www.guardian.co.uk
Nun is 11th ethnic Tibetan this year to have taken own life in region known as centre of defiance against strict Chinese control
11.02.2011
Fed’s Bernanke Sympathizes With Occupy Wall Street as Economic Growth Stays Fragile www.advisorone.com
www.advisorone.com
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday that he sympathized with the frustration of Occupy Wall Street protestors as U.S. jobs market weakness persists and the nation’s unemployment rate remains elevated.
Occupy Wall Street's latest converts: the 1 percent? www.csmonitor.com
www.csmonitor.com
A group of wealthy young Americans starts a social-media campaign in support of Occupy Wall Street. Its message: Tax us! But some analysts are skeptical.
Occupy Wall Street's Message Gains Momentum In Congress www.huffingtonpost.com
www.huffingtonpost.com
WASHINGTON -- Occupy Wall Street is finding a louder voice in Congress as lawmakers invoked its rhetoric repeatedly Wednesday in attempts to crack down on speculation, punish dangerous mine operators and pass a jobs bill. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) acknowledged that the...
Israel tests "ballistic missile:" report www.globalpost.com
www.globalpost.com
Israel reportedly tested a ballistic missile Wednesday. There is speculation it is to be used against Iran.
Fars News Agency :: Israel Abducts Palestinian Lawmaker in West Bank english.farsnews.com
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"God wants to see us help ourselves." Obama rips House "In God we trust" vote - Political Hotsheet - www.cbsnews.com
"God wants to see us help ourselves." Obama rips House "In God we trust" vote - Political Hotsheet -
www.cbsnews.comPresident says GOP-led House should focus on "putting people back to work," not reaffirming nation's motto Read more by Brian Montopoli on CBS News' Political Hotsheet.
US, EU criticize Israeli plans to speed W. Bank building www.jpost.com
www.jpost.com
Washington deeply disappointed by Israeli response to Palestinians acceptance to UNESCO; Ashton: We call on Israel to reverse this decision, call on both sides to continue engagement with the Quartet.
URGENT URGENT ACT NOW!! BOATS SAILING NOW TO GAZA! SPREAD THE WORD. www.freegaza.org
www.freegaza.org
The Free Gaza Movement website: human rights activists working for breaking the siege of Gaza
Navy tracking small Gaza-bound flotilla that left Turkey www.jpost.com
www.jpost.com
Flotilla arranged by Irish, Canadian pro-Palestinian groups; We dont believe they are seeking violence, but the IDF is ready, source says.
Climate change already worsening weird, deadly, and expensive weather news.mongabay.com
news.mongabay.com
Unprecedented flooding in Thailand, torrential rains pummeling El Salvador, long-term and beyond-extreme drought in Texas, killer snowstorm in the eastern US—and that's just the last month or so. Extreme weather worldwide appears to be both increasing in frequency and intensity, and a new report fro...
Obama Approval Rating and Strength Versus Republicans Improve www.sfgate.com
www.sfgate.com
(For more campaign news, see ELECT .) Nov. 2 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama gained support among voters in October, according to an independent poll showing him with improved job-approval ratings and...
Obama tops Forbes most powerful list, Putin No. 2 www.reuters.com
www.reuters.com
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Barack Obama topped Forbes' list of the world's most powerful people in 2011, as the U.S. leader's clout rose after the deaths of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and Libyan dictator
Climate Change Imperils Global Prosperity, U.N. Warns green.blogs.nytimes.com
green.blogs.nytimes.com
A report warns that drastic measures are needed to offset future environmental problems that could stall development and perpetuate poverty.
Levi Strauss Worries Climate Change and Water Shortages Threatens the Jeans Busines thinkprogress.org
November 2 News: Levi Strauss Worries Climate Change and Water Shortages Threatens the Jeans Busines
thinkprogress.orgOther stories below: India Solar Power Costs Could Fall 40% by 2015; BP Takes Center Stage on Capitol Hill Stone Washed Blue Jeans (Minus the Washed) From the cotton field in rural India to the local rag bin, a typical pair of blue jeans consumes 919 gallons of water during its life cycle, Levi Stra...
