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Sri Lanka says no to EU rights probe for trade deal
A garment-related trade deal between Sri Lanka and the EU may be cancelled after the country decided not to allow the EU to investigate human rights abuses there."Sri Lanka said on Monday it will not allow a...More airlines charges are ahead for summer travellers
As if it isn't already really expensive to fly now, another US airline, JetBlue Airways, is now going to start charging customers for pillows and blankets.This isn't all new news, as I flew on Zoom Airlines not...Coming soon to a plane near you... Ad space!
"Coming soon to the airline boarding pass clutched in your hot little hand: advertisements.Printing advertisements on the boarding pass is part of airlines’ continuing frantic search for new sources of revenue to offset higher fuel prices. Here’s betting it will be less...'Carbon Offsets': A Good Idea That's Not Working
The problem with introducing 'green' initiatives that are based on "opt-in" actions by consumers, is that consumers rarely, if ever, opt-in -- particularly when their 'opting-in' requires paying an additional fee....
created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Consumer inflation in the UK 'could top 4%'
It was announced today that rising food and energy prices could push UK consumer inflation above 4% this year.I have many friends in the UK and they are already feeling the strain on their income - let alone if...Key to all optical illusions discovered
" Humans can see into the future, says a cognitive scientist. It's nothing like the alleged predictive powers of Nostradamus, but we do get a glimpse of events one-tenth of a second before they occur.And the...
created by sweet east pearl | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Poll blow to PM
With rising fuel and food cost, falling house values, lack of affordable mortgages and not fully compensating all of the low paid work force, the British public has good reason to be angry with the Government........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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674 views | 9 recommendations | 3 comments
Last-Minute Shoppers Hunt for Bargains
"The nation's shoppers - taking advantage of deep discounts and expanded hours - jammed stores over the last weekend before Christmas to try to grab a hard-to-find Wii or scoop up bargains on other items. But the spending surge may not be enough to offset what is shaping up...Scientists propose 'plumbing' method to solve crisis of global warming
"Global warming can be offset by plumbing the depths of the oceans with a gigantic array of pipes, according to two of the world’s leading environmental scientists. Huge pipes up to 650 feet (200m) long and 33 feet (10m) in diameter should be deployed to pump nutrient-rich...Bless me father and recycle my sins
"Have you forgotten to recycle any newspapers or cans recently? Feeling guilty because you neglected to carbon offset your flight to somewhere, anywhere, this summer? The Roman Catholic Church is at hand with a new line in "green confessions" to help eco-sinners to find...Print Journalism: Newspapers Demise?
With the advent of the Internet, citizen journalism, online News and everything from online advertisements to Classified to News is it any wonder Print Journalism in Hard Copy for Newspapers may go the way of the...
created by Barry Artiste | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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What Are The Iranians Thinking?
"Since the Iranian nuclear standoff began in earnest, the diplomatic and media exchanges between the United States and the Islamic Republic have been tinged with the unsettling suspicion that war is all but...Al Gore's Electric Bill, Carbon Credits, and A Lesson In Economics
"For a political ideology obsessed with free markets, the American Right displayed little understanding of the concept this week when it trumpeted a headline from TennesseePolicy.org. The right-wing media machine...Tesco to open 10 stores per year in China
Tesco plans to bring Ting Cao's 46 stores under its own brand, it said in a statement emailed to Reuters. ''Britain's No 1 retailer is about to conquer China. This companies management are top notch. Year after...
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