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US to make profit from bailouts, Treasury says

via BBC | Wed April 18, 2012
The US will make a profit from bailing out the nation's banks and carmakers at the height of the financial crisis, the Treasury Department has said.

Toronto Becomes First City To Mandate Green Roofs

Story contains video via Crisp Green | Fri April 13, 2012
On April 30th, Toronto will become the first city in North America with a bylaw that requires roofs to be green. And we're not talking about paint. A green roof, also known as a living roof, uses various hardy plants to create a barrier between the sun's rays and the tiles or shingles of the roof.

World’s largest preserve forming in Africa

Story contains video via Discovery News | Sun April 08, 2012
Five nations in Africa have come together to create the world’s largest conservation area for wildlife.

Obama: STOCK Act a step toward restoring Americans’ faith in Washington

Story contains video via CNN | Wed April 04, 2012
President Barack Obama signed legislation on Wednesday aimed at restoring Americans' faith in the nation's public institutions at a time they rank at record lows in opinion polls. The act bans insider trading by members of Congress and many executive branch employees.

Burmese savour taste of democracy

via BBC | Sat March 24, 2012
Only a small proportion of Burma's parliamentary seats are being contested in by-elections in April, but with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi standing for the first time, the campaign has considerable significance.

EU seeks to crack down on shark finning

via AFP | Tue March 20, 2012
The European Union endorsed tighter shark fishing rules on Monday to ensure fishermen respect a ban on slicing off the fins of their catches and throwing the live body overboard to drown.

GM crops banned in Peru

via Farmers Guardian | Wed March 14, 2012
In a bid to protect its local food producers, the country has approved a law establishing a moratorium on income and production of genetically modified organisms.

Niger creates Africa’s largest protected reserve

Story contains video via BBC | Wed March 14, 2012
This inhospitable-looking landscape is home to some critically endangered species. The Niger government, this month, formally decreed this whole area - the Termit Massif and Tin Toumma desert - to be a national nature and cultural reserve. At almost 100,000 square kilometres it is the largest single protected area in Africa.

World meets UN safe water goal

via Terra Daily | Wed March 07, 2012
The world has easily beaten a 2015 deadline to halve the proportion of people drinking unsafe water, the United Nations Children's Fund and the World Health Organisation said Tuesday.

International Bird Area in Kenya saved from conversion into biofuel crop

via MongaBay | Fri March 02, 2012
A campaign by NGO Nature Kenya has saved the Dakatcha Woodland Important Bird Area (IBA) from destruction for planting biofuel crops, reports BirdLife International.

North Korea agrees to nuclear moratorium

via BBC | Wed February 29, 2012
North Korea has agreed to suspend uranium enrichment, as well as nuclear and long-range missile tests, following talks with the US.

Rebels Sign Truce in South Sudan

via Wall Street Journal | Wed February 29, 2012
The government of South Sudan signed a peace deal with one of the largest rebel groups, the South Sudan Democratic Movement, a South Sudan official said Tuesday, in a move that could help stabilize the East African nation.

Maryland state senate passes gay marriage bill

via BBC | Fri February 24, 2012
A bill that would legalise gay marriage in the US state of Maryland has been approved in the state Senate, less than a week after it passed the state House.

Digital tools ‘to save languages’

via BBC | Sat February 18, 2012
Facebook, YouTube and even texting will be the salvation of many of the world's endangered languages, scientists believe.

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