A committee of the National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council that is conducting a technical analysis of the causes of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will hold its first public meeting to gather information on government oversight and regulation of deepwater oil exploration and drilling. Officials from the U.S…

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From December 7 - 18, 2009, the United Nations will hold the 15th annual Conference of the Parties for its Framework Convention on Climate Change. The purpose of the conference, which will take place in Copenhagen, is to assess progress and challenges in coping with global climate change, and to work toward a new protocol that will replace the Kyoto Protocol in 2012. Dr…

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The High Level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation started Tuesday in Nairobi, Kenya, with officials discussing prospects and challenges of the initiative, Xinhua reports (Ooko, 12/1). The meeting aims to initiate “more multi lateral agreements to encourage trade amongst the member countries,” Kenya Broadcasting Corporation reports (Mbote, 11/30)…

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Should we dismiss the youth of today or look to them as future leaders? Teenagers are already forming thoughts and opinions on how policy should shape the society of tomorrow. Events during the Economic and Social Research Council's (ESRC) Festival of Social Science (6 -15 March) will showcase the views, ideas and motivations of young people in our society. Issues to be discussed by teenagers around the country include environmental sustainability, organ donation and migration.
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McGill University's upcoming Conference on Global Food Security (Sept. 24-26) has attracted a long list of important players in key organizations around the world to discuss solutions to a problem that might have fallen off media radar screens, but which has not gone away. The latest development in this crisis lies in our own hemisphere, where Haiti has been hammered by hurricanes this summer, bringing death, destruction and more strain on that impoverished nation's food supply.
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