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Iran is sinking as groundwater resources disappear

Posted by Matt in September 24th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Iran, Water, , , , , , , , , ,

Iran’s insatiable demand for water, which is being drawn out of aquifers far faster than it can be replenished, is causing large chunks of farmland to sink and buildings to crack, according to a new study.
Estimates suggest the water levels in Iranian aquifers have declined by an average of nearly 1.5 feet (half a [...]

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Poland urges closer U.S. ties after Russia shield comment

Posted by Matt in July 9th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Europe, Missiles, U.S., , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Russia’s angry response to U.S. plans to build a missile shield underlines the need for Europe to seek closer security ties with the United States, a top aide to Polish President Lech Kaczynski said on Wednesday.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in Japan on Wednesday that Moscow was very upset after Washington signed a deal with [...]

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US removes its nuclear arms from Britain

Posted by Matt in June 27th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Britain, Nuclear, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Exit of 110 gravity bombs ends 54-year presence. Change happened secretly over years, say scientists.
The US has removed its nuclear weapons from Britain, ending a contentious presence spanning more than half a century, a report will say today. According to the study by the Federation of American Scientists, the last 110 American nuclear weapons on [...]

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Documents indicate that Chavez helped Colombia rebels

Posted by Matt in May 12th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Venezuela, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Documents that Colombia says it recovered from a slain guerrilla leader give the clearest indication yet that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sought to arm and finance insurgents across the border.
The documents — more than a dozen internal rebel messages — detail several years of close cooperation between top officials in Venezuela’s government and military and [...]

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China: Don’t drink the water and don’t breathe the air

Posted by Matt in January 26th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in China, Water, pollution, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

And don’t expect the government’s environmental watchdog to do much about it.
These days China’s environmental bureaucrats know how to talk the talk. They readily admit that pollution is poisoning the country’s water resources, air and soil. They acknowledge that carbon emissions are soaring. If only, they lament, the government would give them the means to [...]

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