Posts Tagged ‘coal’

Bloody Sunday: UK paratroopers questioned over murder of 13 Irish civilians

As part of an ongoing murder inquiry, the PSNI will question the men next month.  The move comes following the arrest of another British soldier in September 2015 for his role in the killings. The 66-year-old was later released on bail. Although the men, who were members of the 1 Parachute Regiment, contributed to the […]

‘No safe havens’: Terrorism should be countered through teamwork, ambitions set aside – Lavrov

In an interview with Algerian newspaper L’Expression, Lavrov said that progress in the fight against terrorism can only be made through the joint efforts of the international community coordinated by the United Nations. “Fighting terrorism can be efficient only if we work together, based on the solid ground of international law, with the UN in the […]

Iran, Switzerland to resume energy ties negotiations

TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (Shana) – Iran and Switzerland are expected to resume negotiations on energy cooperation including a gas agreement which was signed in 2008 as the Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann arrived here on Friday for bilateral negotiations following removal of anti-Iran sanctions. This gas contract was signed between National Iranian Gas Export Company (NIGEC) […]

The human price of the Valentine’s Day diamond

     For every finger to receive a ring, another finger must pull a trigger.” We all know the story. The man gets down on one knee, grabs hold of the girl’s hand and she covers her mouth as she is overtaken by emotions. The man pulls out a tiny box and opens it up to […]

The human price of the Valentine’s Day diamond

     For every finger to receive a ring, another finger must pull a trigger.” We all know the story. The man gets down on one knee, grabs hold of the girl’s hand and she covers her mouth as she is overtaken by emotions. The man pulls out a tiny box and opens it up to […]

U.S. Solar Market Prepares For Biggest Quarter In History

Print Friendly Above Photo: From PopularResistance.org. BOSTON, Mass. and Washington D.C.  – A new report shows 2015 shaping up to be the United States solar market’s best year in history with record-breaking fourth quarter projections. The U.S. installed 1,361 megawatts[i] (MW) of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in the third quarter of the year.  According to GTM […]

Don’t forget plankton in climate change models, says study

Phytoplankton, commonly known as plant plankton that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through photosynthesis, are potentially a key driver of Arctic warming under greenhouse warming, a study reveals. Source Article from http://phys.org/news/2015-11-dont-plankton-climate.html Views: 1

Record 14-inch snowfall pummels Sioux Falls, South Dakota

     What was supposed to be a few inches of snow on Friday turned into a deluge that blanketed parts of Sioux Falls in more than a foot of the white stuff and caused travel headaches throughout the day. Fourteen inches of snow were reported in the southwest quadrant of the city by Friday evening, […]

Bank of England: Automation to Eliminate Roughly Half of U.S. and British Jobs

Bank of England: Automation to Eliminate Roughly Half of U.S. and British Jobs November 13th, 2015 Via: CNBC: One central bank has some frightening predictions when it comes to job stability in the future. 80 million jobs in the United States are at risk […]

Jewish mother flees Israel to give birth in Palestinian-run Bethlehem

By Marianne Azizi The infamous Israeli welfare services – the Revaha – have struck again, but this time with tragic consequences. Brigitte is Hungarian. Her family immigrated to Israel when she was just 15 years old. She has worked with children for most of her adult life. But as many Israelis know, if you have been […]

520-million-year-old arthropod brains turn paleontology on its head

A: Under a light microscope, the above fossil shows traces of preserved neural tissues in black. B: An elemental scan of this fossil uncovered that carbon (in pink) and iron (in green) do not overlap in the preserved neural tissue. Credit: Strausfeld et al. and Current Biology Science has long dictated that brains don’t fossilize, […]

Tesla’s 3Q loss widens, but shares rise on production

In this March 17, 2014 file photo, Tesla representative John Van Cleave, right, shows customers Sarah and Robert Reynolds, left, and Vince Giardina, a new Tesla all electric car at a Tesla showroom inside the Kenwood Towne Centre in Cincinnati. Tesla reports quarterly financial results on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File) Tesla […]

Striking Port Truck Drivers Dig In Against Wage Theft

Print Friendly Above Photo: “I want this message to be loud and clear: Until Pacific 9 reclassifies its workers, until they return our wages, until they obey the law, we will not stop the fight.”                                          […]

Pa. Regulators Fail To Protect Environment in Marcellus Shale Boom

Print Friendly Above Photo: The Clermont West compressor and processing station is in Elk County. Clermont West compresses natural gas from Seneca Resources well pads and also processes the gas and turns it into transmission-quality gas. Seneca Resources gives a tour of Marcellus Shale gas drilling operations in Elk and Cameron counties in northern Pennsylvania, May […]

Britain: “Submissions to Theresa May’s Child Sex Abuse Inquiry Accidentally Deleted”

Britain: “Submissions to Theresa May’s Child Sex Abuse Inquiry Accidentally Deleted” October 20th, 2015 Via: The Guardian: Information provided by alleged child abuse victims to the overarching inquiry set up by Theresa May has been deleted due to a blunder, it has emerged. Submissions […]

Newsletter – A People United Will Never Be Defeated

Print Friendly This week, hundreds of thousands rallied in Washington, DC for the Million Man March, more information became available regarding US war crimes, we celebrated the second annual People’s Climate March and World Food Day and we are preparing a mass mobilization to protest the TransPacific Partnership. Uniting to end Racism On ’10-10-15,’ the […]

Outrage as USCG Abandons Deceased Body of El Faro Crew Member at Sea

CNN 10/6/2015:  Capt Mark Fedor, USCG reported from Opa Locka, Fl USCG statement including outrageous rationalization for failure to recover deceased crew member for families and NTSB evidence.  Notice the nervous nodding by public affairs officer, Gabe Somma standing to his right. VIDEO:  U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Commander Gabe Somma stands next to U.S. Coast […]

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