Informed Comment - Part 1664

Fast-Tracking Pacific Trade Bill will harm Consumers, Tie Congress’ Hands

By Jeremy Malcolm and Maira Sutton | Electronic Frontier Foundation | – The Fast Track bill contains some minor procedural improvements from the version of […]

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Houthi

Yemen: Children caught in the crossfire as Houthis take Aden

Nima Elbagir | (CNN) — “CNN’s Nima Elbagir visited a military hospital in Yemen now used primarily for civilians injured in Saudi airstrikes.” CNN: “Children […]

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Climate Change

Floating wind turbine in the sky Can Power whole Villages

Dan Simmons | (BBC Click) – “The floating wind turbine that could help provide power to remote communities. The helium-filled device, known as The Bat, […]

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Acidification of Oceans

Turning Point: 2015, the Year the World turned to Renewables and saved itself

By Michael T. Klare | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – Don’t hold your breath, but future historians may look back on 2015 as the year that […]

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al Qaeda in the Arabian Penisula

Juan Cole: Syria, Yemen Conflicts only seem to be about Sunni-Shiite from 30,000 Feet

David Speedie | (Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs) | – David Speedie of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs interviewed me […]

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Iraq: ISIL surrounds 300 Sunni families, Closes in on Ramadi

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Al-Khaleej (The Gulf) reports that Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) has taken new territory in the western Al-Anbar Province of […]

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Climate Change

Australia’s new Super Solar Cells Double Efficiency

Graham Philips | (ABCTVCatalyst) | – “Australian scientists from the University of New South Wales have set a new world record for the efficiency of […]

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Climate Change