Obama unveils plans to pump billions into US infrastructure in Miami speech.
Billions, with a B that is. But the US needs to invest .6tn in infrastructure by 2020 and has plans to spend only about tn, leaving an estimated shortfall of roughly .6tn. bertb news feed
View ArticleRomanian anger at Chevron shale gas plans. (Euronews video)
The U.S. oil and gas giant wants to begin drilling its first test wells. But protestors are piling pressure on the country’s leftist government to withdraw concessions, fearing land exploitation and...
View ArticleNASA plans to “Lasso” a 500 Ton Asteroid to Bring it Closer to Earth for...
In a project starting in 2019 NASA plans to “Lasso” a 500 ton asteroid with a giant robotic spacecraft, in hopes to bring it closer to earth for study. WT news feed
View ArticlePETA Plans to Fly Drones That Would ‘Stalk Hunters’
The group says it will “soon have some impressive new weapons at its disposal to combat those who gun down deer and doves” and that it is “shopping for one or more drone aircraft with which to monitor...
View ArticleGazprom plans Nord Stream extension to Holland.
The Russian company is expected to sign a preliminary agreement on the project with Dutch firm Gasunie during President Putin’s visit to Amsterdam. WT news feed
View ArticleEU states urge lawmakers to back CO2 pollution credit plans
The carbon market is collapsing in Europe and the cash strapped EU nations might not want to prop up this expensive scheme. bertb news feed
View ArticleUK plans to drop climate debate from national curriculum unacceptable
Another climate change uproar. Apparently the kids in the UK are not to be properly brainwashed with the climate change meme anymore, and this upsets some people. bertb news feed
View ArticleFrance plans currency swap line with China: paper.
France intends to set up a currency swap line with China to make Paris a major offshore yuan trading hub in Europe, competing against London, the China Daily on Saturday cited Bank of France Governor...
View ArticleThe Tower of Basel: Secretive Plans for the Issuing of a Global Currency.
Do we really want the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) issuing our global currency WT news feed
View ArticleEU plans further economic help to Syrian rebels.
Next week, EU governments will allow purchases of oil from the opposition, as part of a broader effort to help rebels waging a two-year uprising against Assad in which an estimated 70,000 people have...
View ArticleWartime MI6 had secret plans for ‘liquidation or kidnapping’ of targets
Compare the MI6 plans from the end of WW2 with what is happening in the Arab world today and you will see striking resemblances. bertb news feed
View ArticleDutchNews.nl – Direct debit processor plans to sell shops information about...
The company responsible for processing direct debit (pin) transactions in the Netherlands is planning to sell the information to retailers, BNR radio reports. Information about how many times people...
View ArticleU.S. plans to move Iranian exile group out of Iraq hit snag
The State Department’s decade-long effort to find a new home for a controversial Iranian opposition group has ground to a near halt only days after the announcement that the exiles had begun moving...
View ArticleVolcker Plans to Restore Faith in Government
He is starting a foundation that will support research, fellowships and conferences focused on making government work better. (Volcker was managing the Rockefeller fortune for years and is now rewarded...
View ArticleEx-Microsoft manager plans to create first U.S. marijuana brand.
A former Microsoft executive plans to create the first U.S. national marijuana brand, with cannabis he hopes to eventually import legally from Mexico, and said he was kicking off his business by...
View ArticleAngry scenes as UKIP leader Nigel Farage plans to fight for Sussex seats
About 100 protesters waving European flags and carrying placards with anti-racist messages had set up outside the town hall to confront Mr Farage as he arrived at the venue, but he was able to dodge...
View ArticleWarren Buffett Just Shelved Plans To Build A Nuclear Plant
The modular design of the plant was deemed too experimental, and there remains uncertainty about whether fossil fuel plants will be punished by carbon taxing WT news feed
View ArticleBankrupt Iran ‘plans drastic taxes to keep afloat’
According to the western back Iranian “Green Wave” opposition Iran’s economy is about to go belly up. Let’s keep an eye on this Paris based group. bertb news feed
View ArticleUS: No plans to end broad surveillance program.
The Obama administration is weighing whether to charge a government contractor with leaking classified government secrets while it defends a much-criticized National Security Agency surveillance...
View ArticleEuro Zone Closes In on Bank Plans
Senior euro-zone finance-ministry officials will polish by the end of this week crucial details of a plan to allow the bloc’s bailout fund to directly support ailing banks, with the amount of funds...
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