CNET – Over the next few days, a picture of holiday sales will begin to…
Month: December 2008
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Food needs ‘fundamental rethink’
A sustainable global food system in the 21st Century needs to be built on a…
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Wal-Mart iPhone Sales: Where’s the Discount? (PC World)
PC World – Wal-Mart is rolling out sales of the iPhone 3G this weekend —…
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United States: Phoenix opens $1.4 billion light-rail system
Reuters: With a hearty “All Aboard,” Phoenix launched a sleek new $1.4 billion light-rail system…
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Hydro power shows signs of comeback
Associated Press: America’s search for cleaner electricity has developers studying dozens of government flood-control dams…
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Clean-coal proponents dispute television ad
State Journal-Register: The TV spot opens with a man saying he`s in a ‘state of…
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Beauty spots to be surrendered to the sea
Telegraph: Coastal defences that currently protect huge swathes of farm land, natural habitat and housing…
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United States: Scientists plan to ignite tiny man-made star
Telegraph: While it has seemed an impossible goal for nearly 100 years, scientists now believe…
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Abrupt Climate Change: Will It Happen this Century?
ScienceDaily: The United States faces the potential for abrupt climate change in the 21st century…
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Humans, Oceans Shaped North American Climate Over Past 50 Years, NOAA Report Says
ScienceDaily: Greenhouse gases play an important role in North American climate, but differences in regional…