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The rise and (almost) fall of America's banks
GM, Chrysler May Face Bankruptcy to Protect U.S. Debt General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC may have to be forced into bankruptcy by the U.S. government to assure repayment of $17.4 billion in federal... ...
Bank Bailout Could Cost $4 Trillion
money.cnn.com — The cost of the bank bailout is likely to be much higher than $700 billion. While the Obama administration hasn't asked Congress for more money yet, some experts warn that government spending... ...
Global Ice Melt Accelerating
cnn.com — Between 1.5 trillion and 2 trillion tons of ice in Greenland, Antarctica and Alaska have melted at an accelerating rate since 2003, according to NASA scientists, in the latest signs of what they... ...
Melting ice might slow global warming
The Guardian [UK] 12/07/08 Collapsing antarctic ice sheets, which have become potent symbols of global warming, may actually turn out to help in the battle against climate change and soaring carbon emissions.... ...
Mast ranks voice their anger over phone company’s plans
Oct 16 2008 by Kathryn Williams, Rhondda Leader RESIDENTS in Ynyshir who stopped a mobile phone company building a phone mast near their homes have now got another fight on their hands. Three years... ...
CARRIGALINE HEALTH CENTRE DELAYED
I am forwarding you this brief article from Cork's daily evening paper: Evening Echo. Yesterday, I went to the offices of Cork County Council and consulted its file on this project--specifically those... ...
Methane Release Could Cause Abrupt, Far-Reaching Climate Change
An abrupt release of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, from ice sheets that extended to Earth’s low latitudes some 635 million years ago caused a dramatic shift in climate, scientists funded by the National... ...
Freddie, Fannie Failure Could Be World `Catastrophe,' Yu Says
A failure of U.S. mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could be a catastrophe for the global financial system, said Yu Yongding, a former adviser to China's central bank. "If the U.S.... ...
Seven-Square-Mile Ice Sheet Breaks Loose in Canada
The Associated Press: "A chunk of ice spreading across seven square miles has broken off a Canadian ice shelf in the Arctic, scientists said Tuesday. Derek Mueller, a researcher at Trent University, was... ...
US banks fear $5 trillion balance impact
Analysts at Citigroup warn the planned tightening of accounting rules for off-balance sheet vehicles would force US banks to reconsider arrangements and could result in up to $5 trillion (£2.5 trillion)... ...