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TIME Asia December 13, 2010 Alex Perry	Land of Hope Can combatting climate change actually offer a new future for Africa? Niger is one of the world's foremost examples of a green economy. Fighting climate change in Niger is development. Trees, soil and water have been reinstated as capital.
TIME Asia December 13, 2010 Sarabjit Singh	Thank You for Sharing Many young Asians have known only two kinds of economic growth -- fast and faster. But what about the problems that cannot be resolved by growth alone?
BusinessWeek December 2, 2010 Condon et al.	Under Scrutiny: Expert Networks The firms, which provide consultants to hedge funds, have drawn attention in a broad insider trading probe
The Motley Fool December 1, 2010 Morgan Housel	Banks' Worst Nightmare? WikiLeaks, the ultra-controversial whistle-blower site that's been leaking classified U.S. military and foreign policy documents, says its next victim will be a U.S. bank.
Chemistry World December 2010	Column: The crucible In his new book, John Emsley argues that chemical innovations in areas such as biofuels, food production and clean water treatment can deliver the promise of the book's title: A healthy, wealthy, sustainable world.
IEEE Spectrum December 2010 Sargur N. Srihari	Beyond C.S.I.: The Rise of Computational Forensics Pattern recognition and other computational methods can reduce the bias inherent in traditional criminal forensics
IEEE Spectrum December 2010 Seth Blumsack	How the Free Market Rocked the Grid It led to higher rates and rolling blackouts, but it also opened the door to greener forms of electricity generation
IEEE Spectrum December 2010 Paul McFedries	Day of the Living Dead The next time you see an iPod zombie heading straight for a lamppost or about to walk into the path of an onrushing vehicle, a quick "Heads up!" might save the day. For best results, text it.
IEEE Spectrum December 2010 Henry Petroski	Engineering Is Not Science And confusing the two keeps us from solving the problems of the world
IEEE Spectrum December 2010 G. Pascal Zachary	Why Engineers Must Try to Save the World Scientists also should heed the messianic impulse
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