Environmental activists are preparing for an unusual demonstration Saturday. Here in Virginia and around the world, they’ll be posing for pictures at sites affected by climate change as Sandy Hausman reports.
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From NPR News- A Surprising Barrier To Clean Water: Human Nature June 20, 2013Getting clean water to people in the developing world isn't just an engineering problem.
- If Supplies Of Oil Are Up, Why Is Gas Still Pricey? June 20, 2013Supplies of oil have been surging this year, and U.S. drivers, who have been switching to more fuel-efficient cars, are using less gasoline.That would seem to be the right economic combination to push down prices at the pump, but gasoline prices have remained stubbornly high this summer.
- How Ted Cruz's Father Shaped His Views On Immigration June 20, 2013The Texas senator says giving a path to citizenship to immigrants in the U.S. illegally would be unfair to immigrants who followed the rules, like his own father, 74-year-old Rafael Bienvenido Cruz. He portrays his dad as a kind of Cuban Horatio Alger.
- Translated Into Navajo, Star Wars Will Be June 20, 2013The Navajo Nation and Lucasfilm have teamed up to translate the original Star Wars movie into Navajo, entertaining those who already speak it, and teaching newcomers about the language and culture.
- What Makes Rituals Special? Join Us For A Google+ Conversation June 20, 2013From savoring a morning coffee to lighting a candle each night, people employ rituals all over the world. NPR science correspondent Shankar Vedantam speaks with behavior scientist Francesca Gino and Slate columnist William Saletan about the role of rituals in human life.
- A Surprising Barrier To Clean Water: Human Nature June 20, 2013
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- Schools 'let down invisible poor' June 20, 2013The problem of pupil underachievement has shifted from inner cities to schools in suburbs, coastal towns and rural areas, education watchdog Ofsted says.
- Singapore smog hits hazardous levels June 20, 2013Singapore and Indonesia schedule an emergency meeting after haze in Singapore soars to hazardous levels, breaking all previous records.
- Sopranos actor James Gandolfini dies June 20, 2013James Gandolfini, the US actor best known for his role as a therapy-seeking mob boss in The Sopranos, dies at the age of 51.
- Government leads new GM crops push June 20, 2013Environment Secretary Owen Paterson says GM makes sense for consumers, farmers and the environment and calls for reform of EU regulations.
- CQC 'may reveal NHS cover-up names' June 20, 2013England's NHS regulator is to review a decision not to name those behind a possible "cover-up" after a series of baby deaths at a Cumbria hospital.
- Schools 'let down invisible poor' June 20, 2013
