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Philippino mining boom puts the environment at risk - 21 Dec

2008-12-26T08:55:56Z

The Philippines is one of the more mineral rich countries in the world.

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the president, says she wants mining to become a main industry for the country in 2009.

But are questions raised whether the emerging economy can combine mining with preservation of the country's natural beauty.

Al Jazeera's Marga Ortigas reports from the national park of Palawan.

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Poland faces climate versus energy dilemma - Dec 1 2008

2008-12-06T12:59:08Z

The United Nations climate change summit is currently underway in Poland, with delegates workingÂ to replace the Kyoto protocol, which expires in 2012. Any deal is alreadyÂ under pressure from the global economic slowdown.Â Poland, the host of the talks,Â relies on coal for more than 90 per cent of its growing energy needs. Mark SeddonÂ travelled to Katowice in the south of the country, to look at the impact of any deal on the mining industry there.

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How "Bots" Control Your Life - Daniel Suarez

2008-12-06T22:57:38Z

Complete video at: fora.tv

Businessman, author, and programmer Daniel Suarez (aka Leinad Zaurus) examines the increasing importance of automated "bots" to everyday society.

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Businessman, author, and programmer Daniel Suarez (aka Leinad Zaurus) discusses the increasingly important role of AI "bots" in our society. He argues that because of our growing reliance on them, along with their increasing complexity and the vast amounts of data they have access to, they are becoming a threat to human autonomy.

An avid gamer and technologist, Daniel Suarez (aka Leinad Zeraus) is a senior IT consultant to Fortune 1000 companies. He has designed enterprise software for the defense, finance, and entertainment industries. Daemon is his first novel.

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Witness Child Miners 2 - 08 Oct - Part 2

2008-11-01T09:29:30Z

A touching sequel follows the developments in the life of two Bolivian child miners. The tunnel is endless and beginning to take its toll.

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Witness Child Miners 2 - 08 Oct - Part 1

2008-11-01T09:29:39Z

A touching sequel follows the developments in the life of two Bolivian child miners. The tunnel is endless and beginning to take its toll.

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Witness Mongolian Ninjas - 08 Oct - Part 2

2008-11-01T03:33:31Z

Large parts of Mongolia are now being mined for gold, mostly by independent or ninja miners who pan the dirt for a few precious flakes.

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Witness Mongolian Ninjas - 08 Oct - Part 1

2008-11-01T03:33:30Z

Large parts of Mongolia are now being mined for gold, mostly by independent or ninja miners who pan the dirt for a few precious flakes.

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Niger's natural wealth exploited - 16 July 08

2008-10-27T21:30:27Z

The Tuareg people of Niger struggle to maintain their nomadic way of life in the face of uranium mining, an industry run by foreign companies that many say is having devastating environmental repurcussions.

Al Jazeera's May Welsh reports on civilians and rebels in the uranium mining zone.

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How do you solve a problem like Maria's?

2008-10-18T03:29:51Z

Meet Maria. She dreams of starting her own business to make a better life for her family. From one of the poorest areas of Bolivia with a husband too sick to work, Maria faces a deck stacked against her. How do you solve a problem like Maria's? Microcredit loans may be one answer to help her get on her way.

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Hopes fade for trapped Tanzanian miners - 1 April 08

2008-10-21T09:30:08Z

More than 70 mine workers are feared dead in Tanzania after the area they were mining flooded following heavy rains.

The rescue effort, which has largely been left to colleagues of the trapped men, has been hampered by a lack of equipment.

From Mererani in northeastern Tanzania, Yvonne Ndege reports for Al Jazeera.

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Appalachia Project: This is What We Are About

2009-01-08T02:24:04Z

Informational/promotional video for Molloy College's annual summer study/volunteer service program in West Virginia.

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Appalachia Project: This is What We Are About Part 2

2009-01-08T02:24:04Z

Informational/promotional video for Molloy College's annual summer study/volunteer service program in West Virginia.

