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![Rare Ethiopian Animals are Making a Comeback]( "Rare Ethiopian Animals are Making a Comeback")
June 5, 2010When we think of Ethiopia, our thoughts most likely turn to those television commercials that encourage the adoption or donation...
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![Animal Extinction: Another One Bites The Dust]( "Animal Extinction: Another One Bites The Dust")
May 27, 2010Yesterday, conservations confirmed the extinction of the Alaotra Grebe: a bird that was only found in the lakes of Madagascar.
The...
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![North Africa set to become major solar power exporter by 2050]( "North Africa set to become major solar power exporter by 2050")
May 19, 2010The International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that solar power will supply 20-25% of energy needs by the year 2050. Half...
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![HBO documentary ‘The Lazarus Effect’ highlights Sub-Saharan Africa’s AIDS crisis]( "HBO documentary ‘The Lazarus Effect’ highlights Sub-Saharan Africa’s AIDS crisis")
May 4, 2010On May 24th, HBO will air the documentary ‘The Lazarus Effect’ by director Lance Bangs. The film follows four HIV...
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![In Africa, diarrhea kills 1.5 million children every year]( "In Africa, diarrhea kills 1.5 million children every year")
April 20, 2010Diarrhea related illnesses are generally preventable and easily treatable, yet 1.5 million children in Africa still die every year from...
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![The Top 10 Hiking Trails Around the World]( "The Top 10 Hiking Trails Around the World")
April 13, 2010I absolutely love to go hiking. The great outdoors is a wonderful place to explore and to go to for...
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![Congo Soldiers Caught Poaching in Virunga National Park]( "Congo Soldiers Caught Poaching in Virunga National Park")
April 8, 2010About a month ago it was reported that Congo soldiers based in Virunga National Park were suspected of poaching a...
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![World Bank to Finance Mega-Coal Plant in South Africa? It Could Come Down to the US]( "World Bank to Finance Mega-Coal Plant in South Africa? It Could Come Down to the US")
April 4, 2010As an activist in the US working to phase out coal plants, it’s distressing to me to think that so...
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![Trained rats used to detect landmines in Africa]( "Trained rats used to detect landmines in Africa")
April 1, 2010APOPO is an organization that uses specially trained African Pouched Rats to detect landmines in Mozambique. It was founded by...
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![Make Poverty History: Make Clean Energy Cheap]( "Make Poverty History: Make Clean Energy Cheap")
February 23, 2010Originally published by The Stanford Review
“If you gave me only one wish for the next 50 years,” declared the world’s...
