NASA Turns Its Back on Planet Earth

onJul 23, 2006 @ 12:21 PDT

Nasa has dropped from its mission statement it’s charge to “understand and protect our home planet.” The question is whether its new emphasis on space exploration means the Bush Administraiton thinks it’s already too late to “protect our home planet,” or whether it just thinks colonizing space is more important than keeping Earth habitable for the rest of us.

By Ross Gelbspan

Analysis

The Allure of Flight

ByLindsey J. Smith

onApr 26, 2024 @ 13:38 PDT

New novel "The Sky Was Ours" reckons with escape, the false promise of technofixes, and the desire for a better world.

us/Big Oil’s Dangerous Radioactive Secret

ByJustin Nobel

onApr 24, 2024 @ 10:06 PDT

DeSmog writer Justin Nobel’s new book explores how workers bear the brunt of the oil and gas industry’s hidden contaminated waste.

uk/UK Accused of ‘Helping Russia’ as Refined Oil Imports From ‘Laundering’ Countries Remain at Record High

BySam Bright

onApr 24, 2024 @ 02:10 PDT

Britain is boosting the Kremlin war effort by continuing to purchase billions of pounds worth of refined oil from India, China, and Turkey, campaigners say.