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The editor of the respected and expensive Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World is developing a free printed and online version of the maps so that they can continually reflect new archaeological discoveries.

March 1, 2006 - The Wall Street Journal

Approximately 25 new nuclear plants are planned or in development in Canada, China, the EU, India, Iran, Pakistan, Russia, and South Africa. Companies in the US and UK may order an additional 15 new reactors.

February 26, 2006 - Physics Today

In his new book, 'The Destruction of Memory: Architecture at War', Robert Bevan examines why significant architecture is so often targeted in armed conflict.

February 23, 2006 - Times Online

'The Boys of Baraka' chronicles the lives of four at-risk boys as they travel from their crime-infested neighborhood to a special school in Kenya.

February 22, 2006 - San Francisco Weekly

Kenneth S. Deffeyes, author of 'Beyond Oil', calculates that world oil production reached 'Hubbert's Peak' on December 16th, 2005.

February 19, 2006 - Beyond Oil

Recent data shows that the Greenland icecap is melting nearly twice as fast as previously thought, making the previous melt estimate of 1,000 years seem far too generous -- an ominous sign for those planning oceanside development.

February 19, 2006 - BBC News

As warehouse and distribution ramp up with global trade, The Slatin Report offers a look at an intriguing new approach to industrial development.

February 17, 2006 - The Slatin Report

When Morgans Hotel Group (OTC: MHGC) goes public, will investors find its stock as hot as its hotels?

February 15, 2006 - The Slatin Report

What event is 'a watershed in human history, comparable to the Neolithic or Industrial revolutions'?

February 15, 2006 - The Village Voice

A developer wants to transform a bank into a shopper's delight. Could this be the development that transforms the area into a 24/7 urban CBD?

February 10, 2006 - The Slatin Report

Dr. Neal Kaufman explains how the design of everyday places -- including schools -- can have profound impacts on public health. The best schools, he says, are located in the center of neighborhoods, where kids and parents can walk and play together.

February 8, 2006 - New Schools, Better Neighborhoods

President Bush said that new technology will cure the nation's oil addiction. Technology is already here; the will to use it is missing.

February 3, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Report concludes that the world's poorest countries are most vulnerable to the impact of greenhouse gases.

February 3, 2006 - Abhijeet Chavan

A host of international factors could have prices rising to $262 a barrel.

February 3, 2006 - CNNMoney.com

Researchers around the world debate when it will be too late to reverse the impact of global warming.

February 2, 2006 - The Washington Post

Two major newspapers report that the world is not only reaching a 'tipping point' where climate change is concerned, but that the Bush Administration doesn't want you to know about it.

February 2, 2006 - Editor & Publisher

How vulnerable is the U.S. south to year after year of Katrinas? Should cities like New Orleans be abandoned to return to salt marshes or ocean?

January 31, 2006 - William D. Nordhaus, Yale

NASA's leading climate scientist claims that the Bush administration has tried to censor him from speaking out about global warming.

January 30, 2006 - The New York Times

In his latest book, the creator of the Gaia Hypothesis, James Lovelock, presents his views on global warming.

January 29, 2006 - The Times

Yale and Columbia based the rankings on an Environmental Sustainability Index, gauging each nation's rate of success in meeting a set of critical environmental goals.

January 27, 2006 - The New York Times