Energy

By Farhang Jahanpour | (Inter Press Service) | – – OXFORD (IPS) – Despite all the propaganda about the Iranian leaders’ rush to acquire nuclear weapons, ever since the start of the country’s nuclear programme, Iranian leaders have been adamant that they only wish to make peaceful use of the nuclear energy to which they […]

Democratic Party

When will War be off the Table? Iran & US Trash Talk

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By David M. Faris | (Informed Comment) | – – You have to admire the sheer gall of the Republican presidential field, which has coalesced around the idea of, in Scott Walker’s words, blowing up the Iranian nuclear deal “on day one.” As most candidates also pledge to repeal Obamacare on the first day, one […]

Bush

How Bush/Cheney’s War Plans delayed an Iran Deal for a Decade

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By Farhang Jahanpour | (Inter Press Service) | – – OXFORD (IPS) – When negotiations between Iran and the European “Troika” broke down, the reformist government of Mohammad Khatami was discredited in the eyes of the Iranian electorate which had seen the futility of negotiating with the West. Despite Iran’s support for the U.S. invasion […]

Climate Change

As Vanguard for Climate Action, Low-Carbon Cities Could Save $22 Trillion

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By Deirdre Fulton | (Commondreams.org) | – – Compact, connected, and efficient “low-carbon” cities could generate global savings of up to $22 trillion, while sharply reducing greenhouse gas emissions, alleviating poverty, and improving public health, says a new report out Tuesday from leading international economists. Accelerating investment in building energy efficiency, public transit, and better […]

Iran

What Iran sacrificed in Deal: Accepted dependence on Imported Enriched Fuel

contributors

By Farhang Jahanpour | (Inter Press Service) | – – OXFORD (IPS) – Iran’s nuclear programme has been the target of a great deal of misinformation, downright lies and above all myths. As a result, it is often difficult to unpick truth from falsehood. As President John F. Kennedy said in his Yale University Commencement […]

Climate Change

Obama, 19 World Leaders tout Climate Danger at Alaska Summit, Ignore Fuel Extraction

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By Leehi Yona | (Inter Press Service) | – – ANCHORAGE, Alaska (IPS) – After a one-day summit in the U.S. Arctic’s biggest city, leaders from the world’s northern countries acknowledged that climate change is seriously disrupting the Arctic ecosystem, yet left without committing themselves to serious action to fight the negative impacts of global […]

Dissent

Remember how Congress said we Should Support Iran Reformists? Well they want the Nuclear Deal

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By Golnaz Esfandiari | ( RFE/ RL Parvin Fahimi, who lost her son to repression by the Iranian state, hopes the agreement global powers reached with Tehran on its nuclear program last month will not only remove sanctions and the threat of war, but also lead to improved human rights inside the country. Fahimi, whose […]

Featured

Top 5 Green Energy Breakthroughs Today

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – – Switching to green energy sources like wind and solar is necessary to save the planet from increased concentrations of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, which cause global warming. But it will also save you money. How much? Citi Bank has a new estimate that going green will […]

Coal

Coal Industry Collapsing in Appalachia, leaving behind Blighted Landscape

Juan Cole

By Laura Gottesdiener. | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – In Appalachia, explosions have leveled the mountain tops into perfect race tracks for Ryan Hensley’s all-terrain vehicle (ATV). At least, that’s how the 14-year-old sees the barren expanses of dirt that stretch for miles atop the hills surrounding his home in the former coal town of Whitesville, […]