Last bastion of stable ice bows to Antarctic warming
News | www.newscientist.com | 43 minutes ago
The East Antarctica ice sheet, which was thought to be stable, is losing billions of tonnes of ice a year – climate change may be the culprit
US Preparing to Announce GHG Targets
News | www.sustainablebusiness.com | 59 minutes ago
The administration said it will take into account the fact that climate legislation is on hold in the Senate until next spring. As a result, a range of possible reductions will be offered in an effort to gain negotiating momentum in the build up to th Copenhagen Climate Summit beginning December 7.
http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/19294
U.S. Solar Demand Prompts Domestic Production
News | www.environmentalleader.com | 1 hour ago
The U.S. solar industry has a bright 2010 ahead of it, with demand on the rise and old factories being converted to solar production. For instance, an idled silicon plant in New York has come online to produce materials for solar cells. Partly driving the uptick in the solar industry is the U.S.
http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/24/u-s-solar-demand-prompts-domestic-production/
Maine, Vt., step up regulation of polluted runoff
News | www.newsvine.com | 1 hour 34 minutes ago
Maine and Vermont are moving ahead of other states on regulating pollution in storm water running off roofs and parking lots, which often carries oil and other toxic substances.
http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/24/3539292-maine-vt-step-up-regulation-of-polluted-runoff
Police 'made arrests to gather DNA'
News | www.mirror.co.uk | 1 hour 40 minutes ago
Police officers are arresting people just to get them on the national DNA database, it has been claimed.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/latest/2009/11/24/police-made-arrests-to-gather-dna-115875-21847036/
Nashville No. 56 on list of dangerous cities
News | nashville.bizjournals.com | 1 hour 44 minutes ago
Nashville improved three spots in a ranking of the country’s most dangerous cities, but Tennessee’s crime rate overall remains the sixth worst in the country according to an annual study released by Washington-based CQ Press on Monday.
Thugs jailed for nine months for breaking man's jaw are released the NEXT DAY - after judge decides he was too harsh
News | www.dailymail.co.uk | 1 hour 47 minutes ago
A day after jailing Jason Barrett and Sean Wilson, the judge, Recorder Andrew Haslam (pictured), recalled them and reduced their punishment to a suspended sentence. A day after jailing Jason Barrett and Sean Wilson, the judge, Recorder Andrew Haslam (pictured), recalled them and reduced their
Australia takes step to CO2 trade, aids Copenhagen
News | uk.reuters.com | 1 hour 50 minutes ago
CANBERRA/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Australia took a step towards carbon trading on Tuesday when the opposition promised to support a revised government scheme, aiding the outlook for a U.N. climate summit
Italy police nab 'paralyzed' Mafia boss on the run
News | www.sfgate.com | 2 hours 5 minutes ago
A convicted Mafia boss who got out of jail by faking paralysis and anorexia has been arrested at a restaurant after more than two months on the run, police in Sicily said Tuesday. Officers arrested Francesco Di Stefano on Monday as he dined at a seaside... <a
Rajaratnam Lawyers Slam Wiretaps, Say Bets Were Based on Analyst Research
News | www.bloomberg.com | 2 hours 15 minutes ago
Attorneys for Galleon Group founder [bn:PRSN=1] Raj Rajaratnam [] denied a U.S. regulator’s claims he engaged in insider trading, saying he based investments on analyst research and media reports and that government wiretaps were illegal.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aCd7aWI9cAsY&refer=worldwide_news
