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• November Eco-Tidbits from Turkey

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 703
  A sun-powered vehicle designed by Turkish students (left) won an award in Australia, while one of Turkeys new high-speed trains derailed. Photos by Istanbul Technical University Solar Car Team (left) and Turkish State Railways . November was a celebratory month for expats and Turks alike, with the American holiday ...
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• Sharing the benefits around large dams in West Africa (IIED / Willem Van Cotthem)

  
  Desertification — Authority: 149
  Read at : Water Issues Announcement List <water-l@lists.iisd.ca>New Report from IIED:The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is pleased to announce the publication of a new report:Sharing the benefits around large dams in West AfricaMajor dams have long been criticised by NGOs, however ...
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• Churches For Action on Violence in Northeast

  
  Sinlung — Authority: 157
  Shillong, Nov 27 : The National Council of Churches in India (NCCI) has suggested a pro-active action plan to repeal the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). The recommendation was arrived at during a three-day regional consultation on ‘Violence and Violation of Human Rights: Patterns and Perspectives for ...
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• Sukhna Lake’s silting brought under control: Official

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Chandigarh, Nov 26 (IANS) Silting of the Sukhna Lake, which has drastically reduced the area of the prime tourist attraction here, has been brought under control through a series of corrective measures, an official said Thursday.“Until recently, the danger of Sukhna Lake drying up was staring us in the face, with ...
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• Efforts to slow climate change may put indigenous people at risk

  
  Mongabay.com News — Authority: 141
  Efforts to slow climate change are putting indigenous people at risk, warns a new report published by Survival International, an indigenous rights group.
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• What I Saw Inside China’s—and the World’s—Most Important Dam

  
  China Digital Times (CDT) — Authority: 637
  Daniel Gross writes for Slate about his journey inside the Three Gorges Dam : The controversial Three Gorges Dam project, which flooded hundreds of square miles of land and required the relocation of more than 1 million people, was promoted as an effort to improve human welfare. No longer would the Yangtze’s ...
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• Could denying bedroom privileges save the planet?

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 135
  There will be a record number of side events at the United Nations-sponsored climate talks in Copenhagen next month, but one woman’s one-woman show could give the delegates, most of whom will be men, the incentive they really need to agree a new global warming treaty. In “ The Boycott “, Kathryn Blume plays ...
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• Pardee Reservoir expansion faces lawsuit

  
  California Notes — Authority: 123
  Groups opposed to the expansion of Pardee aren’t sitting back hoping that it never happens . The Foothill Conservancy, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance and Friends of the River filed a lawsuit in Amador County Superior Court seeking to pre-empt the expansion of Pardee Reservoir on the Mokelumne ...
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• Haryana seeks central intervention in river projects

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Chandigarh, Nov 21 (IANS) Haryana Saturday sought the intervention of the central government in river projects and urged Union Water Resource Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal to take up the issue.Haryana Irrigation Minister Ajay Singh Yadav met Bansal in New Delhi Saturday and asked him to take up the issue of Termination ...
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• In New Orleans, Elation Over Katrina Liability Ruling

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 906
  “We’re glad we finally got a federal judge to agree with us,” said Robert Green Sr., a resident.
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• Branson – What a City!

  
  Jim's Journeys — Authority: 108
  Lu, Yakov, and me Last week, my bride and I visited Branson, Missouri for the first time. What a city! If you recognize that Russian in the above photo you know I’m taking liberty with his famous line – “America! What a country!” Yakov Smirnoff was one of the entertainers we saw during our stay in Branson. ...
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• Blackout in Brazil: Hydropower and Our Climate Conundrum

  
  Mongabay.com News — Authority: 141
  It’s everyone’s worst nightmare: being caught in an underground subway in the midst of a power outage. Yet, that is exactly what happened recently when Brazilian commuters in the city of São Paulo were trapped inside trains and literally had to be pulled out of subway cars. In addition to sparking problems in ...
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• Ruling on Katrina Flooding Favors Homeowners

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 906
  A federal judge ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers’ negligence caused huge flooding after Hurricane Katrina.
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• China, energy & economy

  
  Wednesday-Night — Authority: 137
  Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) — China may spend $700 million to help fund expansion of Costa Rica’s Refinadora Costarricense de Petroleo SA oil refinery. China is seeking to strengthen political ties with the region, Juan Lindau, a political scientist specializing in Latin America at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, said ...
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• I Want A Goat, M—– F—–! (Explicit) Video

  
  Renewable Energy News Syndicator — Authority: 163
  This post contains additional media. Click here to view the full post . The video is explicit, the message is simple: You can transform lives in one of the poorest districts of India by donating a goat. A life-changing experience in India inspired volunteer Debbie Glasband to launch a program to provide an ...
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• Kayaking down restored California river

  
  ecotravel news — Authority: 123
  Fresno Bee reporter Mark Grossi reports on his kayak trip down the newly restored waters of Central Californias San Joaquin River. The Friant Dam, that had caused the river to be mostly dry for "the last several decades," has been releasing more water since October 1 due to a federal restoration project, thus making ...
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• Glen Spains view of Klamath reality

  
  KlamBlog — Authority: 104
  Editors note: From time to time KlamBlog will feature the views of guest authors on Klamath River issues. We invite submissions from all of good faith. Below is a submission from Glen Spain. Glen took exception to our October 1st post but could not fit his objections into the allowable comment space. So we are ...
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• Coconut Ocean

  
  Authspot — Authority: 560
  The water front is peopled Swimming bathing and all There’s no privacy Leave alone a protocol. The flourishing dams and sluice gates They arise from the seams Mercilessly they cut across They slice rivers and streams. Nature’s beauty oh today No more casts a spell That’s the sad story, oh no! I ...
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• New Army Corps Policy Says: Consider Rising Sea Levels

  
  TakePart Social Action Network — Authority: 614
  In drafting plans for flood control, waterway navigation and other water-related projects, Army Corps of Engineer designers must tailor plans to meet the demands of rising sea levels, according to a new policy. In the simplest terms, that means that a levee, for example, may need to be designed higher than it would ...
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• France proposes ‘justice-climate’ plan for poor countries

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  New Delhi, Nov. 13 (ANI): In order to break the deadlock between rich and poor during the upcoming climate talks in Copenhagen, France is proposing a plan to help the world’s poorest countries finance renewable energy projects, the country’s Ecology Minister Jean-Louis Borloo said in New Delhi on Friday.Borloo ...
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