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U.S. will lead new effort to cut global warming from methane, soot

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Brian Vastag
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With global efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions stalled, the United States and five other countries are starting a new program to cut other pollutants — including methane, soot and hydrofluorocarbons — that contribute to global warming.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/us-will-lead-new-effort-to-cut-global-warming-from-methane-soot/2012/02/15/gIQAoYtUGR_story.html

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Tracking How the World Guzzles Water

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JOANNA M. FOSTER
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Arjen Hoekstra and Mesfin Mekonnen/PNAS Early EditionHumankind’s average annual water footprint from 1996 to 2005. 

With the world’s freshwater supplies under mounting pressure from pollution and galloping consumption, understanding the how, where and why of water use is more important than ever.

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http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/15/tracking-how-the-world-guzzles-water/

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Lost property: The world’s fisheries are in an even worse state than feared

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OFF Chile’s Pacific coastline, between December and February, divers take to the chilly waters in search of a predatory sea-snail, the loco (Concholepas concholepas). Boiled and daubed in mayonnaise, it is a local favourite. Asian gourmets prefer it stir-fried or as sashimi.

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http://www.economist.com/node/21548212

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UN urges Africa to facilitate private investment in clean energy production

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India, Feb.

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http://www.power-eng.com/news/2012/02/26/un-urges-africa-to-facilitate-private-investment-in-clean-energy-production.html

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Pace of Ocean Acidification Has No Parallel in 300 Million Years, Paper Says

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JUSTIN GILLIS
Pace of Ocean Acidification Has No Parallel in 300 Million Years, Paper Says
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A new scientific paper suggests that the ocean is acidifying at a rate that is many times faster than at any time in the last 300 million years. The change is occurring so rapidly that it raises “the possibility that we are entering an unknown territory of marine ecosystem change,” said the paper, published this week in the journal Science.

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http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/02/pace-of-ocean-acidification-has-no-parallel-in-300-million-years-paper-finds/

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The female face of farming: infographic

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The female face of farming: infographic

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation and Farming First have produced this interactive graphic showing how women pull their weight in agriculture around the world - and they've given us the entire image for you to download.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2012/mar/02/female-face-farming-fao#

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Four of 10 Nigerian children have malaria – Report

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Victoria Ojeme
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ABUJA—A new survey on malaria prevalence among Nigerian children has revealed that four out of every 10 have malaria.

The survey conducted in 2010 by the National Malaria Control Programme, NMCP, and released in Abuja, yesterday, said the current ratio of malaria infection translates into 42% of Nigerian children that are infected with malaria.

The survey also indicated that the prevalence increased with age and decreased with wealth.

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http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/02/four-of-10-nigerian-children-have-malaria-report/

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Unicef says urban children in developing world need urgent attention

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Alex Duval Smith
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On another beach in a different world, Chinasa Paul would be sipping a soft drink bought by his parents. But if the 15-year-old eats today in Lagos, it will be thanks to tips he receives for lugging crates of drinks up and down Kuramo Beach.

Unicef will today call for an urgent shift in focus by policy makers neglectful of the needs of millions of children like Chinasa whose number is set to increase as the growth of cities in the developing world becomes one of the pressing issues of our time.

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/unicef-says-urban-children-in-developing-world-need-urgent-attention-7447139.html

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