Afghanistan swaps heroin for wheat

Is Colombia next? Ironically, the US is swapping wheat for ethanol, bringing about famine and drought in the long term. Visit the Wind2Wheat Farming video challenge on Change.org.

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Costa Rica Is 99% Powered By Renewable Energy

Costa Rica is almost completely powered by hydroelectricity, wind and geothermal. The country is aiming to become carbon neutral by 2020.

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Super-Efficient Building In Seattle Needs No AC

A new building in Seattle by Weber + Thompson requires no air conditioning. To achieve this feat, the architects made use of numerous passive cooling elements throughout the building.

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Did Petraeus part ways with the neocons?

In the short term, the United States is interested in securing a security agreement with the Iraqi government, because the Iraqi Parliament decided last year that there will be no extension of the international troops in Iraq beyond December 2008. Born in Basra, Iraq, Sabah al Nasseri is Professor of Political Science (Middle East Politics).

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