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Deal Reached in Durban But Scientists Say it Won't Avert Catastrophic Climate Change

Posted on Dec 11, 2011, Source: The Guardian

Andy Atkins, executive director of Friends of the Earth, said: "This empty shell of a plan leaves the planet hurtling towards catastrophic climate change."

Japan Radiation Leaks Feared as Nuclear Experts Point to Possible Coverup

Posted on Mar 14, 2011, Source: The Guardian

Lack of radiation readings echoes pattern of secrecy employed after other major accidents such as Chernobyl.

Billionaires and Mega-Corporations Behind Immense Land Grab in Africa

Posted on Mar 10, 2010, Source: Mail & Guardian

20+ African countries are selling or leasing land for intensive agriculture on a shocking scale in what may be the greatest change of ownership since the colonial era.
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