Amazon forests — the “lungs of planet Earth” — could be pushed towards a “tipping point” as severe droughts converge with fires to bring about massive forest loss, a new study shows. Climate change will likely increase regional temperatures while decreasing precipitation, and that means an increased likelihood of a perfect storm of conditions for […]
Hyères – The year 2020 will be remembered in our collective memory as a year marked by turbulence and disruption. Since the beginning of the pandemic back in February-March the entire world came to a stillstand followed by complete lockdown in over 100 countries across continents. The fashion industry was greatly affected by the lockdown […]
Racing Point technical director Andy Green believes the Silverstone-based outfit can put Sebastian Vettel back on the right track when he joins the team for 2021. Ferrari announced last spring that it would part ways with Vettel at the end of the 2020 season, a dismissal many believed would signal the end of the four-time […]
MONTREAL — Air Canada is still looking to take Transat AT under its wing despite the COVID-19 pandemic that has rocked the airline industry, but it will pay far less than originally expected. The two companies announced Saturday they’d agreed on revised terms that would see Air Canada pay $5 a share for the parent […]
The Alberta government will cut up to 11,000 jobs at Alberta Health Services to save money _ a move the Opposition says is cruel and will create chaos in the health-care system. Health Minister Tyler Shandro made the announcement Tuesday at a news conference in Edmonton, noting that nurses and front-line workers will not lose […]
There’s no time like the present to save the future of the internet. That’s the message from the nation’s largest and most active organizations focused on the issue of online freedom and net neutrality. Following this week’s news that FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is preparing a push to pass new rules that would allow the […]
Following international outcry from health professionals and a deadly polio epidemic in several countries, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency has vowed to never again use fake vaccination campaigns or implement community healthy workers in their clandestine operations overseas. In a letter to the deans of 12 public health schools in the U.S., President Obama’s top […]
Click:vanilla gifts An effort to put a moratorium on fracking in the state of California failed to pass the state Senate on Wednesday following a spending blitz by the energy industry. With an 18-16 vote, the bill, brought forth by Senator Holly Mitchell (D-Los Angeles), was three votes shy of what it needed to move […]
Click:Traditional Japanese Swords Verizon introduced a new argument against net neutrality this week, claiming that a lack of “fast lane” services could hurt blind, deaf, and disabled internet users. According to Mother Jones, Verizon lobbyists on the Hill claimed that without fast lane internet, disabled Americans could be faced with substandard service as web traffic […]
new reporting from the Associated Press. Interviews, court records and public-records requests show that the Obama administration has repeatedly taken the “unusual step” of getting directly involved in “routine state public records cases and criminal trials regarding use of the technology,” resulting in police departments censoring or completely withholding the information from the public, according […]