Ecology and Environment

Every year in Africa, over 30,000 elephants are killed, primarily to satisfy the demand for ivory in Asia. A new report by WWF-Hong Kong reveals seven fundamental weaknesses in the regulation of Hong Kong’s ivory market. These weaknesses enable illegal…

They cannot continue to handle affairs that are so delicate, that affect the environment and people this way.’ by Deirdre Fulton, staff writer for Common Dreams Highlighting how corporate extractivism and lack of accountability is driving the destruction of Latin…

Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si, is an urgent call for a world-wide dialogue on the defining issue of the 21st century: climatic change and the future of the planet. The Papal encyclical builds upon the tradition of Catholic thought on…

New report finds that the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership poses a threat to state regulations against hazardous pesticides, products, and fracking chemicals by Sarah Lazare, staff writer for Common Dreams The mammoth Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) under…

Last week a serious typhoon hit eastern Japan creating flooding that has not occurred for at least 50 years. Tokyo Electric Power Company, the operator and owner of the triple meltdown site Fukushima Daiichi, admitted that drainage pumps at Fukushima…

Japan just can’t seem to catch a break as extreme forces in nature repeatedly buffet the island. Efforts are currently underway to coax former Nahara residents, evacuated during the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi triple meltdown, to return to their…

Global Warming’ Scare Is Population Reduction, Not Science Seminar and Press Conference WHEN: Tuesday September 22, 2015, 11:00 AM WHERE: Courtyard by Marriott, 866 3rd Avenue & East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022 12th Floor, Table 866-Library For more…

Welcome to ICBUW’s occasional e-newsletter, with information on depleted uranium weapons and our campaign to ban them. Damage to the natural environment has long been a hallmark of conflict. But technological developments, both in terms of how hostilities are conducted, and…

Background September 14, 2015 Prime Minister Abe is eager to convince the nation and the world that the Fukushima crisis is over, even though the decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi triple meltdown will take at least 40 years, and despite…

Associated Press investigation finds more than 180 million gallons of fracking byproduct spilled from 2009 to 2014, tainting agricultural land, poisoning drinking water, and sparking the mass die-off of plant and animal life. by Lauren McCauley, staff writer for Common…