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Articles about Currents, ordered by date. 
A deadly drought
Conflicts between nomadic communities over water shortages increase
A Canadian filmmaker wins damages from the government
Canadian ambassador to Guatemala guilty of slander
Climate wars in Kenya’s nomadic communities
Conflicts between nomadic communities over water shortages increase
Hacked off
Activists hack into the public website of the European Climate Exchange
Cook feels the heat
Canadian ambassador to Guatemala guilty of slander
Brutish Petroleum
While the world focuses on its catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, BP is also coming under fire from Colombian workers
New Zealand does the right thing
International efforts to protect the rights of the world’s aboriginal communities gain strength.
Crackdown in Cairo
Egyptian politics heats up over Mubarak succession
Hands off our mother!
Unproven scientific ‘fixes’ for global warming are a major threat to the planet
David vs. Goliath
Judgment expected soon on historic environmental lawsuit
Logging off?
The fight is on to end illegal logging in the uniquely biodiverse ancient forests of Madagascar
Gone to bidder 70
Activist who scuppered oil and gas carve-up faces jail
War of the whales
Sea captain taken prisoner while attempting to stop Japanese whalers
The great urban juggernaut
India’s first ‘private city’ will do nothing to help the poor
A fishy business
European vessels fishing in Western Sahara’s rich waters are in violation of international law, according to the European Parliament’s own legal service.
An unfathomable future
Ugandans fight repressive anti-homosexuality bill
We are no lab rats!
Public campaign prevents release of GM eggplant
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