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Plastic Pollution in the Oceans is Causing Problems for Whales, too.
Oceans   Photos   Plastic   Pollution   Seafood   Wikipedia: Whale  
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Plastic Pollution in the Oceans is Causing Problems for Whales, too.
| /CC BY 2.0 | Every year, humans consume 70 million tons of seafood. Though this is an astonishing volume—one that has a serious impact on ocean populations—it cannot compare to sperm wha... (photo: WN / Marzena)
Rio+20 Must Rethink 'Economic Growth Is Always Good' Paradigm
Economy   Environment   Growth   Photos   Summit   Wikipedia: Economy  
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Rio+20 Must Rethink 'Economic Growth Is Always Good' Paradigm
| that at the Rio+20 UN environment summit, happening this June in Brazil, nations must come together to question classic economic dogma on growth. | Hedegaard advocates "a more intelligent growth mod... (photo: WN / Marzena)
The seed emergency: The threat to food and democracy  Al Jazeera 
The seed emergency: The threat to food and democracy
| The seed is the first link in the food chain - and seed sovereignty is the foundation of food sovereignty. If farmers do not have their own seeds or access to open pollinated varieties that the... (photo: WN / Marzena Jazowska)
Agriculture   Democracy   Emergency   Food   Photos   Wikipedia: Agriculture  
Rieko Saitoh, a publicist of Matsushita Electric Works, demonstrates the company's "Sleep Room," in Tokyo Thursday, June 10, 2004. Matsushita began giving those who have sleeping disorder a chance to get a scientific take on their sleep  patterns, and take nap in this model room. The display shows what are provided in this room, the lights, relaxation images, music, aroma, air conditioning and sleeping goods like a pillow and beddings. The whole system is expected to go on sale next June, to the tune of 3 million yen (US$30,000).  The Daily Mail 
How to... get a good night's sleep: Expert tips to help you snooze soundly
| Who thinks they get enough sleep? The Sleep Council says just one in ten of us always gets a good night's rest. So what can we do? Here Slumberdown’s sleep expert Phil Atherton to give us his ... (photo: AP / Shizuo Kambayashi)
Food   Health   Photos   Sleep   Wikipedia: Sleep deprivation  
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Crunch
Samsung confirms Galaxy Nexus White arriving in UK mid-February, misses the snow
CES 2012 | Galaxy Nexus and ICS | Galaxy Tabs | Birth of a Smart Phone | Engadget Distro | News Hubs Galleries Videos Podcasts The Recap Authors Store FOLLOW US ON TWITTE... (photo: Creative Commons / Julien Houbrechts)
Cellphones   Galaxy   News   Photos   Wikipedia/Samsung  
Palestinian children fill plastic bottles and jerry cans with drinking water from a public tap at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) headquarters in the southern Gaza Strip refugee camp  on September 23, 201. (Photo by Ahmed Deeb/wn) Al Jazeera
Co-operation in a world of scarce resources
| From competition among hunter-gatherers for wild game to imperialist wars over precious minerals, resource wars have been fought throughout history; today, however, the... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Climate   Development   Environment   Photos   Wikipedia: Natural resource  
The seed emergency: The threat to food and democracy Al Jazeera
The seed emergency: The threat to food and democracy
| The seed is the first link in the food chain - and seed sovereignty is the foundation of food sovereignty. If farmers do not have their own seeds or access to open... (photo: WN / Marzena Jazowska)
Agriculture   Democracy   Emergency   Food   Photos   Wikipedia: Agriculture  
Rieko Saitoh, a publicist of Matsushita Electric Works, demonstrates the company's "Sleep Room," in Tokyo Thursday, June 10, 2004. Matsushita began giving those who have sleeping disorder a chance to get a scientific take on their sleep  patterns, and take nap in this model room. The display shows what are provided in this room, the lights, relaxation images, music, aroma, air conditioning and sleeping goods like a pillow and beddings. The whole system is expected to go on sale next June, to the tune of 3 million yen (US$30,000). The Daily Mail
How to... get a good night's sleep: Expert tips to help you snooze soundly
| Who thinks they get enough sleep? The Sleep Council says just one in ten of us always gets a good night's rest. So what can we do? Here Slumberdown’s sleep expert... (photo: AP / Shizuo Kambayashi)
Food   Health   Photos   Sleep   Wikipedia: Sleep deprivation  
shell oil Tampa Bay Online
Shell has high hopes for Arctic drilling
