Japan launches satellite to track greenhouse gases

Japan successfully launched the world's first satellite dedicated to monitoring global greenhouse gas emissions on Friday as part of efforts to tackle climate change. " The project will help scientists measure...

STAR Entertainment Media Private Limited launches STAR Pravah

" STAR Entertainment Media Private Limited launches STAR Pravah, the new Marathi Entertainment Channel. STAR Pravah aims to capture the essence and cultural depth of the Marathi hinterland through its programming initiatives. The channel will bank on two of its driver...

Food safety needs public science

Food safety needs public science :  public service professional union speaks out The national union representing professionals and scientists in the public service has launched a campaign to advocate for...

Moving the Earth: a planetary survival guide

"The clock is ticking inexorably toward doomsday even if we don't kill ourselves by poisoning the environment or overheating the planet. You see, there's a little problem with the Sun."

ACORN Launches New Site to Fight Smears

By Albert N. Milliron, Editor, Politisite.com, Iron Mill Interactive Media, inc.ACORN has developed a new site to fight,  what it calls, smears.  They pointed to Fox news as an outlet who is perpetrating...

Nokia launches mobile with unlimited music to challenge Apple

Nokia has launched its challenge to the iphone, a phone that has unlimited downloads. Rumors about the phone first broke last week."Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer, is challenging Apple for mobile music supremacy by offering a pay as you go phone with...

China spacecraft returns to Earth

"China's Shenzhou VII space capsule has returned to Earth after a successful mission orbiting the planet. The spacecraft touched down in the Mongolian desert to rapturous applause from mission control in Beijing....

Google launches Yahoo 'facts' site

"Google is launching a new website aimed at countering critics of its impending advertising deal with Yahoo. The Yahoo-Google Facts site provides the company's argument for the deal, and hits back at...

Bush launches $700bn rescue plan and confesses he didn't realise how severe p...

It saddens me to see this outcome, when there has been plenty of forewarning about the potential impact of this Real Estate Boom Bust cycle. Now, once again, the tax payers must carry the responsibility for...

Google Launches Audio Indexing

Google has a new app in beta called GAudi, which is going to crawl political youtube vids and make transcripts searchable."As the Web becomes more sophisticated and audio and video becomes a more important part of our online lives, we need something that will help us sift...

CIA, FBI push 'Facebook for spies'

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- When you see people at the office using such Internet sites as Facebook and MySpace, you might suspect those workers are slacking off. ...

Jamie Oliver launches attack on British booze culture

Jamie Oliver, the man who's nicknamed the Naked Chef along with the successful show and a bunch of others, has made some comments on what he thinks of British alcohol culture and the lack of tradition in households. "Oliver, 33, said Britons used to create "fabulous dishes"...

Revealed: how the restaurant chains pocket your tips

The UK has been slow in adopting the tipping habit and just as it does we find our restaurants (including some big chains) undermining confidence in the tipping culture by exploiting the staff - essentially taking...

B.C. Conservation Framework: a promising action plan or “another Kyoto”?

B.C. government is shelling out $1.2 million for a new conservation project aimed at stopping the extinction of plant and animal species, which are unique to British Columbia. A recent report has found that 43% of species in B.C. are “threatened enough to be of concern.”...

EU to fight child obesity with free fruit plan

In an effort to fight child obesity, the European Commission has launched a €90 million a year initiative to provide school children with fresh fruit and vegetables. "The commission aims to spend 90m euros...

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