Prince Charles has called for rich countries to pay an annual "utility bill" for the benefits given to the world by its rainforests.

Speaking in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, the prince called rainforests the "world’s greatest public utility".
They act as an air conditioner, store fresh water and provide work, he said.
The proposal by the Prince’s Rainforest […]

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As you are no doubt aware, this Tuesday is Election Day in the United States, and, given the state of things in the world, one of the most important presidential elections in a long time. We on GeekDad encourage all U.S. citizens who are registered to vote to make sure to go to the polls […]

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In this day and age, people engage in their right to vote from all over the world. But this Nov. 4, few ballots will have traveled as far as those cast by two NASA astronauts.

Commander Edward Michael Fincke and Flight Engineer and Science Officer Greg Chamitoff are living and working onboard the International Space Station. […]

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NEW YORK – Even though Joss Stone can’t vote in the U.S. presidential election, the British soul singer is still encouraging others to go to the voting booth next week.

The 21-year-old is teaming up with HeadCount, a nonpartisan organization devoted to registering voters, to get more Americans get involved in Tuesday’s election, which pits Republican […]

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SOME of the US’s pristine forests could soon be criss-crossed with roads for logging and mining as the federal government once again relaxes conservation rules - this time in Idaho.A

Yellowstone Lake And Pool
US national parks are still protected, but at threat are so-called "roadless" areas of national forests. These cover more than 230,000 square kilometres […]

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What do Barack Obama and John McCain say, and what have they done, about policies that matter to Wired? Here are descriptions and analysis on five issues:

Broadband
H1B issues
Investment in green tech
Net neutrality
Spectrum

Except for green tech, none of these issues has played a big role in the campaign so far, and none will  likely come up […]

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Taking apart the various voting machines used in the U.S.

Whenever national elections occur, debates arise over which voting technology is most accurate and least susceptible to tampering. The arguments have been waged ever since mechanical machines arrived more than a century ago as an alternative to paper ballots.

Lever machines dominated U.S. polling places from the […]

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Tina Fey impersonates Sarah Palin in spoof TV interviews.

At a campaign rally in Florida, Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin shouts out to the crowd: "I love her, she’s a hoot and she’s so talented."

She is referring to Tina Fey, who, along with the Alaskan governor, has become one of the most talked about women in […]

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A top secret NSA wiretapping facility in Georgia accused of spying on Americans illegally was hastily staffed with inexperienced reservists in the months following September 11, where they worked under conflicting orders and with little supervision, according to three former workers at the spy complex.

"Nobody knew exactly what the heck we were doing," said a […]

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US rock band the Foo Fighters have told John McCain to stop using song My Hero in his presidential campaign, saying it "tarnishes" the track.
The band said it had been "appropriated without our knowledge".

But a Republican spokesman said the party had licences to play "millions of different songs".
Acts including Heart have all asked Mr McCain […]

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