Global IssuesAnnouncement of new and updated content on the globalissues.org web site. GlobalIssues.org is a web site attempting to look at various global issues to show they are inter-related.NASAs top climate scientist says NASA and the Bush Administration have tried to silence him- January 29, 2006 The scientist said there were fresh efforts to silence him because he had said that significant emission cuts could be achieved with existing technologies, particularly in the case of motor vehicles, and that without leadership by the United States, climate change would eventually leave the earth a different planet. Reporting this, The New York Times also notes there have been other such disputes recently whereby many scientists who routinely took calls from reporters five years ago can now do..http://www.globalissues.org/EnvIssues/GlobalWarming/Action.asp Global Health Overview- January 28, 2006 A new article covers some global aspects of health issues, such as the impact of poverty, the nature of patent rules at the WTO, and pharmaceutical company interest, as well as some global health initiatives.http://www.globalissues.org/health/overview/ Chad-Cameroon Oil Pipeline, promises of sustainable development faltering- January 14, 2006 When the Chad-Cameroon oil pipeline project started in 2000, there were hopes that the combination of investment from the World Bank, Exxon-Mobil, the respective governments involved, in conjunction with independent oversight, would see the project and its revenues be put to good use, such as poverty alleviation. Since the inception of the project, Amnesty International has criticized the oil company and governments of not respecting human rights, and the frustrated independent organization has.http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/PovertyAroundTheWorld.asp |