The World Bank’s eco-legacy

March 19, 2011   Leave a Comment  

The World Bank has been widely criticized for funding numerous environmentally damaging projects around the globe. Pictured: Construction of the Sardar Sarovar Dam, a controversial World Bank-funded project on the River Narmada, India that flooded thousands of acres of land and displaced hundreds of thousands of people. (Media credit/International Rivers via Flickr)

Or lack thereof…

EarthTalk: Environmentals in a recession

Sept. 14, 2009   Leave a Comment  

Green groups are relying increasingly on volunteers to get by as contributions and grants have dried up during the economic downturn. Here two volunteers volunteer last election day at the polls, trying to get petition signatures to persuade Congress to make climate change a priority.

How have green-groups been affected by the economic downturn?

Obama’s advisers criticized by economist

Nov. 13, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Last week, Blast News reported that‚  some of Obama’s early advisers may prove disappointing for many who voted for him based on his plans for change. Indeed, it appears the criticism may be starting to accumulate. Dean Baker, one of the few economists who predicted the housing bubble, wrote the following for The UK Guardian. [...]