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Colombia Rescues Hostage Ingrid Betancourt
World  (tags: GoodNews, Colombia, Ingrid Betancourt, freedom )

Julia
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- 6 days ago - reuters.com
BOGOTA (Reuters) - French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and three Americans were rescued from leftist guerrillas by Colombian troops, Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos said on Wednesday.
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US Drug War Policies Spur Sales of Afghan Child Brides
World  (tags: 'HUMANRIGHTS!', children, HumanRights, Afghanistan, Drug War, opium, poppies, child brides )

Jennifer
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- 63 days ago - redgreenandblue.org
Shah borrowed $2,000 from a local trafficker, promising to repay the loan with 24 kilos of opium at harvest time. Late last spring, just before harvest, a government crop-eradication team appeared at the family's little plot of land in Laghman province an
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The Green Tax Man: Good or Bad?
World  (tags: europe, government, politics, society, world )

Gavin
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- 64 days ago - ecoworldly.com
A question: are massive tax hikes against gas guzzling vehicles a good thing?
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Korean Environmental Leader Refuses the Olympic Torch
World  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', asia, china, ethics, politics, world, olympic, olympics, Korea, olympic torch )

Gavin
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- 76 days ago - ecoworldly.com
Choi Seung-kuk, the Secretary General of Green Korea, has officially bowed out as an Olympic torch bearer. Mr. Choi cited China's aggression in Tibet as his main reason for refusing to carry the Olympic torch.
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Set Out An Unlit Candle to Show Solidarity With Tibet
World  (tags: tibet, china, HumanRights, justice, candles, judaism, peace, freedoms )

Social
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- 84 days ago - unlitcandle.org
We call on all Jews to include an unlit candle on their Seder Tables this year. The candle symbolizes both the Olympic torch, whose light has been dimmed, and the unmet hopes of a people still living without freedom.
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U.S. Gasoline Still Among Worlds Cheapest : Gas 2.0
World  (tags: chart, efficiency, energy, fuel, gasoline, Green, list, oil, petroleum, prices, transportation, U.S )

Clayton
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- 126 days ago - gas2.org
While gasoline prices continue to inch upward, the U.S. still enjoys some of the cheapest fuel in the world. FastCompany.com put together a list of world gas prices that could make you feel better about $3 per gallon gas.
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Switzerland Joins In The Climate Fight
World  (tags: climate, climate-change, climatechange, CO2emissions, globalwarming, globalwarming, goodnews, GoodNews, government, greenhousegases, world, europe )

Gavin
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- 134 days ago - ecoworldly.com
Switzerland plans to lower carbon emissions by at least 20% by 2020, a yearly reduction of 1.5%.
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The Olympics - Green or Bad?
World  (tags: environment, interesting, society, world, china, olympics )

Gavin
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- 142 days ago - ecoworldly.com
However noble, an event as large as the Olympics has the potential for significant environmental impacts.
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This Week: How Does the World View Environmentalists?
World  (tags: environment, ecosystems, destruction, conservation, humans, nature, habitat, Sustainabililty, world, unitednations, usa, venezuela, asia, australia, china, africa, europe, ethics )

Gavin
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- 142 days ago - ecoworldly.com
How do people in different nations view the environment and environmentalists? This week at EcoWorldly we will bring you eye to eye with people of many nationalities to explore what environmental issues motivate each of us to care and inspire us to action
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Food Security Problems to Arise in South Asia and Southern Africa
World  (tags: africa, asia, environment, world, climate change, food, health )

Gavin
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- 157 days ago - ecoworldly.com
With major agriculture industries making improvements to a crops ability to deal with climate change, some food stuffs will be left, figuratively and literally, out in the cold, or as the case may be, hot.
 
 
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