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Why the World Bank should take its own advice on climate change

The annual UN climate talks are getting underway this week in Doha, Qatar, and so we will be featuring a number of articles looking at the planetary emergency of global warming. Yesterday, Bill Henderson looked at the latest PR offensive from the oil industry and the lack of action by the Canadian government to prevent global warming. For a complete selection of our articles on climate change, check out our Environment issues page here

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July 18, 2012 |
It is outrageous that such a damaging mining initiative has the backing of the World Bank, whose mission is to advance real and sustainable development.

International financial regulators, mount up!

| April 11, 2012
Redeye

Understanding land investment deals in Africa

December 20, 2011
| Africa is one of the key targets of a rush by investors to acquire more land. The land is easy to take control of because of the traditional system of ownership that exists in many African countries.
Length: 15:47 minutes
Progressive Voices

Michael Parenti: The Face of Imperialism

November 10, 2011
| On this week's episode of Progressive Voices, we speak with world-renowned author, political scientist and activist Dr. Michael Parenti.
Length: 26:00 minutes

World Bank Open Data Initiative

The World Bank's Open Data Initiative aims to provide all users with access to World Bank data sets.

http://data.worldbank.org/

http://data.worldbank.org/news/a-year-of-Open-Data

 

 

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LIGHTS OUT: Armenia's Ontario - private energy kills environment, economy and people

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“We will not stand by and allow our treasured public lands to be marred forever by a corporate giveaway to private industrial energy developers,” Ms. Parker said.  

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/29/us/29wind.html


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