11.01.2011
Catastrophic $5.3 Billion Texas Drought Hits Global Cotton, Beef, Peanut Butter and Even Pumpkin Mar thinkprogress.org
Catastrophic $5.3 Billion Texas Drought Hits Global Cotton, Beef, Peanut Butter and Even Pumpkin Mar
thinkprogress.orgIn August, agronomists showed that the historic drought in Texas had caused a stunning $5.3 billion in losses in the agricultural sector. Two months later, even with some rain finally coming to the state, Texas farmers are being crippled by a drought that could stretch beyond next summer. As the eco...
Study Confirms Optimal Climate Strategy: Deploy, Deploy, Deploy, Research and Develop, Deploy, Deplo thinkprogress.org
Study Confirms Optimal Climate Strategy: Deploy, Deploy, Deploy, Research and Develop, Deploy, Deplo
thinkprogress.orgBack in May, a major study, California’s Energy Future — the View to 2050, was released by an independent state science and technology advisory panel. It had two central findings: California can achieve emissions roughly 60% below 1990 levels with technology we largely know about today if such tech...
How to Feed 7 Billion of Us Without Ruining the Planet thinkprogress.org
thinkprogress.org
by Tom Laskawy, in a Grist cross-post Now that we’re surrounded by 7 billion of our closest friends, it’s probably a good time to talk about how we’re going to feed them. The government, along with corporations like Monsanto, Syngenta, Dupont, and others who are part of our current industrial agricu...
D85 40H ''SAVING' SL are trillions of eternity's children.' SL SL BLOG - http://jesusgodgoodetcnjay.blogspot.com/
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Occupy Wall Street: Niall Ferguson and Jeffrey Sachs in heated debate on CNN over 1% wealthiest Amer www.washingtonpost.com
Occupy Wall Street: Niall Ferguson and Jeffrey Sachs in heated debate on CNN over 1% wealthiest Amer
www.washingtonpost.comThe two economic heavyweights face off in a heated debate over the 1% of wealthiest Americans.
Netanyahu's ongoing acquisition of lands by force Ha'aretz
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Since 1991 Madrid international peace conference, tens of thousands of dunams of land belonging to Palestinian farmers have been 'acquired by force.'
US Firms Barely Rank in Global Climate Change Disclosure Lists www.greenbiz.com
www.greenbiz.com
Just 8 percent of North American companies fully disclose carbon emissions data, compared to more than 53 percent of European firms, according to the latest carbon rankings from the Environmental Investment Organisation.
10.31.2011
Solar Ear Co-Founder Named Social Entrepreneur of the Year – CSRwire's Our Pick www.csrwire.com
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CSRwire’s Our Pick Archive has important Corporate Social Responsibility information and news from a wide range of global media outlets.
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CSRwire’s Our Pick Archive has important Corporate Social Responsibility information and news from a wide range of global media outlets.
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Solar Ear Co-Founder Named Social Entrepreneur of the Year – CSRwire's Our Pick www.csrwire.com
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CSRwire’s Our Pick Archive has important Corporate Social Responsibility information and news from a wide range of global media outlets.
BRAIN STUDY - YOUR 'BEING,' YOUR CHOICE - a link. The New Science Behind Your Spending Addiction New science unveils how your brain is hard-wired when it comes to spending-and how you can reboot it.
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New science unveils how your brain is hard-wired when it comes to spending-and how you can reboot it.
Sharon's right-hand man attacks Netanyahu www.independent.co.uk
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www.independent.co.uk
The former top aide in Ariel Sharon's administration has blasted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for squandering an opportunity to make peace with the Palestinians, slamming a policy to marginalise the Palestinian Authority as both "dangerous and stupid".
Moshe Dayan's Widow Ruth: Zionist Dream Has Run Its Course www.thedailybeast.com
www.thedailybeast.com
These startling words were uttered last week in Tel Aviv by 95-year-old Ruth Dayan, widow of one of Israel's founding fathers
Israel's blindness causing its decline Netanyahu can call the prisoners he frees
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Netanyahu can call the prisoners he frees
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