Would You Quit Drinking Bottled Water?

" photo credit: Hambo One of my pet peeves is my wife buying bottled water, even though we live in one of the more pristine areas of the world. Vancouver is planning on launching a marketing campaign aimed at getting more people to turn on the tap when they’re...

Ultimatum issued over Clayoquot Sound

The media is now reporting every other day on this issue.  August 2nd in Tofino is the first demonstration planned.  I still cannot believe we are in 2008 and still dealing with these issues.  Sad...

Enviros Lay Down Hesquiat Ultimatum

Remember Clayoquot Sound?  British Columbia Vancouver Island?  Whatever side you were on get ready.Who would have ever thought this could be re-visited.  The Clayoquot Sound area is a UN...

South Carolina GOP backs offshore oil drilling

South Carolina's Republican Party chairman announced support Wednesday for a campaign to allow oil exploration off the coast of South Carolina and other states, an idea that concerns environmental and tourism...

Inconvienent Scams: For the Environmentally Naive

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly Corporate Advertisement Scammers everywhere jumping on the environmental bandwagon to flog everything from Toilet Paper to Air fresheners, really begin to all...

Sex A Taboo To A Muslim Girl

"There is no way that Selin Tamtekin could be described as even remotely low-life. Immaculate, groomed to perfection, she walks towards me on perfectly unscuffed heels, without a gleaming hair out of place or a single microfibre of dust on her pristine white shirt. At 33 she...

Hospital 'deep clean' to beat bugs

"Gordon Brown announced that every hospital in the country is to undergo a ward-by-ward "deep clean" in a bid to drive out superbugs from the National Health Service. A buoyant Prime Minister arrived in Bournemouth for the start of his first party conference as Labour leader...

Quake, tsunami change geography of Solomon Islands

Last week's earthquake and tsunami that struck the Solomon Islands has had a permanent and devastating effect on the region. The tectonic shift caused large fissures to form in the island (some as wide as 50...

Where is Hollywood looking for new talent? Online

Where is Hollywood looking for new talent? Online If you're undiscovered but Web savvy, the new school of the streaming video revolution may be your big break By MELANIE McFARLAND P-I TELEVISION CRITIC For all of...

Northampton Chronicle and Echo - Kicking

"Kicking up a stink – OAP loses battle over rubbish A PENSIONER whose huge hoards of rubbish tormented the nostrils of his neighbours for months now has a pristine garden after cleaners removed 3 tons of trash. Neighbours applauded workers from Enforcement Services Ltd,...

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