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The government of Japan has decided to look into wasteful spending. We can't think of a greater waste than the Japanese whaling program. So we sent a delegation to the place where the review committee is meeting.

House Approves Historic Chemical Security Bill

Eight years after the September 11th attacks, the House of Representatives approved the "Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009," (H.R. 2868) by a vote of 230 to 193. This is the first time either house of Congress has approved permanent and comprehensive chemical security legislation.

The U.S. was the number one problem in Barcelona

On November 6th in Barcelona, Spain, United Nations climate change negotiations were supposed to conclude final preparations for the long-awaited talks in Copenhagen this December. But, after the-five day session concluded, the world was not much closer to the fair, ambitious and legally-binding treaty needed from the Copenhagen talks.

Greenpeace banner hang at Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain
Greenpeace activists hang a banner from Barcelona's Sagrada Família that reads "World leaders, make the climate call." © Greenpeace/Pedro Armestre


BANNER HANG AT CLIMATE TALKS IN BARCELONA:


Last week's climate talks in Barcelona, Spain were the last milestone on the road to the UN negotiations that will take place in Copenhagen at the end of the year. Unfortunately, the US delegation emerged as the principle obstruction to progress at the talks.
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