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Convince public on climate to save planet: experts

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Reuters - By Nina Chestney - Nov. 10 (News Report) - The public needs to be convinced about the threat of climate change so governments are under pressure to adopt strong policies and extend a U.N. pact to fight climate change in Copenhagen this December, experts say. Persuading the public that the long-term effects of climate change could be averted by action now should be a top priority, psychology experts said at a climate change psychology conference in London this week.

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How to boost fuel efficiency? Raise taxes, executives say

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Reuters - By Scott Malone - Nov. 06 (Opinion) - While politically unpalatable, gasoline that costs at least $4 a gallon would have a far greater effect on American fuel usage than Washington's $25 billion loan program meant to spark investment in new technologies

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Opponents of same-sex marriage lead Maine vote

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Reuters - Nov. 04 (News Report) - Voters in Maine on Tuesday overturned a law allowing same-sex couples to wed, dealing a fresh setback to the U.S. gay marriage movement in a race that attracted national attention.

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For best healthcare, location matters: study

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - Oct. 08 (Special Report) - The quality of healthcare Americans receive depends largely on where they live, with insurance coverage, access to preventive medicine and disease treatment varying widely from state to state, according to a study released on Thursday by the Commonwealth Foundation. "Where you live matters," said the foundation's Vice President Cathy Schoen, who co-authored the study for the private research group, in a conference call with reporters. "And it shouldn't."

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Unstoppable sea level rise

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Gerard Wynn - Oct. 05 (Special Report) - A rise of at least two metres in the world’s sea levels is now almost unstoppable, experts told a climate conference at Oxford University on Tuesday. “The crux of the sea level issue is that it starts very slowly but once it gets going it is practically unstoppable,’’ said Stefan Rahmstorf, a scientist at Germany’s Potsdam Institute and a widely recognised sea level expert.

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U.S., China Pledge Climate Action

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By John Decker - Sep. 23 (News Report) - Chinese President Hu Jintao and U.S. President Barack Obama announced new goals to slow the growth in carbon dioxide emissions.

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Mr. President, It's Time to Fight

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Bill Moyers - Sep. 08 (Opinion) - Only in a fantasy capital like Washington could Sunday morning talk shows become the high church of conventional wisdom, with partisan shills treated as holy men whose gospel of prosperity always seems to boil down to lower taxes for the rich. Poor Obama. He came to town preaching the religion of nice. But every time he bows politely, the harder the Republicans kick him.

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Heart attack deaths fall after Medicare guidelines

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - Aug. 19 (News Report) - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Clearer U.S. guidelines on how to treat elderly heart attack patients appear to have saved lives, with a marked reduction in heart attack deaths over 10 years, researchers reported Tuesday. ...

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Asia facing unprecedented food shortage, UN report says

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By John Vidal - Aug. 17 (Special Report) - But the extra 1.5 billion people expected to live on the continent by 2050 will double Asia's demand for food, says the report from the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Bank-funded International Water Management Institute (IWMI).

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Pakistani Taliban chief likely killed: minister

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Kamran Haider - Aug. 06 (News Report) - There is a strong likelihood that Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud was killed along with his wife and bodyguards in a missile attack two days ago, Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik told Reuters.

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Arctic tundra hotter, boosts global warming: expert

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By David Ljunggren - Jul. 31 (Special Report) - Professor Greg Henry of the University of British Columbia also said higher temperatures meant larger plants were starting to spread across the tundra, which is usually covered by small shrubs, grasses and lichen. The thicker plant cover means the region is getting darker and absorbing more heat.

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U.S. court cuts off appeals in Monsanto alfalfa case

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Gina Keating - Jul. 01 (News Report) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday left in place an injunction barring Monsanto Co from selling its Roundup Ready alfalfa seed until the government completes an environmental impact study on how the genetically modified product could affect neighboring crops. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the company's request for a rehearing of its appeal and said it would accept no more petitions for rehearing in the three-year-old case. Monsanto's only remaining avenue appears to be U.S. Supreme Court review.

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India will reject greenhouse gas emission targets

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Matthias Williams - Jun. 30 (News Report) - India will not sign up to targets to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions but will instead focus on fighting poverty and boosting economic growth, the environment minister said Tuesday.

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Deal on U.S. healthcare overhaul still uncertain

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Donna Smith - Jun. 29 (News Report) - President Barack Obama's drive to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system may be back on track thanks to Senate efforts to cut the price tag to $1 trillion, but a bipartisan deal on the sweeping proposal still is far from certain.

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Democracy seen threatened by new authoritarianism

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Paul Eckert - Jun. 04 (News Report) - China, Iran, Russia and Venezuela form a clique of authoritarian states that use their wealth and influence to undermine global democracy and rule of law, a study by U.S.-funded agencies said on Thursday. "Policymakers do not appear to appreciate the dangers these 21st century authoritarian models pose to democracy and rule of law around the world," said the study by Freedom House, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and Radio Free Asia, all prominent U.S. democracy-promotion bodies.

