je.st
news
Tag: people
Fears Grow Indigenous People Path Massive Ethiopian Dam
2015-04-17 02:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: A United Nations mission is due to take place this month to assess the impact of Ethiopia's massive Gilgel Gibe III hydroelectric power project on the Omo River which feeds Lake Turkana, the world's largest desert lake, lying mostly in northwest Kenya with its northern tip extending into Ethiopia. The report of the visit by a delegation from the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) from Ethiopia's state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate (FBC) comes amid warnings...
Tags: people
path
grow
massive
T-Mobile Suspends ZTE Zmax Sales Because People Are Idiots
2015-04-16 22:03:30| PC Magazine Cell Phones Product Guide
T-Mobile put ZTE's phablet on ice because people are trying to yank out the battery. One problem: it's not a removable battery.
Tags: people
sales
idiots
tmobile
House Republicans Attack Protections For Poor People Living In Mobile Homes
2015-04-14 14:12:25| Mobile Homes - Topix.net
The House will vote Tuesday to repeal consumer protections for low-income borrowers in rural America who have seen the promise of affordable housing turned into a financial sinkhole by a mobile home industry that makes pre-manufactured houses far more expensive to buy than they need to be. The bill is part of the GOP majority's campaign to chisel away at specific pieces of the Dodd-Frank financial regulatory overhaul that became law in 2010 but which left many details to be filled in later by regulators.
Tags: people
house
mobile
living
Quebec City climate-change march draws 25000 people
2015-04-11 23:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBC: A climate-change march drew about 25,000 people to the streets of Quebec City on Saturday, as protesters try to encourage premiers to take a tougher stance on climate and pipeline regulations. The march was organized by Act On Climate -- a coalition of groups including environmental groups, unions, students and aboriginal groups. It's in preparation for a premiers' summit on climate change which will take place on Tuesday, April 14. The focus is a greener strategy for Canada's provinces...
Tags: people
city
march
quebec
Emera and Mi'kmaq people sign agreement on Maritime Link subsea project
2015-04-09 18:17:28| Energy - Topix.net
Emera has signed an agreement with the Mi'kmaq of Nova Scotia granting them greater involvement in the development of the Maritime Link. The agreement, signed in Halifax today by Chiefs Terrance Paul and Sidney Peters of the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq Chiefs, will allow Mi'kmaq leaders to monitor the construction of the subsea cable and give Mi'kmaq companies fair and equal access to contracts on the project.
Tags: sign
people
link
project
Sites : [161] [162] [163] [164] [165] [166] [167] [168] [169] [170] [171] [172] [173] [174] [175] [176] [177] [178] [179] [180] next »