US Christian fundamentalists are driving Bush’s Middle East policy
Their beliefs are bonkers, but they are at the heart of power in the USA.To understand what is happening in the Middle East, you must understand what is happening in Texas. Read the resolutions passed at the state’s Republican party conventions, such as:*...
Talking Zero Trash
From rethinking recycling to reconsidering our relationship to trash, the zero-waste movement challenges conventional wisdomA guaranteed conversation-stopper, the topic–and indeed, the reality–of garbage is not going to go away any time soon. Moreover,...
Oil: Caveat empty
Without any press conferences, grand announcements, or hyperbolic advertising campaigns, the Exxon Mobil Corporation, one of the world’s largest publicly owned petroleum companies, has quietly joined the ranks of those who are predicting an impending plateau in...