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TODAY'S HEADLINES:

> U.S., China Not Ready to Limit Climate Emissions
> Bali Mandate At Stake If Industrial Countries Don't Act
> Poor Countries Natural Disaster Prone
> AIDS Campaign Needs Stronger Political Support
> Mugabe Protested, Condemned at EU Summit
> Biofuels have Promise, but can be Very Harmful
> Rigged
> Hunger and Malnutrition Warning Over Climate Change
> Global Community to Nominate 'Person of 2007'
> Suicide among Iraq Veterans Highlighted on Capitol Hill

> Karachi’s bulldozed population
> Mitigating global warming through biogas

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U.S., CHINA NOT READY TO LIMIT CLIMATE EMISSIONS
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(13 dec 2007) Halfway through the UN climate change conference in
Bali, the U.S. and China -- two of the world's most notorious
polluters -- are refusing to commit to the drastic cuts in greenhouse
gas emissions that scientists say are necessary to avert the worst
impacts of global warming.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156109/7263/218085
From: Environment News Service (ENS)
http://ens-news.com

BALI MANDATE AT STAKE IF INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES DON'T ACT
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(13 dec 2007) Ministers arriving at the climate conference in Bali
have a huge task ahead if they are to be deemed a success.

http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156105/7263/218085
From: Friends of the Earth International
http://www.foei.org

POOR COUNTRIES NATURAL DISASTER PRONE
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(13 dec 2007) Natural disasters occur most frequently in developing
countries, where they typically take an enormous toll on peoples and
resources, according to the 2008 Climate Risk Index released at the
Bali climate change conference.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156108/7263/218085
From: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
http://www.irinnews.org

AIDS CAMPAIGN NEEDS STRONGER POLITICAL SUPPORT
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(13 dec 2007) Effective political engagement by grassroots
organizations around the world is key to keeping the AIDS epidemic at
the forefront of government decision-making, comments columnist
Masimba Biriwasha.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156079/7263/218085
From: Reproductive Health Reality Check
http://www.rhrealitycheck.org

MUGABE PROTESTED, CONDEMNED AT EU SUMMIT
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(13 dec 2007) Accused of committing human rights atrocities during
his long tenure, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe arrived at the
EU-Africa summit amid vociferous demonstrations by protesters and
official condemnation by European heads of state.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156080/7263/218085
From: allAfrica.com
http://www.allafrica.com/

BIOFUELS HAVE PROMISE, BUT CAN BE VERY HARMFUL
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(13 dec 2007) The development and adoption of biofuels should be done
carefully and with exhaustive research onto its effects on food
security and the environment, comments Science and Development
Network director David Dickson.

From: SciDevNet
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156076/7263/218085

RIGGED
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(13 dec 2007) The Bali climate talks are a stitch-up, as no one is
talking about supply, says George Monbiot, who offers the perfect
solution to save us from runaway climate change.

From: Monbiot.com
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156078/7263/218085

HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION WARNING OVER CLIMATE CHANGE
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(13 dec 2007) Climate change is a major challenge to world food
security and will increase hunger and malnutrition unless immediate
action is taken, three UN agencies – FAO, the World Food Programme
and the International Fund for Agricultural Development – have
warned.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156117/7263/218085

GLOBAL COMMUNITY TO NOMINATE 'PERSON OF 2007'
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(13 dec 2007) As the year 2007 comes to a close, OneWorld is once
again looking honor one person that has inspired and improved the
lives of others over the past year.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156114/7263/218085
From: OneWorld US
http://us.oneworld.net

SUICIDE AMONG IRAQ VETERANS HIGHLIGHTED ON CAPITOL HILL
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(12 dec 2007) The parents of an Army reservist who committed suicide
after returning from Iraq testified before Congress Wednesday, urging
that more mental health services be available for returned veterans.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156110/7263/218085
From: OneWorld US
http://us.oneworld.net

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OneWorld South Asia

KARACHI’S BULLDOZED POPULATION
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(13 dec 2007) The poor of Karachi in the Sindh province of Pakistan
face evictions from the main city. They are being thrown out on the
outskirts to make way for global capital and emerging middle class.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156123/1893/218085

MITIGATING GLOBAL WARMING THROUGH BIOGAS
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(13 dec 2007) Biogas systems in Nepal have been in use for last half
a century and today thousands of households are using them. Every
biogas system avoids nearly 7.5 tonnes of carbon emissions per year,
which may be small when compared globally, but this is an example of
how poor countries can help combat global warming.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156118/1893/218085

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