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Oil Sands Projects May Reduce Fowl Population by 166 Million
Published December 2, 2008, 7:14 am, Bloomberg
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Energy companies harvesting oil from the Canadian tar sands may wipe out 6 million to 166 million warblers, sparrows and other birds during the next half century as strip mines, waste ponds and air pollution damage nesting grounds, according to a study to be released today.
Tar sands threatens millions of birds, report says
Published December 2, 2008, 2:05 am, The Globe and Mail
Could lead to the loss of more than 160 million birds over the next 30 to 50 years
1968 London-Sydney Marathon remembered
Published December 1, 2008, 11:16 pm, RallySport Magazine
At 2pm on Sunday, November 24, 1968, 98 intrepid crews began leaving London’s Crystal Palace on what was to be the greatest car rally in history, the Daily Express – Sunday Telegraph London to Sydney Marathon.
DAILY EXPRESS NEWS
Published December 1, 2008, 10:07 pm, Sabah Daily Express
Kota Kinabalu : The Sabah Housing and Real Estate Developers' Association (Shareda) called on the Government to review and reduce the price of cement and other construction materials.
Oil Sands Development May Decimate Bird Populations - Report
Published December 1, 2008, 9:31 pm, Nasdaq
OTTAWA -(Dow Jones)- Development plans in Alberta's massive oil sands could cause devastation to migratory bird populations, according to a report published Tuesday that urged a halt to all new projects.
Widow leaves bat thug in tears
Published December 1, 2008, 9:00 pm, Perth Now
A 21-YEAR-old man who faces a lengthy jail term for the Christmas Day bashing death of Yalgoo farmer Bill Rowe was today reduced to tears by his widow.
Recycling scrap tyres for fuel oil
Published December 1, 2008, 3:43 pm, The Star
KUCHING: Tropico Resources Sdn Bhd is investing RM5mil in a reacting pyrolysis plant in Samarahan Industrial Estate near here to recycle scrap tyres and polymer into fossil fuel oil.
Risky ride down expressway
Published December 1, 2008, 1:49 pm, The Telegraph
Motorists who drive down Belgharia Expressway, which links Dum Dum airport to Mumbai Road and Delhi Road via Nivedita Setu, put their lives and limbs at risk. Regulars complain that cobbled stretches of the road become death traps after sundown.
Modest oilpatch spending plans expected in 2009 amid market turmoil
Published December 1, 2008, 1:33 pm, Canadian Business
CALGARY - Oilpatch players are expected to ring in the new year with more modest budgets, as they grapple with plunging commodity prices and a
Modest oilpatch spending plans expected in 2009 amid market turmoil
Published December 1, 2008, 1:27 pm, MSN Money Canada
CALGARY - Oilpatch players are expected to ring in the new year with more modest budgets, as they grapple with plunging commodity prices and a credit crunch that has made it harder and pricier to finance projects.
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