Texada Island British Columbia Canada eyed for $2-billion gas and power project

"Texada eyed for $2-billion gas and power project Tanker terminal, plant could power 450,000 homes Scott Simpson and Lindsay Kines, Times Colonist; CanWest News Service Published: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 VANCOUVER -- An ambitious $2-billion megaproject with the potential...

NYC Police Department Acts Like British Special Branch by Spying on Anti-Bush...

I'm getting this late, but, would you rather not know? Where are the Neo-Cons on this one?  What about political freedom in the United States?  Where is Barry Goldwater when the U.S. really needs him?In the city that Rudy G. turned into a de-facto police state, the...

NYC Sez Jersey Stinks

Of course, NYC has been saying this for years..."NEW YORK (AP) -- The gas-like odor that hung over Manhattan's streets was gone Tuesday, but city officials were still trying to pinpoint its source -- and eyeing New Jersey. Charles Sturcken, a spokesman for the city Department...

Settlers eyed in Australia extinctions

"CANBERRA, Australia - Australia's giant prehistoric animals, including 10-foot-tall kangaroos and wombat-like creatures as big as a rhinoceros, were likely wiped out by aboriginal settlers, not climate change, a researcher said Tuesday. ADVERTISEMENT The question of what...

Who is Osama bin Laden?

"On March 7, 2004, as the snows melted in the mountains of Afghanistan and U.S. President George W. Bush eyed a November election, the United States launched Operation Mountain Storm in the rugged border between Afghanistan and Pakistan to find the elusive Osama bin...

The Cell Islands

"For most people in the corporate world, the Caribbean is the perfect spot for that next much needed vacation. Irish entrepreneur Denis O'Brien, however, eyed the island nations and saw just one thing: customers. In 2001, O'Brien had a bit of cash burning a hole in his pocket...

Michael Jackson Comes Out of Hiding

"Michael Jackson is no longer hiding out in Bahrain. Though he fled the United States after his acquittal on child molestation charges last year, apparently happy to live in seclusion in the Middle East, Jackson has started inching his way back into the spotlight. Earlier...