Fire crews are still tackling a large 20ft (6m) high pile of wood which is on fire at a recycling centre in Potters Crouch, Hertfordshire AL2 UK , which is near junction 8 of the M1 motorway. Four...
Thousands of people have been left counting the cost of torrential rains that saw a woman killed and hundreds of homes and businesses damaged by widespread flooding over the weekend. With more heavy rains...
Former spy Mark Kennedy sues police for 'failing to stop him falling in love' http://newsdoors.blogspot.com/2012/11/former-spy-mark-kennedy-sues-police-for.html Former spy Mark Kennedy sues police for...
Malaysia confers top honors on its scientific brains.Its Academy of Sciences Malaysia(ASM), the think tank for science, engineering and technology, has elevated three renowned Malaysian scientists from Fellows to Senior Fellows.They are:Dr. Canagasaby Devendra FASc, a famous...
Energy Secretary Ed Davey will flesh out proposals later to ensure all households are on the cheapest gas and electricity tariffs available. After weeks of confusion about the Government's plans to simplify...
A rare white humpback whale was spotted off the coast of the Arctic archipelago Svalbard, according to the Daily Mail. Even though they're tempting, hold off on those Moby Dick quips. Melville's infamous scourge of...
The 25th anniversary of the fire at King's Cross Underground station has been marked as unions raise concerns over Tube and fire service cuts. Thirty one people died when a fire on a wooden escalator engulfed...
Every year at this time, the Leonid meteor shower briefly brightens the sky. The peak comes this weekend, in the hours before dawn on Saturday. If the weather is clear and you have an appetite, you may...
An appeal to safeguard one of England's most treasured natural landmarks has reached its target almost two months earlier than expected. The purchase of the 0.8 miles of land between Dover and South Foreland ...
A recent article on OpedNews.com suggests the real reason for the occurrence of storm Sandy is an unfettered climate warming caused by burning of fossil fuels. I recently wrote an article on NowPublic.com which was also posted as a diary on Opednews.com suggesting that...
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Some of the global warming deniers have been claiming a pro-environment stance to be "anti-human."
This mentality has to go and it has to remain gone.
It's not, nor was it ever, humanity against nature. It is humanity with nature. The person who militates against nature...
Flooding has intensified in Venice leaving the landmark of St Mark's Square under waters 24 inches deep. Some 58 per cent of the city was reportedly covered by the flood waters. Tourists could be seen...
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Over the years I have pooh-poohed assertions that God had any role or finger in the horrific events that have occurred on planet earth. Many events have happened where others have taken such...
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Small Business Hurricane ReliefFor small business owners across the country, maintaining a positive cash flow can be a challenge even under normal circumstances. But small businesses that have been affected by hurricanes or other natural disasters may require additional...
The anti-environment people continue to claim that the environmentalists are enemies of technology and market economics.
This lie must be addressed now.
I am an environmentalist; but I am neither against technology nor against market economics. I've worked in technology...