by Danielle Parillo | May 3, 2013 | Monitor
No Hijacking by Somali Pirates in Nearly a Year Edith M. Lederer/Stars and Stripes The fight against Somali pirates has been so effective that they haven’t been able to mount a successful hijacking in nearly a year, the chair of the global group trying to combat...
by Danielle Parillo | May 1, 2013 | Monitor
Climate Change: When Rain, Rain Won’t Go Away Dan Vergano/ USA Today On Aug. 28, 2011, Tropical Storm Irene’s rains swelled the Williams River, smashing dams, flooding homes and carrying off the historic Lower Bartonsville Covered Bridge. This wasn’t just...
by Danielle Parillo | Apr 25, 2013 | Monitor
Does Climate Change Worry You? How About Insurance to Cover Its Consequences? Terry Anderson and Dino Falaschetti/ Forbes With private investment in green energy down 34 percent between 2011 and 2012, proponents of subsidies for R&D struggle to make their...
by Danielle Parillo | Apr 25, 2013 | Monitor
On April 24, the President’s National Security Advisor, Tom Donilon, spoke at Columbia University’s launch of its new Center on Global Energy Policy. Donilon spoke at length on the national security aspects of energy and climate change. Below is a...
by Danielle Parillo | Apr 17, 2013 | Monitor
In today’s news, China has revealed their “secret” military and Lockheed Martin is planning on building a thermal power plant off China’s shore. Energy is as dirty as it was 20 years ago and Europe is having an energy cost crisis. Read on for more fresh and exciting...