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"Kenya May Lose All Its Lions in 20 Years"
Reuters, 08/19/2009"Kenya's lion population could disappear altogether in the next 20 years because of climate change, habitat destruction, disease and conflict with humans, the country's wildlife authority said on Monday."
"Poisonous Gas From African Lake Poses Threat To Millions"
Observer, 07/28/2009"More than two million people living on the banks of Lake Kivu in central Africa are at risk of being asphyxiated by gases building up beneath its surface, scientists have warned."
"Scavenging Hazardous 'E-Waste' for a Few Redeemables"
Wash Post, 07/16/2009Discarded electronic devices from the U.S. and other affluent countries go to poor nations for "recycling." In Ghana and elsewhere, 11-year-olds may breathe smoke from burning plastic and smash hard drives with rocks to get at the metals they contain.
"Shell Settles Nigeria Deaths Case"
BBC News, 06/09/2009"Royal Dutch Shell has agreed a $15.5 million out-of-court settlement in a case accusing it of complicity in human rights abuses in Nigeria."
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