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Can Cattle Save Us from Global Warming?
A small band of activists and scientists believe that farming done the right way can remove carbon from the atmosphere.
Britain's Housing Bust is Bringing Down the Economy
A looming recession in Britain could be worse than in the United States because the Bank of England is constrained by rising inflation from fighting it.
Rising Grain Costs Hit Consumers
Companies throughout the food chain are changing the way they do business in response to soaring grain costs, and consumers are likely to bear the brunt in the form of rising food prices.
Venezuelan Businessman Turns Thieves into Employees
Alberto Vollmer's programs for poor squatters and young hoodlums seen as a model for defusing social tensions.
India: Housing Boom Declines, Hinting at Slower Economy
Many fear the housing sector's woes bode ill for India's slowing economy. Rising inflation and shrinking credit look poised to slow steady growth here, and several international banks have revised their 2008 growth forecasts down to around 7 or 8 percent.
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