| Germany Extends Nuclear Plants’ Life Germany will extend the life spans of 17 plants while alternative energy sources are developed, which is likely to make money for power companies and the government. feeds.nytimes.com |
A Rebranding for ‘Global Warming’? After a White House adviser suggests that "global climate disruption" is a more accurate term, conservative news outlets suggest that politics is at work. feeds.nytimes.com |
China's space program launches lunar probe By 2010-10-01T12:16:11ZBEIJING (AP) -- China launched an unmanned lunar probe on Friday, the latest milestone for an ambitious space program that aims to put a man on the moon later this decade.... hosted.ap.org |
Joyous Swiss celebrate longest tunnel breakthrough By FRANK JORDANS 2010-10-15T13:40:12ZSEDRUN, Switzerland (AP) -- Swiss engineers smashed through the last stretch of rock Friday to create the world's longest tunnel, sparking a national groundswell of elation over a costly, technically difficult project that has been 60 years in the making.... hosted.ap.org |
Modest hopes for climate summit "Keeping the show on the road" may be all governments can hope for at next week's UN climate talks, the UK admits. bbc.co.uk |