The Horn of Africa is in the midst of its worst drought in 60 years: Crop failures have left up to 10 million at risk … Trends point to a planet increasingly hostile to agricultureRead more
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Global carbon emissions reach record 10 billion tonnes
Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels have increased by 49 per cent in the last two decades, according to the latest figures by … Global carbon emissions reach record 10 billion tonnesRead more
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What a secure place
The nine Greenpeace protesters that infiltrated the Nogent Sur Seine plant complex near Paris, France, were completely cleared from the site by 1130 local time … What a secure placeRead more
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TEPCO did not act on tsunami risk projected for nuclear plant
Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s department responsible for managing nuclear power plant facilities did not act on a risk of massive tsunami near the Fukushima Daiichi … TEPCO did not act on tsunami risk projected for nuclear plantRead more
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Cesium from Fukushima plant fell all over Japan
Radioactive substances from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant have now been confirmed in all prefectures, including Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, about 1,700 kilometers … Cesium from Fukushima plant fell all over JapanRead more
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The world’s ‘alternative’ Nobel Prize: an award fit for the 21st century
On the 5th of December this year, guests filed into the grand old Swedish Parliament for the 32nd Right Livelihood Award (RLA) ceremony. Jakob von … The world’s ‘alternative’ Nobel Prize: an award fit for the 21st centuryRead more
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U.S. Solar Industry Posts Best Quarter Ever
The Solyndra bankruptcy, the solar trade complaint filed against China and the pending expiration of a wildly popular grant program continue to provided fodder for … U.S. Solar Industry Posts Best Quarter EverRead more
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Fukushima radiation ‘mostly fell in sea’
AFP – Most of the radioactive fallout from the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant dropped into the ocean and began circling the planet, Japanese … Fukushima radiation ‘mostly fell in sea’Read more
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Iraqi Women
Yanar Mohammed talking: If I start with the basics, the Iraqi cities are now much more destroyed than they were, I would say, like five … Iraqi WomenRead more
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Emotional Learning
The study, initiated by the Swiss researchers and published in Nature, constitutes ground-breaking work in exploring emotions in the brain. Anxiety disorders constitute a complex … Emotional LearningRead more