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10/31/2006 A prominent principle in the new U.S. National Space Policy was to support the peaceful use of space. Yet a few weeks later, when the UN voted on such a resolution, the U.S. was the only country to vote against it.
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From: Global Issues
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10/31/2006 from Green Wombat blog:
'I look at the face of renewable energy and it looks back at me with big brown eyes and says, "Moo."'
Image: Audets' cow power

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Ilmastonmuutos arktisilla alueilla
10/30/2006 NASA:n tutkijat varoittivat Grönlannin jäätiköiden sulamisvauhdin kaksinkertaistuneen viimeisten viiden vuoden aikana. NASA:n tutkijat analysoivat ensimmäistä kertaa suoria, tarkkoja satelliittimittauksia. Tähän saakka Grönlannin jäätiköiden sulamisen mittaaminen on ollut epätarkkaa ja pohjautunut pitkälti nopeuteen, jolla jäätiköt uppoavat mereen.
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From: Ilmastosivut
Related: [Greenland] [Environment] [Atmosphere] [Climate Change] [Oceans]
Image: Ilmastonmuutos arktisilla alueilla © International Institute for Sustainable Development
George W. Bush has a problem
10/30/2006 from BushGreenwatch:
The American Evangelicals' embrace of environmental stewardship is creating a problem for the Bush administration.
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Image: George W. Bush has a problem © Earth Action / EarthAction
Sun goes down over oil field
10/27/2006 from Business Week:
It's the next wave of litigation -- after tobacco, guns, and junk food. Why Detroit, Big Oil, and utilities should worry.
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Image: Sun goes down over oil field © Friends of the Earth
10/27/2006 Canadian Maher Arar was recently given a human rights award for his struggle against U.S. authorities who sent him to Syria to face nearly a year of torture. Arar, who has since been completely vindicated of any links to terrorism, vividly recounts the ordeal in his video acceptance.
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From: Institute for Policy Studies
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10/26/2006 The New Jersey Supreme Court’s ruling to extend the full rights of marriage to same-sex couples is a victory for human rights and equality, said Human Rights Watch Wednesday, reminding lawmakers, who must now take the next step in codifying the policy, that "separate is never equal."
From: Human Rights Watch
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Päästökauppaa
10/26/2006 EU ja Yhdysvallat neuvottelivat ilmastokysymyksistä Helsingissä 24.–25. lokakuuta. EU ja Yhdysvallat eivät ole käyneet ministeritason ilmastokeskustelua sen jälkeen, kun Yhdysvallat kieltäytyi ratifioimasta Kioton pöytäkirjaa. Yhdysvallat ei halua vieläkään sitoutua tiettyihin päästörajoituksiin.
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From: Ilmastosivut
Related: [United States] [Europe] [Environment] [Atmosphere] [Climate Change]
Image: Päästökauppaa © OneWorld.net /
10/26/2006 UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 25 (OneWorld) - Nobel peace prizewinners have joined hands with major human rights groups in urging nations to back U.N. moves to ink a treaty that would curb the illicit trade in small weapons.
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From: OneWorld US
Related: [Asia and the Pacific] [Europe] [Politics] [Activism] [War and Peace] [Arms & Military] [Peace] [United Nations]
10/25/2006 "Somehow the most reasonable, trusted, and respected country in the world has become one of the most irrational, belligerent, feared, and distrusted," says ex-soldier Kevin Tillman in an essay encouraging U.S. voters to demand change November 7.
From: truthdig
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Greenpeace: By Dictating US Energy Policy, Exxon Dictates World Energy Policy
10/25/2006 We can’t afford to put our energy future--and the future of our children--in the hands of the oil industry, say pro-consumer advocates.
From: SaveOurEnvironment.org
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Image: Greenpeace: By Dictating US Energy Policy, Exxon Dictates World Energy Policy © Greenpeace International
10/25/2006 Four U.S. institutions of higher learning now offer MBAs that infuse sustainability concepts throughout the entire curricula, and many others require at least one course in ethics, corporate social responsibility, sustainability, or business and society.
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From: Worldwatch Institute
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Putting in more insulation
10/25/2006 from It’s Getting Hot In Here blog:
Students help low-income neighbours save energy as part of the Maine Climate Campaign.
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Related: [United States] [Poverty] [Climate Change]
Image: Putting in more insulation © Peter Armstrong
10/24/2006 from ExposeExxon:
We can’t afford to put our energy future -- and the future of our children -- in the hands of the oil industry.
Image: Speak up!

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10/24/2006 NEW YORK, Oct 24 (OneWorld) - A majority of people around the world reject the use of torture even if it is supposed to extract information that could save lives from terrorism, pollsters say. The finding suggests there is little support at home and abroad for President George W. Bush's defense of the abuse of terror suspects.
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From: OneWorld US
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Who's behind your news?
10/24/2006 The U.S. government has tried to hush the results of two studies showing that when fewer companies control more of the media, diversity and localism are lost, according to media monitor groups.
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From: Moving Ideas Network
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Image: Who's behind your news?
Solar panels at a women's health center in Camden, London; June 2002.
10/24/2006 Companies, businesses, and individuals are proving that generating their own power can be profitable as well as Earth-friendly.
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From: OneWorld US
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Image: Solar panels at a women's health center in Camden, London; June 2002. © Peter Armstrong
10/23/2006 from Treehugger blog:
This may be the first time a higher education institution has planned to use clean energy as its sole source of power.
Image: Solar panels and sun

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Angela, from the Ukraine, at a workshop for 8th grade students.
10/23/2006 Bridgeton, New Jersey is a multi-ethnic town, but the infusion of an international team of leaders brought a week of frank discussion and soul searching on issues of diversity and respect.
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From: ACTION (Initiatives of Change)
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Image: Angela, from the Ukraine, at a workshop for 8th grade students. © ACTION (Initiatives of Change)
Climate protest
10/23/2006 from The Great Warming:
"We call on our country to take immediate action to address climate change." Religious groups, campaigners and scientists unite for change.
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Image: Climate protest © Guardian Unlimited
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