World Social Forum in Montreal...

Aug 10, 2016 by

[Translate]  By Danica Jorden, Z Communications | Report One day before the start of this year’s edition of the World Social...

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What Exactly Is the U.S. Milit...

Aug 6, 2016 by

What Exactly Is the U.S. Military Plotting in Africa?

[Translate] World When AFRICOM evaluates itself, the news is grim. By Nick Turse / TomDispatch  VIA ALTERNET Photo Credit: DVIDSHUB /...

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ISRAEL IS SECRETLY SHIPPING TH...

Jul 5, 2016 by

ISRAEL IS SECRETLY SHIPPING THOUSANDS OF REFUGEES TO AFRICA

[Translate] by Amy Fallon – Guest Contributor THINK PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Oded Balilty An African refugee covers his mouth...

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WE LIVE IN AN AGE OF DISINTEGR...

Jun 30, 2016 by

WE LIVE IN AN AGE OF DISINTEGRATION

[Translate]   By Patrick Cockburn / TomDispatch  VIA TRUTHDIG dynamosquito / CC BY-SA 2.0 This piece first appeared at...

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RACE IS ON TO FEED A WARMING W...

Jun 24, 2016 by

RACE IS ON TO FEED A WARMING WORLD

[Translate]   By Tim Radford / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     Millions throughout Africa depend on maize, but new crop...

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CHANGING SKYLINE: WHAT WESTERN...

Jun 12, 2016 by

[Translate] Kéré created a demonstration project for the Perelman Building atrium. Brightly colored parachute cords are suspended...

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The World’s Poor Face an...

Jun 8, 2016 by

The World’s Poor Face an Unequal Climate Risk—Here’s What Needs to Happen

[Translate] Environment In 2015 alone, Africa faced droughts, wildfires, landslides, extreme temperatures and floods that affected...

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AFRICAN WOMEN ARE BREAKING THE...

Jun 5, 2016 by

AFRICAN WOMEN ARE BREAKING THEIR BACKS TO GET WATER FOR THEIR FAMILIES

[Translate] Energy and Environment By Darryl Fears A woman gathers water from a dam for use at her home in Qunu, South Africa....

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NIGERIA’S MASSIVE OIL CL...

Jun 3, 2016 by

NIGERIA’S MASSIVE OIL CLEANUP COULD TAKE DECADES AND A BILLION DOLLARS

[Translate] by Alejandro Davila Fragoso CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Sunday Alamba Oil is seen on the creek water’s...

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WHY THERE’S A SEARING ET...

May 15, 2016 by

WHY THERE’S A SEARING ETHIOPIAN DROUGHT WITHOUT AN EPIC ETHIOPIAN FAMINE

[Translate] governance ByAndrew C. Revkin Photo Cattle are led in search of water in Ethiopia’s Oromia region.Credit Nancy McNally /...

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Move Over Pesticides: Could Tr...

Apr 11, 2016 by

Move Over Pesticides: Could Traditional Plants Hold the Secret to Saving Crops From Pests?

[Translate] Environment Researchers are building on age-old practices to reduce food loss in Africa. By Rachel Cernansky / Ensia  ...

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AFRICAN NATIONS COMMIT TO GAME...

Dec 13, 2015 by

AFRICAN NATIONS COMMIT TO GAME-CHANGING REFORESTATION PLAN

[Translate] An ambitious agreement announced at the Paris climate talks would create 78 million acres of forest by 2030. Tree...

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HOW TANZANIA PLANS TO LIGHT UP...

Nov 2, 2015 by

HOW TANZANIA PLANS TO LIGHT UP A MILLION HOMES WITH SOLAR POWER

[Translate] In a country where only 40% of people have access to grid electricity, the government is looking to sunshine to power...

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ON GREEN ENERGY, ETHIOPIA LEAV...

Jul 29, 2015 by

ON GREEN ENERGY, ETHIOPIA LEAVES U.S. IN THE DUST

[Translate]   By Juan Cole   TRUTHDIG   President Obama waits to deliver a speech to the African Union on Tuesday in Addis...

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DDT’S TOXIC LEGACY CONTI...

Jul 15, 2015 by

DDT’S TOXIC LEGACY CONTINUES

[Translate] More than 40 years after it was banned in the U.S., DDT is still in the environment — and it’s still being sprayed...

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MASAI WOMEN ARE LEADING A SOLA...

Jul 13, 2015 by

MASAI WOMEN ARE LEADING A SOLAR REVOLUTION WITH HELP FROM THEIR DONKEYS

[Translate] Groups of women in Kenya are hauling solar devices on donkeys from village to village, providing light and power to homes...

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Climate-Smart Success Stories

Mar 28, 2015 by

Climate-Smart Success Stories

[Translate] Anders Larsson  Planet Forward, Corcoran School of the Arts and Design at the George Washington University Do you think...

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Learning from Africa

Mar 17, 2015 by

Learning from Africa

[Translate] Ten ways how creativity on the continent reflects and suggests global shifts in design practice Amelie Klein  METROPOLIS...

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A New Kind of Mental Disturban...

Mar 5, 2015 by

A New Kind of Mental Disturbance? Drone Pilots Are Quitting in Droves

[Translate] World The people on the ground are not the only ones being traumatized. By Pratap Chatterjee / TomDispatch  VIA ALTERNET...

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Renewable Energy Is Skyrocketi...

Feb 24, 2015 by

[Translate] By Juan Cole   TRUTHDIG This post originally ran on Juan Cole’s Web page.Here are some of the green energy good news...

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ASIA MOVES INTO THE FOREFRONT ...

Feb 3, 2015 by

ASIA MOVES INTO THE FOREFRONT OF SOLAR REVOLUTION

[Translate] By Paul Brown, cialis Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     Photovoltaic cells on the Solar Library and Energy-Optimised...

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