Disaster Management

The Untold Story of Ground Zero Evacuations by Boat

Jessica DuLong | Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: Mariners, Evacuation, 9/11, World Trade Center, September 11 Attacks, Tugboat, September 11 Anniversary, Fireboat, Disaster Management, Ground Zero, September 11th, New York News
Jessica DuLong

In the aftermath of an inconceivable assault, New York's ferryboat captains, tug crews, dinner-boat and sailing-yacht operators and other mariners stepped in, spontaneously, to provide invaluable, irreplaceable assistance.

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The Weather Becomes the News: An Interview With Earth Policy Institute Founder Lester Brown

Christal Smith | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Drought, Natural Disasters, Tornadoes, Lester Brown, Earth Policy Institute, Flood, Disaster Management, Emergency Preparedness, Green News
Christal Smith

What does climate change have to do with preparing for upcoming disasters? A whole lot, it turns out.

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Cambodia's Bon Om Touk Stampede Preventable

Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Phnom Penh-Cambodia, Phnom-Penh-Cambodia, Cambodia, Disaster, Emergency, Stampede, Bodies, Phnom Penh, Disaster Management, Death, World News
Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza

Cambodia's government failed its people at all levels.

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Why America Suffers From One Catastrophe After Another and Why It Will Keep Happening

Anis Shivani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: War Crimes, 2000 Election, Arizona Immigration Law, Terrorism, Disasters, 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, BP Oil Spill, Rule of Law, Disaster Management, Barack Obama, Torture, Gulf Oil Spill, Environmental Disaster, Immigration, Sb 1070, Politics News
Anis Shivani

9/11. Enron. Katrina. Wall Street. The BP spill. There seems no end to it, and the reactions are always parallel. Obama is no different in how h...

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