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- World to burn by 6pm, but only 3% of young voters say Climate Change is the top issue Thu, 11 Apr 24, 4:24amBy Jo Nova Politicians are supposed to care about the voters, but trillions are being spent on a issue that voters don’t give a toss about. Who are politicians serving exactly, because it isn’t the voters. There...
- Government Department Head: “Is climate change too hard for democracy?” Tue, 23 Jan 24, 9:00am"... Donald Trump is an absolute master at getting people to believe extraordinary things. ... President Xi Jinping has claimed the Chinese system is superior ..."
- Half of Americans believe the media is trying to mislead them, and the people running the USA are “unknown” to voters Sun, 19 Feb 23, 5:51amBy Jo Nova Most people know It’s an extraordinary poll and a nation unravelling.
- North Carolina town rejects solar farm amidst fears it will “suck up all the sun” Tue, 15 Dec 15, 10:00pmRemember that Simpsons episode where Mr. Burns plans to block out the sun? It seems the citizens of a town in North Carolina have seen it a few too many times. A proposal to erect a solar farm in Woodland, North Carolina,...
- Black Friday shopper numbers embarrassingly surpass voter turnout for the midterm elections Mon, 8 Dec 14, 1:00amPhoto by Shutterstock It was a black day for American politics on November 2. Nearly twice as many people scrambled for Black Friday bargains than showed up to vote at the 2014 midterm elections. The pitiful 77 million-voter...
- Brickstarter Makes It Easy to Say ‘Yes In My Backyard’ for Funding Community Projects Wed, 8 Aug 12, 6:17amThe team of developers at Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund, know that urban landscapes are full of potential for innovation. But initiatives aimed at change and progress can often find themselves entangled in a great...
- FILM REVIEW: ‘The Island President’ Investigates the Submersion of the Maldives Sat, 31 Mar 12, 6:20amIf you only see one environmental film this year, let it be The Island President. The subject of Jon Shenk’s documentary is recently deposed President Mohamed “Anni” Nasheed and his low-lying island nation,...
- The slow death of a great democracy: carbon sunday Mon, 11 Jul 11, 1:00amEveryone wants a free lunch, and some people even believe it exists. Julia Gillard is playing to that crowd, offering the impossible. Somehow, we will cool world temperatures while using some of the most expensive forms of...