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Fuels vs. Food
Climate-change remedies can lead to greater poverty, starvation
and disease, as well as widespread ecological destruction, according
to Indur M. Goklany, author of The Improving State of the
World.
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Baduel: Chávez is inciting an insurrection in Venezuela
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Retired General Raúl Isaías Baduel, a former Defense
Minister, accused Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez of
inciting insurrection in Venezuela, as the ruler is trying
to push his intended changes to the Constitution -which were
rejected by the Venezuelan people in a vote last December
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Michael Rowan / Chávez and poverty
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Thirty years ago, it looked like Venezuela would join the
rich countries. But every government since 1976 has made Venezuela
poorer, especially Chávez's. In the name of nationalism
and socialism, the pied piper of populism has produced only
more poverty. One wonders if they'll ever wake up to what
they're doing
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Special Feature
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A New Deal for Global Food Policy
The disturbing images should be spurring the global community
to action: riots in Haiti, protests in Egypt, and violence
in many other countries around the globe, sparked by the rising
price of food. Hardest hit by the crisis are the world's poorest
people.
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