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  Northern Forests Pack More Cooling Punch

  By David Bois | Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:00 AM ET

  planting in places such as Russia, Canada and Europe would achieve a greater net temperature reduction compared to new forest plantings in India, Brazil and China.Their number crunching considered the cooling that would result from theoretical amounts of carbon dioxide the new forests woul Read More

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  So A Guy Walks Into His Own Funeral ...

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Wed Nov 4, 2009 4:15 PM ET

  dictates that a funeral for the deceased occur the day after the death. To make the ordeal even stranger, Monday was the holiday of Finados, when Brazilians visit cemeteries to honor the dead. Since the funeral took place so quickly, Goncalves didn't have ample opportunity to let his famil Read More

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  Brazil Poised to Provide Climate Leadership

  By David Bois | Wed Nov 4, 2009 11:24 AM ET

  step yet by a developing country going into December's United Nations climate summit in Copenhagen."The primary source of excitement surrounding Brazil's nascent initiative is its apparent intent to leap well over the bar set for it as a developing nation. Current climate change construct Read More

  More like this in: Climate change, United Nations, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Nature, Amazon, Greenhouse Gas, Copenhagen, Deforestation, Denmark, U.N. Climate Change Conference
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  What's Up With Your Acre of the Amazon?

  By Lisa Jo Rudy | Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:23 PM ET

  least, there wasn't until now. This week, NASA, along with the European Space Agency and national space agencies of Japan, Germany, Italy, India and Brazil, agreed to work together on a forest-mapping project. Google will also have a part in the project. Satellite images will allow th Read More

  More like this in: Google, Global Warming, NASA, Reuters, Amazon, Trees, Deforestation, Rainforest, NewsDaily
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  Celebrate World Osteoporosis Day With a Dose of Calcium

  By Katherine Gustafson | Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:58 PM ET

  for instance, is hosting the fourth annual Bone Appétit Chef Challenge fundraising event, India has an essay competition for medical students and Brazilians will undertake a walk on Copacabana Beach. Even Palestine is in on the action with osteoporosis empowerment and educational camps fo Read More

  More like this in: Health, India, Canada, Healthcare, Social Responsibility, Life & Style, Events, Activism, Health & Fitness, Food & Drink
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  Users Flock to Microsoft for Free Software

  By Judy Mottl | Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:36 PM ET

  some early results of threats hitting PCs on a global basis.For example, in the U.S., trojans are the top menace, while worms are very active in Brazil, according to the Microsoft Malware Protection Center site.The Security Essentials tool is aimed at taking the guesswork out of determining i Read More

  More like this in: Microsoft, Technology, Security, Technology, Tech Does Good
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  Celebrating World Food Day

  By Ben Corbett | Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:09 PM ET

  remains negligible."Despite some wealthy nations backing out of their promised aid, for developing countries, there's much great news to celebrate. Brazil took the number one position out of 29 nations ranked, most notably for reducing child malnutrition by 73 percent over the past six years Read More

  More like this in: United States, China, Farmers, Agriculture, Italy, New Zealand, Vietnam, Ghana, Ireland, Denmark, Malawi
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  Cattle Concerns Make the Right Moo-ve on Deforestation

  By David Bois | Thu Oct 8, 2009 3:51 PM ET

  lobbying by Greenpeace, four of the world’s largest beef and cattle industry concerns have agrees to halt purchases of meat produced in former Brazilian rain forest as reported by the New York Times.Currently the world’s leading exporter of beef and in possession of the world’s larges Read More

  More like this in: The New York Times, Amazon, Greenhouse Gas, GreenPeace, Science, Americas, Good Ideas, Environment, Life Sciences, Food & Drink
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  OK, Brazil, It's on -- Let's Have a Face-off

  By David Bois | Mon Oct 5, 2009 2:00 PM ET

  Southern-Western Hemisphere friends. But I am feeling compelled to throw down the science gauntlet this evening. That's right, I'm looking at you, Brazil. Is what I am reading in today's science news your A-game? Is that what you're bringing? A news article catches my eye: Brazilians judg Read More

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  Cuckoo for Coconut Water

  By Jac Chebatoris | Mon Sep 28, 2009 2:00 PM ET

  boxed ones is slightly not as fresh, but still good especially, if you know, you put a lime in the coconut.Photo courtesy Päiv Read More

  More like this in: Health, The New York Times, Brooklyn, Hawaii, Thailand, Bananas, Life & Style, Food & Drink