Truemors
Maldives wants to become the first country to go carbon neutral
Mohamed Nasheed, the president of the Maldives, an island in the Indian Ocean, has declared that he wants to become the first country in the world to go carbon neutral, in ten years. The rising seas caused by... 
Issues in the Canadian Election
" Afghanistan - 96 soldiers, one diplomat and two aid workers have died since 2002.- In March, the House voted to extend the mission until 2011.- The Taliban are getting more aggressive in recent months. ... 
Update: US Ambassador "expelled" , Two Russian bombers leave Venezuela
Sept-18CARACAS, Two Russian strategic bombers Tu-160 took off from the Maiquetia airport in the Venezuelan capital on Thursday for a patrolling mission to remote areas in the world. The scheduled patrolling... 
City of the future: The giant glass pyramid that could house one million people
"With its sharp angles and its glass walls shimmering in the sunlight it looks like a piece of modern art.But this innovative design is actually a blueprint for the city of the future - a giant glass pyramid...
Sex, Men and Video Tape of Women...
"Sex, Men and Video Tape of Women... Have you ever wondered was going through the minds of financial titans when they make they take huge monetary decisions or risk? Well... 
MASDAR-CITY clean energy, GE and Mubadala $8bn investment group venture
Masdar City clean energy, zero waste, zero C02 jumpstarts with the $8bn investment. Total plans from ABUDHABI go formore than $15 bn in renewable energy investment. Among otherprojects, world's super manufacturer...
Sexist 'Men at Work' signs must be repainted
All signs displaying the message 'Men Working' or Men at Work' in Atlanta Georgia are going to have to be repainted after a campaign by the editor of a local women's magazine claimed they were sexist.More than 50...
Radiohead Begins Carbon Neutral World Tour
Of the many reasons to love Radiohead, perhaps the most important is that they simply lead by example: creatively, musically, ethically, socially, comunally, digitally and, now, environmentally."After Primavera...
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Jimmy Carter to endorse Obama?
Is this an official endorsement ?.. " ATLANTA (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will endorse Sen. Barack Obama as the Democratic nominee for president when polls close in two primaries later...
How to render lard
Lard. I have to admit that for most of mylife that I’ve been terrified of the stuff. Be it schoolyard tauntsthat used the word, or the absence of it at both the grocery store andin my childhood home—I believed...
Vancity Becomes First 'Carbon Neutral' Bank in N. America
There has been a lot of talk about the need for ordinary citizens, let alone good corporate citizens, to 'go green' by making some real, tangible efforts to reduce their carbon emissions, but very few have acted...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Ga ga meets Dada: Fine art for toddlers
It's becoming more common for young parents to invest in artwork more edifying than that of Barney and Blue's Clues, according to a feature in today's Globe and Mail.This is positive news indeed, methinks. ...
Ebay users threaten boycott over feedback row
"Users of eBay have threatened to boycott the online auction site after it announced it was banning customers from leaving negative feedback. In one of the biggest changes in the site's 13-year-history, eBay said...
Costa Rica Plants 5 Million Trees to Combat Climate Change
Other countries prone to acts of mass deforestation and massive carbon output should take notice. This isn't a token low-emission light bulb replacement strategy, Costa Rica is taking necessary actions toward...
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