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Costa Rica and France battle climate change

Brice Lalone has been appointed by the French Government to lead France’s policies in their battle against climate change. Brice and France’s Environment, Energy & Telecommunications Minister Roberto Dobles traveled to Costa Rica in February of this year, for discussions with the Costa Rican Government on further cooperation in combating climate change. The result of [...]

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Medical Tourism: Comparable to How Competition Changed the U.S. Auto Industry

Mark J. Perry – February 6th, 2009 From The Heartland Institute’s report “International Medical Tourism Is on the Rise“: “More people are engaging in medical tourism because of rising health care prices in the United States, said Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute. ‘As more and more people [...]

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CO2 emissions with Google Earth

WASHINGTON (AFP) – A team of US scientists led by Purdue University unveiled an interactive Google Earth map on Thursday showing carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels across the United States. The high-resolution map, available at purdue.edu/eas/carbon/vulcan/GEarth, shows carbon dioxide emissions in metric tons in residential and commercial areas by state, county or per capita. [...]

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