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Global Warming

If Seeing the World Helps Ruin It, Should We Stay Home?

Not flying at all would be better, Mr. Miller said, but the reality is that theres lots of folks that are going to do what theyre going to do. For them, offsets are a lot better than nothing. But some climate experts call offsets a cop-out. Its like paying …

bubmagJune 3, 2019

Plastic Pollution

You can’t save the climate by going vegan. Corporate polluters must be held accountable.

People start pollution. People can stop it. That was the tag line of the famous Crying Indian ad campaign that first aired on Earth Day in 1971. It was, as it turns out, a charade. Not only was Iron Eyes Cody actually an Italian-American actor, the campaign i…

bubmagJune 3, 2019

Old-Age Poverty

The Wild West Meets the Southern Border

Shakespeare is in New Mexico. Tombstone, in Arizona. Both are old mining towns near the U.S.-Mexico border. They came into existence in the eighteen-seventies, during the silver strike, but soon suffered the same fate as most of the other mining towns in the …

bubmagJune 3, 2019

The Queen

Trump labelled ‘far-right’ by London mayor Sadiq Khan after president attacks him upon arrival in UK

Sadiq Khan's office has hit back at "far-right" Donald Trump after the US president launched an extraordinary attack on the London mayor moments ahead of landing in the UK. Minutes before touching down outside the capital aboard Air Force One, Mr Trump brand…

bubmagJune 3, 2019

Cold War

‘Doomsday plane’ can survive a nuclear attack

The U.S. Air Force's E-4B, otherwise known as the "doomsday plane" may be able to withstand the force of a nuclear detonation. This mostly windowless Boeing 747 was designed during the Cold War, and it indeed looks like a blast from the past, according to CN…

bubmagJune 3, 2019

Big Data

A Big Data Siren For Law Enforcement Intelligence

Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Human law enforcement already includes canine intelligence, so big data has to come next. Wikipedia Law enforcement officers, detectives, private investigators and military intelligence staff have used…

bubmagJune 3, 2019

Electric Car

A quick look at the 2019 Nissan Leaf: the most affordable electric car

The 2019 Nissan Leaf offers a unique ownership proposition. It gives you the chance to experience zero-emissions motoring without paying a premium price. The new Nissan Leaf is the most affordable electric car in the USA. Here are reasons why you should …

bubmagJune 3, 2019

Blockchain

Moonday Mornings: Bitcoin flash-crashed to $75, SIM-swapping on the rise, and more

Its time for another edition of Moonday Mornings! If youre new around here, this is Hard Forks wrap-up of the weekends top cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines that you shouldnt miss. Lets get to it. 1. For about five minutes over the weekend, the Bitcoi…

bubmagJune 3, 2019

Water Scarcity

Land Reform and Agriculture – What to Expect in the Next Five Years

By Riaan GroblerVarious role players in the agriculture and land reform sectors have come out in full support of newly appointed Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Thoko Didiza. With the tough task of implementing government's land r…

bubmagJune 3, 2019

The Queen

Trump Lands in U.K. for Three-Day State Visit

President Trump landed in Britain on Monday for a three-day state visit that will see him dine with the queen at Buckingham Palace, meet business leaders and be safely shielded from the protesters who promise to turn out in droves. Trump stirred up controver…

bubmagJune 3, 2019

If Seeing the World Helps Ruin It, Should We Stay Home?

You can’t save the climate by going vegan. Corporate polluters must be held accountable.

The Wild West Meets the Southern Border

Trump labelled ‘far-right’ by London mayor Sadiq Khan after president attacks him upon arrival in UK

‘Doomsday plane’ can survive a nuclear attack

A Big Data Siren For Law Enforcement Intelligence

A quick look at the 2019 Nissan Leaf: the most affordable electric car

Moonday Mornings: Bitcoin flash-crashed to $75, SIM-swapping on the rise, and more

Land Reform and Agriculture – What to Expect in the Next Five Years

Trump Lands in U.K. for Three-Day State Visit

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