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1 in 50 American children homeless
supereco.com - 3/10/2009
1 in 50 American children homeless
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Kids without homes. It seems hard to grasp, doesn't it? But a new report by the National Center on Family Homelessness that looked at data from 2005-2006 found that 1.5 million kids were homeless that year. And with foreclosures and an economic downswing full into effect since then, ...
Carbon cuts 'only give 50/50 chance of saving planet'
independent.co.uk - 3/9/2009
Carbon cuts 'only give 50/50 chance of saving planet'
— independent.co.uk — The world's best efforts at combating climate change are likely to offer no more than a 50-50... chance of keeping temperature rises below the threshold of disaster, according to research from the UK Met Office. > > (more) Carbon cuts 'only give 50/50 chance of saving planet'

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