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Right to Know marchers campaigned in Washington, DC for genetically modified food products to carry warning labels. The House last month passed a bill that would nullify any state laws that require labeling. (Photo by Alexis Baden-Mayer) Photo used under CC BY

Pope Francis joins battle against transgenic crops

In his second encyclical since he became pope – but the first that is entirely his work – Jorge Mario Bergoglio criticises the social, economic and agricultural impacts of GMOs and calls for a broad scientific debate.

IPS

POLL: Most Americans believe GM foods are unsafe

Pew Research Center

Ecuador declares state of emergency over Cotopaxi volcano activity

Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa on declared a state of emergency following increased activity at the giant Cotopaxi volcano, giving the government greater leeway to mobilize financial resources.

NBCNews.com

Evacuations ordered as Ecuador volcano erupts

Discovery News

Rescuers work to clear China blast site before rain falls

Chinese soldiers and rescue workers in hazard suits searched for toxic materials in China’s port of Tianjin as Premier Li Keqiang arrived to offer condolences, days after explosions flattened part of a national development zone.

Reuters

Rescuers begin clearing chemicals from Tianjin blast site

Hindustan Times

A history of Phoenix’s Homesteads neighborhood

Few people know that Phoenix Homesteads neighborhood and its famous trees along Pinchot Avenue had their origins from a small New Deal program called the Subsistence Homestead Division.

Arizona Republic

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Farmers are dialing for seeds to make money in Mali

PBS NewsHour

Extreme weather poses risk of more food shortages, civil unrest, UK/US report

Global food shortages will become more likely as a result of climate change and the international community needs to be ready to respond to price shocks to prevent civil unrest, a joint U.S.-British taskforce warned.

Reuters

Will El Niño 2015 rival the strongest year on record?

CNN

When does El Niño 2015 start?

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PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Maximizing impacts of philanthropy is focus of United Way event

In an affluent community that is home to many nonprofits, charitable foundations and deserving organizations, philanthropy has become a regular part of the lives of many.

Steamboat Today

Poise Foundation lifts message of black philanthropy

For too long African-Americans have been identified primarily as beneficiaries of philanthropy instead of recognized as donors who have provided money, time and talent to ignite change in communities and individual lives.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

HUMAN RIGHTS

Human rights for farmworkers: Coming to a grocery aisle near you

Human rights are coming to tomato aisles across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Ahold USA, the corporation behind stores like Stop and Shop, Giant, and Martin’s, has signed onto the Fair Food Program.

Huffington Post

Farmworkers’ rights course extended

Independent Online

Mali: UN alarmed at release of human rights abusers

The United Nations human rights office expressed deep concern over the reported release of detainees in Mali suspected of involvement in, or formally charged with, serious abuses, including war crimes.

UN News Center

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

The biggest risk to Obama’s climate plan may be politics, not the courts

After releasing the Clean Power Plan the Obama administration must shift from offense to defense. The plan, which set the first national limits on carbon pollution from existing coal- and natural gas-fired power plants.

Guardian

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Obama wants you to think his climate plan Is bold – it’s not

Slate

Singapore challenges the Idea that democracy Is the best form of governance

Since most theories of governance hold that good performance requires a good Western-style democracy, Singapore’s record over five decades presents a challenge.

Huffington Post

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Sustainable development needs sustainable financing – tackling NCDs Is no exception

Each year, 16 million people die prematurely from NCDs. Strikingly, 4 out of 5 of these deaths occur in developing countries, making such diseases one of the major development challenges of the 21st century.

Huffington Post

US trade gap widens 7 percent in June as imports jump

The U.S. trade deficit increased in June as solid consumer spending pulled in more imports, while the strong dollar restrained exports.

ABC News

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GOOD NEWS

Former President George W. Bush shows up for jury duty in Dallas

Potential jurors who showed up at a downtown Dallas courtroom found a surprise fellow citizen in their jury pool: former President George W. Bush.

FOX News

China devaluation is good news

For China, a 2% move in one day is a much big deal. It’s the largest daily move in over a decade.

Huffington Post

NGOs AND NONPROFITS

Facebook co-founder’s foundation awards $25 million to GiveDirectl

The foundation started by the Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz and his wife, Cari Tuna, awarded $25 million to GiveDirectly, a nonprofit that awards cash to extremely poor individuals in Kenya and Uganda.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NGOs need to be accountable

A section of Delhi’s elite has closed ranks behind activist Teesta Setalvad, who is under investigation for violation of regulations on funding by NGOs. Some champions see her as a victim of the ongoing drive against NGOs.

The Free Press Journal

ENVIRONMENT

Massive typhoon in Taiwan turns deadly, threatens China

Typhoon Soudelor barreled toward mainland China on Saturday after downing trees, traffic lights and power lines in Taiwan, where at least six people were killed, four left missing and dozens injured.

CBS News

As storm approaches southeast China, authorities order evacuation of over 150,000

CBC News

The mysteries of the earthworm’s digestive system solved according to latest study

Earthworms have been known for their priceless contribution in recycling dead plant materials and returning the carbon locked in the plants to the soil.

Benchmark Reporter

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Octopus genome mapped: How weird are the eight-limbed critters?

Octopuses can mimic flounder, unscrew themselves out of a sealed jar and even use coconut shells to build a mobile home. And now scientists have sequenced its genome revealing how its complex noggin evolved.

Christian Science Monitor

US Army builds resilience by going solar

The U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground is taking its first step on its way to become more resilient by building a new, environmentally friendly and renewable solar array.

Product Design & Development

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A Badlands overlook view in Lybrook, New Mexico. These striking geologic deposits contain one of the world’s richest fossil beds. Ancient mammals such as the rhino, horse, and saber-toothed cat once roamed here. (Photo by John Fowler) Photo used under CC BY

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