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guardian.co.uk, 02.01.09 19:01 UTC

Duncan Clark on the carbon footprint of nuclear war

. Nuclear waste stored at Sellafield. One of the side-effects of developing nuclear power is the risk of war, the report warns. Photograph: AFP Just when you might have thought it was ethically sound ...

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Daily Mail, 01.01.09 23:31 UTC

The Great Bin Tax Rebellion: Councils refuse to impose pay-as-you-throw charge on families hit by credit crunch

Town halls are snubbing Government plans for 'pay-as-you-throw' rubbish taxes. They are refusing to impose extra charges on households already suffering from the economic slump. Ministers want ...

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WashingtonPost World, 01.01.09 05:51 UTC

Official at Milk Firm Knew of Problems

Chinese Executive Pleads Guilty

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guardian.co.uk, 01.01.09 00:34 UTC

New year nightmare brings spectre of 1930s-style depression to eurozone

. Riot police in Athens before Christmas. People were protesting about the death of a teenager, but underlying woes about jobs and the economy helped to fuel discontent. Photograph: Katerina ...

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Wired, 31.12.08 15:02 UTC

A Willy Wonka Who Wants to Feed the World

Ask America's foremost molecular gastronomist about the Willy Wonka comparisons, and Homaro Cantu will insist that he's just an average guy who likes cheeseburgers. But it's not cheeseburgers that ...

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guardian.co.uk, 31.12.08 11:42 UTC

China milk scandal: Sanlu Group chief stands trial for role in melamine contamination

. Tian Wenhua, the former general manager of Sanlu Group, is escorted into court in Shijiazhuang, northern China. Photograph: Ding Lixin/AP Photograph: Ding Lixin/AP The former boss of the dairy ...

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Telegraph, 31.12.08 08:31 UTC

China puts chairman of toxic baby milk company Sanlu on trial

A criminal trial of the former chairman of Sanlu, the company at the heart of China's toxic baby milk crisis, has begun.

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Economist, 30.12.08 19:16 UTC

A special report on the sea - Sources and acknowledgments

A special report on the sea Dec 30th 2008 The author would like to thank the many people who helped him at the Directorate of Fisheries, Reykjavik, Iceland; European Marine Energy Centre, Orkney; ...

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 30.12.08 05:32 UTC

Private Sector: American manufacturing is hardly on the rocks

The dire headlines about the Detroit car companies may have many thinking that manufacturing in America is coming to an end. However, it is important to note that the auto industry is just a single ...

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Times Online Business, 29.12.08 09:01 UTC

Blow for Dow Chemical as Kuwait scraps joint venture after opposition from MPs

The Kuwaiti Prime Minister has scrapped a lucrative joint venture with Dow Chemical, of the United States, after pressure from political opponents. The move is a huge blow for Dow, which was to have ...