World Jan 13 Haiti Relief Effort: How to Contribute For readers looking to contribute to the relief effort in Haiti, here are a few of the organizations collecting donations. NPR has also compiled a list, which you can find here: Hope for Haiti Now Action Against…
World Jan 13 Haiti Braces for Massive Casualties in Aftermath of Earthquake Haiti is bracing for massive casualties Wednesday morning as international aid groups scramble to piece together a response to the devastating magnitude-7.0 earthquake that struck the island nation late Tuesday afternoon. The quake, the worst to hit Haiti in…
Science Dec 18 Reports: Leaders Strike ‘Meaningful Agreement’ in Copenhagen Update 5:50 pm ET: President Obama said Friday a “meaningful and unprecedented breakthrough” had been reached between the U.S., China, India, South Africa and Brazil on a global effort to curb climate change, but said much work was still needed…
Science Dec 17 Thursday’s Headlines: U.S. to Help Build $100 Billion Fund for Climate Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at a press conference Thursday at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. (Photo by Henning Bagger/AFP/Getty Images.) In a bid to jumpstart stalled talks at the international climate summit in Copenhagen, the…