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• Carbon dioxide emissions up by 29 percent: Report

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  London, Nov 21 (IANS) Carbon dioxide emissions are up by 29 percent since 2000, far beyond the capacity of the global “sinks” to absorb such volumes, says a report.The use of coal as a fuel has now surpassed oil and developing countries now emit more greenhouse gases than developed countries - with a quarter of ...
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• Importance of Good Health Care

  
  fresh healthy body — Authority: 150
  Health care is one of the most important components in your life. Disease or illness can really mean a down turn in your life. The biggest asset we can have in life therefore is health . Health care is normally defined as the management or treatment of any health problem through the services that might be ...
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• Recurring Issues Encountered by Distance Educators in Developing and Emerging Nations

  
  Tony Bates — Authority: 545
  Wright, C., Dhanarajan, G. and Reju, S. (2009) Recurring Issues Encountered by Distance Educators in Developing and Emerging Nations IRRODL, Vol. 10, No. 1 I don’t know how I missed this in February, but this is essential reading for anyone contemplating using e-learning or online learning in less economically ...
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• Climate Change: Do you want Congress to spend $2 to Save $1?

  
  Liberty Maven Liberty Maven: For Liberty, One Individual At A Time — Authority: 558
  D o w n s i z e r – D i s p a t c h You may not believe global warming is happening. Or, you may not believe humans are responsible for it. But for the sake of argument, let’s assume human-caused global warming is indeed happening. Conceding this, it turns out that . . . The effort to curb carbon ...
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• China Helps the Powerful in Namibia

  
  NYT > Global Home — Authority: 149
  China has aided relatives of Namibias former president, Sam Nujoma, left, and his successor, Hifikepunye Pohamba, right.
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• Gateses Give $290 Million for Education

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 916
  The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a donation of $290 million to support groups working to transform how teachers are evaluated and how they get tenure.
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• The Cost of a Global Deal on Climate Change

  
  The GREEN MARKET — Authority: 122
  As we ease out of a serious recession it is becoming apparent that if we are to afford the costs of managing climate change the global economy must grow. The estimates of the cost of a global deal on climate change varies from less than $200 billion a year to over half a trillion dollars. In September the WWF called ...
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• Letter from India: Indias Path Was Paved by Soviet Fall

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 916
  For better or for worse - for better and for worse - India embarked on a path that has today made it one of the worlds most unabashedly capitalist places.
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• India won’t accept legally binding emission cuts: Jairam Ramesh

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Do not expect anything much from next month’s climate summit in Copenhagen, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said Thursday, reiterating that India is not going to accept any legally binding cuts on its greenhouse gas emissions.“Don’t expect anything much from Copenhagen. We will stick ...
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• Friedman embraces “E.T.” as solution to energy problems

  
  OpenMarket.org — Authority: 660
  Thomas L. Friedman’s op-ed in the NYT today could have been written by Paul Krugman.  And that’s not a compliment. Friedman, like Krugman, waxes hysterical about those who are opposing  the cap-and-trade energy bill - those “deniers.” And, also like Krugman, he sets up those opponents as straw men that he ...
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• Poor women ‘bear climate burden’

  
  heave-ho.org — Authority: 460
  Women in developing countries will be the most vulnerable to climate change, a report from the UN Population Fund warns. View original here:  Poor women ‘bear climate burden’
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• Somali woman stoned for adultery

  
  heave-ho.org — Authority: 460
  A 20-year-old woman is stoned to death by Somali Islamists, accused of adultery after giving birth to a still-born baby. Read the original post:  Somali woman stoned for adultery
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• Ethical Obligations of States, Regional and Local Governments, Organizations, Businesses, and Individuals to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions.

  
  ClimateEthics.org — Authority: 100
  I. Introduction Several prior ClimateEthics posts have examined the ethical obligations of nations to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in considerable detail. See, for example, “Ethical Failures of National GHG Emissions Reduction Proposals Approaching Copenhagen,” “Ethical Principles Governing the Basic ...
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• Protecting Developing Countries through the Trips Agreement: What is the Real State of Play?

  
  IP Osgoode — Authority: 425
  Wiseman Ubochioma is a doctoral candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School of York University and is taking the Intellectual Property Theory course.The TRIPS Agreement has always been heralded as a milestone achievement recorded in the field of intellectual property. It provides a minimum standard of intellectual property ...
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• Offline online courses

  
  Tony Bates — Authority: 545
  Thomas Edison State College , one of New Jersey’s 12 senior public institutions of higher education, offers associate, bachelor’s and master’s degrees in more than 100 areas of study for self-directed adults. On 10 November, 2009, it announced that it will develop 40 courses over the next two years that ...
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• Learn how to spot a new emerging market

  
  Earn Passive Income — Authority: 148
  What are the signs of new emerging markets? There are two possible causes for the creation of emerging markets: the failure of state-led economic development and the need for capital investment. First, state-led economic development fails to produce sustainable growth in the traditional developing countries. This ...
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• Speaker calls for UN Security Council’s reform

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has called for “a comprehensive reform of the UN Security Council” including expansion in both the permanent and non-permanent membership categories of the council.Attending the second meeting of the Preparatory Committee of Speakers of Parliaments, organised ...
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• US, China to cooperate more on macroeconomic, financial policies

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  Beijing, Nov.17 (ANI): The United States and China on Tuesday agreed that there was a greater need for both to cooperate better on macro-economic and financial policies.Presidents Hu Jintao and Barack Obama said that China and the United States will start preparations as soon as possible for the second round of the ...
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• Work and Play in Developing Countries vs. Developed Countries

  
  Simon Kapenda — Authority: 415
  In most developing countries, where the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita is about $1,600, such as Kenya, the majority of the people still live of off their land in rural areas, where they generally have to work long hours almost every day without the comfort of resting. And only a few work in urban areas, ...
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• CSC: Addressing social issues the IBM way

  
  WhoInnovated.com — Authority: 156
  CSC is a program that places IBM employees in emerging and developing countries to address core societal, educational and environment challenges, by empowering them technologically. View original post here: CSC: Addressing social issues the IBM way
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