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Inside USA America's real black gold Pt 2 |
| This week, Inside USA travels to the coal mines of Illinois to look at America's dependence on coal, and the politics behind the fossil fuel. Just below the surface of this election campaign runs a deep seam of coal. Half of America's electricity is generated by coal, producing 40 percent of the country's greenhouse gases. Leading climate scientists have called for a moratorium on new coal-fired power plants, saying that addressing global warming means addressing America's dependence on coal. |
| Date: 2008-08-10 00:40:58 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 802 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 4 |
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Inside USA-America's real black gold Pt 1 |
| This week, Inside USA travels to the coal mines of Illinois to look at America's dependence on coal, and the politics behind the fossil fuel. Just below the surface of this election campaign runs a deep seam of coal. Half of America's electricity is generated by coal, producing 40 percent of the country's greenhouse gases. Leading climate scientists have called for a moratorium on new coal-fired power plants, saying that addressing global warming means addressing America's dependence on coal. |
| Date: 2008-08-10 00:40:14 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 777 - Votes: 2 - Rating: 5 |
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Casualties and damage in the S Ossetian conflict - 09 Aug 08 |
| Georgian troops have poured into South Ossetia and the Georgian president has appealed to the international community for assistance. |
| Date: 2008-08-10 00:34:49 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 793 - Votes: 2 - Rating: 4 |
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South Ossetian capital completely destroyed |
| The Chief of Russian ground forces, Igor Konashenkov, claims Georgian military action in Tskhinvali has destroyed all hospitals, killing many children. He also says the South Ossetian capital is almost ruined and left without water or electricity. |
| Date: 2008-08-10 00:28:28 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 759 - Votes: 4 - Rating: 2.5 |
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Death toll in South Ossetia reaches 2000 |
| The death toll in the unrecognised republic has now reached at least 2000, according to Russia's Ambassador to Georgia Vyacheslav Kovalenko. The Chief of Russian ground forces Igor Konashenkov claims Georgia's military action in Tskhinvali has resulted in the destruction of all hospitals, and many children have been killed. |
| Date: 2008-08-10 00:27:18 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 790 - Votes: 3 - Rating: 4.67 |
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Georgia set to declare martial law |
| Aug. 8 - A Georgian official said the president will soon declare martial law. Fred Katayama reports. |
| Date: 2008-08-10 00:12:27 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 799 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 4 |
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Olympic Minute: Golden Phelps, and More |
| Michael Phelps broke his own world record and won gold in the 400-meter Individual medley; The father-in-law of an Olympic coach stabbed to death; Victories for U.S. women in soccer and basketball; Chen Xiexia wins China's first medal. (August 10) |
| Date: 2008-08-10 00:02:31 - Added by: paul |
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Afghanistan's internally displaced - 09 Aug 08 |
| Violence has surged in the Afghanistan this year, with Nato struggling against a resurgent Taliban. |
| Date: 2008-08-10 00:01:57 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 758 - Votes: 0 - Rating: 0 |
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Baghdad, 5 years on (part 1 of 3): City of walls |
| US claims that the military surge is bringing stability to Iraq. By traveling through the heart of Baghdad its easy to see by enclosing the Sunni and Shia populations behind 12ft walls, the surge has left the city more divided and desperate than ever. Video by Ghaith Abdul-Ahad. |
| Date: 2008-08-08 22:06:59 - Added by: ron.lussier@comcast.net |
| Views: 808 - Votes: 3 - Rating: 5 |
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Revealed: the Iraq the Pentagon wants to hide |
| A U.S. photographer who was removed from Iraq for publishing photos of dead marines says America is deceiving the world about the reality of war there. |
| Date: 2008-08-08 17:14:57 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 753 - Votes: 7 - Rating: 4.72 |
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