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Reports of Pakistan's demise greatly exaggerated

Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - May. 15 (Opinion) - It has a weak and feckless government, is beset by poverty and corruption, and militants sympathetic to al Qaeda control large swathes of its territory. And yet despite the prophets of doom, Pakistan is not about to implode. In fact, analysts say, most risks are on the upside.

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Europe's oil refining set to shrink

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Chris Baldwin, David Sheppard - Mar. 30 (News Report) - Europe's oil industry has for long relied on supplying the U.S. market with gasoline, but a source at Total's Gonfreville said profit margins have collapsed as gasoline exports had shrunk. With European oil consumption itself in long-term decline, refiners may now shift from simply reducing gasoline output to permanently cutting the capacity of crude distillation units (CDUs), or even closing a refinery.

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Washington Post to cut business section

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Robert MacMillan - Mar. 14 (News Report) - The Washington Post will stop publishing a business section six days out of the week and move business news to the front section of the paper at a time when finance stories dominate world headlines. The decision, which the Post's editors explained in a memo obtained by Reuters, means that the paper will save money on newsprint when newspaper advertising revenue is plunging. The cost-cutting would allow the paper to keep providing readers with what they say they want, according to the memo signed by Executive Editor Marcus Brauchli and other editors. "We remain absolutely committed to the strongest, in-depth and authoritative coverage of business locally, economics and economic-policy nationally, and the hugely important intersection of government, politics and money," the memo said.

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Editorials worldwide pillory Bush one final time

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Reuters - By Erik Kirschbaum - Jan. 19 (News Analysis) - Editorial writers around the world have been taking their final printed whacks at George W. Bush, accusing the president of tarnishing America's standing with what many saw as arrogant and incompetent leadership.

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ICRC Says Israel Broke International Law in Gaza

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Reuters - By Stephanie Nebehay - Jan. 09 (News Report) - "The ICRC believes that in this instance the Israeli military failed to meet its obligation under international humanitarian law to care for and evacuated the wounded. It considers the delay in allowing rescue services access unacceptable," it said.

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Health insurance no bargain for unemployed

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Reuters - By Maggie Fox - Jan. 09 (News Report) - A U.S. program aimed at helping unemployed people keep their health insurance costs so much it is largely unaffordable, a health consumer group said in a report released on Friday. On average, health insurance plans available under the so-called COBRA program take up more than three-quarters of a worker's government unemployment compensation, the non-profit Families USA reported.

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Government aid could save U.S. newspapers, spark debate

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Reuters - By Robert MacMillan - Dec. 31 (Special Report) - "I truly believe that no democracy can remain healthy without an equally healthy press," said Fiedler, now dean of Boston University's College of Communication. "Thus it is in democracy's interest to support the press in the same sense that the human being doesn't hesitate to take medicine when his or her health is threatened."

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European inflation falls and jobless rate rises

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Reuters - Nov. 28 (News Report) - BRUSSELS - Euro-zone inflation declined in November and unemployment jumped more than expected, reports showed Friday, lifting chances that the European Central Bank would increase the size of an expected interest rate cut next week to aid a shrinking economy. With recession pressing on growth, the Italian government became the latest European country to offer an economic stimulus package, totaling €80 billion, or $103 billion. That came one day after Spain announced a €11 billion plan. President Nicolas Sarkozy of France on Friday said he would present a €19 billion program next week that would help the struggling car industry and invest in infrastructure. More evidence of the slowdown was reflected in data released by the Eurostat statistics office. It said consumer price inflation in the 15-country euro area fell this month by 1.1 percentage points to 2.1 percent. Forecasters had expected a decline to just 2.3 percent. "There will be further declines in inflation," said Jürgen Michels, an economist at Citigroup, adding that the inflation rate was likely to fall below 1 percent in 2009 and could even turn negative. "That all gives the ECB ample room for rate cuts."

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Unemployment rises worldwide

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Reuters - By Emily Kaiser - Nov. 24 (News Report) - WASHINGTON - From the 200 jobs cut at Air New Zealand to the 52,000 heading out the door at Citigroup, unemployment is on the rise around the world, straining government efforts to corral the credit crisis. Even as credit markets show signs of slowly returning to working order, the real economy looks likely to deteriorate over the coming months. Governments that were reluctant to spend public money to salvage banks will face growing pressure to act now that unemployment lines are growing. Coffers will be depleted as public spending increases while tax receipts drop. Figures to be released soon are expected to show unemployment up in the euro zone and Japan, while Britain's annual pre-budget report may include a stimulus package equal to 1 percent of the country's gross domestic product.

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Russia president, warships to Venezuela to counter U.S.

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Reuters - By Frank Jack Daniel - Nov. 23 (News Report) - Russia's aim to grow its Latin American presence may be hurt by falling oil prices and Barack Obama's U.S. election win, which could help the United States regain influence lost in the region during the unpopular presidency of George W. Bush.

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