World Good News
Volcano and cloud forests conserved in EcuadorConservation organizations and the Ecuadorian government have succeeded in securing over 250,000 acres (106,000 hectares) of cloud forest and grasslands surrounding the Antisana Volcano for protection. |
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Massive roof farm planned for BerlinA massive former factory roof in Berlin will become a farm to produce food for local residents and could be a model for future city farms, its planners say. Traditional farming needs to evolve, the project's founders said, and urban farming needs to lead the way. |
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Sierra Leone creates rainforest parkSierra Leone, one of Africa's poorest countries, today announced the establishment of Gola Rainforest National Park (GRNP), an area of forest home to chimpanzees, a key population of pygmy hippo, and hundreds of bird species, reports the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). |
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Shark Fin Soup Off The Menu At China Luxury HotelsSomewhere deep in the Pacific Ocean, seventy million reef sharks are saying thank you in their own sharky language. |
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Shark Fin Soup Off The Menu At China Luxury HotelsSomewhere deep in the Pacific Ocean, seventy million reef sharks are saying thank you in their own sharky language. |
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How rainwater harvesting is helping Nicaraguan farmersMr Beltran lives in northern Nicaragua, one of the poorest and driest areas of the country, where a pilot project to harvest rainwater is beginning to transform local agriculture and local people's lives. |
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Aids-related deaths ‘down 21% from peak’, says UNAidsAids-related deaths are at the lowest level since their 2005 peak, down 21%, figures from UNAids suggest. |
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Apparel exporters to end child labour, cleanse supplyCensured for engaging child labour by gloabl apparel brands, the Indian apparel export industry has decided to adopt zero tolerance on child labour and cleanse the supply chain. |
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The First Global Revolution Has BegunIf you rely on the corporate media for your news, you may not be aware that this is the most significant revolutionary period in human history. |
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Australian carbon tax passes into lawAustralia's carbon tax has finally received approval from the country's Senate after years of bitter political wrangling. The Australian prime minister Julia Gillard called it one of the most important environmental and economic reforms in Australia's history. |
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Obama Administration bows to pressure, delays tar sands pipelineIn what can only be described as a major victory for green activists, the Obama Administration has announced it will delay a decision on TransCanada's controversial Keystone XL pipeline for 12-18 months. |
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Australia Advances Cigarette Bill, Defying Threats From ‘Big Tobacco’
via Voice of America |
Sat November 12, 2011 |
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‘Historic’ deal to halt hazardous waste export to southLeading world economies will no longer be able to export hazardous waste to poorer nations unless they obtain the latter's consent, a spokesman from the UN environment agency said Tuesday. |
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Last Cold War-era B53 nuclear bomb dismantled in TexasThe last of America's most powerful Cold War-era nuclear bombs - the B53 - is being destroyed in Texas. |
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Political news
- 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
- 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
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Human rights news
- Obama says same-sex couples should be able to marry
- Obama announces sanctions for tech used in human rights abuses in Iran and Syria
- Burmese savour taste of democracy
- Maryland state senate passes gay marriage bill
- Support wanes in US Congress for anti-piracy bill
- Burma joy as freed prisoners head home
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