John Perkins is an American author. His best known book is Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (2004), in which Perkins claims to have played a role in an alleged process of economic colonization of Third World countries on behalf of what he portrays as a cabal of corporations, banks, and the United States …more…
ENVIRONMENT
MAN vs EARTH
In his latest video, “Man vs. Earth,” spoken word artist Prince Ea opens by saying, “Fun fact: Planet Earth is 4.5 billion years old, mankind, about 140,000 years old. Let me put that in perspective. If you condense the Earth’s lifespan into 24 hours—that’s one full day—then we have been here for, drum roll please, three …more…
Clearing Up the Ocean One Fishnet At A Time
Adidas has teamed up with ‘Parley for the Ocean’ to create running shoes made out of ocean trash. The German company, an environmentalist collective, announced at a United Nations run event that the shoes would consist of illegal gillnets and recycled waste collected from poaching vessel the organisation followed for 110 days. The fight against …more…
Who Will Benefit from Fracking?
The ASA just banned this Greenpeace anti-fracking ad! Here are the facts: A few months ago Greenpeace published a newspaper ad stating: “Experts agree – [fracking] won’t cut our energy bills.” The ASA asked for evidence to back up the claim — so we submitted statements from 22 experts and commentators including leading academics, the …more…