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France to use algae to create green buildings
France will soon move forward with an effort to use algae to make buildings more energy efficient and help the country meet quickly-approaching environmental goals, reported Al Jazeera English. “Jean-Louie Kindler wants to breed algae in tubes on roofs and sides of apartment and office blocks, starting with his own.…
Threats to family force female squash player to leave Pakistan
A young woman from south Waziristan, in Pakistan, developed a passion and skill for squash — but living in a highly conservative culture that forbade women from sports ultimately forced her to leave the country, reported Al Jazeera English. Maria Toorpakai Wazir played against the boys growing up and even…
Biogas created by waste fuels Nepal’s tree regrowth
While forests in Nepal have been shrinking for years, between 2007 and 2010 trees in the South Asian country of 27 million inhabitants began to grow again, reported Al Jazeera English. Biogas has been credited with the shift, as roughly 250,000 Nepalese now use the fuel. Biogas is created by…
Military-entertainment complex? Act of Valor film described as ‘beyond propaganda’
Al Jazeera English’s Nic Muirhead on Sunday explained the growing relationship between the Department of Defense and Hollywood, particularly in regards to the action film Act of Valor. “We are not longer simply borrowing material or ideas or roles, we’re actually borrowing the military itself to make a movie,” author…
Nuns protest against Rep. Paul Ryan over budget cuts
A group of Catholic Sisters drove their presidential campaign-style bus to the Wisconsin office of House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R) on Wednesday to decry proposed budget cuts they say will hurt struggling families. The nuns are part of the National Catholic Social Justice Lobby (NETWORK), which recently came…
Stuntman sets record for surviving skydive without parachute
A British stuntman has become the first person to jump from 700 meters high without a parachute and survive. Forty-two-year-old Gary Connery wore a specially designed suit that slowed his descent. But despite the suit, he still shot downward at a speed of about 80 miles per hour. His descent…
California man creates exotic forest from trash
There maybe no better representative of the phrase “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure” than 65-year-old Elmer Long. In a report from Al Jazeera English, Long has collected a bevy of trash items for over three decades and turned them into an exotic forest in California’s Mojave Desert. Bottles,…
Iraq war veteran questions rationale of U.S. invasion
Josh Stieber, an Iraq war veteran turned conscientious objector, explained to Al Jazeera English why he questioned whether the 8-year war in Iraq was worth it. He said that when he was deployed to Iraq, the local population held a large peaceful rally against the U.S. presence in their city.…
‘Occupy Wall Street’ lends support to Sotheby’s protest
A group of “Occupy Wall Street” protesters on Tuesday marched to Sotheby’s locales in Manhattan to show their support for unionized art handlers who are locked in a three-months-long contract dispute with the auction house. Sotheby’s wants the workers to accept wage cuts, even though the company reportedly sold $3…
‘Occupy Wall Street’ seeks new ways to remain radically inclusive
As the “Occupy Wall Street” protest in lower Manhattan grows, the demonstrators are hoping to find new ways to insure that everyone’s voice is heard. The New York City General Assembly — the decision-making body for the protest — describes itself as a “horizontal, autonomous, leaderless, modified-consensus-based system.” The body…
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