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Dilip Dahanukar - Global Warming Can Not Melt the Polar Ice Caps From Below By : Dilip Dahanukar The Earth is being heated by the Sun every day Almost 174,000 Terawatts of energy hits the Earth Linda Cartwright - Turkey to Northern Cyprus Water Pipeline by 2012 By : Linda Cartwright A Multi-million-dollar undersea pipeline designed to bring water to North Cyprus from Turkey could be up and running by 2012 As there has been a period of water shortage, President Demetris Christofias, the internationally-recognised Greek Cypriot leader, is presently trying to supply the southern part of the divided island through tankers bringing water from Greece Chris Woolfrey - How the E.U Plans to Combat Global Warming By : Chris Woolfrey Climate change and global warming - indeed, how to control them - are becoming more central to politics with every new development Sustainable energy is the method of our times, and government's across the globe are under pressure - from each other, from environmental groups, and from individuals - to implement genuine and successful 'green' policy Chris Woolfrey - The Solar Decathlon - Giving Solar Power a Makeover By : Chris Woolfrey In the Autumn of next year, the third 'Solar Decathlon' will take place in Washington, DC Johnny Summerton - There's Nothing Like Good Neighbours By : Johnny Summerton And if the case of the recent discovery of the body of a 70-year-old man in his apartment in the town of Aix-les-Bains in southeastern France is anything to go by, he had anything but "good neighbours" While there's nothing too unusual perhaps in the report of an elderly person's death going unnoticed, especially when he or she lives alone, there must be more than a little cause for concern in cases such as this one Johnny Summerton - How Could Parents Forget? By : Johnny Summerton It's a question that has preoccupied many here in France over the past month, and sadly made the headlines far too often It's also one to which it's difficult to provide an answer Bill Knell - Edgar Mitchell’s Roswell Revelations and Pentagon Briefing By : Bill Knell When former Astronaut Edgar Mitchell recently told the world that he had been briefed on Aliens and UFOs by the US Ryan Whatley - French Power EDF Ready to Take Over British Energy By : Ryan Whatley After the nuclear power company British Energy announced that it was thinking about takeover approaches earlier this year, and then subsequently held talks and meetings with EDF of France, EON and RWE of Germany, and Iberdrola of Spain Bill Knell - The Needles UFO Crash: What Really Happened? By : Bill Knell On May 14, 2008, an oval object with a turquoise glow fell out of the sky around three o’clock in the morning and crashed west of the Colorado River near Needles, California The crash was almost immediately followed by the appearance of unmarked vehicles with government license plates manned by non-uniformed personnel, a small fleet of transport aircrafts and helicopters including a sky crane which later removed the object Chris Woolfrey - Universal Solar Power - 'Solar Tres' and Commercial Solar Thermal Energy By : Chris Woolfrey After the success of Solar One - the world's first large-scale thermal solar power plant - and its update, Solar Two, Europe has now entered into the race for sustained solar power Solar Tres, located West of Ejica in the Andalusia district of Spain, has been modeled on the Solar One and Two projects, which were developed and updated in the Marstow Desert, California, in 1981 and 1995 Bill Knell - Apollo Astronaut Mitchell Says Aliens Exist and the Government Doesn’t Want You to Know About Them By : Bill Knell Edgar Mitchell was one of the twelve Americans to walk on the surface of the moon During a recent radio interview on the UK-based Kerrang Bill Knell - Indiana UFO Invasion By : Bill Knell UFOs being chased by military jets has become a common theme in the USA other the past year In all of these cases the jets almost immediately dropped flairs to cover up what was, obviously, a far more interesting mission John Schlismann - Alleviating Poverty Through Incentive Based Aid Programs By : John Schlismann Poverty is an issue affecting countries in approximately two thirds of the world we live in, and with increased globalization it is a problem that has ramifications never felt before in the Western world The question of how to alleviate poverty and suffering in our world is one that has plagued the minds of people for years; the simple answer provided by many is simply to increase money, however does this increase really