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France bans fracking
July 1, 2011The French parliament voted to ban fracking - a worrisome technique used to extract gas from rock deposits.
Read more750,000 walk off jobs in Britain
July 1, 2011Hundreds of thousands of public-sector workers the length and breadth of Britain defied slurs and threats Thursday to mount one of the biggest walkouts since the country's 1926 General Strike.
Read moreControversy over Israel and anti-Semitism embroils German left
July 1, 2011Heated debate that had been tearing at Germany's Left Party seems to have abated after June 28, when its Bundestag members modified a controversial position on Israel.
Read moreChina’s green power plan
June 30, 2011The energy's always greener on the other side...of the world, that is. Particularly, in China.
Read moreAmidst massive strikes, Greek Parliament votes for austerity
June 30, 2011Much of Greece was shut down Tuesday and Wednesday by a general strike by all major union federations, but parliament approved the general terms of a crushing austerity program.
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