Stewart Brand: Turning Soviet Nukes into US Electricity

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Virgin Galactic Celebrates 2013 Milestones

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Six Months of NSA Secrets

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People Pressure: Activists cry foul as govts crack down on protests

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Top 7 Underreported Stories of 2013

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Wall Street completes the year with record-breaking gains

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BBC News – Heatwave kills seven in Argentina

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25564633

A heatwave affecting Argentina has left at least seven people dead – most of them elderly – in the past week, officials say.

The heat has been compounded by power cuts, which have prevented many people from using air conditioning.

In Santiago del Estero and other northern provinces temperatures have soared to over 45C (113F).

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Top 20 Democracy Now! Segments of 2013 | Democracy Now!

http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2013/12/31/top_20_democracy_now_segments_of

As part of our look back at the top news stories of 2013, we have complied a list of the 20 most-viewed Democracy Now! segments on democracynow.org.

Global Climate Change http://courses.dce.harvard.edu/~envre130
Environmental Justice http://courses.dce.harvard.edu/~envre145
Environment Ethics http://courses.dce.harvard.edu/~envre120

Looking Back: A Year of Struggles on Climate, Education & Marriage Equality Inspire Hope for 2014

democracynow

Published on Dec 31, 2013

http://www.democracynow.org – On the last day of 2013, we look back on some of the many signs of hope that emerged on issues ranging from economic equality to LGBT rights to climate justice. With all the bad news that came this year, there were many encouraging displays of a shifting public consciousness and a willingness by ordinary people to mobilize for change. We are joined by Sarah van Gelder, co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of YES! Magazine, whose latest article is “10 Hopeful Things That Happened in 2013 to Get You Inspired for What’s to Come.”

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Global Climate Change http://courses.dce.harvard.edu/~envre130
Environmental Justice http://courses.dce.harvard.edu/~envre145
Environment Ethics http://courses.dce.harvard.edu/~envre120