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We Asked Canadian Experts on Climate Change: Are We Screwed?

Over the last century, humans have warmed the earth by 0.9 degrees Celsius by way of industrial expansion. Ahead of the Paris talks that begin?Monday, the United Nations has p...

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Climate Talks In Paris: The Need For An Ambitious But Equitable Agreement

World leaders meet today in Paris, not to discuss terrorism, but to discuss another of our generation's biggest threat, climate change. It is clear that already, when temperat...

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Japan Plans To Kill Hundreds Of Protected Whales This Winter

?Australia strongly opposes the decision by Japan to resuming whaling in the Southern Ocean this summer,? Greg Hunt, Australia?s environment minister,?told reporters?on Saturd...

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Boosting Coherence To Make Poverty Eradication A Reality

I recently launched?the 2015 edition of the European Commission?s?report on Policy Coherence for Development?? or PCD ??that?shows that the European Union remains a PCD-frontr...

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As Weather Shifts, Strawberries Leave Sour Taste In Northeast India

SOHLIYA, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Strawberries are a treat for many, but they are increasingly leaving a sour taste in the mouths of growers in Meghalaya, in India...

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Drastic Reductions in Meat Consumption Worldwide Could Help Fight Climate Change

If the world piled on the veggies and cut back on steaks and hamburgers, the UK-based think tank Chatham House said in a report this week, the world could gener...

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Shocker: 2015 Is Going To Be The Hottest Year On Record

The world's climate is likely to hit a "symbolic and significant milestone" in 2015, international forecasters announced?on Wednesday. Read More at www.news.vice.com

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The World Is Paying A High Price For More Frequent Extreme Weather Eventsa

"Weather and climate are major drivers of disaster risk and this report demonstrates that the world is paying a high price in lives lost," Margareta Wahlstr?m, head of UNISDR,...

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Biodegradable Plastic Is Bullshit

"The real bottom line is that biodegradable plastics aren't going to be a solution for reducing the impact of marine litter," Peter Kershaw, the report's author, said. "When y...

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At Least 97 Bodies Pulled From Landslide Near Jade Mine In Myanmar

The landslide happened when a mountain of mining debris gave way in the early hours of?Saturday?in Hpakant, an area that produces some of the world's highest-quality jade. The...

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THOUGHT FACTORY: CELEBRITIES AND RIGHT TO PRIVACY

From Mystique to Masses: How Modern Media Transformed Stardom into Spectacle. Monojit La...

November 26 2024

POLITICS: A NATION AT CROSSROADS AND APATHY

India stands at a crossroads, grappling with economic disparity, political polarization,...

November 24 2024

GENDER: HOW PATRIARCHY SILENCES RESISTANCE

Patriarchy persists by co-opting privileged voices, masking systemic exploitation in ind...

November 23 2024