help alleviate poverty or does it have the potential to make the problem even worse Bill Knell - The Flushing Meadows Park Zoo Animal Mutilations and UFO Mystery By : Bill Knell Flushing Meadows Park has a long and unusual history It is located ten miles east of Manhattan on Long Island in the Borough of Queens, New York City, between the towns of Flushing and Corona Johnny Summerton - Sarkozy Set For a Constitutional Showdown By : Johnny Summerton Hardly the sexiest headline by any stretch of the imagination But there again when it comes to institutional reform and changes to the constitution, the subject matter is hardly guaranteed to instill much enthusiasm Robert Waugh - How to Beat the World Wide Recession By : Robert Waugh The recession is really taking its toll in the US and over here in the UK, every day more and more people are getting further and further in debt The US and the UK housing markets are spiraling ever downward with house prices dropping on a daily level Mark Smalls - Florida Power and Light Company Given Go Ahead For Solar Power Facilities By : Mark Smalls On the 15 July, the Florida Public Services Commission granted FPL permission to begin work on three major Solar Power plants across the state The first of these projects is 'The Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center', scheduled for construction at the company's already existent 'Martin Plant' site Mark Smalls - Green Olympics - London and the Environment in 2012 By : Mark Smalls With talk of China's high rates of pollution dominating headlines in the run up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, it is important to remember that sport and the environment can go hand in hand In the last year, the Chinese capital has been the subject of much media scrutiny surrounding its environmental and emissions policy L.S. Sya - Parks Protect Amazon in Perul By : L.S. Sya Scientists at the Carnegie Institution's Department of Global Ecology studying satellite date have found that only 1 to 2 percent of forest disturbance in the Peruvian Amazon occured in protected areas, which means that land-use and conservation policies have been successful Protected areas are 18 times more effective at reducing deforestatio than unprotected areas L.S. Sya - Cuba to Plant 135 Million Trees By : L.S. Sya The UN Environment Program (UNEP) international tree planting campaign, "Plant for the Planet:Billion Tree Campaign", aimed at recovering forests globally has begun garnering support One nation that has embraced the concept is Cuba, which will plant 135 million trees this year to recover forests in the Caribbean country L.S. Sya - Brazil Cerrado Being Destroyed By : L.S. Sya The cerrado, a wooded grassland that once spanned 204 million hectares, half the size of Europe, is quickly being changed into croplands to meet rising demand for soybeans, sugarcane, and cattle According to a Brazilian expert on the savannah ecosystem, the cerrado is now disappearing at a breakneck rate, twice that of the Amazon rainforest Becky Caulkin - Five Good Reasons To Love A Recession, Home Depot Coupons Not Withstanding By : Becky Caulkin What do you think of when you hear the word recession Ruin Johnny Summerton - Adieu PPDA By : Johnny Summerton There was an end of a television era here yesterday as Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, affectionately known in this country as PPDA, made his final broadcast as anchorman on TF1's prime time news slot Think of a news anchor in your own country, someone who has been around for donkeys years and at a certain time of the day when the small screen is flickering becomes almost part of the sitting room furniture Johnny Summerton - Sarkozy to Blame For Royal's Break-in? By : Johnny Summerton This is a political piece that by its very definition can only be filed under "Strange" on any website It concerns last year's defeated candidate in the French presidential elections, Ségolène Royal, and her claims that she is paying the price for comments she made recently about the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy Johnny Summerton - Sarkozy's "Astonishing" Olympic Announcement By : Johnny Summerton So it's official The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, will be attending the opening of the Olympic games in Beijing, After a "productive" 30-minute meeting with the Chinese president, Hu Jintao, Sarkozy's office officially released the news on Wednesday that it had already leaked to the French media last Friday L.S. Sya - Coal And Forest Preservation By : L.S. Sya The recent conference on global deforestation