Gordon Brown rules out UK energy bill payments

There has been speculation in the UK that Gordon Brown would give families a payment to pay their heating bills as fuel costs rise, but today he ruled that out."Government sources have now said that they are...

Greenpeace's grid plan: North Sea grid could bring wind power to 70m homes

A realistic plan to provide 1/3 of Europe's energy needs from renewable sources could be just the thing needed to jumpstart renewable energy advances to take advantage of alternative energy trading between...

Gustav prompts talk of altering RNC agenda

Notice in the article, how it says (in effect) that the republicans plan to use the convention to suck up to the American people and make it look like they care this time around, by turning the RNC into a red cross telethon due to Gustav."WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Officials with...

New plans to protect native tigers and elephants in Sumatra

There will be new measures put in place to conserve the numbers of tigers and elephants on the island of Sumatra.The Tesso Nilo National Park will be doubled in size, and is an important area of forest for both...

ICL signs deal with Sardar Patel stadium

"The Indian Cricket League (ICL) has signed an agreement with the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) for upgrading the Sardar Patel Stadium. ICL will spend Rs 10 crore for upgrading the stadium, including an investment of Rs 3-4 crore for floodlights, apart from developing...

McCain plans 3-state VP rollout

"John McCain is planning to roll out his vice presidential nominee in three battleground states this weekend, with large-scale rallies planned for Ohio, Pennsylvania and Missouri, according to aides and advisers. "Mitt Romney will be there and he is supposedly one of the...

FEMA refuses to help local PBS affiliate rebuild

"On the air, WYES-Channel 12 looks fine. Everywhere else, the local PBS affiliate's headquarters near City Park, devastated by 5 feet of Hurricane Katrina levee-failure floodwaters, remains a literal shell of...

Coming soon: 'wallet phones' from Japan

"TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- Japan will start an aggressive push to market abroad its mobile technology, especially the nation's popular "wallet phone," a government official said Tuesday. ...

US and Poland sign defence deal

  The worst decicision to the wrong moment, peace process in Georgia to question Now? " US and Poland sign defence deal The missiles would be similar to those based in Alaska and California Poland has signed a preliminary deal with the US on plans to...

Update Moscow 6-pack EU-Peace plan South Ossetia, Medvedev / Sarkozy agreed

Preview EU: Aug 15: President Dmitry Medvedev to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel 6-pack Peace plan South Ossetia  presented by D. Medvedev N. Sarkozy:Russia will retreat it's troops behind the...

DNCC: Chance to see Obama on Last Night of Convention Credentials open to all...

"   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 6, 2008                   DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES CREDENTIALING PLANS FOR FOURTH NIGHT OF CONVENTION AT INVESCO FIELD AT MILE HIGH More than Half...

NYC Transit Plans Anti-Groping Campaign

When I was in New York, the subway experience was quite interesting. Not so much the negatives, but I remember it was extremely stuffy and humid. There are constant entertainment with people performing on the...

Freddie Mac Suffers $861 Million Loss

The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac to you and me) is facing losses far worse than analystis predicted. The FHLM exists to create a secondary market for mortgages, and its business model seems...

Gordon Brown plans tax and fuel boost for families

A UK cabonet minister has revealed that Labour is planning a series of measures in the fall to ease the burden of the economic downturn on British families. Some of those measures include tax cuts and a reduction in fuel duty."GORDON Brown will take emergency action to ease...

Biofuels company ditches NZ

    Leading United Kingdom biofuel producer Argent Energy is shelving plans to invest more than $100 million in New Zealand. " Dickon Posnett, managing director of Argent Energy's NZ subsidiary, says New Zealand's proposed legislation in the Biofuels Bill makes...

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