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FROM OBAMA'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS - ON ENERGY!

2012-01-25T13:51:00.001Z

"Nowhere is the promise of innovation greater than in American-made energy. Over the last three years, we’ve opened millions of new acres for oil and gas exploration, and tonight, I’m directing my Administration to open more than 75 percent of our potential offshore oil and gas resources. Right now, American oil production is the highest that it’s been in eight years. That’s right – eight years. Not only that – last year, we relied less on foreign oil than in any of the past sixteen years.

But with only 2 percent of the world’s oil reserves, oil isn’t enough. This country needs an all-out, all-of-the-above strategy that develops every available source of American energy – a strategy that’s cleaner, cheaper, and full of new jobs.

We have a supply of natural gas that can last America nearly one hundred years, and my Administration will take every possible action to safely develop this energy. Experts believe this will support more than 600,000 jobs by the end of the decade. And I’m requiring all companies that drill for gas on public lands to disclose the chemicals they use. America will develop this resource without putting the health and safety of our citizens at risk.

The development of natural gas will create jobs and power trucks and factories that are cleaner and cheaper, proving that we don’t have to choose between our environment and our economy. And by the way, it was public research dollars, over the course of thirty years, that helped develop the technologies to extract all this natural gas out of shale rock – reminding us that Government support is critical in helping businesses get new energy ideas off the ground.

What’s true for natural gas is true for clean energy. In three years, our partnership with the private sector has already positioned America to be the world’s leading manufacturer of high-tech batteries. Because of federal investments, renewable energy use has nearly doubled. And thousands of Americans have jobs because of it.

When Bryan Ritterby was laid off from his job making furniture, he said he worried that at 55, no one would give him a second chance. But he found work at Energetx, a wind turbine manufacturer in Michigan. Before the recession, the factory only made luxury yachts. Today, it’s hiring workers like Bryan, who said, “I’m proud to be working in the industry of the future.”

Our experience with shale gas shows us that the payoffs on these public investments don’t always come right away. Some technologies don’t pan out; some companies fail. But I will not walk away from the promise of clean energy. I will not walk away from workers like Bryan. I will not cede the wind or solar or battery industry to China or Germany because we refuse to make the same commitment here. We have subsidized oil companies for a century. That’s long enough. It’s time to end the taxpayer giveaways to an industry that’s rarely been more profitable, and double-down on a clean energy industry that’s never been more promising. Pass clean energy tax credits and create these jobs."

FROM OBAMA'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS - REASSERTING USA POWER!

2012-01-25T13:48:00.001Z

"The renewal of American leadership can be felt across the globe. Our oldest alliances in Europe and Asia are stronger than ever. Our ties to the Americas are deeper. Our iron-clad commitment to Israel’s security has meant the closest military cooperation between our two countries in history. We’ve made it clear that America is a Pacific power, and a new beginning in Burma has lit a new hope. From the coalitions we’ve built to secure nuclear materials, to the missions we’ve led against hunger and disease; from the blows we’ve dealt to our enemies; to the enduring power of our moral example, America is back.

Anyone who tells you otherwise, anyone who tells you that America is in decline or that our influence has waned, doesn’t know what they’re talking about. That’s not the message we get from leaders around the world, all of whom are eager to work with us. That’s not how people feel from Tokyo to Berlin; from Cape Town to Rio; where opinions of America are higher than they’ve been in years. Yes, the world is changing; no, we can’t control every event. But America remains the one indispensable nation in world affairs – and as long as I’m President, I intend to keep it that way.

That’s why, working with our military leaders, I have proposed a new defense strategy that ensures we maintain the finest military in the world, while saving nearly half a trillion dollars in our budget. To stay one step ahead of our adversaries, I have already sent this Congress legislation that will secure our country from the growing danger of cyber-threats."