held in Sydney co hosted by the Australian Ministers for Environment and Foreign Affairs drew a crowd of ministers, officials from all over the world and international development agencies Preservation of natural forests was proven to be of particular interest, especially when it is largely believed that deforestation contributes about 20% of greenhouse gas emissions Johnny Summerton - Sarkozy's G8 Ennui By : Johnny Summerton He was bored, the poor man You could see it in his eyes and his body language Johnny Summerton - Betancourt's Unsung Hero By : Johnny Summerton Since the dramatic rescue last week of 15 hostages held by Colombia's leftist rebel movement the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or Farc, much of this country's attention - if not the world's - has been focused on Ingrid Betancourt Finally though one of France's leading national daily newspapers, Le Figaro, has caught up with reports that have appeared elsewhere around the globe Johnny Summerton - Sarkozy's Union-Bashing Barb By : Johnny Summerton Sometimes a politician can believe his or her own spin just a little too much that it leaves many onlookers gasping in disbelief and checking their ears to make sure they've heard correctly Such has been the case here in France since Saturday when the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, came up with what surely has to be the most unlikely interpretation of recent events in this country Bill Knell - UK UFO Encounters Blamed on Chinese Lanterns, But is That the TRUTH? By : Bill Knell A clerk at the Tern Hill Hall Hotel told UK newspapers that the launch of Chinese lanterns for a wedding reception was behind the mass sighting of UFOs by soldiers and civilians on June 7, 2008 However, some experts disagree Bill Knell - How Much is That Alien in the Window? By : Bill Knell UFO activist Jeff Peckman teamed up with UFO Experiencer Stan Romanek during a recent press conference to call for a ballot initiative to create an Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission in Denver Peckman believes that the commission will help to prepare the city for extraterrestrial visitations Bill Knell - The Haunting Story of Alexandra Holzer By : Bill Knell Alexandra Holzer had anything but a normal childhood One of two sisters, she is the youngest born to Ghost Hunter Hans Holzer and Countess Catherine Buxhoeveden Bill Knell - Did Howard Hughes View a Captured UFO and Its Occupants? By : Bill Knell Did Howard Hughes ever get a chance to view a captured or crashed UFO and its occupants I have long pondered this question and there may now be an answer to it Bill Knell - Vietnam UFO Crash Metal May Be the Smoking Gun By : Bill Knell According to Officials at the state run Vietnam News Agency, “An unidentified flying object exploded at about 10am on May 27 over the northern part of Phu Quoc Island" Colonel Nguyen Van Qui, a military commander on the island was the source of the report and no civilian, commercial or military aircraft are said to be missing in that area of southern Vietnam or nearby Cambodia Johnny Summerton - Twice an Orphan - Barmy Bureaucracy or Welfare of the Child? You Judge. By : Johnny Summerton Last weekend here in France an 11-year-old boy, Joris, found himself effectively orphaned for the second time He was taken into care after his father, 34-year-old Aboubakar Coulibaly, was deported back to his native Côte d'Ivoire Christophe Catesson - The Effects of Global Warming By : Christophe Catesson When you hear about the effects of global warming it is important to understand that the effects we are experiencing today are moderate compared to what the future will see if we do not take preventative action Over the next century researchers and environmental professionals are stating that the effects of global warming will continue on a constant inclined curve Johnny Summerton - Public Prosecutor Recommends Dropping (Jean) Sarkozy Charges By : Johnny Summerton The mysterious if somewhat exhausting case of the hit-and-run scooter and the role of the French president's son, Jean Sarkozy, could be nearing its conclusion A Paris prosecutor has recommended dropping charges against him, but a final decision won't be handed down until September Johnny Summerton - Ad’ Campaign to Promote Sarkozy’s Election Promise By : Johnny Summerton The French government has launched a media blitz in an attempt to convince people that it really is winning the battle to increase purchasing power In the coming weeks the French will be treated to over 1,600 TV commercials as well as Internet advertising and full page spreads