Environment
Poverty and child brain damage
July 28, 2015When it comes to how we treat children, UNICEF ranks the U.S. at 34 out of 35 industrialized countries; 22 percent of children in the U.S. live in poverty
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The Pope huddles with mayors to tackle climate change
July 27, 2015Pope Francis convened a two-day conference with sixty mayors from around the world to discuss what actions can be taken on a city-wide basis to combat climate change.
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An eco-civilization lesson
July 23, 2015Many are now calling for an ecological civilization as an alternative to more exploitation and extraction, another pathway for human civilization to take.
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To protect its water, tiny Ohio village takes on a fracking giant
July 22, 2015Today the residents of the Barnesville area are concerned but that patient concern is wearing thin and more militant action has been discussed.
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Forty years ago: Apollo and Soyuz link up androgynously in orbit
July 20, 2015The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP), conducted 40 years ago in July 1975, was the first joint U.S.-Soviet space flight.
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