You can read the full text at (but it is 9 pages long!) http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeremybogaisky/2012/01/24/full-text-president-obamas-state-of-the-union-address/

"BORIS ISLAND" - PROPOSAL FOR AIRPORT IN THE THAMES ESTUARY

2012-01-24T14:40:00.000Z

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/jan/18/boris-island-airport-thames-estuary?intcmp=239
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/interactive/2012/jan/18/boris-island-airport-thames-wildlife-interactive
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2012/jan/18/boris-island-airport-impact-wildlife?intcmp=239

US GOVERNMENT BANS URANIUM MINING NEAR GRAND CANYON

2012-01-21T08:08:00.001Z

It's to reduce the threat of water contamination
http://www.circleofblue.org/waternews/2012/world/u-s-administration-bans-uranium-mining-near-grand-canyon/?utm_source=Circle+of+Blue+WaterNews+%26+Alerts&utm_campaign=d319bd5c38-Weekly_Water_News_January_18_2012&utm_medium=email

THE MEADOWS NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN

2012-01-21T07:32:00.003Z

The Plan page http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=4852
Delivering the plan http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=8837

SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE

2012-01-17T15:47:00.002Z

ICM poll in the Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scotland/9015374/Britain-divided-over-Scottish-independence.html
BBC Q&A http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13326310
SNP (Scottish National Party) website http://www.snp.org/
Scottish Labour Party view http://www.scottishlabour.org.uk/culture-and-constitution

CAMERON ASKS SAUDI ARABIA TO PUMP MORE OIL IN CASE IRAN BLOCKS OFF STRAITS OF HORMUZ

2012-01-17T12:00:00.002Z

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/cameron-urges-saudis-to-turn-on-the-oil-taps-6289559.html

UNIT 3 PAPER

2012-01-12T16:50:00.000Z

Contested planet june 2011

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UNIT 3 PAPER

2012-01-12T16:49:00.002Z

Contested planet june 2010

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UNIT 3 PAPER

2012-01-12T16:49:00.001Z

Contested planet january 2010

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UNIT 3 PAPER

2012-01-12T16:48:00.001Z

Contested planet jan 2011

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IRAN AND THE STRAITS OF HORMUZ

2012-01-07T10:45:00.004Z

The Straits of Hormuz is the narrow opening from the Persian Gulf (40% of the world's oil passes through here) to the Indian Ocean, if it was to be closed there could be a crisis of supply and possibly military action - not a cheerful prospect. This all stems from the development of nuclear facilities by Iran (they say it's for power stations, the west thinks its for weapons)

Vital places for trade routes such as this are known as "choke points".

From Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/29/us-iran-usa-gulf-idUSTRE7BS0G420111229
Al Jazeera on EU potentially banning Iranian imports http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/insidestory/2012/01/20121514222674321.html
The BBC on the potential closure of the Straits http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16344102

NEWSNIGHT ON SUPERPOWERS

2012-01-05T22:51:00.002Z

Tonight's programme is brilliant for superpowers, article about Brazil and BRICs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mk25
Also there's quite a bit of stuff in the news about Obama's plans to reduce military spending and refocus on the Pacific (to oppose China)http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16428133
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16435345

THE GREAT BARRIER REEF

2012-01-03T15:52:00.002Z

Hey, if you missed the first programme in the series you can catch it again on Friday 7pm, or on iPlayer for the next 18 days!

COPENHAGEN CLIMATE ADAPTATION PLAN

2011-12-30T14:16:00.000Z

http://www.kk.dk/sitecore/content/Subsites/CityOfCopenhagen/SubsiteFrontpage/LivingInCopenhagen/CopenhagenClimateAdaptionPlan.aspx

RENEWABLE ENERGY POTENTIAL SCANDINAVIA

2011-12-30T13:53:00.005Z

Maps of renewable energy resources in Europe http://www.geni.org/globalenergy/library/renewable-energy-resources/world/europe/index.shtml
Wind energy potential map of Europe on this page http://www.altenergymag.com/emagazine.php?issue_number=08.06.01&article=smallscalewind
Solar potential map http://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pvgis/
Geothermal potential Scandinavia http://www.ekopolitan.se/tech/geothermal-hotspots-scandinavia
Ground source http://www.greenenergydoctor.co.uk/ground-source-heat-pumps.php, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/5125688/Hospitals-and-schools-could-be-powered-by-underground-heat-says-Royal-Academy-of-Engineering.html
Tidal http://www.publicservice.co.uk/feature_story.asp?id=17515
Wave http://www.sweden.se/eng/Home/Education/Research/Reading/Wave-energy/
Evidence of hi-tech industry involvement in Scandinavia http://cleanindex.se/startups/article/tidal-and-ocean-stream-power-concepts-scandinavia

