Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's
need, but not every man's greed”
Mahatma Gahandi
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global warming, economic disorder, pollution, and the disastrous effects of
corporate greed, the societies of the world are on the brink of a catastrophe
the likes of which, in Earth’s recorded history, has never before been seen.
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July 15, 2008
Animals and Animal Rights
China demand for ivory tops talks
Woman Gives New Home To Caged NASA Chimps
KZN residents warned after hippo attack
Mystery insect bugging experts at London museum
Child Labor and Abuse
Lifting children out of poverty
Senate majority leader calls for fed probe into FLDS
K'Nex investigates 'sweatshop' allegations
Sesame Street Toy Made in Chinese Sweatshop By Teenage Workers
Coral Reefs and Oceans
UN agency: Global warming hurting fish
Oceans Running Out of Time – Leading Reef Scientist
Coral Reefs Dying, Experts Say Recovery Possible
Herbivorous fish save coral reefs: Academic
Acidifying Oceans Are One New Threat for Coral Reefs
Corporate News
InBev agrees to buy Anheuser for $52 billion
Fresh Iraq troop cuts hinge on security: Petraeus
Yahoo Rejects Microsoft Offer For Search Business
More Cuts Expected at General Motors
Obama rakes corporate greed, but calls for blacks to look inward ...
InBev and Anheuser-Busch: The Love Boat of Corporate Marriages
Exxon Mobil moves forward disputed gas field
Russia chides oil majors on production
Venezuela To Cut US Oil Flow If Exxon Hurts PdVSA - Chavez
EXXON Punitive Damages Case Has Broader Implications
Apple Says It Sold Over 1 Million IPhone 3Gs
Microsoft-Icahn fire back at Yahoo as tie-up drama continues
Crime
Pubs to be forced to search customers for knives
Britain is creating youths who have nothing to lose by crime
Phishing fraud up by 182 per cent
Oyster Cards Under Attack In London
ID thieves often prey on Dominican credit card users, but few complain
Crime blitz parents facing eviction
Deforestation and Desertification
Forests to fall for food and fuel
Desert-to-Food Programme, Palliative to Food Crisis?
'Tree plantation to stop desertification in Barind area stressed’
Jakarta protests Yale University over green index
Slowing Deforestation Rates May Net Billions
Warnings of a global land grab
Economy
Treasury Acts to Shore Up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Offshore Drilling Backed as Remedy for Oil Prices
FAO to help 48 nations to fight inflation; India not included
Analysts: 150 Banks May Fail In Next 12 To 18 Months
U.S. Treasury Approves $3B Credit Line For Freddie Mae, Freddie Mac
Homeowners who use heating oil seek alternatives
SEC to Probe Manipulation Through False Information
US mortgage giants' crisis sparks fear for British banks
Zimbabwe - 28 Billion Can't Buy One Squash
Pledge fails to lift cloud over Fannie, Freddie
Bank Stocks Are Battered as Unease Grows
Fannie, Freddie Critics Say Warnings Were Ignored
Brazil bucks global economic downturn
Emerging Diseases
Dengue fever cases up 75% in Eastern Visayas
World Health Organization: Stay away from Ugandan caves
Evolution of H274Y Tamiflu Resistance Baffles Experts
Expert warns Hong Kong’s avian flu vaccine is waning
Melbourne scientists make Malaria breakthrough
Drug-Resistant Bird Flu Strain Killing Egyptians
New health threats for the 20th Century
Cheap AIDS Drugs Bring Uganda Hope
Four people die of dengue fever in one week
Dengue fever plagues central region
Diabetes makes people more vulnerable to TB
Ancient bones could help combat TB, say scientists
Tuberculosis: For years, cases were falling in Britain – now they ...
People living near pharmaceutical factory at risk from TB
Fires, foreclosures raise risk of West Nile virus
Heat wave adds to West Nile danger
A Threat in a Grassy Stroll: Lyme Disease
Though rare, reported cases of canine Lyme disease are on the rise
Endangered Species
Cancer forces Tasmanian devils to breed earlier
Sturgeon swimming towards 'extinction vortex'
Professor Studying Endangered Species of Dragonfly
Mouse Delisting May Set Pattern for Future Treatment of Threatened ...
UN meeting weighs China's request to import African ivory
'Howling survey' evidence of gray wolves in Wash.