in the national and regional daily newspapers Yuan-tsung Chen - A True-Life Story of David Versus Goliath By : Yuan-tsung Chen My book, RETURN TO THE MIDDLE KINGDOM: One Family, Three Revolutionaries, and the Birth of Modern China, is non-fiction, but in order to bring the history alive, I had to bring the characters and places alive I've given some idea of how I wrote three-dimensional characters previously, and now I want to say how important it is to know the places the protagonists had been to Johnny Summerton - Sarkozy Starts Visit to Israel By : Johnny Summerton The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, begins a three-day visit to Israel on Sunday in what the press back home is reporting as further proof of an improvement in relations between the two countries It'll be only the third time a French president has visited Israel, and Sarkozy is likely to have a far more conciliatory tone than his predecessors Ray Subs - Algae Biodiesel: Fuel of the Future By : Ray Subs There is no question that alternative fuel sources must be found if we are going to reduce our dependence on oil, lower transportation costs, and stop damaging the environment Algae biodiesel is a fuel alternative that has many people hopeful for these changes as it creates fuel efficiently without displacing food crops, damaging the environment, and it reduces our dependence on oil Attila Jancsina - The Nicaragua Canal: Will it Ever be Built? By : Attila Jancsina The Nicaragua Canal: Will It Ever be Built Everyone knows about the Panama Canal, and how it connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans Johnny Summerton - France Faces Fine Over Lack of Hamster Love By : Johnny Summerton Weird but true, France is being threatened with a €17 million penalty if it doesn’t clean up its act and come up with a strategy to save the European hamster, one of the continent’s most threatened species Last week the European Commission, the executive branch of the 27-member European Union, gave France a two-month deadline or else it would have to cough up the whopping fine for failing to comply with the Habitats Directive (yes we’re in Eurobabbleland here) to prevent the rodent’s extinction Kadence Buchanan - Choose Your Plastic Products With Care By : Kadence Buchanan People of a certain generation remember when a neighbor whispered a hot tip into the Graduate's ear, "Plastics" That was a reflection of the 1960's excitement over the material that promised to revolutionize manufacturing, industry and household living Johnny Summerton - Ferrari to Return as PPDA is Given the Boot By : Johnny Summerton One of France’s top news anchors, Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, will bid farewell to viewers this summer and be replaced by the darling of the French media, Laurence Ferrari PPDA as he is more affectionately known has been a familiar face on prime time news for more than three decades Dave Text - Black Powder Guns 101 By : Dave Text Gun powder also called black powder, is made of pyrotechnic composition which is an explosive combination of potassium nitrate, charcoal and sulfur that flames quickly and can produce a number of hot solids and gases that can be used as a propellant in fireworks as well as fire arms Black powder guns are guns that are loaded with black powder Mia Den Haan - Towards 2025 – When There Are Fewer Glaciers and Less Arctic Ice By : Mia Den Haan Many of the ice structures like glaciers, ice in mountain areas, and the Arctic icecap are melting Most of these structures will no longer be in existence by 2025 Johnny Summerton - Martine Aubry – The Lady In Waiting. By : Johnny Summerton She might have been absent from national politics for the past eight years, but now a one-time leading light of the Socialist party, Martine Aubry, appears to be back in favour Aubry is being touted – not least by herself – as a figure behind which activists could unite in the tussle for the leadership of the party due in November Johnny Summerton - France's "Virgin Obsessed" Serial Killer Gets Life By : Johnny Summerton After a high profile trial lasting two months, a court in northeastern France on Wednesday found Michel Fourniret, the country’s most notorious serial killer in decades, guilty on seven counts of murder and sentenced him to life imprisonment His wife, Monique Olivier, was also sentenced to 28 years behind bars for complicity Johnny Summerton - A Nouvel Skyscraper For Paris By : Johnny Summerton The French capital is to get just what it needs to set it apart from the rest of the globe’s major cities - a new 300-metre skyscraper set to