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The only two countries that have rejected the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child are South Sudan and the US.
It is funny how legislators that want to approve the TPP would object to human rights for children as a "violation of sovereignty".
Can Anything Stop the Rhino Poaching Crisis?
I recall reading about a scheme that involved injecting live rhinos' horns with something that made them unsalable but did not hurt the rhino. Why isn't that being used?
The Philippines put homeless people from the streets of Manila to a hotel so the city would look nice for the Pope's visit.
It's funny when they say that they aimed to make Manila look like a first-world city. US cities haven't looked like that since the 1970s.
In the US, they make the city prettier by chasing the homeless out. This hotel stay was an inefficient form of support for the homeless, but at least it didn't do them any American-style harm or wrong.
Methane leaks in cities mean that natural gas contributes more to global heating than was believed.
The idea that natural gas is a good "bridge" to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is based on a series of underestimates of its greenhouse gas impact.