| ANCHORAGE, Alaska — It's the billion-dollar question in Alaska for 2012: Will this be the year Shell Oil begins large-scale offshore exploratory drilling in Arctic wa... (photo: Creative Commons / Lee Jordan)
Alaska   Business   Economy   Photos   Wikipedia: Shell Oil Company  
Hunters rule the roost in Manipur The Hindu
Hunters rule the roost in Manipur
Much to the chagrin of wild animal lovers, many species of exotic birds, mostly from South East Asian countries, have been hunted to extinction in Manipur. | Till a few y... (photo: WN / Marzena)
Animal   Asia   Birds   Photos   Wikipedia: Bird   Wild  
Logistics Specialist Seaman Sergio Torres draws pictures with a child at the Vladivostok children's cancer ward. Peace FM Online
75% Of Childhood Cancers Are Curable
A Consultant Pediatrician at the Department of Child Health, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Lorna Awo Renner says when detected early, about 75 percent of childhood canc... (photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brian A. Stone)
Disease   Health   Kids   Photos   Wikipedia: Cancer  
Environmental Issues Climate Change
- Reports: China environmental accidents on rise, chemicals in
- World Bank Lines Up Sh128 Billion for Infrastructure Project
- New EAC Polythene Levy Set to Increase Packaging Costs
- Ministry Promises Strict Management of Fund
Plastic Pollution in the Oceans is Causing Problems for Whales, too.
Plastic Pollution in the Oceans is Causing Problems for Whales, too.
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- Country to Benefit From U.S.$500 Million Climate Funds
- Germany's Top Environmentalist Turns Climate Sceptic
- In anti-fee climate, banks quietly raise revenue elsewhere
- The Anthropogenic Climate-Change Debate Continues
Palestinian children fill plastic bottles and jerry cans with drinking water from a public tap at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) headquarters in the southern Gaza Strip refugee camp  on September 23, 201. (Photo by Ahmed Deeb/wn)
Co-operation in a world of scarce resources
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Global Warm Pollution
- Honda confirms 1.6-litre diesel engine
- A Real (late week) Cold Front? Not as numbing as January
- Nobel dynamite: The committee must defend its peace honorees
- Cleveland's David Saurer backs his weather friends on g
Rio+20 Must Rethink 'Economic Growth Is Always Good' Paradigm
Rio+20 Must Rethink 'Economic Growth Is Always Good' Paradigm
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- Geoengineering Virus Infecting Gates Foundation?
- A Bay Area Experiment in Electric Bike Sharing
- Scientists criticise handling of pilot project to 'geoen
- EarthTalk: What's going on with the changing chemistry o
California passes new auto emission rules
California passes new auto emission rules
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Chemicals Ecology
- Reports: China environmental accidents on rise, chemicals in
- VIDEO - ICIS Asia Lunchtime Bulletin 7 February 2012
- FocusProduction issues to keep SE Asia PX in tight supply
- Fruits we eat are loaded with chemicals
A child eating apple fruit.
Fruits we eat are loaded with chemicals
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- Artificial beaks save hornbills from extinction
- Two scorpion species discovered in Vietnam
- 'Urinetown' feels more timely than ever
- MINING INDABA: Paying price of making way for mines
Rio+20 Must Rethink 'Economic Growth Is Always Good' Paradigm
Rio+20 Must Rethink 'Economic Growth Is Always Good' Paradigm
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Nature Natural Disasters
- DC Comics News 2/6/12: "BEFORE WATCHMEN" Sequels A
- Free Willy! PETA lawsuit claims killer whales are 'slave
- Could the Wind Turbines of Chile Harm Blue Whales?
- Sierra Club moving away from natural gas, Chesapeake cash
Killer whale and trainer during a Shamu performance at SeaWorld Orlando.
PETA files case against Sea World claiming killer whales treated as slaves
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- Rescuers search for missing after Philippine quake
- Dozens feared dead in Philippines quake
- Death toll in 6.9 Philippines quake rises to 15
- Death toll in 6.9 Philippines quake rises to 15
Residents rush to higher grounds following tsunami rumors due to a magnitude 6.9 earthquake which hit the island province of Cebu and other central Philippine provinces Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. Authorities said, over a dozen people were killed with rescuers digging with picks and shovels in trying to reach dozens of people trapped under houses collapsed by the strong earthquake Monday. (AP Photo)
Death toll in 6.9 Philippines quake rises to 15
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