challenge the world-famous Eiffel tower’s domination of the city’s skyline France’s very own Jean Nouvel fought off competition from four other world class architects to be awarded the commission to construct the new Signal tower Johnny Summerton - A Taxing Day As Sarkozy Goes Walkabout Among The Fruit And Veg By : Johnny Summerton What a start to the day for the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy He was up and about before dawned cracked rubbing shoulders and pressing flesh with the hoi polloi at Rungis, France’s largest wholesale food and flower market just south of Paris Paula Barton - Spray Foam Insulation By : Paula Barton The average family in the United States spends around $1,300 a year on bills to provide energy to the home, most of that energy is wasted by the home Millions of $’s are wasted every year through appliances being unnecessarily left on and conditioned or heated air is just rushing out of buildings Johnny Summerton - The First Lady Sings By : Johnny Summerton For some it will be a date to note in their diaries and one on which they will undoubtedly rush out in anticipation to the record stores For others it will quite possibly be time to clap their hands over their ears in an attempt to protect their hearing Johnny Summerton - The Knives Are Out By : Johnny Summerton The big guns within the Socialist party here in France are warming up for battle ahead of an election to choose a new leader even though that’s still over six months away Segolene Royal officially announced her intention to stand last Friday Anthony Arrigo - The Enemy Of The Night By : Anthony Arrigo What is more inspiring than a dark night filled with sparkling stars There’s just something magical about looking into the dark sky and seeing a sky packed with dazzeling stars, it is certainly breath taking Warren Cornelius - Violence Erupts In Zimbabwe By : Warren Cornelius Human Rights Watch and other rights groups recently accused Zimbabwe’s army and President Robert Mugabe of unleashing “terror and violence” on dissenters of his 28-year regime According to the Associated Press, Zimbabwe’s opposition party and its presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai have linked the recent surge in violence after last months presidential election to the security forces and “war veterans” that are loyal to Robert Mugabe Johnny Summerton - The Holiday That Was, Then Wasn’t And Now Is By : Johnny Summerton This is the rather muddled tale of the public holiday that disappeared from the French calendar four years ago when it became a quasi-working day But lo and behold, and hallelujah, everything’s back to normal at last and lundi Pentecôte, or Whit Monday, is once again a day off Johnny Summerton - Sarkozy Sees Sense On Blair Presidency By : Johnny Summerton It has not been made official yet but it’s already doing the rounds of the media both here in France and across the channel in Britain The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, is apparently not going to back former British prime minister, Tony Blair, as a candidate to become the first president of the European Union Sohail Inayatullah - Five Futures For Pakistan By : Sohail Inayatullah In this essay, I outline Five futures for Pakistan: (1) the Pendulum continues forever, (2) Collapse, (3) Joining Chindia, (4) the Great Game, and (5) a South Asian Confederation The most familiar and likely are based on the pendulum of rule by the military and rule by landlord/politicians Christophe Catesson - The Real Causes Of Global Warming - Find Out How Our Daily Habits Have Disastrous Effects For The Planet By : Christophe Catesson The two major greenhouse gases are the carbon dioxide that contributes to the greenhouse effect to a height of 60% and methane While methane has only a weak life span in the atmosphere, the carbon dioxide there remains for more than a century Gavin Dye - What Are The Pros And Cons To Solar Energy By : Gavin Dye Using the power of the sun to power our lifestyles, on paper looks like a natural fit As with all things in life there are two sides to any argument and Solar Power is no different, so hopefully in this article I will answer what are the pro’s and con’s to using solar energy in today’s world The Pro's to using Solar Energy 1 Donald Mckenzie Jr - Global Warming - 5 Simple Ways To Go Green And Save The Environment By : Donald Mckenzie Jr In today’s world global warming is an area of great concern If everyone makes small changes to become economically friendly, things would get better John Hill - UK Asbestos Regulations By : John Hill Asbestos has been one of