$27 million dollar project to save birds, bees, and bats

From my website:"This week, the Global Environment Facility, has launched a new $27 million dollar project with the goal of saving animals that are needed to pollinate the many crops of the world. The United Nations...

Nearly two million subscribers online in NZ

The latest figures from Statistics New Zealand show 1.5 million subscribers are now hooked up to the internet and most have broadband. " Broadband subscriptions have increased 10.7 per cent in the six months to March 2008, to reach 891,000. Subscribers with analog...

Abortion Decline in US Leads to Long-Term Reduction in Infant Mortality Rates

Washington, DC -- Americans received good news back in January when new figures from Planned Parenthood's research group showed the number of abortions nationwide have fallen to their lowest point in 30 years and have declined 25 percent since 1990. That has resulted in...

Oil jumps USD 5 after report of US Gas stocks falling

Crude oil prices again soared up after remaining cool for sometime. The news of US Gas stock shortage fulled the price hike. A latest report says that US gasoline supplies fell by 3.5 million barrels last week.  US crude stockpiles also fell by 100,000 barrels last week,...

U.S. Reports Drop in Homeless Population

The numbers of homeless people are down about 30% in the years 2005 to 2007 according to Bush administration officials. These numbers reflect people living in the streets and in shelters."Housing officials say the...

Breakthrough drug 'could halt' Alzheimer's

"(CNN) -- British researchers say a new drug could effectively halt the progression of Alzheimer's disease, offering hope to millions. ...

US house prices continue to fall

According to recent figures, "No city in the 20-city index experienced price gains in May for the second straight month". In addition, the index "fell by 15.8 per cent in May compared with a year ago". The current crisis has been blamed on the offer of mortgages that...

Bill Bradley Says No! - Fuels Speculation For Obama Veep!

"Bradley says No to Obama VP. What about Clinton? Not her. Him! Just in case you're keeping score, yet another Democratic politician has said he would decline to be the vice presidential running mate of Sen....

The Internet Is No Substitute for the Dying Newspaper Industry

Chris Hedges, a former war corespondent, says the internet and the trend toward of citizen journalism does not have the resources that newspapers had to do primary source reporting, which is a process that is...

The End of White Flight

"The End of White Flight For the First Time in Decades, Cities' Black Populations Lose Ground, Stirring Clashes Over Class, Culture and Even Ice Cream By CONOR DOUGHERTYJuly 19, 2008; Page A1 Decades of white flight transformed America's cities. That era is...

Biggest oil price drop in 17 years

Warning!!! GLOBAL INFLATION threatened ....   " Oil prices plummeted by the second-largest margin on record Tuesday as investors feared a further decline in U.S. demand after hearing comments from Federal...

Unequal America

A very interesting editorial analysis from Harvard Magazine on the causes and consequences of the already wide and rapidly growing gap between the rich and the poor in the USA. " When Majid Ezzati thinks about...

March of the penguins becomes a desperate crawl for survival

This makes me just so sad.Penguin numbers are dwindling fast meaning that the world's oceans are in trouble and a species that scientists thought would be relatively safe from the human impacts of global warming are...

Popularity drop sends 'a yellow light' to President

No body is perfect nor the president... It's not easy to rule a country with economic problems and the only way to regain people trust is to implement good governance..ode/173517"]The latest survey showing a steep...

Breaking Report: U.S. 'preparing the battlefield' in Iran

Looks like a US invasion in IRAN is imminent, certainly a question is to be posed, can we afford another IRAQ!  What will the rest of the Middle Eastern Countries think now? Will they be next?I have a bad...

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