11.07.2011
Clinton: Obama Comparison 'Burns Me Up' medford.patch.com
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Clinton spoke at Tufts University Sunday. Here's a look at some of the things he had to say.
YOU YOUNG'NS ARE GETTING SCREWED. STAND UP OR IT'S YOUR FAULT NOW. U.S. young-old wealth gap worse www.cbsnews.com
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Typical U.S. household with head over age 64 has net worth 47 times greater than household headed by someone under 35
‘Israel’ Hijacking of Freedom Wave flotilla “Violent and Dangerous”, Activists beaten. saebpress.com
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Dr Fintan Lane Irish Ship to Gaza Coordinator Dublin (SaebPress)... Irish Ship to Gaza Coordinator Dr Fintan Lane was able to make a phone call Sunday 6th Nov afternoon from the ‘Israeli’ prison in which he and 13 other Irish citizens are being held. He communicated the following to the Irish S...
Climate Change Activists Climb Coal Power Crane in South Africa Planetsave
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Tar Sands activists in the US and UK weren't the only ones fighting climate change and bringing awareness to its causes this weekend. Greenpeace activists near Johannesburg, South Africa chained themselves to the gates of a coal power plant construction site and climbed a construction crane last nig...
11.06.2011
Google Map Reveals Massive Geothermal Potential Nationwide, “Effectively an Unlimited Supply” Says C thinkprogress.org
Google Map Reveals Massive Geothermal Potential Nationwide, “Effectively an Unlimited Supply” Says C
thinkprogress.orgYou’re looking at a whole lot of heat. Southern Methodist University’s Geothermal Laboratory recently released a map that proves once again how much potential energy is locked beneath America. SMU’s resource map, which took years to develop with funding from Google.org, shows that there are enough t...
Mark Ruffalo: Oilsands pipeline 'huge attack' on climate www.ctv.ca
www.ctv.ca
Warning that the $7-billion Keystone XL pipeline constitutes "a huge attack on our climate," American actor Mark Ruffalo joined a Washington protest Sunday that planned to encircle the White House.
Climate change, beetle may doom rugged pine seattletimes.nwsource.com
seattletimes.nwsource.com
Whitebark pines may be among the earliest victims of a warming climate in the Northwest, as rising temperatures at higher elevations have brought the trees into contact with the destructive mountain pine beetle.
Gaza flotilla interception 'violent and dangerous' | Irish Examiner www.irishexaminer.com
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The interception of an Irish ship trying to break Israel's naval blockade on Gaza was violent and dangerous, activists have claimed.
11.05.2011
In the West Bank, a woman's struggle for change www.washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com
For Hurriyah Ziada and other young activists, the focus is on basic human rights, not territory.
YOUR AFFLOHOLISM AT WORK - Guatemala's trash 'miners' risk lives to find gold news.yahoo.com
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A torrent of gray, toxic water spews from a drainage tunnel and surges along the ravine, tumbling along garbage that has fallen from the Guatemalan capital's main landfill 1,000 feet (300 meters) above.
Israel has forgotten the scripture: Tutu - Times LIVE www.timeslive.co.za
www.timeslive.co.za
The suffering inflicted by Israel on the Palestinian people shows that it has forgotten the Jewish scriptures, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu said on Saturday.
Home www.ippmedia.com
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Development progress in the world’s poorest countries could be halted by the mid-21st century unless bold steps are taken to mitigate the climate change impact, prevent further environmental destruction and reduce inequalities among nations.
The Climate Debate is Over. Let's Tap Markets to Save the Trees, the Planet, and Ourselves - Forbes www.forbes.com
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Our economy is changing our climate in dangerous ways, and the latest figures show it’s getting worse, with greenhouse gas emissions up a nauseating and unforgiveable 6% in 2010, despite the global economic slowdown. If you’re one of these self-proclaimed “skeptics” who still deny that man caused th...
Global Warming in Antarctica: Glaciers accelerating, West Antarctic Ice Sheet losing mass | Indymed indymedia.org.au
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Scientists have been studying the climate change impact on ice shelfs and glaciers for some time in Antarctica, and particularly around the Antarctic Peninsula where there is substantial warming occurring increasing ice shelf melt and the speed and discharge of glaciers. The most recent studies
11.04.2011
Exclusive: Video From Gaza Flotilla as Israeli Navy Prepared to Intercept Boats www.huffingtonpost.com
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Watch the Democracy Now! exclusive report from the "Freedom Waves to Gaza" flotilla this morning, shortly before the Israeli Navy intercepted the two ships attempting to reach the Gaza coast.
Muslim cab drivers save Jewish bagel shop www.msnbc.msn.com
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One of New York City’s oldest Jewish bakeries has been rescued from closure by an unlikely source: a pair of Muslim cab drivers who promise to keep it kosher.
Bloomberg: "Mind boggling" GOP candidates don't believe in science - Political Hotsheet - CBS News www.cbsnews.com
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg lets off steam about Republican presidential candidates' take on science Read more by Stephanie Condon on CBS News' Political Hotsheet.
The U.S. Wastes 7 Billion Gallons of Drinking Water a Day: Can Innovation Help Solve the Problem? thinkprogress.org
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UpStart [uhp-stahrt]n. 1. A company or organization with innovative approaches to energy use, carbon pollution, resource consumption, and/or social equity, 2. A company or organization overcoming market barriers to build the new clean energy economy. by Adam James In 2009, America earned a D- in dri...
Stunning Peatlands Amplifying Feedback: Drying Wetlands and Intensifying Wildfires Boost Carbon Rel thinkprogress.org
thinkprogress.org
Drying of northern wetlands has led to much more severe peatland wildfires and nine times as much carbon released into the atmosphere, according to new research. The most dangerous amplifying carbon-cycle feedback we face in the near term is, I believe, the thawing northern tundra. It is poised to ...
Oligarchy, American Style www.nytimes.com
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The stark reality is that we have a society in which money is increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few people. This threatens to make us a democracy in name only.
Vatican stunned by Irish embassy closure www.reuters.com
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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Catholic Ireland's stunning decision to close its embassy to the Vatican is a huge blow to the Holy See's prestige and may be followed by other countries which feel the missions
Tibetan Sets Himself on Fire in Indian Capital www.voanews.com
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Before his protest, the 25-year-old exile called on India and other nations to support the Tibetan people's bid for freedom from China.
In India, love tests world's longest hunger strike www.latimes.com
www.latimes.com
Irom Sharmila's mother has a simple dream: sitting down to a meal with her daughter.
Miles Of Smiles 7 Enters Gaza - International Middle East Media Center www.imemc.org
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The Miles of Smiles 7 solidarity convoy made it in the Gaza Strip on Thursday after crossing through the Rafah Border Terminal between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. The IMEMC is a media collective. We are independent journalists producing and distributing the authentic voices of the people. We are lo...
11.03.2011
Climate change linked to Ice-Age animal extinctions content.usatoday.com
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Climate change and human activity caused the extinction of some Ice-Age animals, such as the woolly rhinoceros, woolly mammoth, and wild horses, and the near extinction of others including reindeer, bison, and musk ox, says an international study..
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