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New direction for NATO must make alliance relevant in current security environment (EurekAlert!)

NATO is rethinking its future direction for the first time since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a process that could redirect the Cold War alliance toward contemporary security issues like cyberthreats and piracy, and strengthen its commitment to fragile states like Afghanistan, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

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Black children cope better with problems in their environment than their white peers, study finds (Louisiana Weekly)

Despite the problems they face, Black children often demonstrate more resilience and a greater ability to deal with adversity in their environment than their white peers, according to a new study. The findings of the study were reported last week in the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education.

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Black children cope better with problems in their environment than their white peers, study finds (Louisiana Weekly)

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Statement from the Pew Environment Group on the Hilborn/Worm study published in Science (EurekAlert!)

( Pew Environment Group ) Rebecca Goldburg, director of Marine Science at the Pew Environment Group, issued the following statement today in response to a paper published in the journal Science.

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Watchers track butterflies for environment signs (AP via Yahoo! News)

The rusty van creaks to a halt and two men jump out, binoculars in hand, heads pivoting. Quickly, questioningly, they call out evocative names: Is that a Pearl Crescent?

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Watchers track butterflies for environment signs (AP via Yahoo! News)

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Environment pays for progress (The Press)

New Zealanders are living longer and earning more but at a cost to the environment.

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Environment pays for progress (The Press)

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Grilling with gas or charcoal: What’s better for the environment? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Having a backyard barbecue and wondering whether to use charcoal or propane?

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Grilling with gas or charcoal: What’s better for the environment? (The Christian Science Monitor)

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Private Equity Firm Global Environment Fund Receives 2009 Financial Times Sustainable Investor of the Year Award (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

CHEVY CHASE, Md.—-A leading private equity firm, Global Environment Fund , has been named the 2009 Sustainable Investor of the Year by the Financial Times.

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Private Equity Firm Global Environment Fund Receives 2009 Financial Times Sustainable Investor of the Year Award (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)