SWEDEN - SUSTAINABLE APPROACH

2011-12-30T13:32:00.004Z

Eco-municipality website http://sekom.sekom.nu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=41&Itemid=50
Eco-municipality movement brochure http://sekom.sekom.nu/files/SEKOM-4siding-ENG_V5.pdf
The indicators the movement use to assess sustainability of communities
http://sekom.sekom.nu/files/indicators.pdf
The front page (in Swedish) has a map showing all the settlements involved http://sekom.sekom.nu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=28

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE STATISTICS

2011-12-29T13:12:00.001Z

A chapter in their statistical digest
http://www.decc.gov.uk/assets/decc/11/stats/publications/dukes/2303-dukes-2011-chapter-1-energy.pdf
Energy consumption in the UK http://www.decc.gov.uk/assets/decc/statistics/publications/ecuk/file11250.pdf
UK energy in brief
http://www.decc.gov.uk/assets/decc/11/stats/publications/energy-in-brief/2286-uk-energy-in-brief-2011.pdf

CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND, LATEST EARTHQUAKE

2011-12-24T06:41:00.002Z

Photo gallery, plenty of liquefaction!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2011/dec/23/christchurch-rocked-earthquakes-in-pictures?INTCMP=SRCH#/?picture=383700114&index=6
Video clips of the impacts
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2011/dec/23/christchurch-new-zealand-earthquake-video?INTCMP=SRCH
Report from TVNZ about the impacts, particularly the problems caused by liquefaction in Parklands http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/parklands-liquefaction-devastating-4668248?ref=rss
Washington Post report
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/christchurch-earthquake-latest-in-series-of-alarming-temblors-that-began-last-sept/2011/12/23/gIQASbYXDP_story.html?tid=pm_pop

PHILIPPINES TROPICAL STORM WASHI LATEST NEWS

2011-12-23T04:57:00.004Z

Red Cross recommends relocation of victims
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/-depth/12/22/11/permanent-relocation-flood-victims-urged
Care International, a short summary of the impacts http://www.careinternational.org.uk/news-and-press/latest-news-features/1964-tropical-storm-washi-affects-half-a-million-people-in-the-philippines
Guardian report http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/20/philippines-floods-death-toll-state-calamity?INTCMP=SRCHNASA report and satellite imagery
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hurricanes/archives/2011/h2011_Washi.html

PHILIPPINES TROPICAL STORM WASHI IN MINDANAO

2011-12-19T03:11:00.004Z

TODAY PROGRAMME - ARTICLE ABOUT WUKAN VILLAGE, GUANGDON PROVINCE, CHINA - RESISTANCE TO CHANGE

2011-12-15T09:21:00.001Z

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9662000/9662387.stm

VISIT DENMARK

2011-12-14T07:12:00.003Z

http://www.visitdenmark.com/uk/en-gb/menu/turist/turistforside.htm
Copenhagen http://www.visitdenmark.com/uk/en-gb/menu/turist/inspiration/storbyferie/kopenhavn/copenhagen.htm
Green Copenhagen http://www.visitdenmark.com/uk/en-gb/menu/presse/press-info/city-break-koebenhavn/art-culture/copenhagen-mapping-out-its-reen-highlights.htm

VISIT SWEDEN

2011-12-13T12:16:00.003Z

http://www.visitsweden.com/sweden/
Food in Gothernburg
http://www.visitsweden.com/sweden/Regions--Cities/Gothenburg/Gastronomy-in-Gothenburg/
Outdoor Northern Sweden http://www.visitsweden.com/sweden/Regions--Cities/Northern-Sweden/Outdoor-activities/
Photo album of landscapes http://youtu.be/wzmaG7yE2yY
Funny, America hates Sweden http://youtu.be/ITRQ82GBk_Q

GLOBAL CHALLENGES - MARK SCHEME JANUARY 2009

2011-12-12T16:43:00.000Z

Global challenges mark scheme january 2009

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GLOBAL CHALLENGES MARK SCHEME JUNE 2011