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NOW: Fighting Over Forests (1 of 2)

2008-10-23T15:30:01Z

02/28/08

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NOW on PBS: Fighting Over Forests (2 of 2)

2008-10-23T15:30:00Z

02/22/08

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SA citizens demand action on radio active waste - 21 Feb 08

2008-10-20T21:30:16Z

The South African government is facing possible court action over reports of radio active contamination. Residents and activists west of Johannesburg radio active contaminationare demanding that the alleged polluters, the gold mining industry, be held accountable. But the government is denying it's a big deal, and mines say they are trying to clean up. Kalay Maistry reports for Al Jazeera.

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Minefield for China coal workers - 26-Dec-07

2008-10-21T09:29:33Z

Coal fuel's China's booming economy, but the country's coal mining industry has the worst safety record in the world.

Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley reports from Sunjiawan, where local people have paid a high price to keep China's coal power stations burning.

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The high price of Bolivia's minerals - 09 Dec 07

2008-10-21T15:31:34Z

Al Jazeera's Teresa Bo reports from Potosi on the thousands of people drawn back into Bolivia's dangerous mines by the rising price of minerals.

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Witness- Deadly Playground- Part 2

2008-10-21T21:31:17Z

A young boy undertakes his own de-mining mission to clear the cluster bombs scattered in south Lebanon.

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Witness- Deadly Playground- Part 1

2008-10-21T21:31:16Z

A young boy undertakes his own de-mining mission to clear the cluster bombs scattered in south Lebanon.

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Jeffrey Rosen - Is Privacy Dead?

2008-10-17T21:31:20Z

Complete video at: fora.tv

George Washington University law professor Jeffrey Rosen discusses the challenges technology presents to conventional notions of privacy and civil liberties.

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"Privacy is Dead. Long Live Privacy?" at the 2007 Battle of Ideas conference hosted by the Institute of Ideas.

New technology seems to have changed the meaning of privacy, affording individuals the possibility of sharing details of their hitherto private lives in unprecedented ways, from personal blogs to picture sharing and even 'social bookmarking'. For many of us, divulging intimate details of our private lives via social networking websites like MySpace and Facebook has become the norm. But information and communication technologies have also facilitated surveillance and data gathering by government and big businesses. While in some contexts we seem so ready to give up our privacy, in others we seem increasingly anxious to protect it.

To what extent are new technologies responsible for the death of privacy? Are privacy concerns simply technophobic, or are we right to worry about a loss of control over personal information? Have new technologies and our enthusiastic adoption of them actually transformed our notions of public and private, and blown apart the wall dividing the two? Why do we worry about Tesco monitoring what we buy, when, according to Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy: 'You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it'? - Institute of Ideas

Jeffrey Rosen is a professor of law at George Washington University and the legal affairs editor of The New Republic. A widely read legal commentator, his most recent book is "The Supreme Court: The Personalities and Rivalries that Defined America," a companion book to the PBS series on the Supreme Court. He is also the author of "The Most Democratic Branch," "The Naked Crowd," and "The Unwanted Gaze."

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Mountaintop Removal Movie from iLoveMountains.org

2008-10-19T21:30:24Z

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Have You Thanked A Mining Company Today Mashup?

2008-10-24T15:31:21Z

Mashed up an obscene commercial that aired on PBS this past weekend showing how nice and good mining companies are with a little reality courtesy of Bill Moyers.

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Zambia's toxic town - 26 Aug 07

2008-10-25T09:30:05Z

Kabwe is a wasteland, about 150km from Lusaka, Zambia's capital, full of the remnants of the country's once glorious mining past.

Decades of mining however have now turned Kabwe into Africa's most toxic town.

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Bush Appointed Mine Safety Czar In Recess Appointment

2008-10-25T09:31:30Z

He was rejected twice by Republican led Congress because of poor safety record that included lost lives. Is he the new Brownie?

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Assignment Earth: Appalachian - 19 May 07 - Part 2

2008-10-14T21:29:40Z

This five-part series explores the environmental issues affecting the world.In the Appalachian mountains of the eastern United States, coal-mining families who have lived there for generations are now being driven out of their homes by the latest mining practice

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