Sweden leads: Commits to Fossil-Free-Future

Treehugger.com is reporting that Sweden is going to kick its’ oil habit. Goran Persson, the Prime Minister of Sweden, has announced that his country will try to end its fossil fuel dependency by 2020. The plan is mostly based on investments and tax incentives for the use and research and development of alternative sources of …

Kofi Annan takes fall for UN

Here’s something you don’t see everyday… Updated! See Bottom A “leader” taking the hit for his own transgressions, and that of his organization. Before I start, I want to make one thing clear, this post has two parts. They are equal in value and equal in their criticism towards the two “leaders”. Just to make …

The US weighs in on UN Reform

The Washington Post today published a report on happenings at the UN less than a month before a massive summit is planned. (Cheers JaneM) the Bush administration has thrown the proceedings in turmoil with a call for drastic renegotiation of a draft agreement to be signed by presidents and prime ministers attending the event. This …