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The Gulf of Mexico’s capacity to recover from previous environmental assaults — especially the 1979 Ixtoc explosion — provides encouragement about the prospects for its post-Deepwater future. But scientists remain worried about the BP spill's long-term effects on the health of the Gulf and its sea life.
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MOSCOW - Russia fought a deadly battle Tuesday to prevent wildfires from engulfing key nuclear sites as alarm mounted over the impact on health of a toxic smoke cloud shrouded over Moscow.
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Prices for basic farm commodities – wheat, corn, and soybeans – are actually somewhat higher in August of this year than they were in August of 2007 at the start of the record-breaking 2007-08 run-up in grain prices that led to food protests and riots in some 30 countries. Meanwhile, it is estimated that Russia could lose nearly 30 million tons of grain this summer.
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by Andrew Kennis
Selling goods to passersby on the street, Jenny Caraballo describes
her local communal council.
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Syndicated from Slashdot on Tue, 2010-08-10 Hugh Pickens writes "The NY Times reports that China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has published a list of 2,087 steel mills, cement works and other energy-intensive factories required to close by September 30 after discussions with provincial and municipal officials to identify industrial operations with outdated, inefficient technology.
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Democracy Now! 2010-08-10 Tuesday
- Headlines for August 10, 2010
- Meterologist: Record Heat Wave in Russia Could Kill Tens of Thousands
- Bolivian UN Ambassador: Despite Extreme Weather, U.S.
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Oil-Sands Mining in Canada Creates Mercury, Arsenic Pollution, Globe Says
By James Kraus - Aug 10, 2010
Bloomberg
Canada’s oil sands mining operations are producing vast and fast-growing amounts of mercury, heavy metals, arsenic and other toxic substances, the Globe and Mail reported, citing data released by Environment Canada.
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Aecon Group adds Alberta oil sands contractor
Eric Lam, Financial Post
Aug. 9, 2010
TORONTO -- Toronto-based Aecon Group Inc. said Monday it has offered to purchase the assets of Alberta oil sands contracting services business Cow Harbour Construction Ltd., currently under creditor protection, for $180-million.
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In this show, we at Radio Solidarity went out and spoke to people who are actively engaged
in struggle and have a definitive idea of how to change the world for the better. We ask
people what got them involved, what struggle drew them to take action, what keeps them
involved, and what’s inspired them. ---- A new world will be created by people like them,
people like us.
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We have now booked the venue for the 2010 bookfair. We will, for the fourth year running,
be holding the event at Queen Mary’s, University of London on the Mile End Road. The date
for the 2010 bookfair will be SATURDAY 23RD OCTOBER from 10am to 7pm.
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Oil sands toxins growing rapidly
Volume of arsenic, lead increased 26 per cent in last four years, Environment Canada says
Nathan VanderKlippe
From Tuesday's Globe and Mail
Aug. 09, 2010
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Syndicated from The Tyee on Tue, 2010-08-10
Survivor says life was saved by domestic violence counselling now being eliminated at Vancouver General.
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Throughout the summer and the fall of 2006, a popular rebellion clutched the southern
Mexican state of Oaxaca, serving as a glimmer of inspiration in what felt like, until that
point, a decade of heavy state repression, diminishing liberties, and stagnating social
movements at home, and constant war abroad.
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Syndicated from The Tyee on Tue, 2010-08-10
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