3.01.2012
Climate change to cost Bangladesh $5.7bn Gulf Times
Gulf Times -
By Mizan Rahman/Dhaka The cost of managing the increased risk of cyclones and inland monsoon floods due to changing climate will be approximately $5.7bn by 2050, according to a World Bank (WB) estimate. “Bangladesh will require climate-smart policies ...
The rate of poverty is rapidly increasing in Pakistan Pakistan Observer
Pakistan Observer -
The rate of poverty is rapidly increasing in Pakistan notwithstanding the measures being taken by the government to curtail the menace.
Global Extreme Poverty Reduction Efforts a Failure Bloomberg
Global Extreme Poverty Dropped in 2005-2008
Bloomberg -
Analysis since 2008 shows that, “while the food, fuel and financial crises over the past four years had at times sharp negative impacts on vulnerable populations and slowed the rate of poverty reduction in some countries, global poverty overall kept ...
Cha-Ching!! Tesla Motors Model X Smokes $40 Million In A Day EarthTechling
Cha-Ching!! Tesla Motors Model X Smokes $40 Million In A Day
Tesla says its new Model X crossover SUV is faster than a Porsche Carrera. The seven-seater is said to clock a 0-to-60 time of 4.4 seconds. That’s a pretty quick mover and according to a recent release from the company, it’s not the only thing that’s moving fast.
On energy, Obama avoiding ghost of Jimmy Carter Politico
Politico -
In 2010, environmentalist Bill McKibben tried in vain to get the Obama administration to take the symbolic step of reinstalling one of Carter's solar panels on the White House - the panels the Reagan administration removed after taking over in 1981.
DON'T MISS!!!! BILL MCKIBBEN SHOWING BACKBONE! Bill McKibben: Beyond Keystone ThinkProgress
ThinkProgress -
By Climate Guest Blogger on Feb 27, 2012 at 10:52 am by Bill McKibben, reposted from HuffPost There were two scientific studies this week that set the ongoing Keystone pipeline battle in sharp relief.
UVA Students Living Wage Campaign Stretches Strike Into March WINA AM 1070
WINA AM 1070 -
The Living Wage Campaign has extended its hunger strike into March. The State Senate has refused to adopt an amended version of Governor McDonnell's two-year $85 billion budget.
Poll: 63 pct of voters back Obama birth control policy The Sun Daily
The Sun Daily -
WASHINGTON (March 1, 2012): Nearly two-thirds of Americans favor President Barack Obama's policy requiring birth control coverage for female employees, including clear majorities of Roman Catholic, Protestant evangelical and independent voters, a poll ...
Israel's Rape and Plunder of Palestinians: Israel legalizes unsanctioned settler enclave The Associated Press
The Associated Press -
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to stop construction and the Palestinians say they won't negotiate while Israel unilaterally determines the borders of their state through settlement-building.
Obama Peace Maker: Vow to journalist boosts Myanmar reform hopes Financial Times
Financial Times -
By Gwen Robinson in Bangkok The visit to Myanmar of a prominent dissident journalist underscored a pledge by President Thein Sein on Thursday to push on with democratic reforms and hold “all-inclusive democratic elections” on April 1.
Gaza children run marathon to raise funds for UN summer camps Haaretz
Haaretz -
The event, which kicked off at Beit Hanoun in the north and ended at Rafah, 42 kilometres away, is held to raise funds for the summer camps UNRWA organizes every year.
Obama Peace Maker: NKorea nuclear envoy to visit US on heels of deal The Associated Press - 49 minutes ago SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - In another sign of warming relations between two wartime foes, a senior North Korean nuclear negotiator will attend a security conference in the United States, a person with knowledge of the negotiations between Washington and ... North Korea nuclear deal raises disarmament hopesNational Post Third time lucky for nuclear watchdog in North Korea?Chicago Tribune Your preferred source:Aid groups welcome US nuclear deal with North KoreaLos Angeles Times Opinion:North Korea's Nuclear ActivityNew York Times
The Associated Press -
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - In another sign of warming relations between two wartime foes, a senior North Korean nuclear negotiator will attend a security conference in the United States, a person with knowledge of the negotiations between Washington and ...
WOW: Mapping Tool Analyzes How Climate Change, Conflict and Aid Intersect in Africa University of Texas
University of Texas at Austin News -
AUSTIN, Texas - Researchers have developed a new dynamic mapping tool that will help policymakers and other groups determine a country's vulnerabilities to climate change and conflicts and show how these two issues intersect in Africa.
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