2011-12-12T16:42:00.000Z

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GLOBAL CHALLENGES - MARK SCHEME SUMMER 2009

2011-12-12T16:36:00.000Z

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GLOBAL CHALLENGES - MARK SCHEME JANUARY 2010

2011-12-12T16:35:00.005Z

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GLOBAL CHALLENGES JANUARY 2011 MARK SCHEME

2011-12-12T16:35:00.004Z

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CIA WORLD FACTBOOK - SCANDINAVIA

2011-12-11T09:37:00.000Z

Norway https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/no.html
Sweden https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sw.html
Denmark https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/da.html

TOURISM NORWAY

2011-12-10T11:04:00.005Z

Oslo

Video: A day in Oslo

Visit the official travel guide to Norway

Fjord cruise

Video: Stories for Life: Fjord cruise on the Lysefjord

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Photos of Fjords

Fjord Norway

National Geographic recommends Fjord Norway as one of 20 Best Trips for 2011.

Fjord Norway

Source: Visit Norway

About Norway http://www.visitnorway.com/us/About-Norway/

ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT & THE LIVING PLANET

2011-12-09T15:24:00.004Z

Ecological footprint calculators
http://footprint.wwf.org.uk/home
http://www.bestfootforward.com/resources/ecological-footprint/
The previous 2 are a bit lightweight, try the detailed one here:
http://calculator.bioregional.com/
Living Planet report 2010 from WWF http://assets.panda.org/custom/lpr/ecofootprint.html

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS

2011-12-09T14:47:00.003Z

http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GB.XPD.RSDV.GD.ZS
Patents data http://www.wipo.int/ipstats/en/statistics/patents/

THE NETWORK READINESS INDEX (NRI)

2011-12-09T12:19:00.000Z

http://www.weforum.org/issues/global-information-technology/the-great-transformation

THE ECONOMIST DEMOCRACY INDEX TABLE

2011-12-09T12:02:00.000Z

http://www.economist.com/media/pdf/DEMOCRACY_INDEX_2007_v3.pdf

HAPPY PLANET INDEX - HPI

2011-12-09T11:21:00.004Z

The New Economics Foundation website (HPI) http://www.happyplanetindex.org/
What the HPI is about:
http://www.happyplanetindex.org/learn/
The European HPI 2007 quoted in the booklet http://www.happyplanetindex.org/explore/europe.html
And the latest date for Global HPI 2009, really interesting! http://www.happyplanetindex.org/explore/global/

NORWAY'S CARBON CAPTURE - ARTICLE FROM THE FT

2011-12-09T11:06:00.000Z

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9ed7295a-a1af-11e0-b9f9-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1g22p4gNt

CARBON CAPTURE

2011-12-09T10:52:00.004Z

Carbon capture and storage: our only hope to avoid global warming? Video from Imperial College London

SYNOPTIC BOOKLET JANUARY - IT'S TECHNO FIX!

2011-12-09T08:34:00.000Z

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PROTECTING CONGO'S RAINFORESTS

2011-12-06T01:38:00.002Z

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16042360

NEWS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE TALKS IN DURBAN

2011-12-06T01:31:00.003Z

China and Brazil move towards acceptance of new treaty - could be good news http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/dec/05/china-eu-plans-kyoto-durban?INTCMP=SRCH
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16034826

IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE UK

2011-12-06T01:27:00.001Z

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/dec/05/met-office-uk-climate-risks?intcmp=122

CRAB FARMING PROJECT IN INDIA

2011-12-06T01:25:00.002Z

Women farming crabs on the coast of Orissa (a poor state of India)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/22/letter-from-india-orissa-crabbing

LAND AND WATER GRABS IN MALI

2011-12-06T01:22:00.001Z

http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2011/nov/24/africa-water-grab-land-rights

WHAT KENYAN FARMERS WANT!

