Natural Disaster
A skeptical look at Earth Day
IPN Opinion article
Earth Day is now 40 but the environmental movement is still fighting old and pointless battles, such as the one against life-enhancing pesticides. On the other hand, it is not fighting battles that really do need fighting to allow the poor to improve their lot all over the world.
Vulcan-economics
IPN News coverage
Caroline Boin discusses the economic impact of the Icelandic volcano on trade and food security
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A skeptical look at Earth Day
IPN Opinion article
Forty years after the first Earth Day, the environmental movement should rethink its priorities and the policies it promotes
Ash cloud: European skies re-open but flight chaos continues
IPN News coverage
A volcanic eruption in Iceland caused massive travel disruption over the past week.
Africa calling
IPN Opinion article
Mobile phones have transformed the lives of millions Africans for the better - but Ethiopia's government has stifled the ICT industry
Institutional Earthquake
IPN Opinion article
Iain Murray cites IPN's paper on institutional resilience to discuss why the Haiti earthquake caused so many deaths. (National Review subscription required for full text)
