London authorities are determined to do everything in their power to green up the name of their city, considered one of the biggest polluters in Europe.
Since most of the harmful GHG emissions are generated by car traffic, a magic "pollution glue" improving air quality seems to be the perfect solution, Clean Techni... |
29 December 2011
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The Environmental Protection Agency EPA has recently announced it is going to support a stricter set of regulations aiming to control the activity of some of the most polluting US power plants that develop oil and coal-burning operations. The anticipated changes are expected by the end of this week, believed to cur... |
13 December 2011
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Thousands of people from Brazil are discontent with the expected changes applied to the Forest Law. In their opinion, the House of Representatives and Federal Senate doesn't do good job representing the national interests, since it tends to favor only a few major players pulling the strings in “agribusines... |
30 November 2011
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A new report, entitled Behind Closed Doors at the White House, issued by the Center for Progressive Reform, reveals that the Obama administration didn't do a very good job while responding to the latest environmental challenges. The recent study indicates that approximately 80% of the overall climate regulatio... |
29 November 2011
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When asked about what caused him to “let himself go” onstage at the 2009 American Music Awards, thus get all those people upset and even offended, Adam Lambert first said that he was a performer and not a babysitter. He then added that he got carried away and improvised on what he had done at rehearsals. ... |
2 December 2009
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They say you can never have too much of a good thing, but, when it comes to taking precautions and preventive actions, it seems some people truly go overboard, with the result of becoming the laughing stock of everybody else. Such is the case of over 5,000 council workers who fell for a spoof campaign pushed by biscu... |
21 October 2009
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The NFL (National Football League) is worldwide recognized as having one of the most harsh internal set of player conduct rules of all sports. Recently, an NFL official has stated on NFL Total Access, a show on the league's official TV channel, that the NFL is working together with some big social network websit... |
5 August 2009
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It’s been long since people have grown accustomed to hearing tennis players grunting and making all kinds of loud noises when hitting the ball. While many consider it cheating and cheap intimidation tactics and others have learned to ignore it in favor of the match, the International Tennis Federation may take ... |
15 June 2009
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Several US and European airline companies have gone on board what is labeled the “fat discrimination” bandwagon, with United Airlines being the latest to adopt the so-called fat tax, which has overweight and obese passengers pay for two tickets instead of just one. According to several reports, the tax is... |
11 May 2009
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As more and more houses appear with each day and neighborhoods are quickly expanding to accommodate more residents, a new type of construction has emerged. It is called “McMansion,” and it designates a special type of house that is higher and wider than any other on the block, making a very contrasting no... |
5 February 2009
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On Thursday, the Bush administration passed a law that offers extended protection not only for medical staff but also for associated personnel who refuse to take part in certain medical procedures, such as abortion, on religious or ethical grounds. Critics are now chiming in, saying that the health of more than 17 mi... |
22 December 2008
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The Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR) has issued the final version of regulations that establish a standard for the protection of personal information stored in paper and electronic records by private businesses. Deval L. Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts, also signed an ... |
26 September 2008
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