From the Great Lakes to Texas, people in already polluted neighborhoods are watching warily as refineries grow to accommodate the Canadian oil. Thus far, much of the controversy over tar sands has centered on the environmental damage caused by extraction and the risks of a spill from the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry the fuel to Gulf Coast refineries.
Daily Archives: 31. Oktober 2012
US warns Israel off pre-emptive strike on Iran
„The Gulf states‘ one great fear is Iran going nuclear. The other is a regional war that would destabilise them,“ said a source in the region. „They might support a massive war against Iran, but they know they are not going to get that, and they know a limited strike is not worth it, as it will not destroy the programme and only make Iran angrier.“
India‘s Recording Industry Wants The Power To Take Down Content Without Notification
Then, once you thought you had India‘s government pinned down as an overzealous anti-piracy enforcer for the movie industry, an ISP found itself being fined by a consumer group for going too far with its blockage.
Weed pass plan ditched, Dutch government leaves it to cities to bar foreigners from buying marijuana
The incoming Dutch government has ditched plans for a national „weed pass“ that would have been available only to residents and that would have effectively banned tourists from Amsterdam‘s marijuana cafes.
Hack the vote: Russian election chief rips US elections, voting machines
Russia’s Central Election Commission chief has ranked the American electoral system among the “worst in the world.”
Counter-electronics High-powered Advanced Missile Project: Boeing’s new drone-borne EMP missile
Counter-electronics High-powered Advanced Missile Project: Boeing’s new drone-borne EMP missile
Retired Police Captain demolishes the War on Drugs
LEAP co-founder, Peter Christ, appears on WGRZ-TV in Buffalo, NY and takes on all aspects of our disastrous War on Drugs. Captain Christ is vice-chair of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
Romney donor behind voter fraud billboards
Stephen Einhorn, the head of a small Milwaukee-based mergers-and-acquisitions consulting firm, admitted that he was behind the anonymous billboards, which Clear Channel Outdoor Advertising pulled after pressure from activist groups in the area. Some liberals suggested that the billboards would intimidate Obama-leaning voters.
Streit spitzt sich zu: Frankreich droht mit Veto gegen EU-Budget
Der Plan der Europäischen Kommission sieht 2014 bis 2020 Ausgaben in Höhe von 1,033 Billionen Euro vor.
Niederlage für Cameron: Parlamentsmehrheit will EU-Haushalt kürzen
Der britische Premierminister David Cameron hat bei einer Abstimmung zum EU-Haushalt im britischen Parlament eine herbe Niederlage einstecken müssen.
Erdogan bietet der EU ein türkisches Darlehen an
Unter den Politikern Europas gibt es wenige, die als Staatsmänner gelten können. Dazu gehört zweifellos Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Nicht nur, weil unter Zwergen der Mittelgroße als Riese gilt.
European Commissioner Affirms Europe Wants CETA
In an interview with viEUws, the European Commissioner for Trade, Karel De Gucht, affirms that Europe wants to close the Canadian-European Trade Agreement (CETA) by the end of this year—which would have been today, since the European calendar year ends on October 31.1 CETA is a trade agreement designed to strengthen economic ties between Canada and the EU through “free” trade and increased investment.
Hurrikan `Sandy`: Venezuela richtet Luftbrücke nach Kuba und Haiti ein
Am Dienstag trafen nach Angaben des lateinamerikanischen Nachrichtensenders Telesur erste Hilfslieferungen aus Venezuela in Kuba und Haiti ein. Eine Maschine der venezolanischen Luftwaffe brachte demnach 14 Tonnen Nahrungsmittel ist das ostkubanische Santiago de Cuba, die zweitgrößte Stadt des Landes.
