| Letters: Comfort at Life’s End (1 Letter) A letter to the editor. feeds.nytimes.com |
New drug-resistant superbugs found in 3 states By MARILYNN MARCHIONE 2010-09-14T01:27:27ZBOSTON (AP) -- An infectious-disease nightmare is unfolding: Bacteria that have been made resistant to nearly all antibiotics by an alarming new gene have sickened people in three states and are popping up all over the world, health officials reported Monday.... hosted.ap.org |
Surveillance satellite in orbit after Calif launch By 2010-09-27T03:28:27ZVANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) -- A new Space Based Surveillance satellite is orbiting Earth after a successful launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base on the central California coast.... hosted.ap.org |
Polar Bears, Commercial Aeroplanes and Viral Film Short-haul airplane flight coming up? Think it doesn't have much impact on our planet? Think again: short-haul flights do impact the climateAviation is the fastest growing cause of climate change, and this film reminds us that each flight that we make has an impact upon the environment. Plane Stupid's Polar Bear ad has been nominated for the Viral Video Award 2010. Out of 500 submissions, 20 were selected for the competition starting one week from today on Monday 18 October.Online voting will be open for one month, with the award ceremony taking place on November 19th within the 26th International Short Film Festival Berlin run by Interfilm Berlin. This is Plane Stupid's new cinema ad, written and commissioned by creative agency Mother, made by production company Rattling Stick and directed by Daniel Kleinman.GrrlScientistguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Green Column: Calculating Commitment to the Climate The amounts being pledged to help poor countries adapt to climate change are much lower than many experts say is necessary. feeds.nytimes.com |