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As Sea Levels Rise, Coastal Cities Face Flood Damage Exceeding $1 Trillion
By 2050, flood damage in the world’s coastal cities is expected to reach $1 trillion a year as sea levels rise and global warming triggers new extremes of heat …
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As Sea Levels Rise, Coastal Cities Face Flood Damage Exceeding $1 Trillion
By 2050, flood damage in the world’s coastal cities is expected to reach $1 trillion a year as sea levels rise and global warming triggers new extremes of heat …
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Secret Trade Deals Promote Fracking, Threaten Future of American Democracy
Because while the American people aren’t being told what’s in the deal, and while members of Congress are being shut out of the negotiations, representatives from more than 600 corporations and corporate interests are able not only to see the text of the agreement, but also are …
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Obama Administration’s Secret Trade Agreements Threaten Food Safety and Promote GMOs
Designed to grease the wheels of world commerce, the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would force the U.S. and other participating countries to “harmonize” food safety standards. That means all countries …
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Asia Overtakes Rest of the World in Consumption of Materials
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME — Asia Pacific has surpassed the rest of the world in its consumption of materials and will continue to dominate world material flows …