The United States blocks oil drilling in the Arctic
After Shell, Obama blocks new oil drilling activities in the Arctic. Is it the very end of the soap opera that has been going on for many years?
Bibliobicicleta, San Francisco’s travelling trade library
The Bibliobicicleta project was realised by Alicia Tapia through crowdfunding. San Francisco citizens can borrow books or donate them.
Patti Smith releases her new memoir, M Train
Five years after her first literary success Just Kids, Patti Smith publishes her second memoir M Train.
BP swallows a bitter pill in signing the most toxic deal and paying the most grievous fine
Più di 20 miliardi di dollari per il disastro incalcolabile causato dalla Bp nel golfo del Messico. Questa volta la multa per la Deepwater horizon è definitiva.
US air force bombed MSF hospital. The UN: “War crime”
Un centro afghano di Medici Senza Frontiere è stato raso al suolo da un bombardamento, probabilmente americano. Il racconto straziante di un infermiere.
Obama decries mass shooting in Oregon. This is a political choice we make
Obama speaks after the killing of 10 people by a gunman who attacked a college in Roseburg, Oregon on the 1st of October. He’s tired of gun violence and calls for change.
Police kills 3 people a day in the United States
The Counted is a counter tracking the number of people killed by US police forces in 2015. A grim tally, aimed to spotlight a silent massacre.
Hawaii. From tropical haven to green paradise
The U.S. islands are investing wholeheartedly in renewables, aiming to cover 100% of their electricity needs within the next 30 years.
Seasonal liquid water flows on Mars, NASA announces
Salty water flows on slopes on Mars’ surface, when temperatures exceed 23°C. A great discovery, waiting for man’s arrival.
Shell abandons Arctic oil drilling
The oil giant has announced it will end exploration drilling in Alaska. A huge victory for environmental activists.