Nobel Prize winner demands more honesty from peers in green debate
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Truth before fear Scientists hoping to educate the public about environmental concerns could do themselves and the public a favor by abandoning hyperbolic scare tactics in favor of straightforward talk, according to a prominent scientist.â¦
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OSLO - Kenyan ecologist Wangari Maathai, who yesterday received the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in Oslo, said protecting the environment was vital to promote peace and democracy.
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Just a day before she is scheduled to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, the Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai tried Thursday to defuse a controversy over reports that she
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PARIS, Nov 20 (IPS) - A group of scientists, including several Nobel  laureates in medicine, are urging international institutions and  governments in the industrialised world to adopt a radical policy  against chemical pollution in order to protect human health.
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai tells the BBC she wrote her autobiography to give hope to others.
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Al Gore may have won the Nobel Peace Prize, but Internet data shows that the public still has a lot to learn about climate change
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The public needs to have greater say in scientific decision-making, the British Association leader says.
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No one was more surprised on Friday to hear from the Norwegian Nobel Committee than Wangari Maathai, Kenyaâs assistant minister for the environment.
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Two Norwegian parliamentarians have nominated former U.S. Vice President Al Gore for the Nobel Peace Prize for raising awareness of climate change.
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Britsol boffins answer Branson's challenge Somebody call Al Gore and tell him he can leave the lights on in his house for as long as he likes: some academics in Bristol have solved the climate change crisis. Oh yes, and they want their $25m prize money from Richard Branson, thankyewverymuch.â¦
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"There are now two million Africans on retroviral drugs and that is pretty astonishing"  Former Vice President Al Gore and U2 front man Bono offered measured praise Thursday for efforts in tackling climate change and global poverty, but warned the World Economic Forum that conditions were not improving as much as they could.At an early-morning session that drew several hundred attendees, many clutching cups of coffee or tea to stave off sleep, Gore warned that the world climate crisis was worsening.'We could take the whole session talking just about the new scientific evidence of the last few weeks and months,' said Gore, who shared last year's Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to fight climate change, adding that the 'climate crisis is significantly worse and unfolding more rapidly.' Read more
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The Governmentâs chief scientist was today drawing attention to the problem of global warming. Professor Sir David King will address the issue in the Greenpeace business lecture tonight.
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OSLO  - More women need to do jobs where they take decisions if they are to play a role in peace-making, this year&#39;s Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Kenyan ecologist Wangari Maathai, said in Oslo a day before receiving the prestigious award.
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Saying the planet is at risk from human  activity, Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai urged  democratic reforms and an end to corporate greed when she  collected the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
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Kenya's Wangari Maathai urged a fight against deforestation on Wednesday on her arrival in Oslo to collect the Nobel Peace Prize amid controversy about whether the award has lost its way by embracing environmentalism.
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate says we need to devote global resources to education to end poverty.
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By MORGAN, Jon  It isn't easy being green, agricultural and horticultural scientists are finding.   The scientists held a seminar in Napier to find middle ground between farmers who want economic growth and environmentalists who want to stop farm pollution.