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Maldives: The Price Of Environmental Activism

Posted by Rezwan on 29/10/2009

Maldives hosted the first underwater cabinet meeting to make people realize the threat of global warming and its effect on the country. Applauding the intention and activism behind this initiative Mohamed Nasheed opines that this will also hurt the tourism industry in Maldives as insurance premiums ...

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ARPA-E Deserves Support

Posted by Environmental Leader on 26/10/2009

In October 1957, at the height of Cold War passion, the U.S. scientific and military establishment watched as the Soviet Union launched Sputnik into orbit. Surprised, and stung at being beaten into space, the U.S. government responded in several ways, one of which was to create, within a matter ...

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Japan: Latest survey on poverty destroys the prosperity myth

Posted by Scilla Alecci on 25/10/2009

One Japanese in six is living in poverty says the latest Welfare Ministry report [en]. According to OECD figures [en], Japan has one of the highest poverty rates in the developed world and is 4th after only Mexico, Turkey and the U.S.In September, Makoto Yuasa, Secretary-general of Anti Poverty Net ...

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Iran: Visiting ‘Hyperstar' in Tehran

Posted by Hamid Tehrani on 24/10/2009

Bar Saheleh Salamat , an Iran based blogger,visted Hyperstar,the brainchild of Carrefour, in Tehran. The blogger says [fa] marketing to attract the clients is great in this store and parking is free.

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Trinidad & Tobago: Truth or Dare

Posted by Janine Mendes-Franco on 21/10/2009

“We are a society that publicly cries corruption but privately upload mega-project photos on Flickr with misguided pride”: This Beach Called Life uncovers “the hidden truth” about Trinidad and Tobago.

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