NYMHM: Farewell to arms, oil spills around the world, green blush pales

Wed Jul 25 17:45:24 PDT 2007

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 NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED * July 25, 2007 * Vol. 6, No. 30

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QUOTED: 

   "All of these renewable sources of energy are incredibly 
   invasive and aggressive with regard to nature. Renewables may 
   be renewable, but they are not green." 

   -- Prof. Jesse Ausubel of Rockefeller University, NY, says the
   industrialization of open space for biofuels and wind farms 
   undermines the benefits of renewable power (see "Energy," below). 

CONTENTS:

   *Top Stories*
     A farewell to arms
     Copyright expires on British Invasion
     Mommy, I got the safe-sex merit badge!

   *Energy*
     Green hopes pale as energy appetites grow

   *Oil Spills*
     Oil spills are commonplace, decried, and tolerated   

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TOP STORIES
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 > A Farewell to Arms

   Gun sales and stockpiles may be booming worldwide, but in 
   Colombia an unusual ceremony saw the destruction of 13,778 
   handguns, machine guns, rifles and mortars. The weapons were 
   melted down as part of International Gun Destruction Day ...

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 > Copyright Expires on Classic Rock

   The United Kingdom has denied efforts by Paul McCartney and other
   figures from music history to extend the copyright from 50 to 70
   years on their early hits. This includes the Beatles classic ...

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 > Mommy, I Got the Safe-Sex Merit Badge!

   The U.K.-based Girl Guides are raising a few eyebrows, and 
   acknowledging the realities of modern life, by initiating a new
   program of sex education, debt management, and ...

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ENERGY
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 > Green Hopes Pale as Energy Appetites Grow

   As humanity's energy needs only grow, world powers are plumbing
   the depths of the Arctic Ocean for fossil fuels and making plans 
   to give countless acres of land over to "green" power production,
   even as average citizens in energy-rich nations rely on the
   most primitive ...

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FOCUS: INSIDE THE ISSUES
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 > Oil Spills Are Commonplace, Decried, and Tolerated

   Far from isolated mega-catastrophes, such as the 1989 Exxon Valdez
   disaster in Alaska's Prince William Sound, oil spills occur 
   routinely around the world, causing environmental and economic
   damage, provoking investigations by regional governments, and
   often leaving the victims ...  

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