Osprey Nesting at Power Plant Underscores Environmental Recovery
Environment
Observatory: In Deep-Sea Rock, a Place for CO2
Bush lifts offshore drilling ban in symbolic move
Act now to save our crumbling heritage sites
The march of tourism (and a threat to the Maldives)
Plastic water bottles vs. the environment
Time to invest more in protecting environment
Bush on the Environment: Wrong, and Proud of it, Until the Very End
Famine and Food Shortages
Sunflower seeds top list of most expensive food
More caution needed in food production
All talk and zero commitment from G8
Starvation threat looms as food, fuel prices shoot up
Honey, they shrank the packets of food
Starvation, AIDS and violence wreak havoc
Wheat Falls as Warm, Dry Weather Aids Progress of US Harvest
Speculation playing big part in raising food prices: gov't report
Floods
Floods and forewarnings on Western Cape coast
Floods in South Africa May Boost Wine Crop, Wheat Harvest
Genetics, Genetic Engineering, Biotech, and Nanotech
South Africa develops new GM potato variety
A time to sow? GM food could curb cost of staples
Could the Tide Be Turning for Transgenic Wheat?
Will GM Foods End Global Hunger?
Week ahead: Summit of nanotech
Study puts nanotech on front burner
Global Warming
UN Agency Warns Climate Change Threatens Millions In Fishing Industry
The Economic Impact of Global Warming is Beginning to Show
Administration Rejects Regulating Greenhouse Gases
Global warming may increase floods, scientist says
EPA experts detail global warming's health risks
Southern Hemisphere Glaciers Melting in Winter
Melting Ice = Rising Seas? Easy. How Fast? Hard.
Global Water Supply and Drought
Trading scheme just does not hold water
Just 32 farmers receive payout to quit the land
Drought conditions slowly improving across region
Drought year is a boon to safflower crop
Wheat could be worth millions, if forecasts hold
Ethiopians Wait for Foreign Aid as Government Downplays Drought
New report: Greatest value of forests is sustainable water supply
Government and Politics
Govt Pushes Draconian Law To Parliament
Belgian PM offers govt's resignation
Jesse Ventura Will Not Seek Minnesota Senate Seat
Lawmakers Fast-Track Help for Mortgage Giants
Health
Salmonella fears take zing out of pepper biz
Fluoridated water now reaches nearly 70% of U.S. population
Experts detail how rice absorbs so much arsenic
Amgen: Data Show Drug Aids Prostate Cancer Therapy Bone Loss
Intermittent sun exposure related to melanoma risk
Amgen’s drug cuts osteoporosis risk in prostate cancer patients
Cell phone users at higher risk of tumors
Spice-Rack Favorites Battle E. coli and Other Foodborne Pathogens
Salmonella probe could lead to shortage of hot peppers
Human Rights
Rights Group Says Thai Military, Insurgents Becoming Increasingly ...
Migrant workers riot in east China: rights group
Human rights chief reprimands PNP for rights violation cases
China is losing the human rights race
Human rights situation in Darfur 'remains grim'
PNP top violator of human rights in RP--CHR chief
Human rights record under scrutiny at UN meeting
Human rights — strictly personal, strictly Japanese?
Invasive Species
Global warming 'will multiply pests'
New EPA rules to target invasive species
Zebra, quagga mussel populations triple in upper Great Lakes
Micro Chips and RFID
Food Manufacturer to Use RFID to Increase Supply Chain Safety
New Quebec licences will prove Canadian citizenship
Mining and Mining Pollution
Mining company to pay $1.48 million selenium fine
Australia's oil aims harm Philippines
Lack of action on rising water woes
Uranium mining permits sought for eastern SA
Malawi Commissions its First Uranium Mining Project
Misc and Odd News
Leave banners at home, Olympic spectators told
Lightning claims 5 young lives in a week
Natural Disasters
Strong Quake Jolts Northern Philippines
Belgium sees 2 earthquakes within 24 hours
Quake jolts New Zealand South Island
Volcanoes Unleash Havoc in Chile and Alaska
Iceland's Volcanoes Give Clues To Potential Eruption Effects
Natural fireworks continue at National Parks Volcanoes
Preventive measures sought to combat natural disaster
Natural disasters straining local Red Cross resources
Are your pets prepared for natural disasters?