2011-12-06T01:18:00.001Z

An Oxford University study talked to farmers to find out what they need. See some pictures here
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/gallery/2011/dec/02/kenyan-farmers-priorities-in-pictures?fb=native#/?picture=382480798&index=0

TRACING FAMILY HISTORY - ROOTS

2011-12-05T11:12:00.009Z

Getting started - tracing your roots http://www.movinghere.org.uk/galleries/roots/intro/gettingstarted/gettingstarted.htm
BBC family history pages
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyhistory/bloodlines/familysecrets.shtml?central_criminal_court
1901 Census online
http://www.1901censusonline.com/
Migration histories (Caribbean, Irish, Jewish, South Asian)
http://www.movinghere.org.uk/galleries/histories/default.htm
Who do you think you are? How we did it!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/whodoyouthinkyouare/how-we-did-it/

HIV AND ARVS - IS A WORLD WITHOUT AIDS POSSIBLE?

2011-12-04T08:19:00.002Z

video
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15927836
Is South Africa's Ais programme working
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15854793
Aids related deaths
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15816813

MSF IN TURKANA - DEALING WITH FAMINE

2011-12-04T08:10:00.001Z

WHAT IS JAPAN REALLY LIKE?

2011-12-02T14:12:00.000Z

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b017cfkn/Off_the_Page_Japan/#

WHAT IS NANOTECHNOLOGY - FROM HOW STUFF WORKS

2011-11-29T15:54:00.000Z

SOUTH AFRICA - MISCELLANEOUS

2011-11-25T13:41:00.004Z

Secrecy laws
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/nov/23/shame-south-africa-anc-apartheid?INTCMP=SRCH
Joining BRICs?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/19/south-africa-joins-bric-club?INTCMP=SRCH
Wine industry "rooted in misery"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/aug/23/south-african-wine-industry-misery?INTCMP=SRCH

ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE - BURKINA FASO, CHRISTIAN AID VIDEO

2011-11-25T12:47:00.001Z

http://www.christianaid.org.uk/whatwedo/issues/climate_change.aspx

GM CROPS

2011-11-22T17:03:00.002Z

Friends of the Earth http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/briefings/gm_crops_food.pdf
The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/jul/26/gmcrops
National Environment Research Council
The EU http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14045365
Greenpeace video

Greenpeace on Golden Rice http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/about/greenpeace-golden-rice-and-vitamin-deficiencyGreen Christian http://greenchristian.co.uk/2009/10/why-gm-crops-will-not-feed-the-world/

SECRECY LAWS IN SOUTH AFRICA

2011-11-22T13:56:00.000Z

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15822105

CLIPS ON APARTHEID IN SOUTH AFRICA FROM THE BBC ARCHIVE

2011-11-22T12:28:00.002Z

Variety of views
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/south-african-views-on-apartheid/6197.html
Conditions in 1957
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/conditions-in-south-africa-1957/6196.html
Life as a maid in 1950s South Africa (powerful stuff but very short!)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/life-as-a-maid-in-apartheid-south-africa/6198.html
Sharpville Massacre
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/reactions-of-south-africans-to-sharpeville/6206.html

BBC - HEART OF APARTHEID 1968

2011-11-22T12:22:00.000Z

http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/apartheid/7208.shtml

PANORAMA FROM 1985 - APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA

2011-11-22T12:19:00.000Z

http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/apartheid/7217.shtml

TODAY PROGRAMME - ARTICLE ABOUT BRICS & CIVETS

2011-11-22T10:58:00.001Z

It's excellent! Brings in the CIVETS (Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey and South Africa)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9645000/9645039.stm

HOW FACEBOOK CHANGED THE WORLD - THE ARAB SPRING

2011-11-21T11:47:00.002Z

PRACTICAL ACTION

2011-11-18T16:22:00.000Z

http://practicalaction.org/?utm_source=S000&utm_medium=PPC&utm_campaign=C10105&gclid=CICko_nLwKwCFcQf4QodKhZSqw

CORAL REEFS

2011-11-18T13:15:00.003Z

http://www.coral.org/resources/about_coral_reefs/threats_to_coral_reefs
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=coral-grief-warming-climate-threatens-reef-destruction
Flora and Fauna international on marine environments (including reefs) http://www.fauna-flora.org/initiatives/our-depleted-oceans/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/sep/02/coral-catastrophic-future?intcmp=239

CHINA MEGAPROJECTS

2011-11-15T11:14:00.002Z

Creating the largest megacity in the world (merging 9 cities) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8278315/China-to-create-largest-mega-city-in-the-world-with-42-million-people.html
30 Megaprojects!
http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-mega-projects-chinas-pride/20110704.htm

CHINA SPACE RACE - THREAT TO USA?

