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Reef Conservation Strategy Backfires : NPRThe Kiribati government was concerned about overfishing. So it came up with a plan: It would subsidize the coconut oil industry. "The thought was that by paying people more to do coconut agriculture, they would do less fishing," says Walsh. "And this would fulfill two goals: One, they would ...
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'Catastrophic' warning as fires flare in Australia - Yahoo! NewsAustralian firefighters battled dozens of bush blazes on Friday as record-breaking hot weather sparked "catastrophic" warnings in two states, just months after the country's worst ever wildfire disaster. Major lightning storms set off about 100 blazes in South Australia alone, most of which had ...
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Shun beef to stop climate change, says India - Yahoo! NewsIndia, a stronghold of vegetarianism where the cow is a sacred animal for the majority Hindu population, has urged the rest of the world to give up eating beef to help reduce global warming. "The single most important cause of (carbon) emissions is eating beef," Environment Minister Jairam ...
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A New Indian Travel Fad: "Divorce Tourism" - Yahoo! NewsPerhaps it's a case of life imitating bad art. In this year's mirthless Hollywood comedy Couples Retreat: Return to Eden, eight Americans attempt to recharge their foundering marriages by undergoing counseling on a tropical island. At about the same time the movie was disappointing U.S. ...
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Europe match-fixing probe targets 200 games - Yahoo! NewsIn what one UEFA official called Europe's worst ever match-fixing scandal, investigators said Friday criminals may have netted over 10 million euros manipulating 200 games in nine countries. A 200-strong band operating across Europe is suspected of swaying matches in Germany, Belgium, ...
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1Shun beef to stop climate change, says India - Yahoo! NewsDUH! India by far and away has the largest number of methane producing cattle at 281,700,000, followed by Brazil (100 million LESS), China, and only then the USA. SO, if reducing the number of cattle will help, India is on the front lines. So what will it be - eat some of those cows? ...JDP added 3 days ago
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12009/cpi/surveys_indices/policy_researchGreenland comes of gray-snow clean ... because there aren't enough people there to be corrupt!?JDP added 4 days ago
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1Bottle of Dalmore Oculus whisky sells for GBP27,600Just proof there are still a lot of folks out there with more money than they need ...JDP added 4 days ago
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1Chinese energy producers soar after record snows, Asian banks dip -- DailyFinanceWater or heating? Geez, you just can't mess around with Mother Nature without some unintended consequences!JDP added 4 days ago
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1Slew of offshore tax evaders settle with IRS - World business- msnbc.comSo if you steal enough, you get amnesty. But woe to that snatch and grab of $50 at the 7/11! This is like "too big to fail". The rich commit crimes and get off with a slap on the wrist, when they should be going to jail for a LONG TIME - not to mention having much more of their ill-gotten ...JDP added 6 days ago
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