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DG Azevêdo: We’re in danger of forgetting the lessons from Bretton Woods

World Trade Organization 

At an event in Washington on 17 October to mark the 75th anniversary of the Bretton Woods Conference, WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo said the world risks forgetting the key lessons learned from that seminal meeting — the importance of a rules-based system of economic cooperation which has underpinned decades of unprecedented peace and prosperity. His remarks are below:

An Inconvenient Truth: Hollywood’s Huge Carbon Footprint

Oilprice.com 

Leonardo DiCaprio may have devoted his celebrity platform to zealously cheerleading on behalf of the environment, but he has fallen prey to criticism about his own carbon footprint - which is rather extensive and includes traveling around the world in private jets and yachts to educate us on how we are wrecking the planet. But DiCaprio is being upstaged by another hypocritical climate crusader - one with even deeper pockets: Hollywood. And when it comes to carbon footprints, it is giving even the oil industry a run for its money. Читать дальше...

Rick Perry Praises The Benefits Of U.S. LNG

Oilprice.com 

The LNG boom in the United States is helping households pay less for electricity, Energy Secretary Rick Perry told Fox News. “We’re driving down the cost of electricity in most places in America,” he said. “[With the exception of] some places like New York that forbid natural gas pipelines from being built across their state," the Energy Secretary said, adding that New York currently had one of the highest costs of energy per kilowatt-hour. “There are points in time where New Yorkers are having to... Читать дальше...

Casa Pillagua Barranco / Endara Arquitectos

Archdaily.com 

Pillagua Barranco is a project of three detached houses located in the warm valley of Cumbaya, near Quito. The long terrain where the houses are located is characterized by a steep slope. The greatest potential of the land is precisely the view it has towards the small and intimate valley of Pillagua, as well as towards its green surroundings.

BHP's London AGM rejects call to quit 'pro-coal' associations

Miningweekly.com 

BHP shareholders are poised to reject a motion urging the world's biggest listed miner to suspend membership of some industry bodies judged to be at odds with goals to tackle climate change, initial voting in London suggested on Thursday. Ethical investors have called for the suspension, arguing BHP's membership of some industry organisations funds pro-coal lobbying.

Medical News Today: What to know about cramping and IUDs

«Medical News Today» (medicalnewstoday.com) 

Many people experience cramping after the insertion or removal of an IUD. Cramping usually disappears fairly quickly. However, some people may experience cramping for days or months after the procedure. Learn more about IUD-related cramping here.


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