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Ex-Fighters Build New Businesses Under UN Reintegration

From raising chickens and growing tomatoes to washing cars and renting out party equipment, combatants emerging from the civil war in the Ivory Coast are finding jobs in hundreds of new enterprises and projects under a pilot United Nations initiative that aims to reintegrate ex-fighters into their former communities. The $4 million disarmament, demobilization and […]

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Colorado Encouraging "Green" Construction

Governor Ritter wants Colorado to be the example for the rest of the nation when it comes to green technology and energy efficiency giving thirty seven communities across the state a grant from the governors energy office to encourage the building of energy efficient homes.

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College Students Put Congress in the Hot Seat on Global Warming

Two hundred student leaders from 33 states and Canada converged on the West Lawn of the United States Capitol to put Congress in the ‘hot seat' on global warming through peaceful protest. The students, standing in rows with 200 red chairs, formed a mass of color on Thursday behind large banners reading "Congress, You Are […]

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Cleanup of Toxic Superfund Site Completed in New Jersey

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has successfully completed cleanup work at the Asbestos Dump Superfund site in Morris County, New Jersey, which is adjacent to a National Wildlife Refuge. To date, nearly 350 Superfund sites nationally have been cleaned up and deleted from the hazardous sites list.

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Bill Gates Funds Futuristic Toilets: No Piped Water, Sewer or Electricity Needed

Poop in, clean water out. Bill Gates has invested more than three million dollars on behalf of the 2.6 billion people around the world who don't have access to modern toilets. Yesterday, the three winners of his "next-generation toilet prize were announced, showcasing innovative designs that capture and process human waste without piped water, sewer or electrical connections. Even more impressive, the toilet prize-winners all transformed human waste into useful resources, such as energy and water.

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25 Percent Drop in Maternal Deaths for Sub-Saharan Women

The proportion of women in sub-Saharan Africa who died because of pregnancy fell by more than a quarter between 1990 and 2008, according to estimates released yesterday.

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100 Million Poor Families to Get Clean-Burning Stoves From Mrs. Clinton

As the primary cooking and heating tool for nearly three billion people, traditional cookstoves and open fires cause 1.9 million premature deaths worldwide each year. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced a new partnership today to create a thriving global market for clean and efficient cooking stoves designed to save lives, improve livelihoods, protect trees, and cut global carbon emissions

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Icelandic Postal Workers Go Above and Beyond When There is No Address - Just a Hand-Drawn Map

These tourists didn't have a name or address to send their Icelandic hosts a thank you card - but apparently, the postal service didn't need either.