Full Coverage: Northern America

10/31/2006 Pese a los recientes llamados del secretario general de este organismo, Pascal Lami, y los esfuerzos de los representantes de la Unión Europea (UE) y Japón, Estados Unidos (EEUU), continúa mostrando poco interés por reanudar las negociaciones comerciales en las esferas multilaterales.

10/31/2006 SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 31 (OneWorld) - Workers in this city could become the first in the nation to be guaranteed paid sick leave after voters go to the polls here and across the country next Tuesday.

10/31/2006 As the Democratic Republic of the Congo pulled off largely peaceful elections Sunday, conflict is simmering in the tri-nation region to its north, at least in part because of the ongoing fighting in Sudan's Darfur region.

10/31/2006 A prominent principle in the new U.S. National Space Policy was to support the peaceful use of space. Yet a few weeks later, when the UN voted on such a resolution, the U.S. was the only country to vote against it.

10/31/2006 from Green Wombat blog:
'I look at the face of renewable energy and it looks back at me with big brown eyes and says, "Moo."'

10/30/2006 NASA:n tutkijat varoittivat Grönlannin jäätiköiden sulamisvauhdin kaksinkertaistuneen viimeisten viiden vuoden aikana. NASA:n tutkijat analysoivat ensimmäistä kertaa suoria, tarkkoja satelliittimittauksia. Tähän saakka Grönlannin jäätiköiden sulamisen mittaaminen on ollut epätarkkaa ja pohjautunut pitkälti nopeuteen, jolla jäätiköt uppoavat mereen.

10/30/2006 from BushGreenwatch:
The American Evangelicals' embrace of environmental stewardship is creating a problem for the Bush administration.

10/27/2006 from Business Week:
It's the next wave of litigation -- after tobacco, guns, and junk food. Why Detroit, Big Oil, and utilities should worry.

10/27/2006 Canadian Maher Arar was recently given a human rights award for his struggle against U.S. authorities who sent him to Syria to face nearly a year of torture. Arar, who has since been completely vindicated of any links to terrorism, vividly recounts the ordeal in his video acceptance.

10/26/2006 The New Jersey Supreme Court’s ruling to extend the full rights of marriage to same-sex couples is a victory for human rights and equality, said Human Rights Watch Wednesday, reminding lawmakers, who must now take the next step in codifying the policy, that "separate is never equal."
From: Human Rights Watch

10/26/2006 EU ja Yhdysvallat neuvottelivat ilmastokysymyksistä Helsingissä 24.–25. lokakuuta. EU ja Yhdysvallat eivät ole käyneet ministeritason ilmastokeskustelua sen jälkeen, kun Yhdysvallat kieltäytyi ratifioimasta Kioton pöytäkirjaa. Yhdysvallat ei halua vieläkään sitoutua tiettyihin päästörajoituksiin.

10/26/2006 UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 25 (OneWorld) - Nobel peace prizewinners have joined hands with major human rights groups in urging nations to back U.N. moves to ink a treaty that would curb the illicit trade in small weapons.

10/25/2006 "Somehow the most reasonable, trusted, and respected country in the world has become one of the most irrational, belligerent, feared, and distrusted," says ex-soldier Kevin Tillman in an essay encouraging U.S. voters to demand change November 7.
From: truthdig

10/25/2006 We can’t afford to put our energy future--and the future of our children--in the hands of the oil industry, say pro-consumer advocates.
From: SaveOurEnvironment.org

10/25/2006 Four U.S. institutions of higher learning now offer MBAs that infuse sustainability concepts throughout the entire curricula, and many others require at least one course in ethics, corporate social responsibility, sustainability, or business and society.

10/25/2006 from It’s Getting Hot In Here blog:
Students help low-income neighbours save energy as part of the Maine Climate Campaign.

10/24/2006 from ExposeExxon:
We can’t afford to put our energy future -- and the future of our children -- in the hands of the oil industry.

10/24/2006 NEW YORK, Oct 24 (OneWorld) - A majority of people around the world reject the use of torture even if it is supposed to extract information that could save lives from terrorism, pollsters say. The finding suggests there is little support at home and abroad for President George W. Bush's defense of the abuse of terror suspects.

10/24/2006 The U.S. government has tried to hush the results of two studies showing that when fewer companies control more of the media, diversity and localism are lost, according to media monitor groups.

10/24/2006 Companies, businesses, and individuals are proving that generating their own power can be profitable as well as Earth-friendly.