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- Secret report: biofuel caused food crisis
  Posted by Jon from Guardian UK
  Biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75% - far more than previously estimated - according to a confidential World Bank report obtained by the Guardian.
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- Is the World Bank coal-fused?
  Posted by Jeff from Feeds.feedburner
  By Joseph RommYou knew it had to happen: the World Bank now has the same climate sensibility as ... the Kansas House. Scientist Jim Hansen, on the other hand, has requested a meeting with Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers, arguing for a moratorium on coal plants until carbon capture and storage technology is available. Even Wall Street looks on coal ...
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- Wolfowitz blames media for resignation
  Posted by Jeff from MSNBC
  I think it tells us more about cronyism and his lack of perspective.
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- Behind the World Bank's ouster of Paul Wolfowitz
  Posted by Sandyenglish
  In the end, World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz went out with a whimper, accepting a mildly worded resolution of the bank’s board of governors thanking him for his two years at the helm of the international lending institution while declaring that “mistakes were made.”
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- World Bank - The Daily Show
  Posted by newscloud
  John Hodgman explains that the World Bank is why we no longer have poverty in the world.
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- Scandal, political tensions spur demands for Wolfowitz's ouster at World Bank
  Posted by Sandyenglish
  Pressure for the resignation of Paul Wolfowitz as president of the World Bank escalated over the weekend in the wake of a Group of Seven (G7) finance ministers meeting in Washington, where several participants suggested his position was untenable.
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- World Bank Rulers Concerned About Wolfowitz' Ethics
  Posted by Jeff from Al Jazeera
  Development ministers said on Sunday: "We have to ensure that the bank can effectively carry out its mandate and maintain its credibility and reputation as well as motivation of the staff."
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