2011-11-14T10:01:00.001Z

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8872196/Chinas-huge-leap-forward-into-space-threatens-US-ascendancy-over-heavens.html
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/story/2011-09-29/china-space-station-launch/50601506/1

CHINA AND THE USA

2011-11-14T09:52:00.004Z

Threats from spying http://the-diplomat.com/2011/09/19/chinas-growing-spy-threat/
BBC, USA doesn't feel threatened http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12254978
Cyber threat http://www.scmagazineuk.com/us-names-china-and-russia-as-key-cyber-threats/article/216007/
Hilary Clinton criticises China http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/the-google-war-china-calls-us-an-information-imperialist-1876409.html?action=Popu

CHINA AND INDIA - COMPETITION

2011-11-14T09:45:00.002Z

Guardian, India making connections in Africa to rival China
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/BUSINESS/09/08/america.losing.influence.africa/index.html
Conflict over borders http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15588247
http://the-diplomat.com/indian-decade/2011/11/02/india-china-tranquility-fading/
BBC India and China want partnership http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15056713
Joint military exercises http://www.thenewstribe.com/2011/11/13/india-china-planning-joint-army-exercise-in-2012/

CHINA AND AFRICA

2011-11-14T09:42:00.001Z

Telegraph, China in Africa at a glance http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/zimbabwe/8315107/China-in-Africa-at-a-glance.html
BBC report on Dalai Lama not given a visa to South Africa
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15164383
CNN - is the West losing out in Africa? http://edition.cnn.com/2011/BUSINESS/09/08/america.losing.influence.africa/index.html

HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA

2011-11-14T09:37:00.002Z

Amnesty International
http://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions.asp?Search=&ThemeID=&SubWorldRegionID=&CountryID=122&IdentityID=&Closed=0&ActionType=&submitted=-1&actiontypeID=&gclid=CPu13P7ptawCFQIf4QodTWcHlg
http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/china
Guardian article - who defends the defenders of human rights?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/libertycentral/2011/jul/01/china-human-rights-lawyers-detention-torture
British embassy http://ukinchina.fco.gov.uk/en/about-us/working-with-china/HumanRights/

OXFAM - RIGGED RULES

2011-11-11T11:30:00.001Z

http://www.oxfam.org/en/campaigns/trade/rigged_rules

MIGRATION TO THE UK - BBC NEWS

2011-11-09T15:34:00.001Z

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14668333#

TED TALK - HANS ROSLING ON POPULATION GROWTH

2011-11-03T12:38:00.000Z

MAKING CITIES SUSTAINABLE

2011-10-31T17:03:00.018Z

Practical Action
Work in slum improvement http://practicalaction.org/slum-improvement-1
Home composting http://practicalaction.org/home-composting
Waste management http://practicalaction.org/urban-waste-management-3
Work in Kenya, Zimbabwe and Sudan http://practicalaction.org/improving-urban-environment-africa
Abalimi, South Africa
http://www.africaontheblog.com/abalimi-bezekhaya/
http://www.abalimi.org.za/newsletters/nl36.pdf
http://www.abalimi.org.za/result_08.htm

Oxfam in urban Kenya
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/resources/policy/conflict_disasters/downloads/bn_urban_poverty_kenya.pdf
Kiva - loans to individual people (some of them are for Housing)
http://www.kiva.org/
Bangkok Mass Transit System factsheet http://bts.listedcompany.com/misc/factsheet/company_factsheet.pdf
http://www.bts.co.th/corporate/en/01-about-history.aspx
Solar panels on Council Housing in Aspley, Nottingham
http://www.nottinghamcityhomes.org.uk/customer_care/news/110721_solar_panels.aspx
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3903461/Nottingredohmredred.html
Arkwright Meadows Community Garden, Nottingham
http://www.amcgardens.co.uk/viewpage.php?page_id=1
London cycling and the Barclays Cycle Hire scheme
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/cycling/11598.aspx
Nottingham Tram - The Net
http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/netphase2/index.aspx?articleid=7520
Recycling and waste management in Nottingham
http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=647

PALM OIL - FOOD PROGRAMME IT'S EXCELLENT - ALL ABOUT WHY WE'RE USING SO MUCH!

