Who Owns the World? Noam Chomsky on U.S.-Fueled Dangers, from Climate Change to Nuclear Weapons

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Who Owns the World? Noam Chomsky on U.S.-Fueled Dangers, from Climate Change to Nuclear Weapons

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In the week when President Obama and Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney debated issues of foreign policy and the economy, we turn to world-renowned political dissident, linguist, author and MIT professor, Noam Chomsky. In a recent speech, Chomsky examined topics largely ignored or glossed over during the campaign: China, the Arab Spring, global warming, nuclear proliferation, and the military threat posed by Israel and the U.S. versus Iran. He reflects on the Cuban missile crisis, which took place 50 years ago this week and is still referred to as “the most dangerous moment in human history.” He delivered this talk last month at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst at an event sponsored by the Center for Popular Economics. Chomsky’s talk was entitled “Who Owns the World?” [includes rush transcript]…. (more).

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U.S. Media Ignore Toxic Legacy of U.S. Weapons

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U.S. Media Ignore Toxic Legacy of U.S. Weapons
Posted on 10/22/2012 by Peter Hart
Doctor examining a baby in a Fallujah hospital (photo: Larisa Epatko/NewsHour)
Doctor examining a baby in a Fallujah hospital (photo: Larisa Epatko/NewsHour)
The London Independent published a harrowing story on October 14, “Iraq Records Huge Rise in Birth Defects.”
The piece focuses on the legacy of the U.S war in Iraq, in particular the two massive U.S. military invasions of the city of Fallujah in 2004…..(more)

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“The New New England: How Climate Change Jeopardizes the Northeast’s Economy and Environment”

http://democrats.naturalresources.house.gov/sites/democrats.naturalresources.house.gov/files/documents/2012-10-25_NewEngland_ClimateImpact.pdf

“If climate change continues unchecked, Hurricane Sandy won’t be our October surprise, it could be the new normal for New England, where dangerous storms and other climate effects put lives and livelihoods in danger,” said Rep. Markey, who is the top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee and the co-author of the only climate change bill to pass a chamber of Congress. “The Perfect Storm was supposed to be a once-in-a-lifetime event, but climate change is increasing the chances of these sorts of historic extreme weather events.”

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As Historic Storm Approaches New England, Rep. Markey Releases Report on Climate Change’s Effects on Region

http://markey.house.gov/press-release/historic-storm-approaches-new-england-rep-markey-releases-report-climate-change%E2%80%99s
As Historic Storm Approaches New England, Rep. Markey Releases Report on Climate Change’s Effects on Region
Oct. 25, 2012 —
Sea-level Rise, Extreme Storms, Other Climate Effects Threaten New England Lives, Livelihoods

WASHINGTON (October 25, 2012) – Weather forecasters are now saying the likelihood of Hurricane Sandy hitting New England in some fashion is increasing, delivering what could be the worst weather conditions since the Perfect Storm of 1991. Climate change scientists, meanwhile, have released study after study saying the extreme weather effects and changing climate of New England will result in storms that are more intense, with worse floods, and damaging sea-level rise, among other effects……(more).

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Nearly Absent in the Campaign – Climate Change

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/26/us/politics/climate-change-nearly-absent-in-the-campaign.html
October 25, 2012
Both Romney and Obama Avoid Talk of Climate Change
By JOHN M. BRODER

WASHINGTON — For all their disputes, President Obama and Mitt Romney agree that the world is warming and that humans are at least partly to blame. It remains wholly unclear what either of them plans to do about it.

Even after a year of record-smashing temperatures, drought and Arctic ice melt, none of the moderators of the four general-election debates asked about climate change, nor did either of the candidates broach the topic.

Throughout the campaign, Mr. Obama and Mr. Romney have seemed most intent on trying to outdo each other as lovers of coal, oil and natural gas — the very fuels most responsible for rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. ….(more).

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BBC News – Fukushima fish still contaminated from nuclear accident

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19980614
25 October 2012 Last updated at 14:36 ET
Fukushima fish still contaminated from nuclear accident
Jonathan Amos By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News
Levels of radioactive contamination in fish caught off the east coast of Japan remain raised, official data shows.
It is a sign that the Dai-ichi power plant continues to be a source of pollution more than a year after the nuclear accident.
About 40% of fish caught close to Fukushima itself are regarded as unfit for humans under Japanese regulations….. (more).

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