Full Coverage: Northern America

01/31/2007 A new, fairer U.S. trade policy would aim to give more people the opportunity to enjoy the benefits from world trade. Policy Innovations editor Devin Stewart explains how.

01/31/2007 As New York came under attack on September 11 2001, janitor William Rodriguez bravely remained in the North Tower to help save lives. In February he is touring the UK to talk about his experiences and on why the families of victims and survivors are unhappy about the way 9/11 is being used to justify the "war on terror".

01/30/2007 The House has voted to raise the nation's minimum wage for the first time in 10 years, but the Senate is dragging its feet, says a Philadelphia-based social justice group rallying supporters to pressure their senators.

01/30/2007 WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (OneWorld) - Hundreds of citizens from across the United States descended on Capitol Hill Monday to follow up on the weekend's mass demonstration calling for the reduction and ultimate end of U.S. military involvement in Iraq.

01/30/2007 from WorldChanging:
Drivers who have a mileage meter visible inside their car get better mileage, simply as a result of their elevated awareness. The same holds true in households where inhabitants can be made immediately aware of their energy consumption by this power monitor.

01/29/2007 Decine di migliaia di manifestanti hanno sfilato sabato scorso per le vie di Washington per chiedere il ritiro delle truppe Usa dall'Iraq. Tre giorni dopo la bocciatura, da parte della commissione Esteri del Senato, del piano Bush per l'invio di altri 21.500 soldati la manifestazione convocata da United for Peace and Justice, una coalizione di circa 1.400 gruppi, locali e nazionali, contrari alla guerra, ha visto la partecipazione di tanta gente comune, ma anche leader Democratici, star di Hollywood - tra cui Jane Fonda, Sean Penn, Susan Sarandon e Tim Robbins - e parenti dei soldati di stanza in Iraq, arrivati da ogni parte degli Stati Uniti. "Non più soldi per la guerra", "Stop alle uccisioni in Iraq" sono stati alcuni degli slogan sugli striscioni innalzati dai dimostranti - 500mila secondo gli organizzatori - che hanno ripetuto il successo del settembre del 2005 quando a Washington scesero in piazza circa 300mila persone.

01/26/2007 A U.S. court martial has refused to hear an officer's argument that the war in Iraq is illegal. Last weekend, more than 600 U.S. citizens joined a distinguished tribunal panel to hear the testimony the military court wouldn't.

01/26/2007 from WorldChanging:
A carbon emissions calculator designed to help fellow students learn about their school's energy use and calculate its carbon footprint.

01/25/2007 from Treehugger:
Great to find a product that is new, different and actually available (in North America anyway). It's a 'Magnetically-Levitated Axial Flux Alternator Vertical Axis Wind Turbine' which really runs best on a rooftop. Impressive.

01/25/2007 Now that George W. Bush has told the American people what he thinks of the state of the union, Council for a Livable World wants to hear what you think--about the speech, the decision to escalate the war in Iraq, and what the United States should be doing there.

01/25/2007 Hundreds of national and local groups are mobilizing for a powerful march on Washington Saturday that will call for U.S. troops to leave Iraq now.

01/25/2007 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 24 (OneWorld) - At least 186 antiwar protests in the United States have been monitored by the Pentagon's domestic surveillance program, according to documents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which also found that the Defense Department collected more than 2,800 reports involving Americans in a single anti-terrorism database.

01/24/2007 It will fall to Congress to develop the national commitment to renewable energy sources and efficiency needed to fuel a strong economy and combat climate change, says the Worldwatch Institute, lamenting President Bush's tepid statements on the issue Tuesday night.

01/24/2007 from Making Waves blog:
Dropping funding for a handful of the more extreme skeptics doesn't necessarily equal a shift in policy.

01/24/2007 from It’s Getting Hot In Here:
There's a growing movement of informed students on the issues of climate change, as this report shows.

01/24/2007 from The Sietch Blog:
Energy storage is the biggest problem for renewables. Flywheel storage could make a big impact very soon.

01/23/2007 NEW YORK, Jan 23 (OneWorld) - While already pushed to the wall by growing opposition from the Congress on many issues, the Bush administration this week found a new but powerful critic of its policy on climate change.

01/23/2007 In his annual State of the Union address Tuesday, George W. Bush is expected to address the issue of climate change. The Worldwatch Institute has assembled a brief test for listeners to judge whether the president is planning a u-turn in climate policy or to simply "stay the course."

01/22/2007 Demonstrators will converge on Washington, DC from at least 30 states January 27 to protest the war in Iraq. Strengthen community, make history, and participate, says Saif Rahman.

01/22/2007 Women's rights advocates celebrated the successful completion of the first 100 hours of the newly constituted U.S. Congress this weekend as five of the six bills passed in the House of Representatives directly impact women.