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All in the blend

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The US President George W. Bush's drive for second generation biofuels is an attempt to solve the biofuels problem, as the US wants to replace a significant part of its oil consumption with biofuel. The US states and the European Union (EU) have to come up with many incentives in order to resolve the conflict between biofuel progress and costs, which includes subsidies and blending obligations, or a mixture of both.

Use of energy, Usage, Energy use, Energy policy, Bush, George W., Biomass energy, Natural resource policy

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Warriors in the way

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Issues discussed concern the decreasing political support for humanitarian organizations, such as the International Committee of the Red Cross. Topics addressed include the increase of ethnic conflicts globally, the reluctance of Western countries to involve themselves in Third World fighting, the rise of corrupt practices in independence movements, and civilian backlash against Western humanitarians.

Safety and security measures, Economic policy, International Committee of the Red Cross, Humanitarian aid, Intervention (International law), Military intervention

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Is SARS China's Chernobyl?

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This article examines how the Chinese government handled the SARS epidemic. The author maintains the Chinese Communist government is suspected of hiding information about the disease that can threaten the entire country.

China, Social policy, Health policy, Severe acute respiratory syndrome

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