Facts of Life

Babies 'need solid food as well as breastmilk' in first six months

BREASTFEEDING babies for six months without introducing solid foods could be doing them more harm than good, researchers have warned.
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2010 ties for warmest year, emissions to blame - U.S.

A Brazilian crosses the muddy bottom of the Rio Negro, a major tributary to the Amazon river, in the city of Manaus, October 26, 2010. (REUTERS/Euzivaldo Queiroz/A Critica/Files)
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ENERGY POLICY: Green lobby weighs 'political realities,' finds CES isn't so bad (Greenwire, 01/07/2011)

The wind industry's largest trade group a few months ago rejected the idea of a "clean power" mandate on utilities that included nuclear, some coal and natural gas as options. But American Wind Energy has a new opinion today.
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Climate change should be addressed at grassroot level: Nobelist

Nobel Laureate Elinor Ostrom today said countries like India, China and the US should address the issue of climate change at grassroot level by encouraging participation of local people.
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