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Street lights interfere with pollination

samedi 4 juin 2016 à 02:00

Street lights attract moths to fly high, out of reach of the flowers they should be pollinating.

Coal

samedi 4 juin 2016 à 02:00

Sweden Should Keep Coal in the Ground, Not Sell It Off.

Statesmen serve their countries by making the necessary investments in the future rather than spending on today's pleasures. The most important investment today is in cutting down greenhouse gas emissions.

Unsafe conditions for garment workers

samedi 4 juin 2016 à 02:00

In three years since the Rana Plaza factory collapse, work safety conditions for garment workers in Bangladesh have not substantially improved.

People tried to put pressure on the western middleman companies that control the garment trade, and some companies promised to vet their supply chains, but they are doing it so lackadaisically that it has not changed much.

False accusations of antisemitism

samedi 4 juin 2016 à 02:00

Students at Brooklyn College who took the microphone at a faculty meeting to talk briefly about Palestinians' rights have vanquished false accusations of antisemitism.

Tajik opposition leaders jailed

samedi 4 juin 2016 à 02:00

Tajikistan's "president" for life has jailed the leaders of the opposition, hammering the lid on any chance of democracy there.