A live conversation with local and national
leaders and activists at the Democratic National Convention will ask what the
buzzword "change" really means and what impact a new progressive era
could have on education, security, the environment, immigration reform,
and other issues critical to the day-to-day lives of everyday Americans.
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STOCKHOLM, Aug 22 (IPS) - A specter is haunting the cities and villages
of most developing nations, warns a senior official of a World
Bank-affiliated organization.
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Journalist Rena Effendi narrates a series of photographs she took of war weary refugees, devastated homes, and Russian troops as she travelled through the Georgian cities of Gori and Tskhinvali since the conflict began.
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Ten of the top 15 countries tapping into the Earth’s heat to produce electricity are developing nations, many of which have plans to greatly expand their use of this reliable, low-cost energy source over the coming years.
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An international coalition that monitors nuclear exports should resist pressure to allow a U.S.-India nuclear trade deal that violates previous nuclear non-proliferation accords, says a Washington, DC arms control group.
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WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (OneWorld) - The millions of children and thousands
of school buildings about to start a new cycle of learning would both
benefit from some serious greening, says the Earth Day Network (EDN),
offering suggestions from turning off light switches to adding solar
panels.
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Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa — one of a handful of regional leaders to openly criticize Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe — died Tuesday, dealing a heavy blow to Zambians and Zimbaweans alike, reports a UN news agency.
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In the first half of 2008, 24 countries worldwide were already harnessing heat from the Earth to generate enough electricity to sustain 60 million people — roughly the population of the United Kingdom.
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Listing the polar bear as a threatened species is an affront to Arctic indigenous peoples’ traditional way of life and won’t act as a lever to force federal action on climate change, say Alaska’s Iñupiat people.
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NEW YORK, Aug 20 (OneWorld) - Following revelations about the latest
death of a detainee in the custody of U.S. immigration officials,
lawyers and human rights groups are urging Congress to adopt new
legislation to ensure adequate medical care for all those held by the
U.S. immigration enforcement agency.
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