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Global warning: Melting ice threatens Arctic foxes
Some more wildlife animals are on the brink of extinction because of global warming. "Polar bears may not be the only Arctic wildlife threatened by global warming. Scientists have discovered that Arctic foxes also struggle as the ice disappears because they rely on the... America's Best Places to Live 2008
"Great jobs, schools, housing—these 10 small cities have all that and more Courtesy of City of Plymouth, Photo: Martha Johnston Plymouth's Medicine Lake at sunset Chances are, you love the corner of the nation your family calls home. And that’s exactly as it... March of the penguins becomes a desperate crawl for survival
This makes me just so sad.Penguin numbers are dwindling fast meaning that the world's oceans are in trouble and a species that scientists thought would be relatively safe from the human impacts of global warming are... Up to 1/3 of World's Wildlife Wiped Out Since 1970
These statistics are almost impossible to believe. We've lost more than a quarter, and possibly up to a third, of the world's wildlife in the past 40 years alone. At a current extinction rate of 1% per year, that... Why Food Costs Are Soaring
"Fatal food riots in Haiti. Violent food-price protests in Egypt and Ivory Coast. Rice so valuable it is transported in armoured convoys. Soldiers guarding fields and warehouses. Export bans to keep local populations... Rogue Dentists on the Loose
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Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor
Ah Yes, Rogue Dentists, Like Dinosaurs and UFO's we've heard of them, but never actually seen one. One envisions a Hard drinkin Leather clad Harley drivin Dentist,... Half of global populatin will live in cities by end of 2008
United Nations (ANTARA News/Xinhua) - By the end of this year, half of the world`s 6.7 billion people will live in urban areas, according to a UN report released Tuesday.The 2007 Revision of World Urbanization Prospects, prepared by the Department of Economic and Social...Infrastructure: How Would You Spend $1.6 Trillion?
"“China spends 9 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on infrastructure and India budgets 3.5 percent … while aiming to increase its allocation to 8 percent. By comparison, the United States budgets $112.9 billion or just 0.93 percent of its GDP, and sidesteps the...WWF: African white, black rhinos make comeback
""We have seen an increase in rhino populations of at least 5 percent per year over the last decade, which is encouraging," said George Kampamba, coordinator for World Wildlife Fund International?s African Rhino...Indonesia goes ape for orangutans
"Under new legislation, Indonesia will stabilise orangutan populations and habitat by 2017, return orangutans in captivity to the wild by 2015 and promote sustainable management of the forests, USAID said. They said...La guayabita: House Resolution supports Afro-Colombians
Will African in Latin America be recognised in the near future? Hugo Chavez, on the very few Afro-Indio leaders in Latin American history says yes, and urged the Columbian government to address these... Pope Benedict Argues Catholic Church 'Purified' Indigenous Peoples
Genocide works wonders, no? - The Angryindian-------------------------------------"AlterNet: Pope Benedict Argues Catholic Church 'Purified' Indigenous Peoples
During his recent trip to Latin America, Pope... Failure to see jihad for what it is by Diana West - Washington Times Editoria...
"Someday, when the war in Iraq has become a historical episode, we will tally up the lessons learned-if, that is, we ever learn any. Here are two worth mastering because failing to do so probably means we will no longer exist. Lesson 1. Nation-building in a war zone is...The last thing the Middle East's main players want is US troops to leave Iraq
"Across the region, ordinary people want the Americans out. But from Israel to al-Qaida, political groups and states have other ideas Hussein Agha Wednesday April 25, 2007 The Guardian Overt political debate in the Middle East is hostile to the American occupation of Iraq and...Honeybee Deaths Continue
The honeybee die-offs have been an ongoing emergency. Some scientists are blaming colony collapse disorder, whilst others point toward climate change and adverse reactions to chemicals."Honeybees in southwestern...
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