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“‘If all the external costs of coal are genuinely reflected in the coal price, this will provide a non-distorted price signal for the whole energy market.’ The report said the external and unaccounted costs to China of using coal included air and water pollution, ecosystem degradation, damage to infrastructure, human injuries and loss of life.”
“I work for a major cell phone carrier. About once a year we hear of a story where someone is desperately hanging on to a voicemail from a lost loved one. We will put a hard copy of a voicemail from a lost loved one in your hands if you ask. It could be the … Read more
The second Gitmo trial has started poorly–the defendant refuses to participate because he wants to represent himself. His court-appointed military lawyer says he must respect his client’s wish and has also refused to participate. Can we please move these trials to an experienced courtroom that does not look like a joke?
An 8-year-old was test firing an UZI sub-machine gun with real bullets at a gun show in Massachusetts. Why?
Scientists have discovered a gene that influences gender identity in men.
The US attacks another country in the Middle East. If true, this will certainly help the American reputation around the world.
The US even lacks credibility in Iraq. “The problem for Iraqis, he said, was ‘the feeling with some of the parties that America has no intention of withdrawing within the timetable.’” Mission accomplished.
Worldwide, a rotavirus kills 1,600 children every day. Scientists have developed a vaccine that dramatically reduces illness, and deaths, from the virus.
A teenager in need of a liver transplant proves that games are not only about winning.