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Taming the dirty oil giants

admin /16 November, 2012

Taming the dirty oil giants Inbox x Pascal V – Avaaz.org 9:22 AM (44 minutes ago) to me Our call, delivered in Parliament and on TV, helped win this round! Send this email widely to build our numbers for the full vote just around the corner. Dear friends, In days, Nigeria’s Parliament could approve a Continue Reading →

Research into CSG-methane link to be released soon

admin /13 November, 2012

Research into CSG-methane link to be released soonABC OnlineTwo Southern Cross University doctors have been comparing methane levels in northern New South Wales with those in the established gas fields of southern Queensland. The findings of the study will be presented at a free lecture at SCU’s Lismore campus …See all stories on this topic Continue Reading →

Alaska ice tested as possible new energy source

admin /12 November, 2012

Alaska ice tested as possible new energy sourceHerald SunThe US Department of Energy (DOE) and industry partners over two winters drilled into a reservoir of methane hydrate, which looks like ice but burns like a candle if a match warms its molecules. There is little need now for methane, the main ingredient …See all stories Continue Reading →

Breaking the Global Coal Chain 350 0rg

admin /7 November, 2012

Breaking the Global Coal Chain Inbox x Blair Palese, 350 Australia infoaustralia@350.org 7:55 AM (1 hour ago) to me Images are not displayed. Display images below – Always display images from infoaustralia@350.org Dear friends, The global campaign against coal expansion is gaining momentum. We now have an exciting opportunity to take on coal from one end Continue Reading →

Demography, development and citizen’s rights

admin /6 November, 2012

Demography, development and citizen’s rightsJakarta PostThe inclusion of individual rights in the praxis of population and development was a result of strong lobbying from feminist groups who perceived that family planning programs, as the main device to control population growth, grossly violated the human …See all stories on this topic »

Swiss to vote on curbing population growth

admin /4 November, 2012

Swiss to vote on curbing population growth swissinfo.chCampaigners have collected enough signatures to force a nationwide vote on a proposal to slow down population growth through immigration limits and measures to promote birth control in developing countries. The Environment and Population Association … See all stories on this topic » swissinfo.ch Growing pains continue despite Continue Reading →