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...
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...
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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...
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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...
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...
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...