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The World's Disappearing Sand - 0 views

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MOST Westerners facing criminal charges in Cambodia would be thanking their lucky stars at finding themselves safe in another country. But Alejandro Gonzalez-Davidson, who is half British and half Spanish, is pleading with the Phnom Penh government to allow him back to stand trial along with three Cambodian colleagues.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">MOST Westerners facing criminal charges in Cambodia would be thanking their lucky stars at finding themselves safe in another country. But Alejandro Gonzalez-Davidson, who is half British and half Spanish, is pleading with the Phnom Penh government to allow him back to stand trial along with three Cambodian colleagues.</div>

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Watch this straddle bus eat cars as it speeds down the highway - 2 views

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Six years ago we showed the crazy Chinese 3D fast bus and everyone thought it was silly vaporware. Three years ago we showed an updated version, the Land Airbus which got to the animated video stage. Now it appears that it is at the model stage, zipping through the International High-tech Expo in Beijing the other day.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Six years ago we showed the crazy Chinese 3D fast bus and everyone thought it was silly vaporware. Three years ago we showed an updated version, the Land Airbus which got to the animated video stage. Now it appears that it is at the model stage, zipping through the International High-tech Expo in Beijing the other day.</div>

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What You Can Do About Climate Change - 0 views

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Global climate: it's complicated. Any long-term solution will require profound changes in how we generate energy. At the same time, there are everyday things that you can do to reduce your personal contribution to a warming planet. Here are seven simple guidelines on how your choices today affect the climate tomorrow.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Global climate: it's complicated. Any long-term solution will require profound changes in how we generate energy. At the same time, there are everyday things that you can do to reduce your personal contribution to a warming planet. Here are seven simple guidelines on how your choices today affect the climate tomorrow.</div>

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End of China's One-Child Policy Stings Its 'Loneliest Generation' - 0 views

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BEIJING - By many measures, Wang Hailei, 36, belongs to one of the most privileged generations in Chinese history. Raised without siblings under China 's "one child" policy, he was lavished with attention and pampered with gifts like computer games, martial arts novels and music lessons.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">BEIJING - By many measures, Wang Hailei, 36, belongs to one of the most privileged generations in Chinese history. Raised without siblings under China 's "one child" policy, he was lavished with attention and pampered with gifts like computer games, martial arts novels and music lessons.</div>

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Atmospheric greenhouse gas levels hit record, report says - The Boston Globe - 0 views

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Global concentrations of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere surpassed 400 parts per million this past spring for the first time, breaching a symbolic barrier set by climate scientists and policy makers, according to a report released this week.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Global concentrations of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere surpassed 400 parts per million this past spring for the first time, breaching a symbolic barrier set by climate scientists and policy makers, according to a report released this week.</div>

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Sorry, New Yorker, Thoreau is more relevant than ever - The Boston Globe - 1 views

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Kathryn Schulz recently suggested that Henry David Thoreau and his most famous book, "Walden," are not worth their place as classics of American philosophy and writing. In her article in The New Yorker (" Pond Scum: Henry David Thoreau's Moral Myopia "), she made some well-worn, if sometimes misleading, points - namely that Thoreau was conceited, contradictory, hypocritical, and perhaps worst of all in Schulz's eyes, he did not like people or society.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Kathryn Schulz recently suggested that Henry David Thoreau and his most famous book, "Walden," are not worth their place as classics of American philosophy and writing. In her article in The New Yorker (" Pond Scum: Henry David Thoreau's Moral Myopia "), she made some well-worn, if sometimes misleading, points - namely that Thoreau was conceited, contradictory, hypocritical, and perhaps worst of all in Schulz's eyes, he did not like people or society.</div>

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Plastics in the ocean - 1 views

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Copenhagen's Bike Guidelines - 0 views

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Seems like simple solutions.

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Ugandan Gay Rights Activist Seeks Asylum - 2 views

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This article shows the harsh conditions that Ugandan gays live under..

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article shows the harsh conditions that Ugandan gays live under..</div>

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Dire Effects of Climate Change in the Northeast - 0 views

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Time is running out.

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A Clear Solution To Climate Change, Net Metering Is A No-Brainer For This Massachusetts... - 0 views

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I'm Ben Schlegel, a 15-year old sophomore at Manchester-Essex Regional High School in Massachusetts. I consider myself an environmentalist and am part of the Manchester Essex Green Team, a group of high school students who work to bring sustainable solutions to our community, like school composting and a recent school waste audit.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I'm Ben Schlegel, a 15-year old sophomore at Manchester-Essex Regional High School in Massachusetts. I consider myself an environmentalist and am part of the Manchester Essex Green Team, a group of high school students who work to bring sustainable solutions to our community, like school composting and a recent school waste audit.</div>

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Scholar Behind Viral 'Oligarchy' Study Tells You What It Means - 0 views

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A new political science study that's gone viral finds that majority-rule democracy exists only in theory in the United States -- not so much in practice. The government caters to the affluent few and organized interest groups, the researchers find, while the average citizen's influence on policy is "near zero."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A new political science study that's gone viral finds that majority-rule democracy exists only in theory in the United States -- not so much in practice. The government caters to the affluent few and organized interest groups, the researchers find, while the average citizen's influence on policy is "near zero."</div>

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How To Solve The Plastic Pollution Problem And Poverty At The Same Time - 0 views

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Posted: Print Article This story originally appeared on Mother Nature Network: It's beyond sobering and bordering on infuriating: Almost every piece of plastic ever made still exists today - and plenty of those bottle caps, lighters, pen casings, and plastic bottles have ended up in the ocean, where their accumulated debris have formed giant bits-of-plastic gyres in every major ocean on Earth.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Posted: Print Article This story originally appeared on Mother Nature Network: It's beyond sobering and bordering on infuriating: Almost every piece of plastic ever made still exists today - and plenty of those bottle caps, lighters, pen casings, and plastic bottles have ended up in the ocean, where their accumulated debris have formed giant bits-of-plastic gyres in every major ocean on Earth.</div>

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Speedier action needed to avert disaster. - 0 views

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It is possible to avert disaster.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">It is possible to avert disaster.</div>

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Panel's Warning on Climate Risk: Worse is Yet to Come - 1 views

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Climate Change impacts already seen.

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Happy International Day Of Forests - 0 views

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Posted: Print Article From Mother Nature Network's Russell McLendon: Forests cover a third of all land on Earth, providing vital organic infrastructure for some of the planet's densest, most diverse collections of life. They support countless species as well as 1.6 billion human livelihoods, yet humans are also responsible for 32 million acres of deforestation every year.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Posted: Print Article From Mother Nature Network's Russell McLendon: Forests cover a third of all land on Earth, providing vital organic infrastructure for some of the planet's densest, most diverse collections of life. They support countless species as well as 1.6 billion human livelihoods, yet humans are also responsible for 32 million acres of deforestation every year.</div>

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Sustainable beef is debated - 0 views

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Nepal defeats the wildlife trade - 0 views

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Positive news

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Farm to table living - 0 views

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Meat makes the planet thirsty. - 0 views

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More reasons to go vegetarian.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">More reasons to go vegetarian.</div>

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