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Doom and Gloom With a Sense of, Uh ... Doom
Comprehensive assessment of world's ecosystems released; be very afraid |
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30 Mar 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Doom and Gloom With a Sense of, Uh ... Doom Comprehensive assessment of world's ecosystems released; be very afraid The largest and most comprehensive assessment of the world's ecosystems ever undertaken was released today, and the results constitute a "stark warning" that "the ability of the planet's ecosystems to sustain future generations can no longer be taken for granted," according to the 45-member bo ... |
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| Topics: health, news, United Nations (all these topics) |
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Just One Day Out of Life, It Would Be So Nice
World Water Day celebrated by U.N., few others |
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22 Mar 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Just One Day Out of Life, It Would Be So Nice World Water Day celebrated by U.N., few others In case you haven't heard -- and you haven't -- today is World Water Day, an annual holiday aimed at drawing attention to alarming stats about global water needs, encouraging world leaders to take action, and otherwise passing by unnoticed. But today isn't just any old World Water Day; it's also the kick-off for the United Nat ... |
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| Topics: news, United Nations, water pollution (all these topics) |
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A Stall for Volunteers
U.S. blocks binding mercury treaty |
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28 Feb 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| A Stall for Volunteers U.S. blocks binding mercury treaty U.N.-brokered international talks on mercury-reduction plans wrapped up last week. Instead of the legally binding global treaty favored by the European Union, the result was a plan to curb mercury emissions through "voluntary partnerships" among member countries, international organizations, and industries. "Voluntary" being the buz ... |
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| Topics: news, toxics, United Nations, United States (all these topics) |
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People, People Who Breed People
Better make room -- world population to hit 9.1 billion by 2050 |
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25 Feb 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| People, People Who Breed People Better make room -- world population to hit 9.1 billion by 2050 There will be 9.1 billion people on this li'l planet of ours by 2050, according to revised U.N. population figures released yesterday. That's a 40 percent increase from today's mere (!) 6.5 billion. While population in developed countries is expected to remain largely stable at 1.2 billion -- mainly due to immigration, as thei ... |
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| Topics: news, population, United Nations (all these topics) |
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Global Warming -- It's Infectious
Environmental change linked to spread of infectious diseases |
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23 Feb 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Global Warming -- It's Infectious Environmental change linked to spread of infectious diseases If the catastrophic flooding, drought, and weather-related calamities associated with global warming don't kill you, exotic infectious diseases might step up to do the job, a new report released by the U.N. suggests. It found that changes to the environment -- such as deforestation, urban growth, mining, and pollution of c ... |
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| Topics: climate, health, news, United Nations (all these topics) |
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The Strong and Short of It
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22 Jan 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| The Strong and Short of It In a sign of increasing international concern about the ecological challenges posed by China, one of the world's most prominent greens has moved to Beijing and set up shop as an environmental consultant. For more than three decades, Canadian Maurice Strong has been a major player in global diplomacy, environmental and otherwise; earlier ... |
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| Topics: Asia, business, China, green living, news, nuclear power, United Nations, United States (all these topics) |
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