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Higher commodity prices for food and fuel a fact for the future
admin Linda Young – AHN News Writer New York, NY, United States (AHN) – Soaring commodity prices are wreaking havoc on consumer’s budgets here in the U.S., but experts say not to expect them to go down because the culprit is increased global demand for food and fuel. Increased demand from population growth in developing nations [...]
Subsidies not the only answer for Malawi’s farmers
admin EKWENDENI’ April (IRIN) – It is almost harvest time in Mzimba district, northern Malawi, but Saliet Nyasulu’s maize crop looks dry and stunted and it will be hard to feed herself and her three children this year. “[The maize] won’t last until next harvest,” she told IRIN. “I’ll have to do piece-work and grow some [...]
New push for water deals with Turkey and Syria
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Food, fuel shortage hit Sendai, coastal areas
admin Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Sendai, Japan (AHN) – On top of a risk of a nuclear meltdown, rescuing missing people and clearing destroyed homes and infrastructure, another problem facing the beleaguered Japanese government is the lack of food and fuel in Sendai and other coastal towns devastated by the Friday tremor and tsunamis. According [...]
Buffalo becomes second U.S. city to ban fracking
admin Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Buffalo, NY, United States (AHN) – Buffalo became the second city in the nation on Tuesday to ban a method of natural gas drilling called fracking. The federal government the same day began its probe of how the drilling method affects drinking water. The Buffalo city council voted unanimously [...]
Innu agreement paves the way for $6.5-billion Hydro-Quebec power project
admin Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Montreal, Quebec, Canada (AHN) – Hydro-Quebec and aboriginal leaders belonging to the Innu community signed a $125 million compensation package Tuesday. The inking of the deal removes legal blocks to implement the power firm’s $6.5-billion La Romaine hydroelectric project. The $125 million deal is broken down into $80 million cash [...]



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