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Documentary Film-Makers Face Decades In Prison For Taping Oil Pipeline Protests

Two documentary film-makers are facing decades in prison for recording US oil pipeline protests, with serious felony charges that first amendment advocates say are part of a g...

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Japan To Face Criticism At International Summit For Flouting Whaling Ruling

Japan is likely to face international criticism at a whaling summit this week for killing whales in the Southern Ocean in defiance of a court ruling.Japanese fleets killed mor...

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The Great Barrier Reef Is Under Severe Stress – But Not Dead Yet

Reports of the death of the Great Barrier Reef have been greatly exaggerated, scientists have said, after the publication of an “obituary” for the vast c...

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Ontario Seeks To Put A Cap On Water Bottle Industry With Two-Year Ban

The Ontario government has proposed a two-year moratorium on the creation or expansion of bottled water operations fed by groundwater in the Canadian province, in a bid to str...

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This New Technology Could Save The Troubled Nuclear Power Industry

The future of the nuclear industry may happen somewhere on scenic but relatively isolated land that’s about 100 miles southwest of Yellowstone National Park. Amid the 89...

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What If Nature, Like Corporations, Had The Rights Of A Person?

In recent years, the US supreme court has solidified the concept of corporate personhood. Following rulings in such cases as Hobby Lobby and Citizens United, US...

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Elon Musk Hits Back At Coal Baron Who Called Him A 'Fraud' Over Green Subsidies

Tesla founder Elon Musk has hit back against the CEO of a coal power company who accused him of fraud.Robert Murray, an outspoken Donald Trump supporter and the CEO of the Mur...

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How Google Is Using Big Data To Protect The Environment

For many people, Google is simply the gateway to a vast archive of facts and memories. For those who pay closer attention to its business dealings, the company also invests bi...

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This Is What Hurricane Matthew Has Done — And What It May Still Do

The National Hurricane Center downgraded Hurricane Matthew to a Category 3 on Friday, but US officials are warning that the worst may be yet to come for the southeast, thanks ...

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Delay To Curbs On Toxic Shipping Emissions 'Would Cause 200,000 Extra Premature Deaths

A push by the shipping and oil industries for a five-year delay to curbs on toxic sulphur emissions would cause an extra 200,000 premature deaths from lung cancer and heart di...

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FESTIVALS: THE CHANGING FACE OF DURGA PUJA

Religious Fest? Reality Show? Sponsored Program? A little of all these? Monojit Lahiri l...

October 6 2024

POLITICS: GLOBAL VIOLENCE AND THE HUMAN TOLL

As wars and violence surge worldwide, this article explores the tragic human cost, globa...

October 5 2024

FESTIVALS: THE BATTLE OF VOICES 2024

We’re proud to partner with Battle of Voices 2024, a groundbreaking podcast compet...

October 4 2024