Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Saudi Arabia’s massive oil deposits and its 9.53 million barrels per day (bpd) of petroleum production make it an enormous […]
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No to WW III: Why Russia Fumbled in Ukraine, China Lost Its Way, and America Should Exercise Restraint
( Tomdispatch.com) – In Western military circles, it’s common to refer to the “balance of forces” — the lineup of tanks, planes, ships, missiles, and […]
Being There, Being Here: Palestinian Writings in the World
( Middle East Monitor ) – Maurice Ebileeni’s study of Palestinian literary narratives and the imaginings of the Palestinian homeland highlights the need to rethink […]
Developing Morocco, which already gets twice as much of its Electricity from Renewables as US, plans new 800 MW Hybrid Solar Facility
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Morocco hosted a big energy conference with 19,000 attendees recently, at which it celebrated its partnership with Masdar, the green […]
Electric Cars let German Consumers Save Huge on Gasoline, Cut Russian Oil – Greenpeace
By Edgar Meza | – ( Clean Energy Wire) – Electric vehicles can save up to 300 euros [$331] a month compared to cars with […]
US could have done more to prevent civilian casualties in Raqqa, report says
( Middle East Monitor ) – The United States could have done more to eliminate the chances of killing civilians in the campaign to capture […]
In Victory against Coal, South African Court rules that clean Air is a Constitutional Right
By Rebecca Garland, University of Pretoria | – A court in South Africa has confirmed the constitutional right of the country’s citizens to an environment […]
Israeli Archeologists find Proof of Muslim-Christian Ecumenism among Crew of Shipwreck from Dawn of Islam
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Ariel David writing at Haaretz reports on Haifa University marine archeologists who have been investigating a shipwreck that sank off […]
Syrian Government, the World’s Great Torturer, outlaws Torture: If it is a Joke, it isn’t Funny
By Sara Kayyali | Syria Researcher, Middle East and North Africa Division | ( Human Rights Watch ) – This is not an April Fools’ […]
The latest UN report blasts Israeli apartheid re: Palestinians, Demands Countries Take Action
( Middle East Monitor ) – UN Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk has issued one of his strongest condemnations yet of Israeli apartheid in a report […]