 BBC News |
Sight fears over low-energy bulbs
BBC News – 24 Jan 2009 Charities and eyesight specialists are calling on the government to halt its plans to phase out the sale of traditional light bulbs. Fluorescent bulbs out-green tungsten rivals The Gazette (Montreal) The Four Types of CFL Haters…And What to Tell Them EcoGeek Times and Transcript – findingDulcinea – Red, Green, and Blue all 18 news articles |
 Tampa Tribune |
Climate change has a firm grip
Los Angeles Times – 1 hour ago Researchers say that even if nations can get carbon dioxide levels under control, it would take 1000 years or longer for the climate changes already triggered to be reversed. Carbon Dioxide Stamp Is Here to Stay Hartford Courant Long Droughts, Rising Seas Predicted Despite Future CO2 Curbs Washington Post New York Times – Houston Chronicle – Rocky Mountain News – NPR all 124 news articles Langue : Français |
 Telegraph.co.uk |
Barrage plan makes Severn estuary energy shortlist
guardian.co.uk – 7 hours ago A 10-mile barrage across the Severn is among five projects on a shortlist of potential schemes to harness the tidal power of the estuary published by the government today. Energy Secretary announces Severn shortlist including three barrages WalesOnline Severn Barrage is environmental balancing act Times Online Independent – Register – BBC News – Sky News all 74 news articles |
 The Age |
Nintendo brain training 'no better than pen and paper'
The Age – 4 hours ago People buying Nintendo DS consoles to give their grey matter a workout with brain training games are wasting their money, a new study shows. Nintendo DS Brain Training game not all its cracked up to be, say … NEWS.com.au Nintendo’s Brain Age doesn’t work, researcher says Christian Science Monitor Times Online – CNET News – PC World – IGN all 60 news articles Langue : Français |
 Ars Technica |
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales calls for pre-approval of changes
Times Online – 13 hours ago The online encyclopaedia Wikipedia is considering a radical revision to the way it can be edited by anyone after two US senators were "killed off" in its pages. Proposal to flag, approve Wikipedia revisions provokes ire Ars Technica Wikipedia May Make Itself Harder to Edit FOXNews guardian.co.uk – TG Daily – AFP – PC World all 102 news articles Langue : Français |
 Siliconrepublic.com |
BlackBerry Storm: quit buggin’ me
Siliconrepublic.com – 3 hours ago 27.01.2009 So it seems that a rush to market and some software malfunctions along the way are the ‘new reality’ of the modern smart phone. BlackBerry Storm: more thunder than lighting? Christian Science Monitor RIM shares fall on report of BlackBerry glitches BusinessWeek CNET News – TopNews United States – Wall Street Journal – TG Daily all 94 news articles Langue : Français |
Evans rose to fame in another movies about superheroes, FANTASTIC FOUR, and we asked him what the status of that franchise was. Says Evans, “I think they’re done. They’ve closed the book on that franchise. I think if there was talk I think that I would’ve heard about it by now.” (Also, news about PUSH and the sequel to TWILIGHT, NEW MOON)
Tibor the Hun writes “NPR reports that Susan Solomon, one of the world’s top climate scientists, finds in her new study that global warming is now irreversible. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, concludes that even if we could immediately cease our impact on pollution and greenhouse gasses emissions, global climate change would continue for more than a thousand years. The reason is the saturation of oceans with carbon dioxide. Her study looked at the consequences of long-term effect in terms of sea-level rise and drought.”
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 Canada.com |
Global warming could create oceanic 'dead zones': study
CBC.ca – 9 hours ago Unabated global warming could lead to a serious depletion of oxygen in the world's oceans, creating "dead zones" that could remain for thousands of years, purging some areas of advanced marine life, a new study says. Climate Change Could Choke Oceans for 100000 Years Wired News Global warming could unleash ocean 'dead zones': study AFP Los Angeles Times – Science Now – Discovery Channel – Fair Home all 63 news articles |
 Keokuk Gate City Daily |
Salvation Army breaks fundraising record
Brantford Expositor – 12 hours ago Unprecedented donor generosity has resulted in record-breaking receipts for the seasonal Salvation Army kettle and mail-in campaigns. Mississauga man charged in pre-Christmas theft Mississauga Salvation Army surpasses fundraising goal; United Way of Toronto … The Canadian Press Times-Mail (subscription) – North Shore News – London Free Press – Windsor Star all 39 news articles |
