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New Israeli Deputy PM Undercuts Strategy of Pressure on Obama

By Gareth Porter
By staking out a policy line on Iran reflecting the views of the Israeli national security leadership, Deputy Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz has undercut the Benjamin Netanyahu government's carefully planned strategy to get U.S. President Barack Obama to threaten war against Iran if it doesn't give up its nuclear programme.

U.S. Sees Greatest Reduction in CO2 Emissions

By Matthew Charles Cardinale
According to a recent report by the International Energy Agency, the U.S. has seen the greatest reduction in carbon dioxide pollution within the past six years in comparison to any other country, even as global carbon dioxide pollution has reached record highs.

Corporations See Green in Biodiversity

By Marwaan Macan-Markar
The gentle hills on the edge of this remote town are lush with tropical fruit trees that yield fine wines  for the Broadchem Corporation and also give the agro company a green label.   

Behind Paraguay’s Presidential Ouster

By Jennifer McCoy
When Paraguay’s President Fernando Lugo was impeached on June 22 in a lightening-quick legislative manoeuvre, the hemisphere was shocked, with some governments calling it a “parliamentary coup” and refusing to accept the vice president sworn in as the new president.

‘Amazon of Europe’ Threatened by a Straightening

By Vesna Peric Zimonjic
Wildlife is being increasingly threatened around the Danube river, the "Amazon of Europe". The need for profit is taking over from the need to protect natural resources along the river.

U.S. Agency Gave Nuclear Industry a Sweet Deal, Documents Reveal

By Mauro Teodori
The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) recently won a two-year legal battle to secure documents from the U.S. Department of Energy under the Freedom of Information Act related to nuclear power loan guarantees offered to utility companies under the Barack Obama administration.

Paraguay Suspended by Mercosur Bloc; Venezuela to Join

By Marcela Valente
Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay decided Friday to suspend Paraguay from the Mercosur trade bloc in response to the impeachment of President Fernando Lugo, until elections are held in that country. They also announced that Venezuela would finally join as a full member.

Mining Industry’s Attempts at Transparency Falling Short in Peru

By Milagros Salazar
Peru was certified as compliant with the global standard of the Extractive Industries Transparencies Initiative (EITI) earlier this year. However, its achievements have not satisfied the demands of the local population in mining and oil extraction zones.

Bolivia in Need of Coordinated Climate Change Policies*

By Franz Chávez
The effects of climate change are causing hundreds of millions of dollars a year in losses of crops, livestock and housing in Bolivia. But the few climate change adaptation and prevention policies adopted by the authorities are piecemeal and fragmented, experts say.

CLIMATE CHANGE: Caribbean Women Caught in the Storm

By Patricia Grogg
Incorporating a gender focus in public policies for confronting and adapting to the impacts of climate change is still a pending task in the Caribbean, despite women’s proven skills in risk and disaster management.
Website for citizens to upload their electoral sheet photographs and calculations. Credit: Foto X Casilla

Fraud Concerns on Eve of Mexico Elections

By Emilio Godoy
Political patronage, busing of voters, bribery, vote-buying and coercion are deep-rooted practices in Mexico and a source of unease for observers and citizens preparing for the Sunday Jul. 1 presidential elections.

Community Volunteers Convince Ugandan Families to Have Fewer Children

By Mantoe Phakathi
It is midmorning at the Kanungu Health Centre IV and the queue of patients grows as more people start to arrive for treatment at this rural facility more than 400 kilometres outside the Ugandan capital of Kampala.

Melting Permafrost Threatens Swiss Villages

By Ray Smith
Melting glaciers are the most visible effect of global warming in the Swiss Alps. Meanwhile, permafrost is invisible and melting too, often causing rockfall and massive debris flows, ultimately threatening mountain villages.

Poverty Rises With Wealth in Indonesia

By Alexandra Di Stefano Pironti
If in the words of Gandhi ''poverty is the worst form of violence,'' then the Indonesian government is accountable to some 120 million citizens who live on less than two dollars a day.

U.N. Whistleblowers Muted and Victimized

By IPS Correspondents
A landmark case filed against U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon by a former employee has spotlighted the dangers of whistle-blowing inside the U.N. exposing a faulty accountability system.
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