RIGHTS: U.N. Condemns Land Grabs in Native Territories

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 14 (IPS) - Millions of people around the world who belong to
indigenous communities continue to face discrimination and abuse
at the hands of authorities and private business concerns, says a
new U.N. report released here Thursday.

The Peak Oil Crisis: Gasoline Prices Revisited

It has been 18 months since we all worried very much about high oil prices. Starting in July 2008 gasoline prices took an historic plunge dropping from a U.S. average high of $4.11 a gallon all the way down to $1.70 in January 2009.

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