The U.S. Supreme Court ruling against the Bush administration's use of military tribunals has prompted fresh calls for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison camp and other secret prisons run by the U.S. military.   more »

Wind power is "poised to become to become the foundation of the new energy economy," claims a new survey by the Washington, D.C.-based Earth Policy Institute. According to the environmental group, global wind electricity-generating capacity increased by 24 percent in 2005 to 59,100 megawatts--a twelvefold increase from a decade ago, when world wind-generating capacity stood at less than 5,000 megawatts.   more »