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Skyrocketing Natural Resource Revenues Mean More Money For Conservation
Policy

Skyrocketing Natural Resource Revenues Mean More Money For Conservation

October 28, 2019

PICTURED: An offshore oil platform off the coast of Brazil. Photo credit wikimedia CC 3.0 Brazil. According to a…

Behold, England’s “Tree Of The Year”
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Behold, England’s “Tree Of The Year”

October 24, 2019August 17, 2023

In Calderstones Park in the suburb of Allerton, Liverpool, an 11th-century tree has won a 21st-century prize. Liverpool’s Allerton…

War

Russia And Turkey Negotiate Memorandum To Resolve Conflict In Northern Syria

October 23, 2019

Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019. Within the Russian city of Sochi, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin have reached an…

500% More Land Needed For England And Wales To Feed Population Through Organic Farming
Environment

500% More Land Needed For England And Wales To Feed Population Through Organic Farming

October 21, 2019

PICTURED: Members of an organic farming community near Rostock, Germany Photo credit Wikimedia CC 4.0 In a recent paper…

Policy

UPDATE: Imprisoned Iranian Wildlife Biologists Have Their Death Penalty Charges Dropped

October 18, 2019

PICTURED: Top row from left to right, Sam Rajabi, Houman Jowkar, Niloufar Bayani, Morad Tahbaz, and bottom row, from…

War

Foreign Affairs Committee Congressmen Want A Syrian War They Can’t Have

October 16, 2019

Members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) have put forward a joint resolution “opposing the decision to end…

War

Assad And Damascus Reach Agreement With Kurds To Repel The Turkish Army

October 14, 2019

PICTURED: Kurdish YPG fighters from Syria. The YPG is the main military body within the SDF fighting the Turks.…

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50 Years Of Conservation And This Warbler Soars Of The Endangered Species List

October 14, 2019

For 50 years, the Kirtland warbler has been on the endangered species list (ESL). Stretching back before the creation…

War

Turkish Invasion Into Northern Syria: Three Days Gone – What’s Happened?

October 11, 2019

PICTURED: Kurdish YPG fighters from Syria. The YPG is the main military body within the SDF fighting the Turks.…

Nutrition

In Helping His Dad With Diabetes, Young Mexican Chemist Pioneers Extraction Of Natural Sugar Substitute

October 9, 2019

When 18-year old Javier Larragoiti was told his father had been diagnosed with diabetes, the young man, who had…

War

Imminent Turkish Invasion May Bring About “Unthinkable” Alliance Between Kurds And Damascus

October 8, 2019

PICTURED: Two Female Kurdish YPG fighters smile for the camera. Kurdish peoples are known to be more progressive than…

War

Turkish Invasion Into Syria Leads The U.S. To Withdraw

October 7, 2019

ANKARA, Turkey. October 17, 2018. PICTURED: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a meeting with U.S. Sec. of State…

War

State Department Accuses Syria Of Chemical Attacks Again Even As More Evidence To The Contrary Surfaces

October 4, 2019

Moscow, Russia, May 17th 2018. PICTURED: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at the Kremlin photo credit www.kremlin.ru WASHINGTON, September 26th,…

Nutrition

New Meta-Analysis Shows “No Health Benefit” To Reducing Red Meat Consumption

October 2, 2019

According to a new review of the evidence, a team of Spanish and Polish researchers have found that there…

Interior Department Directs $100 Million For Public-Private Wetlands/Waterfowl Conservation
Conservation

Interior Department Directs $100 Million For Public-Private Wetlands/Waterfowl Conservation

September 30, 2019

PICTURED: The Snake Wild and Scenic River, Idaho. The Upper Snake is one of the largest beneficiaries of this…

War

In Largest Offensive Ever, Houthis Claim “Thousands” Of Saudi Soldiers And Weapons Captured

September 28, 2019

Najran, Saudi Arabia. Saturday, September 28th, 2019. According to Houthi media outlet Almasirah TV, military officials in Yemen are…

World News

At The United Nations GA Meeting, Saudi Arabia Bears A Legendary Amount Of False Witness

September 27, 2019

PICTURED: President Trump speaks in the UN general assembly auditorium; the 74th such assembly. New York City, USA. Thursday…

What Sacrifices Would Need To Be Made To Cut U.S. Livestock Emissions?
Environment

What Sacrifices Would Need To Be Made To Cut U.S. Livestock Emissions?

September 25, 2019

Image by David Mark. For many years the argument for reducing animal agriculture in the U.S. and the world…

War

Saudi Escalates War In Yemen, While Sanctions Tighten Further Around Iran

September 23, 2019

Yemen, September 2018. PICTURED: Damage to a cholera treatment center in Yemen supported by Doctors Without Borders after an…

Scrutinizing The Conversation On Livestock Emissions Reveals A Devastatingly Flawed Ideological Foundation
Environment

Scrutinizing The Conversation On Livestock Emissions Reveals A Devastatingly Flawed Ideological Foundation

September 21, 2019

PICTURED: Nibepo – Aike Ranch, El Calafate, Argentina. Photo Credit Alex Proimos CC 2.0. “A decrease equivalent to the…

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Assault on Iran Likely to Boost Already Soaring Gold Market

Andy Corbley March 2, 2026

Whenever missiles and bullets start flying in the Middle East, all eyes are on the oil sector, and this…

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Last Arms Control Treaty Limiting US and Russian Nuclear Weapons Expires

Andy Corbley February 5, 2026

On January 14th, humanity went the longest span of time without detonating a nuclear weapon since the dawn of…

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Europe Wants All the Profit with None of the Responsibility in Seizing Russian Assets

Andy Corbley December 8, 2025

Senior Kremlin officials have applauded Belgium’s stance regarding the seizure of some €215 billion in frozen Russian assets held…

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