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Climate change may make civil wars much more common
2013-08-03 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: As the mercury rises, so too will a tide of human violence, according to a new analysis that puts a fresh spin on the phrase "dangerous climate change". Indeed, if societies respond to future warming in the same way as they have responded to historical surges in temperature, the frequency of civil wars could increase by more than 50 per cent by the middle of the century. But this provocative attempt to quantify the influence of climate on human conflict is itself setting off clashes among researchers...
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Civil rights group challenges Florida's race-based education goals
2013-08-02 19:41:00| American School & University
Southern Poverty Law Center says state's reading and math goals are discriminatory Schoolhouse Beat read more
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Civil rights group challenges Florida's race-based education goals
2013-08-02 19:41:00| American School & University
Southern Poverty Law Center says state's reading and math goals are discriminatory Schoolhouse Beat read more
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Linus, Sarah and the Linux Civil Code
2013-07-22 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld
Anyone who has ever spent five minutes in the Linux blogosphere is probably already well-aware of Linux creator Linus Torvalds' propensity for speaking his mind in the plainest of terms. It was just slightly more than a year ago, after all, that he dropped an "F-bomb" on Nvidia, though that's by no means been the only example over the years.
Civil Society Pushes for More Active Participation in Green Climate Fund
2013-07-22 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: - The Green Climate Fund (GCF), created under the auspices of the United Nations to finance the huge investments demanded by climate change, was opened up to participation by civil society and private sector representatives as observers in March. But non-governmental organisations are pressing for more active participation now that the GCF is moving into the crucial phase of designing policies and distributing resources, especially with regard to the controversial Private Sector Facility. "Now...
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