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Japan : It's Our Time To Shine - Don't Let Gov't Restart Nuke Plants ! Take Action@Avaaz
Environment  (tags: government, environment, habitat, nuclear reactors, shut down, Take Action!, avaaz, petition, Japan, Prime Minister Noda, Tomari nuke plant, nuclear-free, protest, Stop!, Fukushima )

Naoko
- 20 days ago - avaaz.org
Japan just became the first industrialised country in the world to go 100% nuclear-free, but the government still refuses to let go of the possibility of the nuclear restart.
Icelandic Icemass
Environment  (tags: environment, nature, water )

Rosemary
- 26 days ago - ca.news.yahoo.com
This image was taken in Skaftafell, Iceland, deep underneath a glacier in an ice cave. As the glacier moves it collects dirt and grit but in places where it doesn't it allows light to travel through the turquoise ice, creating this surreal environment.
Hague Court Convicts Taylor of Crimes in Sierra Leone
World  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', africa, conflict, crime, death, ethics, news, terrorism, world )

Rosemary
- 28 days ago - ca.news.yahoo.com
The HAGUE (Reuters) - A United Nations-backed court convicted former Liberian president Charles Taylor of war crimes and crimes against humanity, the first time a head of state has been found guilty by an international tribunal since the Nazi trial ..
Take Action: Support Sen. Harb's Bill to End Canada's Seal Slaughter
Animals  (tags: Take Action: Sign Petition, PETA, AnimalCruelty, AnimalWelfare, animaladvocates, animalrights, conservation, endangered, ethics, extinction, GoodNews, humans, law, protection, society )

Rosemary
- 23 days ago - secure.peta.org
Canadian Sen. Mac Harb has introduced a historic bill to end Canada's annual commercial slaughter of baby seals. This piece of legislation acknowledges that there are no markets for seal pelts now that Russia which had been importing 95 percent of Canadia
Secret Air Force X-37B Space Plane Mission a 'Spectacular Success'
Science & Tech  (tags: concept, design, humans, interesting, NewTechnology, performance, research, science, space )

Rosemary
- 16 days ago - ca.news.yahoo.com
The U.S. Air Force's secretive robotic X-37B space plane mission continues to chalk up time in Earth orbit, nearing 430 days of a spaceflight that -- while classified -- appears to be an unqualified success. The space plane now circuiting Earth cont...
Dalai Lama to Receive $1.8m Spiritual Prize in London
World  (tags: GoodNews, Dalai Lama, Award, HumanRights, interesting, society, world )

Rosemary
- 16 days ago - ca.news.yahoo.com
The Dalai Lama will receive the 2012 Templeton Prize, one of the world's biggest monetary awards, in a ceremony at Saint Paul's Cathedral in London on May 14, organisers said Wednesday. The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader will receive the £1.1 million
China Sees Red as Ferrari Damages Ancient Wall
Offbeat  (tags: bizarre, China, ancient wall, Ferrari, performance, unusual )

Rosemary
- 16 days ago - ca.news.yahoo.com
Chinese citizens are up in arms after a Ferrari sports car left tyre tracks atop Nanjing's ancient city wall, possibly permanently damaging the protected landmark. China's outspoken netizens heaped criticism on the Italian automaker after a domestic ..
Murder, Kidnapping Charges Filed Against Adam Mayes
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, children, crime, death, family, murder, sadness, violence )

Rosemary
- 15 days ago - cnn.com
Federal authorities added the suspect in the kidnapping of four members of a Tennessee family to the FBI's 10 most wanted list Wednesday and added $100,000 to the rewards offered for a break in the case. Adam Mayes is accused of killing two Continues
Report Offers a Bit of Good News for American Moms
Health & Wellness  (tags: babies, children, ethics, family, government, health, healthcare, humans, medicine, nutrition, prevention, protection, risks, society, study, women )

Rosemary
- 16 days ago - cnn.com
There is a little good news for mothers in the United States. The U.S. has moved up six places -- from 31st to 25th -- in the annual Save The Children State of the World's Mothers report. That puts the U.S. right between Belarus and the Czech Republic.
Occupy Bank of America: Hundreds Protest
Society & Culture  (tags: activists, americans, Bank of America, ethics, government, humans, politics, protesters, society )

Rosemary
- 15 days ago - money.cnn.com
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Hundreds of protesters decamped outside Bank of America's corporate headquarters in downtown Charlotte, North Carolina, on Wednesday for the bank's annual shareholder meeting. Despite the hubbub both inside and outside cont...
 
 
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