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Globalization's Hidden Benefits

Previously filed under: General Globalization
While some critics malign globalization, increasing evidence suggests that its benefits go hand in hand with fair, conscientious policies.

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Immigrants Squeezed as Spain's Boom Turns to Bust

Los Angeles Times - Thu, 09/04/2008 - 00:00
The downturn, strikingly similar to the one in the United States, has thrown tens of thousands of recent arrivals out of work.

Ford to Revive Engine Plant in Canada

New York Times - Thu, 09/04/2008 - 08:32
The automaker said it would reopen a plant in Windsor, Ontario, after the government announced 80 million Canadian dollars in assistance for the project.

Dwindling Forests Pose a Severe Threat to Kenya

International Herald Tribune - Thu, 09/04/2008 - 08:06
Destruction of the Mau Complex forest by rampant illegal settlement, logging and charcoal burning threatens to have an impact on energy, tourism, agriculture and water supplies.

Kenya: From Rubbish Dump to Cabbage Patch

IRIN News - Thu, 09/04/2008 - 11:44
Rubbish is everywhere in Kibera, Africa’s largest slum, just a few kilometers from the center of Nairobi. The youth in Kandimiru, one of the villages within the slum have, through a self-help group, established the first organic farm on what was once a garbage-dump site.

Offshore Wind Power in U.S. Poised to Take Off

Grist News - Wed, 09/03/2008 - 06:09
There are no offshore wind turbines generating electricity in U.S. waters yet, but that's expected to change soon if wind-power advocates and wind developers have their way.

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