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Greenpeace has accused the Japanese whaling vessel Nisshin Maru of deliberately ramming its boat, the Arctic Sunrise, in the Southern Ocean before steaming off at high speed.

Bolivia's President-elect Evo Morales has said during a visit to the Netherlands that nationalising his country's energy reserves was key to wiping out poverty, but that changes should happen gradually to avoid upheaval.

A key conference on climate change is set to begin in Sydney this week, but already it has been hit by the withdrawal of its biggest drawcard.

Victoria is set to become a leader in fighting climate change with a landmark research project this year that will store greenhouse gas deep underground. By Barry FitzGerald

An Interview with Gilbert Achcar. By Bill Weinberg

The following is an interview with David Edwards and David Cromwell editors of Medialens and co-authors of the new book 'Guardians of Power: The myth of the liberal media'.

Bad enough that the U.S. military is occupying Iraq. Now the IMF is occupying the country. By Matthew Rothschild

After a 1998-2003 moratorium on testing pesticides on humans, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is about to legalize the abhorrent practice. One can probably tolerate human testing for medicines, but why should a civilized society test farm sprays on humans? By E.G. Vallianatos

Accepting climate refugees from Pacific nations affected by rising sea levels was "policy on the run" that would add to Australia's already high greenhouse emissions. By Amanda Hodge

Is anyone really surprised that the USA now openly advocates torture, spying on its own citizens, or equates dissent with aiding and abetting the "brutal killers", as Bush describes them. Ummm, should US homegrown serial killers be designated enemy combatants? By John Stanton

Confirmation that last year was Australia's hottest on record proves the country is in the grip of global warming, but signing up for the Kyoto agreement is not the answer, Environment Minister Ian Campbell has said. By Leigh Dayton

Tropical Storm Zeta is the late-developing twenty-seventh named storm of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, extending the record number of storms in the season. Zeta developed on December 30 and persists into January 2006.

Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul is scheduled to arrive Thursday to sign separate joint declarations with Israel and the Palestinian Authority governing a Turkish role in resurrecting the Erez industrial area. By Herb Keinon

Sources in Ankara told The Jerusalem Post that intelligence data indicates that Teheran is developing new versions of the Shihab missiles, such as the Shihab 4 and 5, that would even be capable of hitting Ankara. By Metehan Demir

As has been the case every year for as long as I can recall, an American college campus is once again embroiled in controversy over the expression of racism in its hallowed halls, and what it may seek to do in response. By Tim Wise

Kakegawa City, together with the Japan Sewage Works Agency, has been recognized by Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport for its highly resource-efficient sewage system.

Decades ago, scientists and engineers thought it would be easy enough to deal with the radioactive waste from nuclear power plants: sort out and save the small portion that was reusable, and put the rest in a hole in the ground. By Matthew L. Wald

Alaska, Kanada ve Rusya'daki ekosistemleri değiştiren küresel ısınma, 2100 yılına kadar Kuzey Kutbu'ndaki buzul tabakasında 3.35 metrelik erimeye neden olabilir.

PERMAFROST: Computer scenario shows rising temperatures could melt top 11 feet in Alaska by 2100. By Doug O'Harra

Cutting air pollution could trigger a greater surge in global warming than previously thought, suggesting future rises in sea level and other environmental consequences have been underestimated. By Ian Sample

A small island in Vanuatu is claimed to be the first in the world to have to move its community because of rising sea levels. Ben Bohane visits Tegua island.

Permafrost is losing its permanence across the Northern Hemisphere, altering ecosystems and damaging roads and buildings across Alaska, Canada, and Russia.

The Bolivian people have made history. Never have they directly elected their President with more than 50% of the vote; no candidate has even reached 37%. By Jean Friedsky

Global warming may decimate the top 10 feet (3 meters) or more of perennially frozen soil across the Northern Hemisphere, altering ecosystems as well as damaging buildings and roads across Canada, Alaska, and Russia.

Researchers fear the North's changing environment will affect the health of Inuit by decreasing their access to country food.

It's always a fight to find out what the government doesn't want us to know. And no one in this town has done more to fight for open democracy or done more to see that the Freedom of Information Act fulfills its promise than the Archive. By Bill Moyers

New simulations of 21st-century climate show that human-produced changes in land cover could produce additional warming in the Amazon region comparable to that caused by greenhouse gases, while counteracting greenhouse warming by 25% to 50% in some midlatitude areas.

James Hansen is the director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies. The following essay was excerpted from a presentation given Dec. 6 at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union.

In three different British courtrooms yesterday, three ordinary people stood accused of three very different crimes, but all based simply on their opposition to the war in Iraq. By Jason Bennetto and Terry Kirby

Corporate Lobbying, A Lapsed 'Ecowarrior' and Compromised Media