War on Poverty - 46 Years Later
Tuesday, 16 March 2010 18:06
46 years ago today, President Lyndon Johnson gave a special message to Congress, proposing a "Nationwide War on the Sources of Poverty". Today we want to call attention to his bold message by reprinting an excerpt of that address below.
Add a commentEPA Addresses Ocean Acidification
Monday, 15 March 2010 16:22
Late last week, the EPA agreed to address ocean acidification through the Clean Water Act. It's a move that some believe will lead to carbon dioxide emission restrictions:
Add a commentRecord Number of Nominations for 2010 Nobel Peace Prize
Thursday, 11 March 2010 18:54
The BBC reported yesterday that a record number of individuals have been nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, an honor that has been given in recent years to President Barack Obama, former Vice President and climate change activist Al Gore, Muhammad Yunus - who pioneered the micro-financing model that has helped lift millions out of poverty, and former President Jimmy Carter who has fought tirelessly for human rights around the world.
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Reassessing poverty: A new measurement will enable better policy
Friday, 05 March 2010 19:58
The significance of what it means to fall below the poverty line has changed significantly since measurements were first instituted in the 1960s. Originally based on the premise that food should comprise about 1/3 of a family's budget, the measurement is now flawed as the cost of food and other necessities has changed over the subsequent decades.
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Pollution of waterways growing as facilities claim exemptions
Thursday, 04 March 2010 21:23
The New York Times reported recently that as many as 1,500 investigations of major polluters have been stopped in the last four years as a result of Supreme Court rulings that have left uncertainty over which waterways are to be protected under the Clean Water Act. The New York Times reports that as a result, a number of companies are stating that they no longer fall under the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act and as a result pollution rates are rising.
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