the most discussed health topics of the last few decades This is due to the fact that asbestos emits invisible fibres that can have harmful effects on anyone who comes into contact with them for prolonged periods Diane Diekman - Kobe Earthquake - Interview With A Survivor By : Diane Diekman The earthquake that struck Kobe (ko-bay), Japan, in 1995 registered 72 on the Richter scale and lasted twenty seconds David Mark - Peak Oil: Get Ready, Its Here By : David Mark Rising gas prices, economic uncertainty, and the collapse of the dollar are just some of the signs that a recession is at hand But is this just another recession or a sign of something more disastrous Donald Mckenzie Jr - Global Warming - 10 Simple Ways To Lower Your Carbon Emissions By : Donald Mckenzie Jr Today the global warming situation has been getting a ton of media coverage Many scientists from all over the world have agreed that the planet has been getting warmer due to many environmental factors Alan Graham - Check Out Charities: 5 Tips For Choosing A Worthwhile Charity And Getting Involved By : Alan Graham The call to make a positive difference in the larger world around us is heard by millions of people every day Most of us just put it off because we are understandably busy with our day-to-day lives of surviving and thriving: families, incomes and personal pursuits need to be sustained and nurtured Nahshon Roberts - Video Surveillance In The Kingdom By : Nahshon Roberts A lot of European nations utilize public video surveillance as a leading tool for monitoring movement and possible terrorist acts The United Kingdom is known for relying heavily on video surveillance in crime prevention efforts Nahshon Roberts - Video Surveillance Goes International By : Nahshon Roberts Around the world, various nations utilize public video surveillance as a leading tool for monitoring movement and possible terrorist acts Some of these countries have come to rely very heavily on video surveillance for aid in crime prevention Sarah BB - Global Warming Topics By : Sarah BB The past 100 years has seen the Earths surface warm up approximately 06°C Sarah BB - A Good Diet Is Essential By : Sarah BB A good normal sustainable diet will help you maintain a healthy body balance, give you sustained energy and additional brainpower Without a good sustainable diet in your life you will find that it will be more difficult to lose weight than not Sarah BB - Climate Change On Coral Reefs By : Sarah BB The Coral reefs that are known and loved the world over are in danger of being killed off by the effects of Climate Change The Coral Reefs are one of the richest places for Biodiversity, but they are also one of the most neglected Tom Phelps - Global Warming’s Fever By : Tom Phelps “The earth has a fever” This was a statement from Nobel Prize winning documentarian, Al Gore Anthony J. Namata - America’s Impending Recession Is Good News For MLM By : Anthony J. Namata When you go back in history, it is when there was a recession when some people got rich This is the beginning of 2008, and after President George W Bush’s speech, markets are jittery due to fears of a recession in the US economy Cosmetics Fairy - Collagen Skin Care By : Cosmetics Fairy Collagen has been widely used in cosmetic surgery as a healing aid for burn patients, reconstruction of bone and a wide variety of dental, orthopaedic and surgical purposes Until quite recently Collagen as a beauty treatment has not been widely used for household cosmetic makeup Alissa Haddad - Lebanese News: Getting A Clear Picture From The Middle East By : Alissa Haddad The top news of the day reaches millions of people daily via the Internet You can catch up with the geo-political and environmental issues, as well as the latest Lebanese news sprinkled with interesting blogs and videos chronicling the lighter side of life about the people, culture, and events in Iraq, Egypt, Lebanon, Greece, Israel and more Alissa Haddad - Lebanon News And Great Opportunities By : Alissa Haddad Opportunities come your way via several routes It could be a tip from a friend, something said in discussions, a look at the shops around you, or something you stumbled on online Texas UFO And Jets May Have Entered Restricted Presidential Airspace By : Bill Knell The laundry list of strangeness surrounding the Stephenville, Texas, UFO sightings is growing Despite efforts by a military spokesperson to attribute the sightings to F-16 training maneuvers, new video shows a strange object that doesn’t look or act anything like a conventional aircraft

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