NEW YORK, Nov 1 (OneWorld) - With record numbers expected to vote in
this year’s presidential election — and early voting underway in 30
states — reports of irregularities and voter confusion in states from
Montana to West Virginia are already making headlines.
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WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (OneWorld) - Nuclear power is a risky source of
energy that comes with many hidden costs, said an environmental analyst
and long-time leader in the U.S. environmental movement Tuesday.
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Wind power has the potential to produce 12 percent of the world’s energy needs within 12 years, says a new report from an environmental protection agency, adding that the carbon emissions-free source is key to avoiding the worst consequences of climate change.
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A police attack on 150 peaceful demonstrators in Harare this Monday — part of a wider crackdown on human rights activists — shows President Robert Mugabe’s "continuing lack of good faith in trying to end the political crisis," charges a human rights watchdog.
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Opposition by an indigenous community in Botswana and an international organization supporting tribal peoples has pushed a premier diamond company to halt operations on the land of the Kalahari Bushmen in Botswana.
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An annual poetry contest organized by nuclear disarmament advocates encourages contestants to "explore and illuminate positive visions of peace and the human spirit." Read this year’s winning entries here.
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