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November 2009
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24.11.2009
What's in store for Britain's Department for International Development under a Conservative administration? Shadow International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell has given some clues on changes in development and climat policies if there's a change of government.
more...From: OneWorld UK Related topics/regions: [Climate change] [Aid] [Development] Image: Andrew Mitchell
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23.11.2009
Squeaky shoes, a sewing machine, bike spokes, running water, a choir of pigs, ducks, chickens and bees. It's Present Aid Unplugged – a Christmas track with a difference.
more...From: Christian Aid Image: Dame Evelyn Glennie and Shovell from the band M People (Christian Aid/Kati Byrne)
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23.11.2009
Large billboard adverts appear today in over 900 locations across England depicting typical British seasons that could soon look very different because of the impacts of climate change.
more...Related topics/regions: [Climate change] |
21.11.2009
Avoiding failure in Afghanistan means embracing its patronage politics—bribes and all, argues Alex De Waal.
more...Related topics/regions: [Afghanistan] [United States] [Conflict] [Corruption & transparency] Image: A villager from Panjwai © United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
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20.11.2009
Lord Mandelson seems hellbent on stifling online creativity, says Bill Thomspon.
more...Related topics/regions: [Law] [Internet] |
20.11.2009
Scars of torture - and mulled wine and mince pies.
more...Related topics/regions: [Refugees] |
19.11.2009
World leaders and negotiators will meet in Copenhagen in December to discuss the future of our planet. As the debate intensifies, the New Statesman’s panel of environmental experts have chosen their heroes and villains – politicians, activists, companies and institutions.
more...Related topics/regions: [Environmental activism] [Environment] Image: Dr RK Pachauri
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19.11.2009
A Ghost Forest from Ghana is in Trafalgar Square before it moves to Copenhagen for the international climate change conference.
more...From: OneWorld UK Related topics/regions: [Denmark] [Culture] [Forests] Image: Artist Angela Palmer and her Ghost Forest
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19.11.2009
Newcastle tops Britain's latest Sustainable Cities Index, knocking the previous two winners – Bristol and Brighton – into second and third places respectively.
more...Related topics/regions: [Environment] [Cities] Image: Newcastle (Photo: Forum for the Future website)
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18.11.2009
The proposed Energy Bill that would allow the British Government to raise money to fund carbon capture and storage demonstration projects "does nothing to prevent new large coal plants being built with only a small fraction of their emissions being captured," a leading environmental group warned today.
more...Related topics/regions: [Law] [Science] [Climate change] [Energy] |
18.11.2009
The Copenhagen climate change negotiations are a focus not just for talks and discussions but also for artists: exhibitions on the topic include Earth: Art of a changing world, which runs 3 December to 31 January at the Royal Academy in Picadilly.
more...Related topics/regions: [Culture] [Climate change] Image: Mona Hatoum, Hot Spot, 2006, GSK Contemporary
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17.11.2009
Six steps to save sanctuary.
more...Related topics/regions: [Refugees] Image: Citizens for Sanctuary
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16.11.2009
Judging by his recent statements, British Justice Secretary Jack Straw seems to expect a “thank you” note from Susan Alexander in the next few days. But Parliament has allowed the principle of open justice to be seriously undermined - which is why Alexander will not be writing a “thank you” note.
more...Related topics/regions: [Justice and crime] [Freedom of expression] |
16.11.2009
It may seem far-fetched but success stories in changing sanitation behaviour in developing countries might offer insights for the difficult transition to low carbon lifestyles for the rich.
more...Related topics/regions: [India] [Environmental activism] [Climate change] [Water/sanitation] Image: Poor sanitation in Akkaraipettai, Tamil Nadu © Shivani Chaudhry
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15.11.2009
Owen Barder argues that the rights of immigrants should be no different from those of existing citizens. These are tough questions. Owen Abroad
more...Related topics/regions: [Migration] |
14.11.2009
New currents in narrative forms are the special focus of the London African Film Festival 2009: "We are showcasing debuts by a wide range of dynamic, young film-making talent and the most creative of TV/film practitioners to celebrate the energy that young Africans from all corners of the continent have brought to drama as they embrace the digital age."
more...Related topics/regions: [Africa] [Information & media] Image: London African Film Festival
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13.11.2009
A handful of countries are responsible for the failure of a crucial meeting to agree an effective mechanism that would give a global anti-corruption treaty real power, four major NGOs said today.
more...Related topics/regions: [Corruption & transparency] |
12.11.2009
As Primark’s new London store opened today, anti-poverty campaigners hung out the retailer’s “dirty washing” in public with a clothes line that cited workers making its clothes for as little as 7p an hour. .
more...From: War on Want Related topics/regions: [Bangladesh] [Trade] [Corporations] [Poverty] [Labour] Image: War on Want campaigns and policy director Ruth Tanner (foreground) with other activists from the charity hanging Primark's "dirty washing" in public with a clothes line that cited workers making its clothes for as little as 7p an hour. (Photo: Carmen Klammer)
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11.11.2009
On 5 December, join thousands of young people in a coordinated flashdance for climate justice on The Wave.
more...From: People & Planet Related topics/regions: [Climate change] Image: Stop Climate Chaos Coalition
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11.11.2009
As Index on Censorship and English Pen launch Free Speech is Not For Sale, a damning report on English libel laws, John Kampfner highlights the pressing need for reform.
more...Related topics/regions: [Law] [Information & media] |
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