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Environment Agency Urges Bigger Fines for Polluters
World  (tags: world, news, environment, pollution violations, polluters, industry )

Katie
- 17 hours ago - guardian.co.uk
Government watchdog makes appeal to courts as latest statistics show 13% fall in serious pollution cases since 2007.The courts were today urged by the government's environment watchdog to issue tougher fines for environmental pollution.
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Bottles Reborn as Blankets for Disaster Victims
World  (tags: recycling, humans, eco-friendly, clothing, GoodNews, Refugees&Relief, world )

Daphna
- 1 day ago - alertnet.org
A plastic bottle thrown into a Taipei recycling bin could be reincarnated as a blanket to warm disaster victims in any of 20 countries, thanks to a unique project by the world's largest Buddhist charity. The Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation
1 comment
Indigenous Hondurans Face Persecution and Great Risk After Coup
World  (tags: world, humanrights, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', indigenous peoples' rights, Honduras, violence, terrorism, politics, conflict, government )

Cal
- 1 day ago - indiancountrytoday.com
The coup government of Honduras is severely repressing opposition, curtailing constitutional rights, allowing excessive police violence which could be linked to several deaths, beatings and disappearances.
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India Restricts Coverage of Dalai Lama Visit
World  (tags: china, asia, ethics, freedoms, humanrights, interesting, politics, society, tibet, world )

Daphna
- 1 day ago - cbc.ca
The Indian government on Thursday has refused to allow foreign journalists to cover the Dalai Lama's visit on Sunday to a region at the heart of a border dispute with China. The government did not give permits allowing foreign correspondents
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Act Now! BAN ZIMBABWE BLOOD DIAMONDS [Avaaz Petition]
World  (tags: world, Zimbabwe, Mugabe, humanrights, children, 'blood' diamonds )

Janet
- 2 days ago - avaaz.org
Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe has sent his brutal army to seize control of his country's diamond fields. 200 civilians have been murdered and profits from our wedding rings are used to fuel violent political conflict.[thanks, Dandelion]
11 comments
Israel Invites Foreign Envoys to Inspect Iran Arms Shipment
World  (tags: middle-east, israel, iran, conflict, weapons, politics, terrorism, world )

Cal
- 2 days ago - jpost.com
Following the seizure of a massive shipment of Iranian arms bound for Hizbullah, the Foreign Ministry stepped up diplomatic efforts on Thursday, inviting foreign ambassadors stationed in Israel to come and inspect the container-loads of weapons captured b
8 comments
U.N. Evacuates Hundreds of Staff From Afghanistan
World  (tags: politics, world, UnitedNations, unitednations, conflict, interesting, violence, asia )

Cal
- 2 days ago - reuters.com
The United Nations said on Thursday it would temporarily evacuate hundreds of its international staff from Afghanistan due to deteriorating security, a sharp blow for Western efforts to stabilize the country
6 comments
Palestinian Scare Tactic in Talks With Israel?
World  (tags: world, middle-east, israel, news, politics, interesting, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', conflict )

Cal
- 2 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
Negotiator floats idea few like: one state where all live together
15 comments
How the World Wildlife Fund Works
World  (tags: world, WWF, environment, Organisations )

Katie
- 2 days ago - animals.howstuffworks.com
The World Wildlife Fund for Nature (known as WWF) safeguards nature and ecological processes. Its mission is "to stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature.
5 comments
List of 10 Countries With The Greatest Number of Endangered Species
World  (tags: Report, World, list, Endangered Species )

Katie
- 2 days ago - ecoworldly.com
From lowest to highest, take a look at this list of 10 countries with the greatest number of endangered species, according the 2009 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species:
3 comments
Aung San Suu Kyi Meets Senior US Diplomat in Burma
World  (tags: humanrights, interesting, government, ethics, politics, news, world, usa )

Daphna
- 2 days ago - guardian.co.uk
Barack Obama's policy of engagement with Burma made modest progress today after the detained democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, made a rare exit from the home that has been her prison for much of the past 14 years to meet senior US officials.
1 comment
Mousavi Supporters Clash With Police in Tehran
World  (tags: iran, HumanRights, humanrights, repression, brutality, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', middle-east, violence, interesting, news, world )

Cal
- 3 days ago - reuters.com
Police clashed with supporters of Iran's opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi in Tehran on Wednesday when a rally marking the 30th anniversary of the storming of the U.S. embassy turned violent, witnesses said
1 comment
Venezuela Rations Water in Response to Drought
World  (tags: world, news )

Cal
- 3 days ago - cnn.com
Residents of the Venezuelan capital on Monday began to experience water rationing as part of a government preservation measure during a drought.
1 comment
Global Warming Could Create 150 Million 'Climate Refugees' By 2050
World  (tags: World, news, report, global warming )

Katie
- 3 days ago - guardian.co.uk
Global warming will force up to 150 million "climate refugees" to move to other countries in the next 40 years, a new report from the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) warns.
1 comment
Oil Leak Plugged, Fire Extinguished
World  (tags: world, news, oil leak, fire )

Katie
- 3 days ago - theage.com.au
THE leaking West Atlas oil rig has finally been plugged, and its owner said it had stopped the main fire at the Montara wellhead platform.
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