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OneWorld

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OneWorld
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(202) 885-2679
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us@oneworld.net
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3201 New Mexico Ave. NW, Suite 395 Washington, DC 20016
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OneWorld is dedicated to harnessing the democratic potential of the internet to promote human rights and sustainable development

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Increasing Rate of Foreclosures Upsets Atlanta

Tue, 07/10/2007 - 8:09am — nicholasperry
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/09/business/09...
Despite a vibrant local economy, Atlanta homeowners are falling behind on mortgage payments and losing their homes at one of the highest rates in the nation, offering a troubling glimpse of what experts fear may be in store for other parts of the country.

Worldwatch Institute

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Worldwatch Institute
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webmaster@worldwatch.org
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The Worldwatch Institute offers a unique blend of interdisciplinary research, global focus, and accessible writing that has made it a leading source of information on the interactions among key environmental, social, and economic trends. Our work revolves around the transition to an environmentally sustainable and socially just society—and how to achieve it.

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Rich world's consumerism may cause African famines, experts warn

Mon, 07/02/2007 - 12:30pm — nicholasperry
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070701/sc_afp/c...
Food production in developing countries will halve in the next 20 years unless wealthy nations lower their rate of consumption, the Stockholm Environment Institute warned at a weekend conference. The livelihoods of more than three billion people in the world are being undermined by the wealth of the privileged few the institutes's executive director, Johan Rockstroem, warned.

Freakonomics - New York Times - The Cash-Back Mortgage

Thu, 06/28/2007 - 7:50am — nicholasperry
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/10/magazine/10...
Column about the real estate practice of the cash-back mortgage transaction, in which a buyer receives a "rebate" to finance his own down-payment — a rebate that the lending bank never finds out about.

Earth Trends

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Earth Trends: The Environmental Information Portal
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EarthTrends is an online collection of information regarding the environmental, social, and economic trends that shape our world. Committed to the principle that accurate information drives responsible decisions by governments and individuals, EarthTrends offers the public a large breadth of statistical, graphic, and analytical data in easily accessible formats.

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Roubini Global Economics Monitor

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http://www.rgemonitor.com/
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The RGE Monitor is an online newsletter covering macroeconomic trends. It is presided over by Nouriel Roubini, an NYU economist who espouses the view that the global economy is in a critical period.  For nonsubscribers, his blog is an excellent resource.

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Widening Wealth Gap Between Urban and Rural Chinese

Tue, 06/12/2007 - 8:27am — Nina Brooks

China is currently facing a wealth gap between urban and rural citizens that is widening at a dangerous rate. High growth rates have raised living standards tremendously, but people living in the countryside have seen little or none of this prosperity.

"Emergence of the Fusion Economy"

Thu, 05/24/2007 - 11:37am — Paul Alois

"Emergence of the Fusion Economy"

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