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  1. EnglishLady

    Polar bears not endangered, US confirms

    So you are of the opinion that since the Industrial Revolution, man has had no effect at accelerating "Global Warming" - correct? :rolleyes: ;
  2. EnglishLady

    Polar bears not endangered, US confirms

    LOL now you know very well what I meant - in line with this story :p Is "man" interfering with "nature" for his own gain? In this case oil, another case elsewhere could be logging and so on and soforth .....
  3. EnglishLady

    New solar fuel machine 'mimics plant life'

    BBC News Dec 23 A prototype solar device has been unveiled which mimics plant life, turning the Sun's energy into fuel. The machine uses the Sun's rays and a metal oxide called ceria to break down carbon dioxide or water into fuels which can be stored and transported. Conventional...
  4. EnglishLady

    US to make 'wild' public land eligible for protection

    BBC News Dec 23 The US is to make millions of acres of public land eligible for wilderness protection, officials have said. The order reverses former President George W Bush's policy forbidding the government from doing so. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Thursday said the new policy...
  5. EnglishLady

    Obama to regulate greenhouse gases from power plants

    BBC News Dec 23 The Obama administration has said it will regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants amid opposition from industry and Republicans in Congress. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it would regulate emissions from fossil fuel power plants by 2011 and...
  6. EnglishLady

    Polar bears not endangered, US confirms

    What about Humankind is guilty of encroachment, in the Animal Kingdom, for their own gain?
  7. EnglishLady

    US Senate passes health bill for Ground Zero workers

    You know what you did on that day Greg - don't mind other ppl. I stand by my post - ppl who have to see such painful pic's are very sad ppl indeed. They were probably the one's that went searching the internet to see the last pic's of Princess Diana dying in the car, or Steve Irwin being...
  8. EnglishLady

    US Senate passes health bill for Ground Zero workers

    My son was a firefighter before he became a policeman - should he have taken photo's of every incident he was called to? What is this infactuation with ppl wanting to see someone's last moments before death, or seeing someone terribly maimed? If someone was taking pics at this disaster, I...
  9. EnglishLady

    Polar bears not endangered, US confirms

    So does that mean you are an advocate of the Global Warming Theory or perhaps that Humankind is guilty of encroachment, in the Animal Kingdom, for their own gain? ;)
  10. EnglishLady

    Microsoft warns on IE browser bug

    BBC News Dec 23 Microsoft has issued a warning about a serious vulnerability in all versions of its Internet Explorer (IE) browser. If exploited by a booby-trapped webpage the bug would allow attackers to take control of an unprotected computer. Code to exploit the bug has already been...
  11. EnglishLady

    Happy Holidays to everyone on EO!

    Merry Christmas & a Very Happy & Properous New Year to you too John and All E.O.Members From Tony & Sue
  12. EnglishLady

    December Locations

    Picking up in IN going to Franklin Park IL :)
  13. EnglishLady

    Taylor Swift beats Susan Boyle to US Christmas top spot

    BBC News Dec 23 British singer Susan Boyle has missed out on a second consecutive US Christmas number one album after her second record was knocked off the top of the Billboard chart by Taylor Swift. Swift's Speak Now returned to the top of the countdown after selling 5,000 more copies...
  14. EnglishLady

    US consumer spending up again, Commerce Department says

    BBC News Dec 23 US consumer spending rose modestly in November for the fifth consecutive month, reinforcing the view of a solid if pedestrian economic recovery. Spending rose 0.4% against the previous month, the Commerce Department said, roughly in line with analysts' forecasts. Consumer...
  15. EnglishLady

    Breaking news: Bomb Found On Underground Train In Rome

    BBC News Dec 23 Two injured in parcel blasts at embassies in Rome Italian police have been searching embassies and consular offices in Rome after parcel bombs exploded at the Swiss and Chilean missions. A Swiss member of staff at the Swiss embassy received serious hand injuries while...
  16. EnglishLady

    North Korea 'ready for sacred war' with the South

    BBC news Dec 23 North Korea is ready for a "sacred war of justice" using a nuclear deterrent, its armed forces minister has said. Kim Yong-chun accused South Korea of making preparations for war by holding live-fire exercises near the border. The drills are one of the largest in South...
  17. EnglishLady

    What XM station are you listening too?

    Depends on mood really :p but normally one of country channels, though we do have 60's, 70's, & classics also programmed :D Tried listening to the Christmas channel the other day ......... Never again :eek: :D
  18. EnglishLady

    Man Blinded 10 Years Ago Can See Again

    Sky News Dec 22 A new artificial cornea has allowed a blind man to see for the first time in 10 years Norman Simpson badly damaged the front of his one good eye in an accident. Corneal transplants from donor eyes failed and doctors said there was nothing more they could do. But the...
  19. EnglishLady

    Polar bears not endangered, US confirms

    BBC News Dec 22 Environmental campaigners in the US have lost a battle to have the polar bear listed as an "endangered" species. The US department of the interior has upheld a decision to classify the bear as "threatened" - a status that gives them less protection under the law. The...
  20. EnglishLady

    Southern California hit by severe storm

    BBC News 22 December 2010 Last updated at 20:09 ET A huge storm system has dumped record amounts of rain on southern California and prompted concern that the poor weather could spread across the US. Streets flooded, residents were evacuated and authorities were on alert for landslides in...
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