Two U.S. congressmen ended their oilsands fact-finding mission to Alberta, saying they will urge their colleagues to ignore talk of “dirty oil.”
In June, U.S. mayors passed a resolution calling on cities to ban the purchase of energy from unconventional sources, including the oilsands, for their municipal fleets because they say it produces three times the carbon emissions it takes to…
Supreme Court to Hear Case of Filling Lake with Toxic Waste
Gold mining is among the most polluting endeavors on Earth, and Kensington is not alone among controversial Alaskan mines. Gold mines are the nation's largest source of mercury pollution, for instance. (See the top 10 polluters.) Like…
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The Championships, Wimbledon are in full swing at Londons All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. As Roger Federer and Venus Williams defend their singles titles at the only grass court Grand Slam tournament, we thought wed answer some questions about the worlds oldest tennis championship.
Why are the players wearing so much white? Because they have to. The All England Clubs dress code dictates that players have to wear predominantly white clothing throughout the tournament, a rule unique to the Wimbledon among its Grand Slam…
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A Superior Court Judge in Fulton County, Georgia has ruled that construction of Dynegys Longleaf plant be halted until it is assured the plant will limit the amount of carbon dioxide it releases.
The court cited the Supreme Court’s 2007 ruling recognizing that carbon dioxide is a pollutant under the federal Clean Air Act.? It’s the first time any court has applied the ruling to an industrial source.
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A Canadian court has lifted a 12-year-old girl’s grounding, overturning her father’s punishment for disobeying his orders to stay off the Internet, his lawyer said Wednesday. The girl had taken her father to Quebec Superior Court after he refused to allow her to go on a school trip for chatting on websites he tried to block…
The girl had taken her father to Quebec Superior Court after he refused to allow her to go on a school trip for chatting on websites he tried to block, and then posting “inappropriate” pictures of herself online using a friend's…
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A CANNABIS campaigner from Plymouth has appeared in court charged with growing the Class C drug and supplying it to others.
Stuart Wyatt, 36, appeared in custody on crutches before city magistrates yesterday after being arrested on Thursday.
Concentrate on getting the job done in a humane amount of time rather than disregarding people's human rights and keeping them banged up with no charge for 6 whole weeks. Shane, Plymouth
Despite getting beat in a game of pick-up basketball, Hillary Clinton refused to admit defeat and wouldn’t leave the court.
8 minutes later, the teams were neck and neck in a 14-14 shootout. After another Clinton turnover, McAuliffe once again found himself with an opportunity to make history. He passed the ball into the post, and the ball was passed right back to…
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Get a feel for what its like to police the streets in some of the worlds toughest cities by checking out this list. These are actual blogs owned by policemen, lawyers, attorney, public defenders, and many more!
Turn to these blogs to learn about new policies and campaigns to improve the justice system. This list also includes sites that serve as one-stop resources for criminal justice professionals and students who need news updates and more.
A MAN yesterday admitted he had deliberately and maliciously infected his wife of more than 10 years with the deadly HIV virus.
Montgomery and his former partner started dating in 1994 when he was 24 and she was 16. The first time they slept together, the victim claims she asked him to wear a condom, but Montgomery refused, saying "Do I look like I've got…
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Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee sprinter who was barred from able-bodied competition in January, will be allowed to pursue his dream of qualifying for the Olympic Games after an unexpected decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Several Paralympic athletes and officials said that the court’s ruling would probably not affect many athletes, at least immediately. A large portion of athletes in the Paralympic Games, which take place two weeks after the Olympics,…
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