2011-10-30T18:33:00.001Z

It's an absolutely excellent programme! Everyone should listen to this!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b016kgv1

CAN INDUSTRIALISED FARMING IN AFRICA FEED THE WORLD?

2011-10-25T06:05:00.002+01:00

Excellent report from Fergal Keane on Newsnight about big investment in farming in Zambia, where companies are taking over huge tracts of land, pushing local people off the land. You can watch the video of the programme for the next few days
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/9623031.stm

TURKISH EARTHQUAKE

2011-10-25T06:04:00.000+01:00

In the poor and isolated eastern region of Turkey
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15437014

RADIO 4 ANALYSIS PROGRAMME - CULTURAL DIPLOMACY (SOFT POWER)

2011-10-25T05:55:00.000+01:00

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/analysis/analysis_20111024-2100a.mp3

POPULATION - AS WE NEAR THE 7 BILLIONTH PERSON SOME ARTICLES ABOUT THE POPULATION ISSUE

2011-10-24T05:35:00.008+01:00

The Guardian Crowded planet articles
The interactive guide to how world population has changed http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/interactive/2011/oct/28/world-population-growth-7-billionth-person
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/series/crowded-planet-population?INTCMP=SRCHBBC
From the New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/opinion/sunday/talking-their-way-out-of-a-population-crisis.html?_r=1
News - 7 billion and counting (in Zambia)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-15368276
Will it carry on growing? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15449959

FRACKING DID CAUSE EARTHQUAKES NEAR BLACKPOOL!

2011-10-24T05:20:00.000+01:00

http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/local/drilling_did_cause_earthquake_1_3876146

INDIA SUPERPOWER?

2011-10-21T09:17:00.012+01:00

1. Forbes.com asks the question http://www.forbes.com/sites/dougbandow/2011/03/07/is-india-an-economic-superpower-in-the-making/
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3. Is it a "geek" superpower? http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/mar/03/india-emerging-geek-superpower
4. What kind of superpower? http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-01-09/news/29382860_1_third-largest-economy-superpower-india-s-gdp
5. University superpower? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12597815
6. Geography in the news http://www.geographyinthenews.rgs.org/resources/documents/India%20-%20Download%20entire%20document.pdf
7. UK will stop aid to India http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/8571377/Aid-to-India-will-be-stopped-pledges-minister.html
8. Obama visits http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11712268
9. Radio article about how globalisation was passing people by http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9169000/9169964.stm
10. And the "caste" system http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9166000/9166402.stm
11. The first Indian Grand Prix http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/feedarticle/9917722 and http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-15495096

THE BATTLE OF KNOWLEDGE SUPERPOWERS - ARTICLE FROM THE BBC

2011-10-20T16:19:00.001+01:00

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-14949538

GRAHAM HILL ON TED, LESS STUFF, MORE HAPPINESS

2011-10-20T14:27:00.001+01:00

Persuading Americans they can survive without so much "stuff"!

DAVID KEITH ON TED, ABOUT GEO-ENGINEERING TO SLOW GLOBAL WARMING

2011-10-20T14:22:00.001+01:00

SHASHI THAROOR ON TED, ABOUT SOFT POWER

2011-10-20T14:19:00.000+01:00

EU GETTING ITS OWN GPS SYSTEM - THE GALILEO PROJECT

2011-10-20T13:54:00.003+01:00

The EU is getting it's own satellite GPS system which will be more accurate, but the most important thing is that it will be independent of the USA.
Here's a short article about it from the Radio 4 Today programme today
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9620000/9620148.stm
And a more indepth article
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4555276.stm

MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS: 2010 PROGRESS CHART

2011-10-14T16:34:00.001+01:00

http://mdgs.un.org/unsd/mdg/Resources/Static/Products/Progress2010/MDG_Report_2010_Progress_Chart_En.pdf

COLTAN MINING - THREAT TO BIODIVERSITY

2011-10-14T09:13:00.001+01:00

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1468772.stm
http://www.cellular-news.com/coltan/

