VIDEO: Resurrecting Haiti's art scene
Source: BBC
Port au Prince :: Haiti | updated 2012-05-02 19:32:34 -0700 | entertainment-news
Foreign aid workers helping resurrect Haiti's art scene 2 March 2012 Last updated at 11:15 ET The 2010 earthquake did more than just devastate Haiti's infrastructure, it destroyed most of the country's art galleries and the livelihoods of artists who...
Bird flu, pig flu, now bat flu? Human risk unclear
Source: Fox
Atlanta :: GA :: USA | updated 2012-05-01 20:14:32 -0700 | technology-news
Associated Press For the first time, scientists have found evidence of flu in bats, reporting a never-before-seen virus whose risk to humans is unclear. The surprising discovery of genetic fragments of a flu virus is the first well-documented report of...
VIDEO: Helicopter breaks up on landing
Source: BBC
Pará de Minas :: Brazil | updated 2012-04-24 10:52:51 -0700 | travel-news
Four injured as helicopter breaks up on landing in Brazil 23 February 2012 Last updated at 22:02 ET An investigation is trying to find out why a rescue helicopter disintegrated shortly after landing in the northern state of Para in...
Environmental Campaign Launches with New Film ‘The Lorax’
Source: ecorazzi.com
São Paulo :: Brazil | updated 2012-04-22 02:00:19 -0700 | entertainment-news
The hype about Dr. Seuss' The Lorax film continues to grow, and not because it features the voices of Taylor Swift and Zac Efron , but because of its ecological message. To promote the already popular movie and story, along...
European Space Agency's new Vega rocket takes off for its maiden voyage with satellite to test ...
Source: Mail Online UK
Kourou :: French Guiana | updated 2012-04-13 14:37:49 -0700 | technology-news
The 30m-tall rocket launched from the European Space Agency's launch site in Kourou, French Guiana, on the north-east coast of South America at 7am (10am GMT). Trailed by a yellow streak of flame from its exhaust, the rocket soared into...
Global Utilities Industry to Reach US$4.6 Trillion by 2015, According to a New Report by Global ...
Source: PRWeb
José Bonifácio :: Brazil | updated 2013-02-27 11:03:35 -0800 | business-news
GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global outlook on the Utilities Industry. The global utility sector is growing in tandem with the recovery in most economies and rise in world population. February 01, 2012 Follow GIA on LinkedIn –...
Mass. ceremony recalls Haitian quake
Source: Boston Herald
Port au Prince :: Haiti | updated 2012-03-31 07:55:41 -0700 | political-news
D eval Patrick and members of Boston's Haitian-American community have paused at a Statehouse ceremony to recall the devastating Haiti earthquake and discuss hopes for the country's future. Patrick noted that Massachusetts was in the forefront of the response to...
Rio building collapse: Will Brazil be ready for the Olympics?
Source: Christian Science Monitor
Rio de Janeiro :: Brazil | updated 2012-03-29 20:39:35 -0700 | travel-news
The latest in a string of construction woes, the accident is raising concerns about preparation for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil The collapse of three buildings in the center of Rio de Janeiro sounds...
In Brazil, Protection of Amazon Rainforest Takes a Step Back
Source: Newyork Times
São Paulo :: Brazil | updated 2012-03-25 18:20:52 -0700 | political-news
Paulo Santos/Reuters The government has used police raids, as in the state of Para, above, to find illegal deforesters. The rate of deforestation fell by 80 percent over the past six years, as the government carved out about 150 million...
Goslings sign up for large-scale renewable energy system
Source: Bermuda Sun
Saint George :: Bermuda | updated 2012-03-18 18:14:54 -0700 | business-news
Alternative Energy Systems (AES) announced yesterday it has been awarded by Gosling's with the contract to engineer, design, supply and install a photovoltaic (PV) solar energy system to generate electricity at its head office in Hamilton. According to a press...
Haiti, Somalia and global jobs crisis
Source: The Guardian
Mogadishu :: Somalia | updated 2012-03-17 22:06:04 -0700 | travel-news
Two years after Haiti earthquake, only half the aid promised to the country has been delivered. Photograph: Patrick Farrell/MCT via Getty Images Last week marked the second anniversary of the earthquake that killed more than 300,000 people in Haiti. But,...
Rising Significance of Environmental and Waste Management Fuels Market Growth, According to New ...
Source: PRWeb
San Jose :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-02-27 11:03:30 -0800 | business-news
GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global outlook on the Environmental and Waste Management Industry. Waste management assumes significance in view of the effect it has on environment and global warming. January 17, 2012 Follow us on LinkedIn –...
Mobile Medical Disaster Relief Returns to Find Haiti Still in Ruins on Second Anniversary of the ...
Source: PRWeb
Port au Prince :: Haiti | updated 2013-02-27 11:03:29 -0800 | travel-news
January 12, 2012 Mobile Medical Disaster Relief, http://www.mmdr.org, returns to Haiti to mark the second anniversary of the crushing earthquake which hit Haiti. Today marks the second anniversary of the earthquake which hit Haiti. At 4:53 pm 330,000 people were...
FDA clears Canada OJ, holds other imports for tests
Source: Fox News
São Paulo :: Brazil | updated 2012-03-12 17:58:50 -0700 | business-news
U.S. health regulators will soon release a batch of orange juice imports from Canada , the first supplies to enter the country since authorities began testing for an illegal fungicide widely used by top supplier Brazil . The Food and...
How the Amazon rainforest is being saved
Source: BBC
Bae :: Indonesia | updated 2012-03-02 13:21:10 -0800 | political-news
The Environment Agency special ops team gathered in a sultry town right on the southern edge of the Amazon. A group of officers, men and women, were relaxing in the shade of a majestic mango tree outside their offices...In Brazil,...
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