by Jane Richey | Jan 7, 2014 | Agenda 21
The voyage and rescue emitted lots of carbon dioxide through the burning of fossil fuel — which climate scientists on the expedition believe is the main driver of global warming — so the expedition has promised to plant about 800 kauri trees in New Zealand to offset...
by Jane Richey | Jan 4, 2014 | Agenda 21
Ice caused by global warming entraps second ship: The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star had been heading to that area anyway, having left its home port of Seattle early last month to eventually break through sea ice and refuel the U.S. Antarctic Program’s McMurdo...
by Jane Richey | Jan 3, 2014 | Agenda 21
A ship which was used to rescue by helicopter 52 people from a trapped Antarctic ship has now found itself in need of rescue – after it got stuck in heavy ice. Having not moved for several days while preparing to airlift the passengers, the Chinese-owned Snow Dragon...
by Jane Richey | Jan 2, 2014 | Agenda 21
As a young naval officer in Vietnam, John Kerry commanded a Swift boat up the dangerous rivers of the Mekong Delta. But when he returned there last month as secretary of state for the first time since 1969, he spoke not of past firefights but of climate change....
by Jane Richey | Oct 30, 2013 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment
Hundreds of coal industry workers and supporters gathered Tuesday in front of the U.S. Capitol as a parade of coal-state lawmakers assailed the Obama administration as waging a “war on coal” with new environmental rules. Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency...