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July 25, 2008
Animals and Animal Rights
No bleating about the bush as shock demo hits embassy
Support PETA, Oppose the FDA’s Abuse of Animals
Proposed seal pelt ban welcomed by animal rights groups
EU proposes seal products ban, taking aim at Canadian seal hunt
The salmon business: Can marine farming every be eco friendly?
Child Labor and Abuse
AG calls on internet gateways to bar entry to child porn sites
Child labor: Another symptom of failed governance in the region
Child Labor in Congo Benefits Chinese Companies--and US Consumers
China Lets Child Workers Die Digging in Congo Mines for Copper
Govt action needed on child abuse
Child Exploitation Sting Leads to Arrest
Coral Reefs and Oceans
Amazon outflow is found to power ocean capture of carbon dioxide
Arctic voyage in search of climate answers
Fishing ban keeps starfish away
Corporate News
Abu Dhabi to buy stake in General Electric
Coca-Cola Cuts Can Size in Hong Kong on High Costs (Update2)
For Pepsi, another quarter of solid results
Top US Court Near Decision on Exxon Valdez Interest Payments
China Pressures Exxon, Vietnam
Occidental Profit Jumps 63% as Oil Climbs to Record (Update2)
ADM, Monsanto Intensify Food-Versus-Fuel Debate
Syngenta Profit Rises 25% on Pesticide, Seed Demand (Update3)
NY state sues UBS for fraud in auction-rate securities
Ford to shift direction after $8.7bn loss
Strong results for drugmakers Lilly and BMS
Credit Suisse Earnings Fall 62% but Top Expectations
Warnings From Daimler and Renault
Crop price boom boosts Bunge profits
Allstate profit plunges on catastrophe losses
Crime
Sen. Reid Says Polygamy Is 'Form of Organized Crime'
Bill would broaden hate crime law to gay, disabled people
GE Alleges Attorney Took Privileged Documents, Fed Them to Reporter
The Morphing Of Organized Crime
SA 'violating international law'
City Room: 4 Spitzer Officials Broke the Law, Commission Finds
Deforestation and Desertification
Lambi Fund of Haiti and Green Belt Movement Partner for to Plant ...
Guyana named among developing states to receive World Bank climate ...
Avoiding Deforestation to Limit Climate Change 'Cheap and Practical'
Paying to save tropical forests could be a way to reduce global ...
Deforestation reason behind global warming: Gilani
New plan would pay tropical countries for saving forests ...
Economy
Oil prices plunge on build in US gasoline reserves
Bush says Wall Street ‘got drunk’
Super Losses, Super Layoffs, Super Bailouts
Global Credit Crisis Takes Hold In Japan
Number of new mortages plummets by staggering 70%
Water bills set to soar under compulsory meters
Dumpster diving with the freegans: Why pay for food?
Gold Forecasts Revised Upwards to $1200
US jobless claims rise sharply as economy slows
US Economy: Home Resales Decline to 10-Year Low (Update1)
Fed Report Portrays Stressed Economy
Attitudes on Economy Remain Bleak, According to the Latest Harris Poll
Economy affects mental health; stress prompts calls for therapy
Resource stocks lead Europe lower
FTSE lower after weak retail sales data
Rising costs of financial turmoil
U.S. schools eye four-day week to cut fuel costs
Emerging Diseases
Health officials warn that dengue on the rise in Samoa
Polio drive intensified in areas bordering UP
Hispanics Now Make Up 22% Of New HIV, AIDS Cases In US
CDC To Release Revised HIV/AIDS Estimates Next Month
Sexual Taboos Hampering HIV/AIDS Efforts in Pakistan, Study Says
S. Korea to start year round bird flu monitoring
Kenya study proves malaria drugs side effects
Emergence of H1N1 Relenza Resistance In New Jersey?
DOH: Dengue-carrying mosquitoes are more active, hungrier
TB on the Rise Among US ImmigrantsIndustry joins forces in fight to stamp out bovine TB
Victim struggles with West Nile effects
UK Says The World Is Unprepared For Bird Flu
Endangered Species
Philippine Farmer Faces 12 Years In Jail For Eating Endangered Eagle
Queens County home to endangered Lichen
First wolf pack confirmed in Washington State since 1930
Orchids blooming in restored Wiltshire grasslands
World’s largest protected freshwater Ramsar site declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Unidentified frog photos taken in Peruvian Amazon
Unusually coloured animals from the Luangwa
Unknown disease killing off Florida's state tree
Pygmy Owl Continues to Decline in Mexico
'Red List' names endangered species
As endangered turtles wash ashore, scientists get a rare glimpse
Environment
Governor Signs Drilling Bill But Orders Environmental Update
States win court fight with EPA on ship discharges
TVA may have skirted environmental laws
Environmental Factors Linked To Sex Ratio Of Plants Discovered
£37bn plan to power EU with the Saharan sun
Famine and Food Shortages
New agency for food distribution to end shortages
Dollar decline, oil help drive up food prices, study says
Indusrtry chiefs hope Zimbabwe talks stop the rot
'Hidden famine' in Horn of Africa puts 14m at risk
Somali Islamists to protect aid workers
“Starvation, disease and death” will follow if pledges not kept ...
KENYA: Fears of food shortages in the west
Africa: Horn of Africa Nations Face Food Shortages
Floods
Soon, a forecasting system for predicting flash floods in advance
Dolly's rains dwindle, leaving floods in Texas, Mexico
Floods threaten Capital Region
Heavy rains, flash floods, force evacuations, wash out roads
Pak floods induces demand for Indian chilli
Floods drive residents out in Mexico
UPDATE 1-India monsoon rains 33 pct below average in mid-July
Thousands displaced by flooding in eastern Nepal
Genetics, Genetic Engineering, Biotech, and Nanotech
EU reserved about cloning: study
Safety of cloned animal products uncertain: EU agency
Russia will present Mammoth Cloning and DNA Laboratory at Venice ...
Four Pet Owners Win Online Bid to Clone Dogs
GM bananas set for initial trial
Political Risk Watch: Nanotechnology
Nanotech Advocates Push More Oversight, Funding
Europe Fails to Endorse Milk and Meat From Clones
CHINA’S GMO SOLUTION: GENETICALLY MODIFIED RICE TO BE CULTIVATED ...
Global Warming
Floating a solution to rising sea levels
Thirsty markets eye water futures
A Concrete Fix to Global Warming
Human Race Faces "Oblivion" From Global Warming, Says UN Chief
Costs Of Climate Change, State-by-state: Billions, Says New Report
Climate change will cost US billions of dollars: study
Global Water Supply and Drought
Are you one of the guilty ones?
The Prospects for the 21st Century
6 Steps to Take to Preserve Water
EPA investigates over 100 drinking water breaches
Guj`s 60 talukas face drought-like situation
Rains help drought, provide cool relief
Effects linger from last summer's drought in W.Va.
14 western Oklahoma counties eligible for federal drought aid
Study: Climate Change To Threaten Water Supply
Drought is now the norm in the deprived north of Kenya
Government and Politics
Venezuela church-state clash grows
Indian government's unstable win
Cuba under Raul: Creeping toward capitalism?
US Senate to Take Up Fannie-Freddie Bill After House Approval
Fate of Alaska gas pipeline with state Senate
House passes rescue plan for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
Senate Republicans: None shall pass until drilling commences
US Senate vote on housing bill expected Saturday
White House threatens veto on bill to sell govt oil
Health
Fresh scent may hide toxic secret
Unmasking the myths around antibiotics
Do Bone Drugs Do More Harm Than Good?
Obesity, Recession Take Bite out of Fashion Dollar
Calcium may be the key to understanding Alzheimer's disease
Plants make vaccine for treating type of cancer in Stanford study
How carrots help us see the color orange
Soy foods are associated with lower sperm concentrations
More Children's Toys Contain High Levels of Heavy Metals, Dangerous Chemicals
Merck Pushing for Over-The-Counter Approval for Statin Drug Mevacor
Human Rights
US lawmakers consider Olympic rights message to China
South African lawyer picked as next UN high commissioner for human ...
Stop prodding on human rights issues, China to US
Human rights chief deplores MMDA's iron fist
Human Rights Groups Outline Possible Legal Case Against Robert Mugabe
No pardons for Zimbabwe rights abusers, urges Amnesty
17-year-old fatally zapped by Taser likely youngest stun gun ...
Rights group criticise Nepal for blocking Tibetan protests
Nepal: Abuses Against Tibetans Protesting China's Tibet Crackdown
Invasive Species
Editorial: Great Lakes must get help to repel invasive species
Report: Economic Impacts of Invasive Species May Rival that of ...
Remove aquatic plants from boats, trailers before leaving launch areas
Proposed rule would classify invasive species into 2 categories
Invasion of fig whitefly threatens South Florida ficus plants
Report: Invasive Species Hurt Volcanoes Park
Great Lakes Compact Begins Trip Toward Ratification By Congress
Micro Chips and RFID
Unisys supports US border security with RFID cards
RFID chipmaker loses suit; says users must take "urgent" action
Mining and Mining Pollution
WWF pact to help miners manage tailings
Pebble could trade treasure today for tragedy tomorrow
Crusading priest decries Peruvian mining practices
Cleanup Options To Be Explored For Brooksville’s Callahan Mine
Misc and Odd News
Iraqi teams banned from Beijing Olympic games
Scientists recover complete dinosaur skeleton
Natural Disasters
Climate call for modern version of Noah's Ark
35 million Colombians threatened by natural disasters
Africa / Natural disasters / European Commission provides €5 ...
Iowa needs $1.2 billion more in aid, Culver says
Volcanoes in Alaska Are "Hopping," Says Scientist
US Agency to Help Chile Develop Volcano Early Warning System
Volcanic activity continues in Aleutians
Explosive Eruption Of Okmok Volcano In Alaska
Alaska volcano erupts prompting red alert
Mild earthquake felt in SW California
Cyclone-battered fisheries worsen Myanmar's pain
Light earthquakes hit Russian coast
Ariz. visitor feels Durango earthquake
Multiple earthquakes shake southwest China; one killed
Series of Earthquakes Rattle North Iceland
Hundreds of tremors hit north Iceland
Nuclear and Depleted Uranium
Obama warns on Iran nuclear threat
North Korea Pledges to Meet Obligations Under Nuclear Agreement
Bribery Allegations Mar Indian Nuclear Deal Vote
Iran Vows to Pursue Nuclear Technology
Iran claims US acknowledges its nuclear rights
Iran welcomes US respect but vows no nuclear retreat
Azerbaijan May Build Atomic Power Plant In 2015
Invest in the future, not in nuclear power
On Russian Disarmament, Candidates Agree
Missile crew falls asleep with nuclear code device: air force
IRAN: TEHRAN PLAYS FOR TIME AS NUCLEAR TALKS ENTER CRUCIAL PHASE
President Bush calls India's PM to push a proposed nuclear partnership
Iran ends cooperation with UN nuclear arms probe
Is Russia planning a nuclear bomber base in Cuba? Newspaper says .
South Carolina to test wells near nuclear plants
French environmentalists alarmed after fresh nuclear incident
Pesticides and Chemical Pollution
Health Tip: Reduce Pesticide Exposure
Time to ban cosmetic pesticides in NB
Striking cemetery workers picket GTA graveyards
Experts share tips on how to dispel fire ants
Report asks Uganda govt to shelve aside DDT use
Vanished pest makes a comeback
Ukrainian pr?sident believes former ally participated in his poisoning
Pollution and Toxic Waste
Starting with Ganeshotsav, MPCB to monitor noise levels during ...
Noisy speedboats 'driving people crazy' in Okanagan lakeside ...
Earthjustice/EIP Report: Dangerous Mercury Pollution From ...
Beijing pollution may lead to heart attacks, strokes
Air pollution degrading major ecosystems
Former EPA official testifies TVA skirted the law
Chinese worried about prices, jobs and pollution: poll
California ports' pollution plan proves a big haul
Huge Oil Spill Shuts Mississippi River
Delhi 'blesses' Haridwar with e-waste
Environment Ministry requests strict punishment of Hyundai-Vinashin
Calif. requires ships to cut pollution off coast
Product Recalls
Champion's Choice Recalls Walther Air Cylinders for Air Pistols Due to Burst Hazard
Dirt Devil Vacuum Accessory Tools Recalled Due to Laceration Hazard
Product recalls: Dirt Devil brush, My Binky pacifer, Amsterdam ...
Product Recalls: vacuum attachment tools
CONSUMER WATCH Product recalls still on the rise
CPSC Data Show Safety Recalls Increased 22% Over Last Year
Domega Recalls Korica Brand Mut Gung Sweetened Ginger
Reebok International Ltd. Recalls Exercise Cycles Due to Laceration Hazard
Remote-Controlled Helicopter Toys Recalled by Innovage Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
Cost Plus Recalls Santorini Chairs Due to Fall Hazard
Kids II Recalls Infant Rattles Due to Choking Hazard
Horseshoe Magnets Recalled by Dowling Magnets Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
Pacific Science Supplies Recalls Magnets Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
Federal Authorities Seize Xiadafil VIP Tablets After Company Refuses to Recall Product (July 24)
Slavery and Human Trafficking
10% percent of Israeli prostitutes are minors
Alleged manager of Mexico sex trafficking operation pleads guilty ...
Sweatshop allegations at Darien salon
Debt Slavery: Why Are Americans So Willing To Dig Themselves Deep ...
Space, Science, and Technology
We are not alone, claims NASA astronaut Edgar Mitchell
NASA's Best Photos: You Make the Call
NASA at 50 Many happy returns?
NASA and Internet Archive Launch Centralized Resource for Images
Wars and Conflicts
Cluster bombs go off in forest blaze
Rising costs of financial turmoil
Cambodia on brink of war with Thailand
Cambodia asks UN to put off border dispute meet: diplomat
Iraq's presidency council vetoes provincial election bill
Turkey Attacks Kurdish Rebels in Iraq
Bush Must Get Serious Over Iraq Withdrawal
Crocker optimistic about Iraq's future
Back to the future in Iraq and Afghanistan
Afghanistan troop increase up to next president: Pentagon
Afghanistan's Karzai soft on opium traffic, says former US official
Afghan Troops Kill at Least 34 Militants in Southern Afghanistan
US' Afghan challenges daunting: expert
US to help upgrade Pakistan fighter fleet
Zimbabwe central bank promises currency reforms
Zimbabwe’s recovery to boost region
Zimbabwe crisis talks begin in South Africa
1.2 trillion Zimbabwe dollars for £1
Austrian company helps Zimbabwe bank produce near-worthless money
Sudan's Beshir pledges peace as he leaves Darfur
Rwanda says could withdraw peace troops from Darfur
'There's no peace for us to keep'
US backs Rwanda general, says needed in Darfur
Egyptian military engineers join UN-AU mission in Darfur
Battle in Southern Afghanistan Leaves 35 Dead
Suicide Bomber Kills 8 Guards in Iraq
Former US official calls diplomatic outpost in Tehran a step forward
Weird Weather
Hurricane Dolly May Cost $1.2 Billion in US Claims
Hailstones blast man off toilet!
Farmers in Delta districts pin hopes on monsoon
South Texas gets first look at Dolly's damage
South Texas begins cleanup after Hurricane Dolly
Hurricane Dolly triggers intense rainfall in Mexico, US
FEMA seeks immunity from Hurricane Katrina trailer lawsuits
President Bush Declares Major Disaster In Texas After Hurricane Dolly
Dolly degrades to tropical depression over Texas: NHC
Wildfires
Firefighters contain blaze in Aley region
Guard members take break in fighting wildfires
129th Rescue Wing 'drops in' to fight California wildfires
Greece under threat of new wildfires
US Climate Study: Wildfires to Increase Risk of Respiratory Harm