Activists Block Oil Sands Mine In Alberta

Greenpeace activists have shut down a 155,000 barrel a day operation in Shell's Albian Sands mine just north of Fort McMurray, which is located in northern Alberta, Canada. The 25 activists from Canada, the U.S....

CyberOr Sand and Light

" And the journey continues. Dr. Rabbi Moshe Dror continues to unpack the secrets in the Biblical texts. The correlation of Abraham’s journey with our cyber journey goes much further and deeper. In the narrative...

Swiss artist Olaf Breuning's sand sculpture at South Beach in Miami

"FOR USE WITH AFP STORY US-Switzerland-art, by Juan Castro Olivera. Swiss artist Olaf Breuning's sand sculpture at South Beach in Miami Florida, on December 16, 2008. The work was commissioned by the Sagamore...

Tar sands - the new toxic investment

It's no secret now that financial market is undergoing 'technical difficulties'. But according to investors in Shell and BP, if they continue to involve themselves in unconventional energy production in areas such...

Sand. A natural cure for stress?

Sand has a way of making you feel relaxed and carefree. Sand helps all your troubles disappear for a period of time. Sand lets you refocus on the positive things in your life. Walking on a sandy...

Canadians ponder cost of rush for dirty oil

Here we get a long and considered article on Canada's oil sand bonanza or environmental disaster depending on how you view it. Alberta as the new Kuwait. John Vidal's piece is a mixture of sound fact and...

Oilsands output to triple by 2020

The output of Canada's oilsands will triple by 2020, according to an estimate by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers. Pollution will likely also triple: the oilsands have been described by...

Reggae Racial Tensions In California

On May 18, Dread’s run as producer/host of the show was interrupted for the first time in 25 years. She says she was given a three-week suspension because her staff showed up late.Since mid-May, the all-local Loudspeaker show, which normally airs from 1 to 3 a.m. on Monday...

Science: dinosaur find in Dorset

"The most complete dinosaur skeleton ever found in Britain is about to go on display - evidence of a species unique to Britain that perished in a devastating flood.The first piece was retrieved from a beach in Dorset in 2000 by David Sole, a former solicitor turned...

Venture to Light Africa with Dirt Power

"“For all the Pan-Africanism of the last four decades,” said Hugo Van Vuuren, “it is quite rare to have young students from South, East, and West Africa, in the same room without a soccer ball somehow...

Why a cow needs a flat-screen TV

"DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- When it comes to comfort, Kirk Christie's cows have it all -- a new barn, a flat-screen television and waterbeds....

Kuwait is engulfed in a Severe Sandstorm, Visibility under 100 meters

Kuwait 11:20am GMT/2:20pm KWT - Kuwait is currently being hit by a severe sand storm. A sudden storm engulfed Kuwait twenty minutes ago. The storm is heavy, cutting visibility to under 100 meters, with...

Kids find head in bag on beach

"THE severed head of a woman was found in a plastic bag on a beach yesterday by two little sisters. Another carrier bag containing a hand was discovered nearby. The girls, aged eight and 12, screamed when they saw...

Water Continues to Rise in Arkansas

The weather has turned sunnier and warmer in Arkansas today, but the water levels of the rivers and flooded areas continues to rise, as federal officials begin to gather their first damage assessments after the...

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