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guardian.co.uk, 10.03.10 14:29 UTC

What the Sami people can teach us about adapting to climate change

As global warming and habitat degradation accelerates, people indigenous to the Arctic circle say they have much to teach the world about how to adapt, survive, and thrive

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Huffington Post, 08.03.10 17:59 UTC

Devra Davis, Ph.D.: Cell Phones -- Read the Fine Print

Last week the technology world stood on notice as a fiercely independent state legislator, Democrat Andrea Boland, bucked the Maine political establishment and proposed to place visible warning ...

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The Independent, 08.03.10 01:23 UTC

Britain in final push to tone down EU hedge fund rules

British diplomats will today begin the final stage of a desperate rearguard action against new European legislation that London-based hedge funds and private equity firms warn could drive them out of ...

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BBC World News, 08.03.10 00:59 UTC

Firms 'miss out on female talent'

The world's leading companies are failing to make the most of the talents of their female workforce, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has said.

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BBC Technology, 08.03.10 00:36 UTC

Internet access 'a human right'

Almost four in five people around the world believe that access to the internet is a fundamental right, a poll for the BBC World Service suggests.

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Forbes, 06.03.10 01:10 UTC

Women Are Gaining Speed In Government

Globally, women are advancing in government leadership but remain stalled in the private sector.

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Seattle Times, 05.03.10 19:21 UTC

Swedish ferry freed from sea ice

Almost 1,000 were aboard a Viking Line ferry stuck in sea ice near Stockholm; ice breakers freed the ship

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BBC Business, 05.03.10 18:10 UTC

EU considers general carbon tax

The European Commission is planning an EU-wide minimum tax on carbon as part of the EU's green energy agenda - but the UK opposes such a move.

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Telegraph, 05.03.10 10:17 UTC

Ships stranded for hours in Baltic Sea ice freed

Dozens of ships that had been trapped for hours in heavy pack ice in the Baltic Sea, off the east coast of Sweden, have now been freed.

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Daily Mail, 05.03.10 09:54 UTC

Dramatic rescue of 1,000 people trapped on ferries as 50 ships get stuck in Baltic Sea ice after worst winter in 50 years

Nearly 1,000 people trapped on a ferry were dramatically rescued today after 50 ships got stuck in heavy pack ice in the Baltic Sea, officials said. The passenger ferry Amorella was returned safely ...