UK's green motorists face 20-week wait for eco-cars

Gordon Brown wants all UK motorists to be driving electric or hybrid cars by 2020, which is a great idea, but could be undermined by a shortage of the most popular hybrids on the market.The Honda Civic Hybrid and...

Return of the ivory trade

Will this spell the end of the elephant? They are doing well now after the ban on the ivory trade was introduced - so lets re-introduce killing for their tusks - smart idea - if you're not outraged yet don't...

African Union: "Unite or Starve"

I can't really argue with this: if it means bargaining with a collective continental market in order to get a better deal on necessities, then so be it. SInce the various AU nations have such different agendas, both with the West and with each other, it's hard to predict how...

McCain adviser says terrorist attack would boost campaign

Looks like one of John McCain's advisors let loose a little too much "straight talk" in an article published yesterday in Fortune magazine, saying that a terrorist attack would be a blessing for the McCain...

Opec Summit Leads to Supply Boost Promise

After meeting in Jeddah, Opec nations and their biggest customers have agreed that oil supplies should be boosted, though no exact amount or percentage has been announced. In its announcement, Saudi Arabia...

Saudis to host oil price summit

Saudi Arabia will be hosting a meeting of oil producing and consuming nations to discuss the rapidly rising cost of oil around the world.Wouldn't a consumer of oil be every country though?"The US and other...

Oil at record near $140 a barrel

"US light crude rose to $139.89 a barrel, surpassing the previous high of $139.12 on 6 June. The price later fell 25 cents to $134.61 at the end of New York trade. On Sunday, Saudi Arabia said it would boost...

News Corp's MySpace Launch Global Redesign

"NEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp's MySpace plans to launch a global redesign next week in an attempt to widen its demographic and boost user engagement on the site, the social networking site said on Friday. In...

Oil, G8 decides in Japan for green energy

The ever soaring oil price and protestsfrom Truckers, fishermen force the G8group to make plans for energy efficiencyand green technologies. Nobody tellshowever that half of the cars on our roadsjust will...

US to require online registration for visa-free travel

It sounds like this move will potentially create a large database of foreign citizens. It also raises questions about what people without online access will do - and how will it still be possible to travel to the...

Nigeria attacks boost oil price

Oil supply fears have been exacerbated after an anti government group in Nigeria had threatned to stop Royal Dutch Shell pipeline. This threat will increaase the pressure on oil supply and...

G8 Ministers Compromise On 2050 Climate Target

After much discussion at this week's G8 environment ministers meeting, a compromise deal was reached to halve those countries' emissions by 2050. Well, that's only 42 years from now, after all, I'm sure my...

CDN Forces Struggling For Talent

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA sad state of affairs when "Serving ones Country" is eclipsed by the "Almighty Buck".The unemployed and especially those unemployed with a skill or trade who say they...

Small, rural farms given boost as EU cuts subsidies for large landowners

Rising food prices and shortages of dairy produce and cereals are causing the EU to adjust its farming policies in favor of more food production and more subsidies for smaller greener farmers..."Brussels took...

War for Oil? Who really supplies all Oil to the USA!!

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly strange why Bush would be asking Saudi Arabia to increase Oil production, when it is a Fact that Canada can, will, does provide the majority of Oil to the tune...

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