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  • August 2008

    • Water-Neutral Campaign Is Nothing but Eco-Guilt

      Spiked  |  Aug 24, 08 3:07 PM CDT

      Water-Neutral Campaign Is Nothing but Eco-Guilt

      (Newser) - A new UK campaign urging people to be more “water wise” lays bare a flaw in the environmental movement, Brendan O’Neill writes in Spiked. The campaign urges people to be conscious of the “virtual water” used on their behalf to carry out tasks like growing coffee beans and feeding cows—as if rich countries airlifted gallons of the stuff away from developing nations. More »

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      environmentalism  • natural resources  • green  • Britain  • water supply  • eco-friendly

  • June 2008
  • March 2008

    • WWII Mines Block Egypt's Access to Oil

      Der Spiegel  |  Mar 12, 08 6:27 PM CDT

      WWII Mines Block Egypt's Access to Oil

      (Newser) - Millions of land mines and unexploded artillery shells left over from World War II are hampering Egypt's efforts to get at a treasure trove of oil and gas beneath the desert, der Spiegel reports. The ordnance is an unwelcome reminder of the North African conflict between Brits and Erwin Rommel’s Nazi forces. More »

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      oil  • Egypt  • OPEC  • World War II  • natural gas  • natural resources  • land mines

    • Feds Flood Grand Canyon

      Associated Press  |  Mar 5, 08 6:27 PM CST

      Feds Flood Grand Canyon

      (Newser) - Government officials sent a flood of water surging through the Grand Canyon today in a bid to mimic Mother Nature and rebuild sandbars and other natural habitat for endangered fish. The deluge will continue for three days, increasing by about four or five times the usual flow from the Grand Canyon Dam.  More »

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      environment  • environmentalism  • endangered species  • flood  • natural resources  • Grand Canyon  • manmade flood  • Glen Canyon Dam

  • February 2008

    • Greenies Blast Plan to Flood Colorado River

      Arizona Republic (Phoenix)  |  Feb 26, 08 8:15 PM CST

      Greenies Blast Plan to Flood Colorado River

      (Newser) - A plan to flood the Colorado River is a token move that leaves fish endangered, green advocates say. Federal officials retort that scientists will probe whether the controlled flood—the third so far—helps species threatened by the Glen Canyon Dam. But "doing one of these every five or six years won't get the job done in the long run," one federal researcher told the Arizona Republic . More »

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      flooding  • natural resources  • Grand Canyon  • manmade flood  • Glen Canyon Dam

  • December 2007

    • EU Makes Nice With Africa

      Economist  |  Dec 7, 07 8:10 PM CST

      EU Makes Nice With Africa

      (Newser) - The EU will pooh-pooh human rights issues this weekend as it woos Africa with new trade pacts at a rare summit in Lisbon, the Economist reports. With China and India snapping up more African resources, Europe plans to offer friendly deals that leave out human rights demands. But the EU's invite to strong-arm Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was too much for Britain, which refused to attend. More »

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      China  • India  • European Union  • Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Africa  • Sudan  • natural resources  • Lisbon

  • October 2007
  • August 2007

    • China Seeks Oil in Africa

      New York Times  |  Aug 13, 07 10:34 AM CDT

      China Seeks Oil in Africa

      (Newser) - China is exploring the sweltering wilderness of Chad in search of lucrative pockets of oil and other materials, the New York Times reports. Chinese officials tout the strategy as a "win-win" situation as the country develops relationships with African nations to achieve mutual prosperity by capitalizing on natural resources out of the shadow of Western influence. More »

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      China  • US economy  • oil  • Africa  • poverty  • trade  • Chad  • natural resources

    • Canada Vows to Defend Pole

      BBC  |  Aug 10, 07 2:56 PM CDT

      Canada Vows to Defend Pole

      (Newser) - As Russia presses claims to the North Pole, Canada is stepping up its defense of its Arctic territory and will no longer take its sovereignty "too lighty," PM Stephen Harper declared yesterday during an Arctic tour. Canada is building six patrol vessels to guard the icy territory where Russia planted a flag in the seabed last week, the BBC reports. More »

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      Russia  • Canada  • Arctic  • Stephen Harper  • natural resources  • North Pole

  • July 2007

    • Russians Advance on North Pole

      Reuters  |  Jul 29, 07 5:34 PM CDT

      Russians Advance on North Pole

      (Newser) - In a race to claim rich natural resources under the North Pole, two Russian submarines successfully dove several thousand feet in Russia's northern territorial waters today, Reuters reported. Though US and Russian subs have long plied the waters under the pole, none has reached the seabed there, at a depth of more than 13,000 feet. More »

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      Russia  • United States  • Canada  • Arctic  • Denmark  • Norway  • natural resources  • North Pole

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