DIY firms allowed to send staff into homes and push their own products in Green Deal scheme www.telegraph.co.uk – April 14, 2012 “The DIY giant is one of a number of businesses set to reap multi-million profits from the new … Continue reading →
PM defends secret hearing proposals uk.news.yahoo.com – April 4, 2012 “Secret court hearings and increased monitoring of emails and internet use … “Draft legislation, expected in next month’s Queen’s Speech, would propose allowing the Government’s listening centre GCHQ to access … Continue reading →
Britain’s bail-out bill could hit £40bn as Osborne agrees to hand IMF another £10billion of our cash amid eurozone crisis www.dailymail.co.uk – April 16, 2012 The UK has already pledged £29.5bn to the Fund, £5.5bn of which has gone into … Continue reading →
Should Omar Khadr be allowed to return to Canada? www.cbc.ca – April 18, 2012 “…Khadr has been in custody in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, since October 2002. He was captured by U.S. forces in Afghanistan earlier that year — at the … Continue reading →
Geothermal experiment on Newberry Volcano gets OK www.ctpost.com – April 16, 2012 “The federal government has given overall approval to plans by a geothermal energy company to pour millions of gallons of water deep into the ground on the flanks … Continue reading →
The Blue Economy – Report to the Club of Rome 100 innovations – presented weekly over 2 years www.ethicalmarkets.com – November 29, 2011 Wikipedia article on The Blue Economy “The Blue Economy: 10 years – 100 innovations – 100 million … Continue reading →
A true horror story: The abuse of teenage boys in a detention centre (http://thelonggoodread.com/2012/04/17/a-true-horror-story-the-abuse-of-teenage-boys-in-a-detention-centre/) thelonggoodread.com – April 17, 2012 Prisons chief admits failings in service over sexual abuse www.guardian.co.uk – April 13, 2012 “Guardian investigation has found 26 former young … Continue reading →
Dems kill crackdown on teacher-student sex www.wnd.com – April 17, 2012 “Majority Democrats on a California state legislative committee have decided to kill a plan that would have cracked down on intimate relationships between school teachers and their students,…” This … Continue reading →
School covers mural for depicting a man, woman & child 630wpro.com – April 16, 2012 Warwick School Superintendent Peter Horoschak is stepping in after a student mural at Pilgrim High School was deemed inappropriate and painted over because it depicted … Continue reading →
California Declares War on Suburbia online.wsj.com – April 9, 2012 (August 9, 2023 update: Full article can be read from web.archive.org: https://web.archive.org/web/20150301194833/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303302504577323353434618474) “Planners want to herd millions into densely packed urban corridors… “California has declared war on the most popular … Continue reading →