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		<title>&#8216;Scientists Proclaim Animal and Human Consciousness the Same&#8217; by Megan Drake</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Uddari</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA['Scientists Proclaim Animal and Human Consciousness the Same' by Megan Drake]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[August 29, 2012 Care2.com A remarkable thing happened at The First Annual Francis Crick Memorial Conference held at the University of Cambridge, July 7 in U.K. A group of prominent neuroscientists signed a proclamation declaring human and animal consciousness alike. Called The Cambridge Declaration of Consciousness, it states: We declare the following:  The absence of a neocortex does [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=earthpoems.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3696953&#038;post=536&#038;subd=earthpoems&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Robert Fisk: Syria&#8217;s ancient treasures pulverised</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2012 05:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Uddari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Anglo-American invasion of 2003]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Robert Fisk: Syria's ancient treasures pulverised]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From The Independent The priceless treasures of Syria&#8217;s history – of Crusader castles, ancient mosques and churches, Roman mosaics, the renowned &#8220;Dead Cities&#8221; of the north and museums stuffed with antiquities – have fallen prey to looters and destruction by armed rebels and government militias as fighting envelops the country. While the monuments and museums [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=earthpoems.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3696953&#038;post=532&#038;subd=earthpoems&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;An Oil Industry Witch Hunt in Canada Threatens Us All&#8217; by Frances Beinecke</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2012 06:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Uddari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA['An Oil Industry Witch Hunt in Canada Threatens Us All' by Frances Beinecke]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Canada's boreal forest]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big Oil and the Canadian government are showing their true colors these days, and what an ugly spectacle it is. Not content to squeeze tar sands oil profits from Canada&#8217;s boreal forest, the industry and the Harper regime are working overtime to squelch free speech in this once-vibrant democracy. Their main target is nonprofit groups [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=earthpoems.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3696953&#038;post=525&#038;subd=earthpoems&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Human genes in GMO rice being grown in United States</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 20:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Uddari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note from Earthpoems: This genetically modified (GMO) rice, and/or its seed, that includes human genes for the purpose of manufacturing substances for synthetic drugs, may be being sold or grown in &#8216;third world&#8217; countries. Please inquire locally to make sure it&#8217;s not consumed by people. The company name is Ventria Bioscience. Watch out for rice [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=earthpoems.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3696953&#038;post=516&#038;subd=earthpoems&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Rio+20 asked to protect the bounty of the Seven Seas for future generations&#8217; by Brian Handwerk</title>
		<link>http://earthpoems.wordpress.com/2012/05/25/rio20-asked-to-protect-the-bounty-of-the-seven-seas-for-future-generations-by-brian-handwerk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 04:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Uddari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plastic litter washes up on a remote beach in Laysan, one of the northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Photograph by Jon Brack Sustainable Earth: Oceans Scientists ask Rio+20 leaders to protect the bounty of the Seven Seas for future generations. From National Geographic News More than half the people on Earth live within 120 miles (193 kilometers) [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=earthpoems.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3696953&#038;post=507&#038;subd=earthpoems&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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