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Rio+20 : A mirage for Africa?
Seeded on Thu May 10, 2012 2:11 PM EDT ()
With a population of a little over one billion (according to the UNFPA report) Africa is certainly one of the continents that is faced with huge challenges of under-development, poverty, food insecurity, environmental degradation, water scarcity, pollution and land degradation. …
Solar power's next shining | Sustainability & Resource Productivity Practice | McKinsey & Company
Seeded on Fri Apr 27, 2012 9:52 PM EDT ()
Has the solar-power industry lapsed into a classic cycle of boom and bust after a decade of unprecedented growth? It might appear so. As years of government subsidies boosted the global installed capacity of solar-photovoltaic (PV) modules and dramatically cut prices, new produ …
What if you followed your gut feeling?
Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:03 PM EDT
We all have our natural "instincts", our gut feeling but we are constantly influenced by the media, society, our parents, friends, teachers, etc. What if we followed our intuition and did what nature intended us to when it comes to other human beings? Would people still be racis …
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First African-American woman to earn commercial pilot's license challenged racism head-on
Seeded on Sat Mar 31, 2012 8:02 PM EDT (http://www.sg.af.mil)
Janet Bragg: First African-American woman to earn commercial pilot's license.
Disturbing Questions Arise About Anti-Gay Funding Behind "Kony 2012″ Video
Seeded on Mon Mar 12, 2012 5:38 PM EDT ()
according to researcher Bruce Wilson and IRS 990 forms, Invisible Children receives major funding from far-right, anti-gay fundamentalist donors and organizations, chief among them the U.S.-based National Christian Foundation (NCF). The NCF has also provided significant fu …
India removed from WHO list of nations with polio
Seeded on Tue Feb 28, 2012 6:36 PM EST (msnbc.com)
"We need to educate our children and our mothers on the importance of hygiene and nutrition to overall good health and longevity," Singh said.
Inter-ethnic fighting 'displaces 40,000 in Kenya'
Seeded on Sun Feb 12, 2012 4:50 AM EST (Google)
More than 40,000 people have fled recent clashes between two northern Kenyan tribes over access to water and pasture, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said Friday.
ACTA: more than just an illegal download ban
Seeded on Sun Feb 12, 2012 4:01 AM EST (Radio Netherlands Worldwide | RNW - NEWS, ANALYSIS AND BACKGROUND IN 10 LANGUAGES, WORLDWIDE 24 HOURS A DAY, ON RADIO, TELEVISION AND THE INTERNET.)
A new wave of protests in defence of internet freedom is on its way. On Saturday, demonstrators will target the Anti-Counterfeit Trade Agreement or ACTA for short.
Truth, lies and Afghanistan
Seeded on Thu Feb 9, 2012 11:11 AM EST ()
I spent last year in Afghanistan, visiting and talking with U.S. troops and their Afghan partners. My duties with the Army’s Rapid Equipping Force took me into every significant area where our soldiers engage the enemy.
Obama Says So Long SOPA, Killing Controversial Internet Piracy Legislation - Forbes
Seeded on Wed Jan 18, 2012 1:51 PM EST (Forbes)
“Any provision covering Internet intermediaries such as online advertising networks, payment processors, or search engines must be transparent and designed to prevent overly broad private rights of action that could encourage unjustified litigation that could discourage s …
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