Schrottmeiler Cattenom wird mit Milliarden modernisiert
Der neue Direktor des Atommeilers Cattenom Guy Catrix gab gestern bekannt, dass in die Atomzentrale Cattenom bis zu vier Milliarden Euro für die Modernisierung investiert werden sollen. Bei dieser Bekanntmachung zeigt sich die Saarländische Landesregierung von den Plänen überrascht. „Da hat wohl die Saar Regierung irgendetwas verschlafen“, so Ute Schlumpberger, Gründerin und Sprecherin der Bürgerinitiative Cattenom Non Merci.
Cameron suffers stinging defeat over Europe
The Government was defeated by 307 votes to 294, a majority of 13. Commons sources estimated that 51 Tories voted against the Government, with two more acting as tellers.
First defeat as Coalition loses EU budget vote in Commons
David Cameron suffered a damaging defeat tonight as dozens of mutinous Tory MPs joined forces with Labour to demand the Prime Minister presses for cuts in European Union spending.
PMQs: Cameron and Miliband clash over EU budget
The Labour leader was guilty of „opportunism“ and „playing politics, not serving the country“, he alleged.
„People haven‘t forgotten the fact that they [Labour] gave away half our rebate in one negotiation, that they agreed a massive increase to the EU budget under their government,“ Mr Cameron said.
Cameron faces damaging protest over EU budget
Many Britons regard the EU as an incompetent, spendthrift source of bureaucracy. Britain’s ties with the 27-member bloc are likely to be a big theme in a national election due in 2015.
Greeks protest against new taxes with ice and pig posters
After Molotov cocktails, slices of marble and oranges, Greek protesters have found new ways, in the shape of ice and pig posters, to demonstrate against austerity and the effects of the debt crisis, AFP reported.
South Sudan police fire on student protest: witnesses
South Sudanese police fired live ammunition at students protesting against a suspected land-grab of school property in Juba, wounding two people including a teacher, witnesses said on Wednesday.
Bahrain bans public demonstrations as protest movement rises again
While leaders across the Middle East were toppled or forced to make concessions amid mass protests in 2011, calls for democratic reform in Bahrain, a tiny island off the coast of Saudi Arabia, were quashed
Bogota students clash with police
Bogota police were forced to block off major streets in the capital Wednesday afternoon, as students began rioting outside the National University.
Colombian protesters clash with police during ‚week of indignation‘
Protesters take part in a march during the „week of indignation“ in Bogota on Tuesday.
Public workers march during a protest to the parliament in Lisbon
Public workers march during a protest to the parliament in Lisbon October 31, 2012. Unions and ‚Indignados‘, a group of young unemployed people, staged protests in front of parliament on Wednesday. A few hundred had gathered by the time the vote took place, shouting anti-government slogans
Portugals Sparetat in erster Lesung gebilligt – Neue Proteste
Ein Abgeordneter des Mitte-Rechts-Bündnisses ordnete sich der Koalitionsdisziplin jedoch nicht unter und votierte dagegen. Der Haushalt soll am 27. November endgültig verabschiedet werden.
Mappus ruft zweites Gericht wegen seiner Daten an
Der frühere baden-württembergische Ministerpräsident Stefan Mappus will per Gericht verhindern, dass seine Unterlagen an den EnBW-Untersuchungsausschuss weitergegeben werden.
Verjähren Kriegsverbrechen? – Die AnStifter fahren nach Sant’Anna di Stazzema…
In einem Aufruf heißt es: „Ein NS-Kriegsverbrechen, das nicht verjährt? 1944 ermordet die SS 560 Menschen in einem italienischen Dorf, vor allem Frauen und Kinder. Die Täter sind
verurteilt, aber frei. Die Überlebenden fordern Gerechtigkeit… vergeblich.“ Die Stuttgarter Staatsanwaltschaft – zuständig Bernhard Häussler – hat das Verfahren vor wenigen Tagen eingestellt.
Mit einer Fahrt in das italienische Dorf und der Überbringung einer Spende sowie einer Unterschriftenliste soll die Solidarität mit den Menschen dort zum Ausdruck gebracht werden