World’s dirtiest oil

June 7, 2009
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The tar sands in Canada produce the dirtiest oil in the world and their production has resulted in various problems like contaminating huge quantities of water, forest lands are being destructed and also enormous energy requirement to release oil, the emission of green house gas. Rare cancers have also been reported in that region.

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A Large Scale Health Program

March 26, 2009
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The US Government began a five –year campaign to create awareness about HIV and AIDS. The campaign, named ‘Act against AIDS’, intends to have public announcements and advertisements on public transport systems. A Web site, NineAndaHalfMinutes.org is dedicated to the cause. The program is estimated to cost $9million and would initially target African-Americans.

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