Law in Turkey Criminalizes Protests Before They Happen

      Turkish police can now legally arrest and detain people they deem at “risk of conducting a protest” without court orders or oversight of any kind, prompting concerns about deepening police abuse in a country slammed for its brutal crackdown on recent mass protests. Leading Turkish paper Hürriyet reported Sunday that the new regulations will allow…

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