By Francisco Casillas |Staff Writer| As an effort to bring attention to climate change, the Pentagon released a report Monday Oct.13, declaring climate change as an “immediate risk.” The Department of Defense (DOD) plans to adapt to rising sea levels, fierce storms, and severe droughts by increasing disaster relief and humanitarian assistance, building infrastructure against possible hits from the coastal waters, and providing assistance to other nations who are affected by climate crises. “Our coastal installations are vulnerable to rising sea levels and increased flooding, while droughts, wildfires, and more extreme temperatures could threaten many of our training activities,” … [Read more...] about Climate change declared national security risk
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Debt ceiling closing in
By Marysol Guzman |Staff Writer| With only a few weeks before automatic federal spending cuts occur, President Barack Obama presented alternative ways to innovate the fiscal plan. The fiscal plan was scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1 but was extended to March 1 of this year. At a press conference last Tuesday, Obama proposed a new package that included different spending cuts, tax increases and tax reforms. Obama said the sequester (larger cuts) will only weaken the economy and possibly even slow down the attempt to recover the country. “We can’t just cut our way up to prosperity. It hasn’t worked in the past and it wont work today,” said Obama. Obama made it clear that the … [Read more...] about Debt ceiling closing in
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