Greg Palast, Big Oil, & PBS (Petroleum Broadcast System)

The Petroleum Broadcast System Owes Us an Apology by Greg Palast for Truthout/Buzzflash Wednesday, October 27, 2010 Tonight, my dog Pluto and I watched the PBS ‘Frontline’ investigation of BP, “The Spill.” PBS has uncovered a real shocker:  BP neglected safety! Well, no shit, Sherlock! Pluto rolled over on the rug and looked at me as if to say, Don’t we …

CrisisWatch Report N°86, 1 October 2010

Seven actual or potential conflict situations around the world deteriorated and none improved in September 2010, according to the latest issue of the International Crisis Group’s monthly bulletin CrisisWatch, released today. Guinea saw increased political and ethnic divisions, exacerbated by controversies related to the presidential elections. Two days of violent clashes in the capital between …

Worth a Look: Micro-Consignment

Greg Van Kirk has developed the MicroConsignment model—a sustainable, replicable means of delivering health-related goods and services to remote Guatemalan and Ecuadoran villages using entrepreneurship; empowering the villagers to help themselves. Phi Beta Iota: see also our Global Range of Nano-Needs Graphic as explained in our UNICEF Open Everything briefing, in our Hacking Humanity briefing, …

Central America Becomes World’s First Landmine-Free Region

Press Release — Embargoed until 18 June 2010, 9:00 am Managua Time (GMT-7) Managua, 18 June 2010 — As Nicaragua celebrates completion of its mine clearance activities, Central America becomes the world’s first landmine-free region, said the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) today. North and Central America, from the Arctic Circle to the Colombian …

CrisisGroup’s CrisisWatch Monthly Report N°83, 1 July 2010

CrisisWatch N°83, 1 July 2010 Four actual or potential conflict situations around the world deteriorated and none improved in June 2010, according to the new issue of the International Crisis Group’s monthly bulletin CrisisWatch, released today. In Kyrgyzstan large-scale violence between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks tore through the south of the country. Over 200 people …