Scouts now can earn a new badge: recycling

Scouts all across the world now have the opportunity to earn a new badge: recycling. This was introduced in the hope that it will teach young people how to recycle. They will have to learn what can be recycled and...

Brazil's pollution cleanup: can they - must they - will they?

"We cannot solve problems by using the same kind of things we used when we created them".    Albert Einstein. Cubatao is a city just forty miles down the hill from Sao Paulo in...

Danger of a fuel spill after US Airways flight 1549 crash

After US Airways Flight 1549 crashed in the Hudson River today, environmentalists are concerned about the dangers of an oil spill occuring in the river from the fuel that is located on the plane.  Oil spills...

Floods clean-up operation begins in North East England

After the worst flooding to his Northumberland in 50 years, a massive cleanup effort has begun in North England."More than 1,000 properties were affected, with Morpeth being hardest hit as about 400 people were...

Anger smoulders in rebel city rubble

The Georgian forces attack that initiated Russia to attack Georgia, the hatred for Georgian Russians is very deep. Georgia's forces where trained by the US, for what purposes one can only guess. US and Russian relationships are at there very lowest. Americans that wonder why...

Clean-up in wake of flash floods

Flash floods have battered SouthWest England this week, where a months' worth of rain has fallen in just a couple days."A clean-up operation is under way after torrential rain caused flash flooding across south-west England.Firefighters evacuated homes in the worst hit areas...

Wacky Wiki: Violent Felon & Convicted Thief Managed Donations

As the Wikimedia Foundation continues its donations drive, revelations about its recent chief operating officer show that, well---research is, indeed, important. Carolyn Bothwell Doran's background included kiting...

Local Bloggers on the San Francisco Oil Spill

Thought it might be interesting to hear from some local writers who have seen the recent San Francisco oil spill spill first hand.  See our additional coverage here. The following is an excerpt from a couple who stumbled onto the oil spill yesterday (Monday)."The company...

Dounreay chiefs confirm plan for robots to tackle clean-up of seabed

"A £25 MILLION plan to use robots to clean up the worst of the radioactive particles from the seabed near Dounreay was unveiled yesterday amid claims such measures were long overdue. The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) confirmed its preferred way to tackle the problem...

Firefighters Clean-Up Funds

"FIREFIGHTERS took a break from tackling blazes to give Rushden vehicles a good clean at the weekend. Drivers donated more than £900 after 15 firefighters spent Saturday hosing and scrubbing cars at Rushden Fire Station. One motorist handed over £250. The money raised will...

China's environment close to 'breakdown': govt official

"BEIJING (AFP) - China's environment is close to breaking point and the situation is endangering people's lives, one of the nation's top anti-pollution officials said in comments published Wednesday. Pan Yue, an outspoken vice minister at the State Environmental Protection...

Megaphone Man To Warn Litterbugs

"Council officials have warned people dropping litter in one Nottinghamshire town that they face public humiliation during a summer clean-up. An actor dressed as Gordon Bin-it will patrol Mansfield with a megaphone to embarrass litterbugs as part of the scheme which starts on...

Austin's Intel Eyesore Goes Out With A Bang

A crowd gathered in Austin yesterday to watch a big ole implosion. The Intel building, which is being fondly remembered as an 'eyesore,' collapsed in the downtown area with help from a few explosives.  It...

Fiji's military clamps down on 'pro-democracy' supporters

Coup leader Commodore Voreqe 'Frank' Bainimarama told a radio station talk show Friday that the military would resist any attempts to destabilise its so-called government clean-up campaign."Wellington, Dec 26 - Fiji's military, ruling under a state of emergency after ousting...

Fiji's Cabinet in hiding: won't resign

"Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase says he won't resign as he and members of Cabinet split up and moved to stay in undisclosed locations around the country. It comes as military commander Voreqe Bainimarama vowed to...

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