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Who can have free speech and why? Read about the blogger in Saudi Arabia who is now in prison:
 
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'''From the web''', a PHOTO STORY - photos of the everyday life of refugees in and around Kobane, Syria:
 
'''From the web''', a PHOTO STORY - photos of the everyday life of refugees in and around Kobane, Syria:

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It is certain that we are near the end of Big Oil. But can we make the end of the oil age come quicker?

What can we do to help end the oil age?

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Read the terrible story of what Shell have done to Ogoniland in the Niger Delta - it is now one of the most polluted places in the world, but people are fighting more to make Shell and the Nigerian government clean the area:

First, a quiz about oil and this story:

and here is the article:

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Big companies are watching activists who protest against them:

Couples who can't have children are happy to pay women in India to have the children for them? Is this good or bad for the surrogate mothers?

And there is a Ready Lesson for intermediate learners on Surrogacy too:

Read about this group of young people in Chechnya who are trying to get money for a room where they feel free:

Who can have free speech and why? Read about the blogger in Saudi Arabia who is now in prison:

From the web, a PHOTO STORY - photos of the everyday life of refugees in and around Kobane, Syria:

And from the blogs this month:

Read about the Climate Caravan in Bangladesh - what are they doing to fight against climate change?:

Do you think football clubs should get money from big oil companies like Gazprom? Read this and sign the petition:

How are university students fighting against climate change?

Read about the refugee camps in Calais - where they live is like hell: