Environment
Cancun: Are we running out of time on climate change?
December 13, 2010Even on some of the decisions agreed to in Cancun, many crucial details were postponed at least until next year's round of negotiations, but Ban Ki-moon says it's better than nothing.
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California’s new top cop is “on the people’s side”
December 6, 2010Kamala Harris vows to insure "the law of this state is on the side of the people."
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Haitian elections a source of new conflict
December 2, 2010The November 28 general elections in Haiti are over, and the votes will probably be counted by December 7. But as many predicted, the task of carrying out a national election may have proved too much...
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Environmentalists hail Obama curb on offshore drilling
December 2, 2010In a move called "wise and sensible, the Obama administration announced yesterday that it is withdrawing plans for expanding oil drilling in the Gulf and Atlantic Ocean.
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At Cancun meet world leaders feel heat on climate change
November 29, 2010The international community is hoping to lay foundations, set up frameworks and install building blocks toward practically addressing the dire consequences of global warming.
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