 The UN Plan For Running The World: Global Carbon Taxes, Global Safety Nets And A One World Green Economy
Share Did you know that the UN has a plan for running the world and it is right out in the open? It is called “sustainable development”, but it is far more... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras) Pakalert Press
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 Green snails reluctant to come out of their shells
An outbreak of green snails in Victoria is moving at a snail's pace. The pest was discovered in September last year on five properties near Cobram, close to the NSW... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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 Beyond just logging trees : A reflection on Earth Day
For a heavily forested country like Indonesia, Earth Day, which falls on April 22, always serves as a perfect time to reflect on deforestation that today has reached an... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Jakarta Post
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 Monsoon likely to be normal this year, says farm secretary PK Basu
Tweet NEW DELHI: The first official forecast for the June to September monsoon is likely to be released on April 26. Preliminary indications hint at a normal monsoon this... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Times of India
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 Japan struggles with nuclear decontamination
Over a year after the nuclear accident triggered by a massive earthquake and tsunami contaminated large swathes of land in northeastern Japan, the future of the largely... (photo: AP / David Guttenfelder) Al Jazeera
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 Weather experts predict normal monsoon for South Asia
Tweet PUNE: A group of global weather experts on Friday predicted a normal monsoon for South Asia this year though a map released with the forecast indicates likelihood... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Times of India
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 Let's keep our power pants on
WINDFARM AFR 040517 PHOTO BY NIC WALKER --- windfarm near Canberra rural new south wales --- generic energy , environment , greenhouse , renewable energy , electricity ,... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Canberra Times
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 The significance of indigenous mobilisations
- Indigenous politics tend to be understood as local anecdotes, rather than political events of international significance. So it is of little surprise that the funeral... (photo: AP / Martin Mejia) Al Jazeera
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 Forests equal to half of Delhi lost, reveals report
Tweet NEW DELHI: Going by the latest report on deforestation in India, we have lost forest area equivalent to more than half of New Delhi or as big as a tier two city... (photo: WN / Geeta) The Times of India
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 Does Italy want Berlusconi back?
- It may seem impossible, but many progressive leftist voters in Italy want former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi back. They do not miss the embarrassment he created... (photo: AP / RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Goverment Press Service) Al Jazeera
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 Disaster Reignites Debate Over Battle at Earth’s Ceiling
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — In the snowy wastes of Siachen, where Pakistani and Indian soldiers face off in a high-altitude battle zone ringed by Himalayan peaks, the... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) The New York Times
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 Mohamed Nasheed talks about ‘The Island President,’ keeping fragile democracy afloat
The Toronto International Film Festival last year produced an unlikely star: a quiet, slight-of-stature leader of a tiny country few attendees might have been able to... (photo: AP / Eranga Jayawardena) The Washington Post
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 Rapid climate change putting Asia's rice production
Washington: Rapid climate change and its potential to intensify droughts and floods could threaten Asia's rice production and pose a significant threat to millions of... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) Zeenews
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 Rapid climate change putting Asia's rice production at risk
Washington, April 13 (ANI): Rapid climate change and its potential to intensify droughts and floods could threaten Asia's rice production and pose a significant threat to... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) Newstrack India
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 Analysis - Japan reactor restart debate swells beyond nuclear frontline
OTSU, Japan (Reuters) - Japan's nuclear power industry had never spent much time or money winning over the hearts and minds of people like Susumu Takahashi, a fisherman... (photo: AP / David Guttenfelder) The Star
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 India says EU tax a 'deal breaker' for climate talks
"I shall stick my neck out and say, for the environment ministry, yes the unilateral measure by the EU... is a deal breaker for the talks," Jayanthi Natarajan said in New... (photo: PIB of India / PIB) PhysOrg
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 Starwood Hotels to Open Its First Dual-Branded Ski Resort Complex in China
Adjacent to the Slopes of Changbai Mountains, The Westin Changbaishan Resort and Sheraton Changbaishan Resortwill Welcome Guests in summer 2012 BAISHAN, Jilin, China,... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) DNA India
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 Research finds bright future for alternative energy with greener solar cells
Ayomi Perera, a doctoral student in chemistry, Sri Lanka, is working under Stefan Bossmann, professor of chemistry, to improve dye-sensitized solar cells. The cells are a... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) PhysOrg
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 Thunderstorm warning for Sydney
Thunderstorms have been developing rapidly over the northern and central inland of New South Wales on Easter Sunday afternoon with signs of becoming severe. The storms... (photo: US Navy / Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Steven J. Weber) Sydney Morning Herald
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 Poor sanitation hampers clean-up of Manila Bay
Manila: The absence of proper and hygienic septic tanks in majority of households, commercial establishments and factories is hindering the implementation of the Supreme... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) Gulf News
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