Salmond promises bonfire of the quangoes (The Scotsman)
ALEX Salmond announced proposals yesterday to scrap 50 quangos and government agencies to free up the money which he needs to meet his party's ambitious spending plans....more...Now or never to save the planet: UN (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Humanity is changing Earth's climate so fast and devouring resources so voraciously that it is poised to bequeath a ravaged planet to future generations, the United Nations warned in its most comprehensive survey of the environment....more... Washington learns Katrina lesson (The Scotsman)
CALIFORNIA'S wildfires were declared a "major disaster" by the federal government last night in a response aimed at burying memories of the botched relief efforts following Hurricane Katrina in 2005....more... SNP gathers forces to fight Trident missile replacement (The Scotsman)
THE Scottish Government yesterday took the first steps towards stopping a new nuclear weapons system being stationed in Scotland....more... Briefly in Tompkins (The Ithaca Journal)
Because of construction that will close East Avenue between Campus Road and Tower Road on the Cornell University campus, Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit will relocate its bus stops at Statler and Sage halls from Oct. 22-26....more... |