positive Politics news
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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Obama keeps his promises to Native AmericansSpeaking to 500 people representing 320 tribes, President Barack Obama pledged last month that he wouldn't forget his campaign trail promise to give native communities a greater voice in the White House. |
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South Korea clamps down on illegal whale-huntingSouth Korea said Sunday it will tighten rules on whaling and the processing of whale meat amid international pressure to curb illegal hunting of the endangered giant mammals. |
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Medvedev and Obama hail ‘historic’ nuclear arms treatyUS President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev have hailed the New Start nuclear arms treaty as a "historic event", the White House says. |
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UN to create panel of biodiversity expertsThe UN General Assembly agreed to form a panel of international experts on biodiversity in a resolution approved on Monday. |
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US gets tough on shark finsThe US Senate on Monday toughened laws against shark finning, hoping to save the ancient fish which experts fear is on the brink of extinction due to growing demand in Chinese restaurants. |
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Climate talks agree to pay to protect forestsA new climate change deal reached in Mexico has set up a global framework to pay to protect rainforests vital to the ecosystem, but held off on the controversial introduction of a market role. |
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Hammerheads, other sharks protected at fisheries meetHalf-a-dozen species of endangered sharks hunted on the high seas to satisfy a burgeoning Asian market for sharkfin soup are now protected in the Atlantic, a fisheries group decided Saturday. |
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Mexico Forest Communities Excel In Capturing CarbonA study released amid debate over how to reduce the loss and degradation of the world's most vulnerable forests suggests that negotiators at the upcoming UN climate change conference in Cancun should look to Mexico's forest communities for a solution. |
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World good news
- Obama says same-sex couples should be able to marry
- South Korea adopts greenhouse gas regulations
- California public to vote on GMO Label Act after 1 million signatures
- Peru is latest developing nation to adopt climate change initiative
- State of Himalayan Glaciers Less Alarming Than Feared
- Obama announces sanctions for tech used in human rights abuses in Iran and Syria
- Mexico becomes 2nd country in the world to pass national climate-change law
- US to make profit from bailouts, Treasury says
- Toronto Becomes First City To Mandate Green Roofs
- World’s largest preserve forming in Africa
- Obama: STOCK Act a step toward restoring Americans’ faith in Washington
- Burmese savour taste of democracy
- EU seeks to crack down on shark finning
- GM crops banned in Peru
- Niger creates Africa’s largest protected reserve
- World meets UN safe water goal
- International Bird Area in Kenya saved from conversion into biofuel crop
- North Korea agrees to nuclear moratorium
- Rebels Sign Truce in South Sudan
- Maryland state senate passes gay marriage bill
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