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Egypts Generals Face a Watery Battle
2014-02-06 09:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Heavy reliance on water intensive crops, a major upstream dam project for the Nile basin, and rising groundwater levels pushing at pharaoh-era monuments will be pressing issues for the next Egyptian president -- whether military or civilian. As criticism continues over the military's heavy-handedness to quell protests, little attention is being given to the late January announcement by Egypt's minister of irrigation and water resources on the growing severity of the country's water shortage: share...
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3 arrested in Hoffman probe face drug charges
2014-02-06 08:06:25| Apparel - Topix.net
Four people are in custody on drug charges after police investigating the death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman executed search warrants at three New York City apartments.
AUDIO: Workers still face 'slavery' in UK
2014-02-05 22:24:13| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Ten years on since 23 cockle pickers died in Morecambe bay - workers are still facing "slavery" in the UK, authorities warn.
Wireless broadband to face hilly terrain on South Coast
2014-02-05 08:27:22| Wireless - Topix.net
THE National Broadband Network gained some momentum on the South Coast last week as NBN Co unveiled the local government areas where planning proposals will be lodged for fast wireless broadband.
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California governor pans Republican water plan in face of drought
2014-02-04 01:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: California Governor Jerry Brown, whose state is facing its worst drought in decades, harshly criticized on Monday an effort by Congressional Republicans to roll back environmental rules limiting how much water agencies can pump out of the fragile San Joaquin-Sacramento River delta in dry years. The emergency legislation would allow state and federal water managers to send water to farms and communities in California's parched breadbasket next summer, when the impact of the drought begins to hit...
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