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A Pangbourne woman shops for donated, used clothes at an Oxfam shop. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theboybg/4717773246/in/photostream/">Ben Geach (Flickr)</a>

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Does recycling old clothes reinforce consumerism? And should we care?

One of England's biggest retailers thinks it can sell more clothes by making it easier to recycle old ones.

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When data saves lives

Ignoring gender-based data can cause aid agencies to miss entire segments of people in need, and even cause harm.

65 million people benefit from U.S. food aid, but key changes to the 2012 Farm Bill could help even more while saving taxpayer dollars. Photo: Kyla Springer.

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As Congress debates, a new report says U.S. food aid is going to waste

A new report is claiming that unnecessary regulations imposed by the U.S. Farm Bill are wasting nearly half a billion dollars per year in taxpayer dollars that could be used to save millions of lives.

An oil pipeline to Canada's untapped Tar Sands deposits would create short-term construction jobs, but its effects on the climate could permanently destroy jobs elsewhere. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rickz/2113212191/">rickz (Flickr)</a>

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Diffusing a carbon bomb: tapping Canadian tar sands would hit Africa’s poor hardest

Earth to Big Oil: On a global scale, The Keystone XL pipeline would probably kill more jobs than it creates.

Critics say developed countries have broken promises for international aid. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dfid/5491899695/">UK Department for International Development (flickr)</a>

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As international aid patterns shift, microfinance picks up the slack

With cause for concern about the future of international aid amid the financial crisis faced by rich countries, some developing nations find microfinance playing an increasing role in fueling local growth.

Cash transfers let people choose what they want to spend money on, like these buffalo. Other purchases could be anything from farm machinery to food. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/futura/3087912082/">andrew chang (flickr)</a>

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The Next Big Thing in Foreign Aid

When people donate to charity, they don’t usually expect their money to go straight into the pocket of a needy person half a world away.

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Wake Up, Smell the Coffee

Coffee is a totemic issue for activists. See here how the coffee trade helps spread prosperity worldwide.

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Does recycling old clothes reinforce consumerism? And should we care?

When data saves lives

As Congress debates, a new report says U.S. food aid is going to waste

Diffusing a carbon bomb: tapping Canadian tar sands would hit Africa’s poor hardest

As international aid patterns shift, microfinance picks up the slack

The Next Big Thing in Foreign Aid

Wake Up, Smell the Coffee

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