7.14.2011
Administration Grossly Underestimated Carbon Cost, Says Study www.nytimes.com
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The social cost of carbon, the economic value of avoiding the negative consequences of climate change, could be close to $900...
5 Palestinians injured, 2 missing as Israel attacks southern Gaza www.paltelegraph.com
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A Palestinian youth was injured when a group of Israeli settlers ambushed a Palestinian car
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IMEMC & Agencies: Palestinian medical sources reported Wednesday that a Palestinian youth was injured when a group of Israeli settlers ambushed a Palestinian car, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and hurled stones at them from a close range while threatening to shoot them dead. The wounde
McCaskill: McConnell 'lost his mind' - Reid J. Epstein www.politico.com
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She vents her frustration with the Republican approach on the debt ceiling.
Mother holding baby dives from carjacked car - Crime Scene - The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com
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The mother’s escape came after the suspect sideswiped a police cruiser in the stolen car and led officers on a chase at more than 100 mph, police said.
A Conversation With Eco-Outlaw Diane Wilson | Truthout www.truth-out.org
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Renegade activist and Texas shrimper Diane Wilson was arrested in London on April 14, 2011, while protesting outside BP's annual meeting. Wilson, who successfully fought Formosa Plastics to keep them from dumping toxins in the bay near her home and chained herself to an oxide tower to protest Dow Ch
Clean-tech is paying off for workers, report says www.indystar.com
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The green jobs movement is putting more greenbacks in workers' pockets. Clean-tech jobs offered median wages 20 percent higher than other occupations across the United States in 2010, according to a report released Wednesday.
Economists Find Gross Underestimates in Federal Projection of Climate Damage: Scientific American www.scientificamerican.com
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A report concludes that each ton of CO2 emitted inflicts almost 45 times more
Indiana Dunes vulnerable to climate change, report says - Post-Tribune posttrib.suntimes.com
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Beach erosion, sweltering summer temperatures and fierce storms are well-known occurrences at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. But according to a new report on Great Lakes national parks climate change, these events will intensify over the next 100 years, along with loss of plant species and
Obama ends meeting after GOP proposes short-term debt-ceiling fix discussions.latimes.com
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President Obama abruptly left debt negotiations with congressional leaders Wednesday after a top Republican said there was no longer time to engage in the large-scale deficit reduction discussions the White House seeks as part of a vote to raise the nation’s debt ceiling.
Israel Approves Illegal, Imoral, Vicious Jerusalem Museum Project Despite Muslim Objections www.voanews.com
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The Israeli government said it has given final approval to the construction of a museum over part of an ancient graveyard in Jerusalem. The project was delayed for years by objections from local Muslims.
Global Warming: The arid Southwest's 10 great climate deniers www.salon.com
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As consensus mounts, and their states confront torrid heat, these politicians maintain global warming is a hoax
7.13.2011
French Ship Flotilla's "Dignity" to Gaza; Spanish mission Hunger Strike - IPS ipsnew www.ipsnews.net
French Ship Carries Freedom Flotilla's "Dignity" to Gaza; Spanish mission Hunger Strike - IPS ipsnew
www.ipsnews.netThe French vessel Dignité-Al Karama is the only boat from the Freedom Flotilla II actually sailing for Gaza in an attempt to break the Israeli blockade imposed in 2006. At the same time, six Spanish members of the humanitarian aid mission went on hunger strike in the Greek capital.
Climate change hurting national parks near Great Lakes, report says www.detnews.com
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Climate change is impacting some of the major national parks in the Great Lakes region, according to a report released today.
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The Century of the Self is a British television documentary film that focuses its attention on Sigmund Freud's family, especially his daughter and nephew, ...
AWSOME!!! How One Mom Made a Difference to the Health of Utah Kids thinkprogress.org
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— Cherise Udell, founder of Utah Moms for Clean Air in a cross-post. In the winter of 2006-2007, I was utterly disgusted by our local air quality in Salt Lake City, which too often tasted like metal and smelled like gunpowder. On red alert days, I felt as if I was locking my young daughters [...]
Cleantech Jobs Reach 2.7 Million: The “Clean Economy” Starts Delivering on Its Promise of High-Wage thinkprogress.org
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Numerous reports have shown solid growth in the "clean economy" over the years. But what we're seeing now is that the clean economy is just, well, a normal part of the overall economy — albeit one with higher wages and more value-added. Growth in jobs, wages, and GDP has been too slow, for sure, but
NYT: Isreali General Sneh - DO THE 1967 BORDERS DEAL WITH PALESTINE www.nytimes.com
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A strategy for making Israel's 1967 borders defensible.
The Generals vs. Netanyahu www.huffingtonpost.com
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The growing calls from the Israeli security community for a return to peace talks with the Palestinian leadership on the basis of the 1967 borders highlight the discrepancy between Netanyahu's policies and Israel's strategic needs.
Netanyahu is turning Israel into Iran www.haaretz.com
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Now violence is being privatized. In typical Netanyahu fashion, individuals on the radical right are given the push, the encouragement and the authority to take the
Netanyahu staring in Orwell's 1984: Boycott law reflects democracy in Israel www.haaretz.com
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In a heated Knesset debate, prime minister defends controversial law which bans calls for boycotts on Israel; opposition head Livni: You are leading the country into an abyss.
Israelis detain Sylvia Hale, ex-NSW MP activist www.theaustralian.com.au
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A FORMER Greens MP arrested while trying to enter Israel said she was prepared to remain in jail to highlight the "unacceptable situation" in the West Bank as she prepared for a court battle to fight deportation.
Palestinian man dies after being shot by Israeli soldiers in West Bank edition.cnn.com
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Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian man in the West Bank town of Nablus early Wednesday, after an explosive device was thrown at them, Israel Defense Forces and Palestinian medical services said.
Banned from Israel, for life | Radio Netherlands Worldwide www.rnw.nl
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Israel sent over 100 activists home this week. They came to Tel Aviv as part of the Flytilla, a symbolic demonstration of solidarity by European and US activists after the Gaza Freedom Flotilla ships ...
7.12.2011
Canadian government to oppose Palestinian bid for statehood www.globalresearch.ca
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Montreal, July 12, 2011 -- According to CBC and the Toronto Star, a spokesman for Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister has indicated that Canada will oppose the Palestinian Authority's bid for statehood. The bid is expected to be voted on at the UN in September. Spokesman Chris Day said, "the only solu
Climate Change Drives Disease in Crucial Seaweed Species, Study Finds www.reuters.com
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New research links the spread of disease in a type of seaweed that is critical for marine life to global warming By Katherine Bagley, SolveClimate News Rising ocean temperatures due to global warming have
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