Asia Pacific ripe for 'megadisaster'
Typhoon signal 2 raised in three northern Luzon areas
Earthquake-devastated culture fights for its survival in China
Nuclear and Depleted Uranium
Brown calls for eight new nuclear plants
Iran, EU to discuss nuclear 'timetable': Ahmadinejad
Special nuclear inspection after cooling tower leak at Vermont Yankee
GB: BROWN, NO LIMITS FOR NUCLEAR PLANTS, 8 IN 15 YEARS
North Korea's hidden nuclear programs
Lithuania plans referendum to delay EU-agreed nuclear shutdown
Entergy Vermont Yankee reactor cut to 23 pct power
Brown Blueprint To Give Britain An Oil-Free Future
Italy and Britain eye nuclear power potential
Former Oak Ridge, TN, Uranium Plant Evacuated After Smoke Seen; No Radioactive Material Involved
Pesticides and Chemical Pollution
Toxic chemical levels finally dropping in Arctic food animals, new ...
Use pesticides wisely, or not at all, experts advise
Valley gets heavy dose of pesticides on grasshopper fears
Gurkha veterans seek to challenge the Government
Pollution and Toxic Waste
Pudong relocations on cards as noise impacts
Groups, towns take steps to curb use of plastic bags
Traffic plan a danger to our health?
Anti-noise crusader for curbs on loudspeaker use in mosques
America's Five Quietest and Five Noisiest National Parks
Residents don't like the "sound" of traffic improvement plan
Study shows Oldham smoking ban reduces air pollution
Med Union's first declaration on pollution
NC goes to court over TVA coal power plant pollution
Product Recalls
Slavery and Human Trafficking
Child Brides and Sexual Exploitation: Ghana’s Shame!
Pastor in Police net for alleged human trafficking
Senator Decries High Human Trafficking
Sweatshop workers call on Governors to follow Rendell’s lead in ...
Language of hyperbole has floated free of reality
MALI : Thousands still live in slavery in north
Forty Tajik Nationals Freed from Slavery in Russia
Parts for 'Sesame Street' toy made in sweatshop, report says
Space, Science, and Technology
Asteroid Cruises Past Earth ... With a Partner!
NASA’s solar observatory to improve forecasts of space weather
Tata Nano: The $2500 Tata Nano unvield in India
"Make Space Cost Less, But Don't Layoff Anyone"
Wars and Conflicts
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Sudan's Bashir
Ban these bombs that kill indiscriminately
Iran, Gazprom set to sign cooperation memorandum
President George W Bush backs Israeli plan for strike on Iran
U.S. terrorism watch list tops 1 million
Taliban Breached NATO Base in Deadly Clash
Outpost attack in Afghanistan shows major boost in militant strength
For Darfur, a step toward justice?
UN pulls back staff from Darfur
Cluster Bomb Treaty's Moral Force May Deter US
UN Announces Plans To Withdraw Troops From War-Torn Darfur
McCain Will Call for a Surge of Troops to Afghanistan
Arrest Is Sought of Sudan Leader in Genocide Case
Georgia: A Request for More Soldiers
Brown ends hopes of withdrawal from Iraq
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4118
Britain to send 120 more troops to Iraq: defence ministry
Bloody attack ends Iraq soccer game
Democrat would boost Afghanistan troops
Taliban Flexing Muscle in Afghanistan
FATA militants commit to fight in Afghanistan
24 die in suicide bombing at Afghanistan market
Karzai: Pakistani Spies Attack Afghanistan
More ITBP troops for missions in Afghanistan
Self-Interest Might Save Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Crisis Resolution In African Hands Now - US Ambassador
Zimbabwe Talks on Political Impasse Yield No Results, MDC Says
Pressure mounts as Zimbabwe runs out of paper for bank notes
Zimbabwe Political Violence Said To Be Subsiding In Some Areas
Weird Weather
Severe weather hits Central Texas
Storms strand hundreds at Hartsfield
This Year May Set Record for Tornado Deaths in US
National Weather Service warns of high rip currents Monday
Soaked parts of California fear further mudslides
Wild Weather in Southern California: Thunderstorms, Flooding and ...
Heat wave delays I-5 project, southbound lanes reopen Thursday
Heat wave adds to West Nile danger
Projected California Warming Promises Cycle Of More Heat Waves ...
Heat wave expected to last four days
Wildfires
Large Forest Fire on Mt. Adams Can be Seen Across the State
Smoke from Washington fire visible in Oregon
Majority of California Wildfires Contained, 100 Homes Destroyed
California Wildfires - Shasta Trinity Lightning Complex Fires ...
California rain brings mudslides and little relief to wildfires
Threat of wildfires in California eases
New wildfires in Eastern Washington