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Climate Change
Floating wind turbine in the sky Can Power whole Villages

Floating wind turbine in the sky Can Power whole Villages

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Dan Simmons | (BBC Click) – “The floating wind turbine that could help provide power to remote communities. The helium-filled device, known as The Bat, can adjust its height to take advantage of the weather conditions and can boost mobile phone signals if telecommunications equipment are added to the rig. BBC Click’s Dan Simmons reports.” […]

Acidification of Oceans
Turning Point:  2015, the Year the World turned to Renewables and saved itself

Turning Point: 2015, the Year the World turned to Renewables and saved itself

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By Michael T. Klare | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – Don’t hold your breath, but future historians may look back on 2015 as the year that the renewable energy ascendancy began, the moment when the world started to move decisively away from its reliance on fossil fuels. Those fuels — oil, natural gas, and coal — […]

Internet
Iraqis on Social Media Fight Extremists Online

Iraqis on Social Media Fight Extremists Online

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By Ahmad Mohammed | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – The extremist Islamic State group has worked the Internet to it’s advantage from the very start of its campaign in Iraq. Locals have lagged behind. But now, some say, they are coming together online to fight back. Shortly after the extremist group known as the Islamic […]

Climate Change
Australia’s new Super Solar Cells Double Efficiency

Australia’s new Super Solar Cells Double Efficiency

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Graham Philips | (ABCTVCatalyst) | – “Australian scientists from the University of New South Wales have set a new world record for the efficiency of commercially-viable solar cells. Dr Graham Phillips investigates new technology that is able to convert more than 40 per cent of the sun’s light into electricity. This is more than double […]

Climate Change
Marco Rubio’s Massive Flip-Flop on Climate Change, Green Energy

Marco Rubio’s Massive Flip-Flop on Climate Change, Green Energy

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Climate Desk | – Climate Desk: “Marco Rubio on Climate Change”

Barack Obama
As Congress takes on Iran Deal, it should Remember its Iraq Blunder

As Congress takes on Iran Deal, it should Remember its Iraq Blunder

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By David M. Faris | (Ethos) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif in Geneva I SALT gets in your eyes The last time Lausanne was in the news, it was for hosting the negotiations that finalized the post-WWI territorial settlement in the Middle East that appears to be […]

Israel
Palestinians:  ISIL not Islamic; no to Yemen Bombing; Palestinian State out of Reach

Palestinians: ISIL not Islamic; no to Yemen Bombing; Palestinian State out of Reach

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By IMEMC News & Agencies | – A recent poll by the Arab World For Research And Development (AWRAD) gathered 1200 Palestinian respondents, in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, to reach a national opinion regarding the performance of governments, living conditions, rebuilding Gaza, popularity of political factions, elections, negotiations, third Intifada uprising, “ISIS” phenomenon […]

Iraq
Iraq: ISIL was Chased from Tikrit, other Towns: But Gov’t still AWOL

Iraq: ISIL was Chased from Tikrit, other Towns: But Gov’t still AWOL

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Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – A wave of victories against extremists should have seen civilian life slowly return to Iraq’s liberated cities. Instead there’s chaos and nobody knows who’s in charge. What kind of forward planning does the government have in mind? The cities from which Iraq’s pro-government forces have expelled the […]

Christians
Iran Deal:   Michele Bachmann Psyched For Judgment Day

Iran Deal: Michele Bachmann Psyched For Judgment Day

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Mark Sovel and Elliot Hill | (TheLipTV) | – “Michele Bachmann spoke about the coming End of Times and the return of Jesus Christ to Earth in an interview with Understanding the Times radio host Jan Markell on Sunday where the former US Congresswoman criticized President Obama’s Middle East policy following the recent announcement of […]

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