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ENVIRONMENT: Rethinking Jobs for a Sustainable Economy
By Matthew Cardinale*
ATLANTA, Georgia - The possibility of environmental catastrophe has led many leaders, scholars and average citizens to reconsider an economy based on constant growth. It is becoming clear that people, especially in the United States, will need to consume less in the way of natural resources to avoid planetary peril.
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CANADA: Ontario Aggressively Woos Green Power Investors
By Peter Gorrie*
TORONTO - A "feed-in tariff" offering guaranteed premium prices for electricity from wind, solar, biomass and other green sources promises to attract large-scale international investors and developers, especially those aiming to erect wind turbines, to Canada's most populous province.
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CHILE: Fashion Finds Green Style
By Daniela Estrada*
SANTIAGO - Young Chilean designers are turning their creative energy to recycling, natural fibres and working with disadvantaged groups as they produce clothing and accessories - but it is an effort that is not free of tensions.
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ZAMBIA : Fishing in Troubled Waters
By Zarina Geloo*
 LUSAKA  - In two decades of fishing on the Zambezi, Darius Wamulume has never seen anything like this. With deep ulcerations and tissue decay, the fish he has caught recently is too unsightly to sell and too suspect to eat.
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WATER-UGANDA: Reducing Run-off To Protect Lake Victoria
By Pius Sawa*
GGABA, Uganda - The Ggaba landing site on Lake Victoria is the nearest wholesale fish market to the Ugandan capital, Kampala. More than 6,000 people live and work in this fishing community.
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THAILAND: Renewable Energy Not So Clean and Green After All?
By Nantiya Tangwisutijit*
PICHIT, Thailand - The view from Bhorn’s window in this northern province is as picturesque as one can find in rural Thailand. The Nan River flows majestically through the Gulf of Thailand, located 300 kilometres to the south. Mango and banana trees line the banks with expansive verdant green paddy fields beyond.
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ENVIRONMENT-US: Greatest of Lakes Hit by Climate Change
By Adrianne Appel*
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin - The weather was right for swimming this summer along the shores of Lake Michigan, but on many days, the only living things seen on the beach were gulls, picking away at zebra mussels ensnared in a thick, green slime that covered every rock, pebble and grain of sand for miles.
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PAKISTAN: Beyond the Storm, Eco-Friendly Dream Homes
By Zofeen Ebrahim*
KARACHI - "I don’t think I will ever miss the old home; it never protected us from floods and storms!" said Dadi Ibrahim, a widow. Her only association, she said, with her dilapidated hut is the "fond memories" of living there with her late husband.
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Q&A: Climate Change Just One Factor in Coastal Erosion
Gabriela Cerioli interviews Argentine geologist JORGE CODIGNOTTO*
BUENOS AIRES - The Paraná River delta in eastern Argentina is the only one in the world that is not disappearing, and that is due to deforestation for cultivating soybeans, explains geologist Jorge Codignotto, a former member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, in this interview.
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ENVIRONMENT: Back to Traditional Farming to Beat Climate Change
By Anil Netto*
PENANG, Malaysia - When organisers of an international conference on climate change and the food crisis first scheduled the event here for late September, little did they realise the event would be sandwiched by two typhoons buffeting the region. Ironically, the first typhoon, ‘Ketsana’, delayed the arrival of conference delegates from the Philippines.
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MEXICO: Underwater Museum to Protect Coral Reefs
By Verónica Díaz Favela*
MEXICO CITY - Four sculptures in human forms, made of concrete, will be submerged in November in the Mexican Caribbean - the first of 400 figures that will comprise the world's largest underwater museum.
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BRAZIL: Electric Car Revolution in the Making
By Mario Osava*
RIO DE JANEIRO - The electric vehicle - pure or hybrid - will trigger an energy and industrial revolution worldwide in the coming decades, dealing a blow to liquid fuels. But plant-based ethanol will survive and grow, say Brazilian experts consulted for this report.
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MEXICO: The Goal: Not a Drop Wasted
By Emilio Godoy*
SAN FELIPE DEL PROGRESO, Mexico - In his novel "México sediento" (Mexico in a Drought), author Francisco Moreno postulated that drought would lead to war in 2010, just as water shortages helped trigger the fight for Mexico's independence from Spain in 1810 and the Mexican Revolution in 1910.
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