ENERGY DEMAND PREDICTIONS

2011-10-11T18:25:00.001+01:00

http://www.circleofblue.org/waternews/2011/world/eia-worlds-energy-use-to-double-by-2035-driven-by-fossil-fuels-in-china-and-india/?utm_source=Circle+of+Blue+WaterNews+%26+Alerts&utm_campaign=a1281222dd-Weekly_Water_News_October_11_201110_11_2011&utm_medium=email

WATER POLLUTION INCIDENTS IN CHINA FROM CIRCLE OF BLUE

2011-10-11T18:23:00.001+01:00

http://www.circleofblue.org//Waternews_MultiMedia/BYU/PollutionTimeline_HTML/2004.html

OXFAM LAND GRAB CAMPAIGN (UGANDA CASE STUDY)

2011-10-11T06:30:00.000+01:00

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/get_involved/campaign/food/?cid=disp_LG_Spec_Guar_WN1_900

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - APARTHEID STILL RULES?

2011-10-11T06:25:00.001+01:00

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/09/cape-town-tutu-racial-inequality?INTCMP=SRCH

TAKE ACTION AGAINST EU FISHING SUBSIDIES

2011-10-10T18:57:00.003+01:00

Watch the video and take action
http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/sosaction

GREAT NEWS FROM BRAZIL

2011-10-07T21:21:00.001+01:00

The development of a Megadam is stopped!
http://www.survivalinternational.org/news/7747?utm_source=Survival+International&utm_campaign=2b9a271c8b-Enews_Oct_11_10_6_2011&utm_medium=email&mc_cid=2b9a271c8b&mc_eid=cd036e4487

PUBLIC LECTURE ABOUT SHALE GAS IN THE UK

2011-09-17T11:05:00.002+01:00

The Geological Society are having an open meeting at the British Geological Survey, at Keyworth
http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/webdav/site/GSL/shared/pdfs/specialist%20and%20regional%20groups/EMRG/EMRG_Sept_11%20POSTER.pdf

SAY "YES" TO WIND - SUPPORT PLANNING APPLICATIONS FOR WINDFARMS

2011-09-16T13:20:00.000+01:00

http://www.yes2wind.com/

WHAT IS GLOBALISATION - SHORT VID

2011-09-09T11:05:00.001+01:00

GLOBALISATION IS GOOD - VIDEO

2011-09-09T10:50:00.001+01:00

OPEC INTERACTIVE MAP

2011-09-05T13:29:00.000+01:00

http://www.opec.org/opec_web/en/data_graphs/652.htm

AUSTRALIAN FLOODING

2011-09-02T02:53:00.000+01:00

http://geography.org.uk/resources/australianfloods

UTHANDO, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, TOWNSHIP DEVELOPMENT TOURISM

2011-09-02T02:38:00.001+01:00

Uthando is an organisation which supports various projects in the townships around Cape Town by taking small tourist groups around. They are a Fair trade organisation. There's a good video to view which summarises the sort of things they do. http://www.uthandosa.org/

UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE - ALBEROBELLO, PUGLIA, SOUTHERN ITALY

2011-08-11T16:05:00.002+01:00

Alberobello is famous for its trulli. They are cone shaped buildings, see the UNESCO information
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/787
I stayed in the town in August. See my photo album:

ALBEROBELLO

UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE - MATERA, BASILICATA, ITALY

2011-08-11T15:03:00.005+01:00

This is an amazing place, where for thousands of years people have lived using caves which were gradually developed into houses, churches, etc. The cave dwelling areas are known as "Sassi". The area was used for the filming of The Passion of the Christ because it looks so ancient!
Here is a information from UNESCO http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/670. If you watch the video you will realise how important the complex "water harvesting" systems are.
I went there for a few days on holiday in August. This is my photo album:

In southern Italy there is plenty of rain in the winter but very little at other times. This meant that the people learnt to "harvest" the water in order to survive. They collected rainwater and even frost and dew and created a network of channels, canals, tanks and cisterns to store water for the dry season. They also stored snow so that food would be kept cool in "ice houses" (caves) this technology was the basis of the development of ice cream!