Canadian water activist Autumn Peltier, a 13-year-old from Manitoulin Island, addresses the UN General Assembly on world water day. Her...
U.N. Investigator on Extreme Poverty Issues Grim Report — On The U.S.A.
Philip Alston wanted to know: Just how bad is poverty in the United States? He’s an Australian law professor who...
Exploring the use of wastewater in agriculture
Once seen as a problem to be disposed of, municipal liquid waste is now being eyed as an option for...
Pesticide Chemical Spill Kills Tens of Thousands of Fish in Virginia
File photo via Jason Mintzner/Shutterstock, via Alternet.org The agricultural industry’s chemical purveyors, Monsanto included, pride themselves on being “sustainable,” but...
The Role of Science in Global Policy
I have had the opportunity this week to be a part of something new. This week, the United Nations has...