Canada's spreading cannabis crop

"Canada's spreading cannabis crop In the first of two pieces on organised crime accompanying his Radio 4 series How crime took...

iPhone 3G Shortage: PR Stunt or controlled damage

"Nobody knows how to play with the media more than Apple does, even when a bad news can damage their profits Apple turns it into good news and generate more positive buzz than bad. Take for example the recently...

The United States Gets a Run for its Money

It has long since been known that the United States was is the most powerful nation in the world. Although this may be true, there has been much talk about the nation's economy becoming unstable. If the enconomy...

A world without chocolate. It is a possibility.

Previously there was an article written about the endless supply of chocolates in the world. It was based on a scientific project launched to dissect the genomes of cocoa beans and manipulate the taste as well as the...

OPEC: Both, demand and supply will soar.

After blaming a weak dollar and speculation over high petrol prices, OPEC stated both demand and supply will soar. However, one wonders whether they will meet at all? " Oil demand and supply will soar: OPEC Cartel blames speculators and weak U.S. dollar for recent price...

Frenzied demand for Apple's new 3G iPhone in the UK

I was going to switch to the iPhone but I got a shock when I saw the price of the  packages on offer here in the Republic of Ireland, especially as the Data bundle is limited to 1G:It will be available in an 8GB...

Toyota plans Prius with solar panels

" Toyota plans to install solar panels on the roof of the next generation of Prius hybrid cars, according to a report in Monday's edition of the Nikkei newspaper. The panels, which are expected to begin appearing on...

Six dead as Pakistani forces destroy militant house

Violence has erupted in Pakistan as the top Taliban leader there has called off all peace talks with the government in the tribal area along the Pakistan-Afghan border."Pakistani forces blew up the house of a leading...

Unlimited supply of chocolate for the world.

So we think the general population is getting heavier, but if this research pans out, we are all about to get a lot fatter! Heres a summary of what is going to happen. Cocoa crops getting bigger, more chocolate is...

Beijing could be running out of water

Beijing is running out of water according to an environmental group, and may have to start shutting down industry and moving population out within the next decade.This raises questions over the costs of China's rapid...

St. John's city hall proposes bottled water ban

Bottled-water bans are starting to pick up some momentum in Canada. Check out yesterday's NowPublic coverage of a bottle ban in a B.C. school district. "Workers at St. John's city hall may soon be drinking their last...

Pandas in China put on bamboo rations

The breeding programme of China's captive panda population could be at risk due to forced rationing of bamboo. This compounds the news that their wildlife habitat was damaged by the recent earthquake."China's captive...

Oil climbs 1%, Saudi pledge fails to halt rally

Even the world's biggest oil producer cannot stop the surge in oil prices--it is becoming clearer that speculation is the strongest force out there.  " Oil rose nearly 1.0 percent Monday, as escalating tensions between Israel and Iran stoked supply...

Saudis to host oil price summit

Saudi Arabia will be hosting a meeting of oil producing and consuming nations to discuss the rapidly rising cost of oil around the world.Wouldn't a consumer of oil be every country though?"The US and other consumers...

$250 oil forecast by Gazprom gains credibility « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

"I have to conclude that blaming higher oil prices on speculators and the Fed’s lose money is a part of the explanation for higher oil prices, but perhaps not quite the whole story. The latest statistics from BP tell a story of supply and demand that no government can...

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