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Kingsnorth: a camp of uncritical conformity
Posted by Kaerast from Spiked
Environmental activists have built a climate camp near a power station in Kingsnorth, south-east England, to protest against plans for a new coal-fired plant. Yet Britain's energy infrastructure is heading rapidly for obsolescence, and the British authorities need to start building coal-fired plants now if we are to avoid a shortfall in energy supply. That is of little concern to the climate campers, however - they would positively embrace a fall in energy supply, and the austerity that would follow.
Big day set for big-bang machine
Posted by Jeff from cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
If the schedule holds, the collider on the French-Swiss border will make a splash at 9 a.m. local time (3 a.m. ET) Sept. 10, a week after a federal judge in Hawaii begins hearing a motion to dismiss a civil lawsuit claiming that the device could destroy the world. Over the past few months, scientists at CERN (and the federal government) have laid out their case that a globe-gobbling catastrophe could never happen. Nevertheless, the court proceedings could provide a sideshow for the main event. Or they could be finished up by that time.
Tuatara, aged 111, to be first-time dad - 06 Aug 2008 - NZ Herald: New Zealand National news
Posted by newshogg from New Zealand Herald
2 Dutch climbers rescued from K-2
Posted by Jeff from MSNBC
The Ministry of Tourism released a list of 11 climbers believed dead: three South Koreans, two Nepalis, two Pakistanis and mountaineers from France, Ireland, Serbia and Norway. At least two of them fell on their way up the mountain, before the avalanche.
The IOC is Now Officially an Accomplice to the Communists in China
Posted by robertvance
Beijing, which has constantly complained about its precious Games being politicized, is itself politicizing the Olympics every time it censors a website. By not allowing reporters to access sites like Amnesty International or the Chinese version of the BBC, the Chinese government is attempting to shield itself from international criticism and arbitrarily filter out political viewpoints that it deems harmful to its image. This action of censoring the Internet in Beijing is a powerful political statement...
Life in Iran with Rick Steves :: Photo Diary by Abdi Sami
Posted by islander07 from Yes! Magazine
Abdi Sami's photo diary of Rick Steves' trip to Iran shows that there are people living their lives behind the headlines. Sometimes its easy to forget that Iran is a country with 65 million people, with subways and major antiquities.
Fidel Castro still a force, two years out of power
Posted by Shemuses from Globe and Mail
The era of Fidel Castro appeared to be ending July 30, 2006, when the ailing leader handed over power to his brother Raul Castro. But two years later, he remains a force to be reckoned with in Cuba and to some degree on the international scene. Although he no longer rules the Caribbean island as he did for almost 50 years, the 81-year-old still has his brother's ear and is using a newfound career as a newspaper columnist to make his views known. Diplomatic cocktail gossip in Havana centres on whether he is using his clout to hold back economic reforms favoured by his brother and keep Cuba true to his vision of socialism, but the Castros say there is no disagreement between them.
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