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The battle to ban bee killers

Bee colonies are collapsing at a terrifying rate, but here's a cause for hope [more]

The battle to ban bee killers

Oil showdown in the Amazon

Ecuador's Kichwa will 'fight to the death' to protect their pristine rainforest home ...

'We will go to war for oil'

How old tensions and Exxon Mobil are threatening Iraq's stability ...

Brazil set to trade cultural heritage for iron ore

Historically significant caves in the Amazon are in the way of development ...

Google 'very proud' not to pay its fair share

Chairman Eric Schmidt praises tax avoidance as 'capitalism' ...

The real reason to be concerned about Susan Rice

Obama's top pick for secretary of state has big money invested in Big Oil ...

Big Tobacco forced to admit its lies

US court orders cigarette giants to spend the next two years campaigning against themselves ...

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