UN climate change panel to be warned over reports

Telegraph | The United Nation’s climate change organisation faces a warning over how it uses scientific facts in its influential reports, following the discovery of a series of embarrassing errors in its work.

Dozens killed in series of bomb attacks in Iraq

Telegraph | Dozens of people were killed and scores injured in a series of bomb attacks across Iraq on Wednesday, less than a week before the end of US combat operations.

Pregnant Women Should Avoid Diet Soda

August 23rd, 2010 Telegraph By: Rebecca Smith Research carried out on almost 60,000 pregnant women in Denmark found that those who drank artificially sweetened soft drinks, whether fizzy or still, were more likely to give birth early. It was found that those who drank one serving per day of artificially

Traditional Chinese Medicine Could Boost Cancer Treatment

August 20th, 2010 Telegraph By: Richard Alleyne Known as Huang Qin Tang, the mix of plant extracts, roots and fruit has been used for hundreds of years to treat stomach upsets and nausea. But now researchers have found that it not only does the same for patients on chemotherapy, it also

Spain: 30 injured as bull leaps out of ring

Telegraph | A bull leapt out of the arena at a bullring in northern Spain and charged into a crowd of spectators, injuring 30 people.

Grim future for young workers in ‘pensioner ghettos’

Telegraph | Parts of Britain could become retirement ghettos within a generation with three retired people for every four in work, a report warns.

Business facing a wave of green taxes

London Telegraph | Thousands of British businesses will be liable for significant fines and charges under a new government “green tax” scheme.

New ‘bio-gas’ car unveiled

(NaturalNews) British engineers have successfully converted the fuel system of a Volkswagen Beetle to run mostly on methane “bio-gas” produced from human waste. And according to reports, the converted vehicle operates just as well as the original version. The new vehicle still starts using regular unleaded gasoline, but then runs on methane gas. And the modified “Bio-Bug” is the first methane-powered vehicle to be released in the U.K. that operates without reduced performance. The new Bio-Bug is capable of running on both conventional fuel and methane fuel. It has two tanks, but runs primarily on methane. If the methane tank runs out, the car will switch over to the conventional fuel tank. According to Mohammed Saddiq of GENeco, the company that developed the original prototype, the car runs so well that people “won’t know the difference.” “If you were to drive the car you wouldn’t know it was powered by biogas as it performs just like any conventional car. It is probably the most sustainable car around,” he went on to say further…

The billionaire boys: Beware of geeks bearing gifts

London Telegraph | Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and the world’s richest men are giving half their fortunes to charity – but there is a downside, says William Langley.

The billionaire boys: Beware of geeks bearing gifts

London Telegraph | Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and the world’s richest men are giving half their fortunes to charity – but there is a downside, says William Langley.

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