Brazil launches rainforest fund

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has launched an international fund to protect the Amazon rainforest and help combat climate change.I am working at a opinion article about the Amazon rainforest to be...

RBS eyes Australian assets sale

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is looking to sell the Australian and New Zealand operations of ABN Amro - the Dutch bank it bought last year." Last month, the Edinburgh-based company raised £12bn after selling shares...

$38 million deal reached in Minnesota bridge collapse

A deal has been reached to compensate victims of the Interstate 35 bridge collapse that killed 13 people in Minneapolis last year. " State Sen. Ron Latz and state Rep. Ryan Winkler told CNN Radio that the deal totals...

Ancient woodland to join reserve

A former royal hunting ground for William the Conqueror has been acquired by the Wildlife trust."An ancient woodland in Northamptonshire is to become a nature reserve in a move aimed at preserving rare wildlife. Bluebells,  Wild Service Trees and woodcock are all found...

Monday Edition: Preserving Native American Burial Mounds

Here is a good series of links about American's Indian Mounds and how little by little these fascinating prehistoric cultural relics are being thoughtlessly destroyed by highways and by home-owners who plow them over or build on top of them. Having spent a happy...

The Reality of NSPD-51 Is Almost As Bad As The Paranoia

This is a most important read. And even more important to think about."10/19/07 "Slate" -- -- Oh, god. I'm reluctant to write this particular column. I've been scarred by this kind of story before. I've learned that it's difficult to write about the sources of paranoia...

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