There aren't too many bands that can afford to say no to a gig for environmental reasons, but Radiohead is one of them. As "Let Down" attests, Yorke has never been a fan of unnecessary transport, motorways...
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Unsure about how the budget would impact your life? Read to find out what the finance minister had in store for you. Indian Budget 2008: Impact on you Here are the major highlights of Union Budget 2008 that would impact your life directly:
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Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A 15-percent cut in the state budget allocation for the Defense Ministry would have no impact on this year`s Joint Military Exercise (Latgab 2008)."It has no impact whatsoever on the 2008 Joint Military Exercise," chief of the National Defense Forces...
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"How will this impact the race in November? Will Nader be able to pull enough democratic votes to upset the election like he had done in Florida in 2000."
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OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorMaybe it is just me, but just reading more Bafflegab on Carbon Offsets makes my Brain Hurt. I am never one to dispute the seriousness of...
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Newly published scientific data showing that humans really have spoiled their habitat. Remember the saying "Act Local Think Global"? Its not too late to change our practices!Start with a copy of the Chemical Maze...
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China's billion dollar aid commitment will not cover the estimated $15.5 billion in damages caused by the severe weather that has swept across the country, however, it should help to provide immediate assistance...
The BBC is reporting on the environmental devastation being wrought on the world's oceans. View the map here."Only about 4% of the world's oceans remain undamaged by human activity, according to the first detailed...
Rob Curley, news website visionary wrote this in a longer piece that is part of a recent Nieman Report. The giant relational database and geocoding are what http://creatingcommunityconnections.org needs next..."An interesting attribute of these local guides is that the entire...
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Opinions vary about the extent of the economic impact of the strike but, with a hefty recession looming in the American near-future, further losses will hit those affected even harder."“The writers’ strike is having a much larger economic impact on L.A. than its direct...
Blogs speed up the news cycle and influence the tone and editorial direction of stories according to a survey of US journalists conducted by Brodeur. The study notes that "“It appears that reporters are using blogs more for ethnographic research than they are for...
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"Tourism at the End of the World
By Stephen Leahy*
So-called “climate tourism” is a mix of legitimate interest in protecting nature, the desire to see rare wildlife on the verge of extinction, and, of course, the search for profit.
TORONTO, Jan 14 (Tierramérica).- -...
Apparently the lack of any high profile disasters has dropped the amount of contributions the Red Cross normally receives, and they are being forced to lay off 1,000 employees. They face a budget deficit of $200...
"Thursday, January 17, 2008
Unsafe at any price: World's Cheapest Car Environmentally Costly
By Praful Bidwai
NEW DELHI, Jan 16 (IPS) - Nothing has generated as much hyperbole in the global automobile industry in recent years as the unveiling, last week, of an ultra-cheap...
"Climate change is having a significant impact on the health of the seas surrounding Britain, says a new report. # Britain on alert as floods threaten once more Rising seas, bigger waves, flooding, and more...
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