A growing movement of scientists, students, farmers and forward-thinking business people are all saying Wait a minute! In fact, even the economists who invented the cap and trade system to deal with simpler problems like fertilizer pollution and sulf

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The government in Congo Kinshasa says it has no information to substantiate accusations that some senior commanders of Congo's army are working alongside ethnic Hutu militias in the exploitation of minerals in eastern Congo. The allegation was made

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Family Hires Assassin to Murder Mama in 'Killer Joe' Chris has no job and is deep in debt to a loan shark. He is convinced that Killer Joe can solve his financial problems. Mom has got a $50 thousand life insurance policy. Killer Joe is a professiona

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新型机器人可独立繁育后代 It's a robotic version of nature's survival of the fittest. The mother robot analyzes the performance of each of the children it creates, and incorporates preferential traits into the next generation. 这是机器人

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Getting into the Halloween Spirit; Skeeball, Costumes, Beer October 31 is Halloween in the United States. And that means costumes and knocking on neighbors doors for candy. That's mostly for children, but adults get into the spirit, too. Except, for

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By Lisa Bryant Paris 14 April 2006 Students shout slogans as they block traffic on the Canebiere avenue, in front of the chamber of commerce, in Marseille, April 6, 2006 After weeks of demonstrations,

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By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 20 September 2006 Black bear cubs An animal rights organization has reached an agreement with Vietnam's government to build a bear sanctuary near Hanoi. The refuge will house bears rescued from farms where their bile is harv

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By Crystal Park Washington, DC 26 July 2006 watch Fashion Market report The traditional clients of the fashion houses of Paris, Milan and other fashion capitals have been adults with the means to pay top dollar for designer labels. In recent years,

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By Anita Elash Paris 25 July 2007 French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in LibyaWednesday to meet with Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi in Tripoli. Mr. Sarkozy agreed to the visit as part of a deal made Tuesday to free six medical workers convicted o

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A senior U.S. State Department official Thursday urged members of Congress to approve a U.S.-India nuclear cooperation agreement before the House and Senate adjourn next week ahead of November elections. But some lawmakers are concerned the accord c

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 30 May 2007 Ministers from members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum - known as APEC - have decided at a meeting in Australia that development of clean energy technologies should take priority over a carbon-trading

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By Paula Wolfson White House 27 June 2006 The White House says it is still waiting for a definitive response from Iran to a package of incentives designed to convince Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment. Officials say the latest comments from Iran'

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Israel has begun easing its blockade of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip under a truce agreement reached last week. But further progress could be linked to the fate of a captive Israeli soldier, as we hear from Robert Berger at the VOA bureau in Jerusalem

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Corn prices are surging on the world market after devastating floods in the U.S. heartland destroyed many crops shortly after they were planted. Corn is also in high demand these days, because it is used for making the alcohol fuel additive called e

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The number of U.S. cases of swine flu has risen to 3,000 - an increase of 400 from Monday's released figures. Three deaths have been reported. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says more cases and fatalities are likely. US outbreak d

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US, China, Russia to Join Asian Leaders For Summit in Bali Next week (November 14-19), leaders from 18 nations will gather on the Indonesian island of Bali for the sixth annual East Asia summit. The regional economic and security forum has steadily g

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US, UN Pledge Action Against North Korea Nuclear Test As crowds in Pyongyang celebrate what North Korean leaders call a successful nuclear test in legitimate self-defense, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says the test is a direct challenge to the

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US Government Panel Says Consider Environment in Diet 美国政府专家称在饮食中考虑环境问题 An advisory panel to the United States Department of Agriculture is recommending for the first time that Americans consider the environment when

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Eagerly-awaited Technology Turns Garbage into Fuel When a garbage truck dumps its smelly cargo onto the tipping floor at the Fiberight companys pilot plant in southern Virginia, manager Randy Garrett sees fuel in the making. This is the truly remarka

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Think about some of the things that spew nasty contaminants into the air - automobiles, power plants. How about leaf blowers? Those annoyingly loud, gas-powered, backpack-like machines are about to pass cars as the worst air poll

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