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Fuel efficiency: US and car makers agree to new standardMajor carmakers have agreed new fuel efficiency standards proposed by the Obama administration in an effort to end the dominance of gas guzzlers. |
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Chile Bans Shark Finning: Congress UnanimousIn a move that has made the country a new leader in shark protection, Chile yesterday banned the practice of shark finning from its national waters. |
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Palm oil labeling bill passes in Australia’s SenateA bill recently rejected by the Senate Community Affairs Committee was passed by the Australian Senate. The bill called the Amended Truth in Labeling requires all products containing palm oil to be explicitly labeled as such. The bill was originally the incentive of Independent senator Nick Xenophon, as a means for Australian consumers to be aware of products containing palm oil. |
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Leading world politicians urge ‘paradigm shift’ on drugs policyFormer presidents, prime ministers, eminent economists and leading members of the business community will unite behind a call for a shift in global drug policy. The Global Commission on Drug Policy will host a press conference at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York to launch a report that describes the drug war as a failure and calls for a "paradigm shift" in approaching the issue. |
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India introduces e-waste lawA campaign forfronted by Greenpeace has after 6 years finally led to a legislation that make producers financially liable for the products they produces after the products life-span. |
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Bolivia Set to Pass Historic ‘Law of Mother Earth’ Which Will Grant Nature Equal RightsWith the cooperation of politicians and grassroots organizations, Bolivia is set to pass the Law of Mother Earth, which will grant nature the same rights and protections as humans. |
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Uganda anti-gay bill pushed out of parliamentUganda's anti-gay bill has been deemed out of time for the current sittings of parliament and its proponents are unlikely to be able revive it for some time. |
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Ugandan parliament drops bill that would jail gay people for lifeA bill calling for gay people to be imprisoned for life has been dropped by the Ugandan parliament after worldwide condemnation. |
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Canada Votes in First Green MPElizabeth May, Canada’s Leader of the Green Party, won an historic election on May 2nd. She is the first ever elected Member of Parliament in Canada for the Green Party. |
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Osama bin Laden is dead
via BBC |
Sun May 01, 2011 |
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EU eyes fish quota shake-up to replenish stocksThe European Commission wants to replenish EU fish stocks within four years by introducing national quota trading in moves already upsetting key fishing states in France and Spain. |
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EU plan to phase out ‘conventionally fueled’ cars by 2050The European Commission has released a white paper detailing ambitious plans to transform Europe's transport infrastructure by 2050. |
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Senate rejects measure to stop EPA on climateThe Senate rejected a measure on Wednesday to kill the Environmental Protection Agency's regulation of greenhouse gas emissions, handing President Barack Obama a victory in his effort to quicken the move to clean energy. |
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Former Israeli pres. Katsav gets 7yrs in jail for rapeThe conviction of a former president on rape charges is virtually unheard of anywhere in the developed world. The conviction and sentence is being held up as a victory for women’s rights in Israel. |
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World good news
- A 375-Year-Old French Bank Forgives Debts of Paris’ Poorest
- Gates donates $750 million to fight AIDS, TB and malaria
- Swedish Cities Close to Building a Bicycle Superhighway
- Indonesia to conserve half of Borneo region
- Support wanes in US Congress for anti-piracy bill
- Keystone oil sands pipeline rejected, for now
- Levi’s drops Asia Pulp & Paper due to its link to deforestation in Indonesia
- Burma joy as freed prisoners head home
- Singapore supermarket to stop selling shark fin
- Paddy Ashdown: The global power shift
- European Carbon Regulation for Airlines Takes Off
- MIT to offer free education, online courses to all
- Mayan timekeeper says world WON’T end in 2012… as it’s only a calendar change
- News measure to stop violence against children
- Insecticide-treated bed-nets ‘working’ in fight against malaria
- Egypt court stops virginity tests in military prisons
- No more corporate personhood in LA, Unanimous
- ‘The protester’ named Time’s person of year
- Volcano and cloud forests conserved in Ecuador
- Massive roof farm planned for Berlin
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