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Pair held over $4m card skimming scam
Ohaiyo Business Magazine —
Authority: 137
Police in Sydney have arrested two men over an EFTPOS scam which has so far netted more than $4 million from bank accounts in Western Australia. Thousands of Western Australians have had their card details stolen at several McDonalds restaurants across Perth since October. Police allege the 31-year-old Canadian man ...1 day ago -
Crew finds Centaur shipwreck
Ohaiyo Business Magazine —
Authority: 137
A search team has discovered the wreck of Australian wartime hospital ship Centaur. The WWII ship was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in 1943 and sank off the south-east Queensland coast. Of the 332 people on board the AHS Centaur only 64 survived. This morning, seven days into an official search, the crew of the ...4 days ago -
Copenhagen climate conference’s giant globe: A sign of things to come?
Ohaiyo Business Magazine —
Authority: 137
An enormous white globe dangled in Copenhagen’s Bella Centre, the location of the world’s largest ever leaders’ summit on climate change, could be an unintended yet chilling sign of things to come. An observant attendee made it clear by scribbling on the giant model of the earth that its designers forgot to ...5 days ago -
Sarkozy’s tough message on climate – did it get through?
Ohaiyo Business Magazine —
Authority: 137
After one and a half days of mostly uninspired and often irrelevant speeches by world leaders, French President Nicolas Sarkozy walked to the podium at UN climate talks in Copenhagen and produced a seven minute rallying cry - focused, energetic and packed with more punch than the rest put together. Jabbing his ...6 days ago -
The strange spectacle of too many heads of government
Ohaiyo Business Magazine —
Authority: 137
There are around 120 heads of government at the Copenhagen climate talks, so many that it’s hard to keep track of the exact number. Their presence has been trumpeted as a sign of the world’s commitment to tackling climate change. But in return for showing up, they all want a chance to address the conference – ...6 days ago -
Auxiliary verbs at 10pm and the scarcest resource – sleep
Ohaiyo Business Magazine —
Authority: 137
The issues are global and urgent, but the bureaucracy can sometimes be mind-bogglingly slow and petty. After a day of stalled talks, the 193 nations at UN-led climate talks finally met for a plenary to discuss one of the main drafts floating around the summit, just two days (and two hours) from the deadline for a ...6 days ago -
Can you trust the science?
Ohaiyo Business Magazine —
Authority: 137
Today we pose the question to our virtual panel of experts, “How far can we trust the science of climate change?” Join the debate and leave your comments below. Bjorn Lomborg , statistician and author of “The Skeptical Environmentalist”: The vast majority of climate scientists tell us that increases ...1 week ago -
Rainy Taiwan faces awkward water shortage
Ohaiyo Business Magazine —
Authority: 137
Chronically rainy Taiwan faces a rare water shortage as leaders ask that people on the dense, consumption-happy island of 23 million finally start changing habits as dry weather is forecast into early 2010. Taiwan, a west Pacific island covered with rainforests and topical fruit orchards, is used to rain in ...1 week ago -
Are the Copenhagen climate talks failing?
Ohaiyo Business Magazine —
Authority: 137
In the last few days it has seemed like the only thing everyone can agree on in Copenhagen is that time is running out. The heads of state start arriving today and descend in full force on Thursday. Negotiators say they don’t want their leaders arguing over the placement of a comma or a set of brackets, and so ...1 week ago -
Change must start from grassroots, Schwarzenegger tells COP15
Ohaiyo Business Magazine —
Authority: 137
The COP15 conference on climate change will be a success even if no deal comes out of it, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said on Tuesday in Copenhagen. “It depends on what your definition of a deal is,” Schwarzenegger told the media. “The important thing is to move the agenda forward.” The ...1 week ago -
What can ordinary people do to slow climate change?
Ohaiyo Business Magazine —
Authority: 137
Today’s expert panel discusses the question, “What can ordinary people do to slow climate change?” Join the discussion and let us know what you think. ************** Gidon Eshel , physics professor at Bard College: What can ordinary people do to slow climate change? A lot. Which is extremely important ...1 week ago -
Climate skeptic: We are winning the science battle
Ohaiyo Business Magazine —
Authority: 137
- Dr. Fred Singer is the President of The Science & Environmental Policy Project and Professor Emeritus of environmental science at the University of Virginia. The views expressed are his own - The International Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) charter states that the organization’s purpose is to look for ...1 week ago -
Coke says green strategy will win business
Ohaiyo Business Magazine —
Authority: 137
Having an integrated clean technology strategy will be a big part of winning business in the 21st century, a Coca-Cola executive told Reuters.com on Monday, and its investments in refrigeration will likely have the biggest impact on that strategy long-term. The worlds biggest soft drinks maker has hooked up with ...1 week ago -
Boat crew’s shock as shark gnashes oar
Ohaiyo Business Magazine —
Authority: 137
A surf boat has been attacked by a white pointer shark while on a training run at Hawks Nest, north of Newcastle. The boat was about 400 metres off shore when the sweepers oar was ripped from his hands by the shark - thought to be a juvenile. Surf boat sweeper, Greg Ross says the crew got the shock of their lives. ...1 week ago -
Solar power mounts in Canada
Ohaiyo Business Magazine —
Authority: 137
Solar power is heating up in the northern reaches of Canada, a country not exactly known for its sunny rays and warm weather. The industry has seen a heap of news from the region this week. US. solar heavyweight First Solar and Canadian pipeline company Enbridge announced that they are quadrupling the size of a ...1 week ago -
The answer could be blowing in the wind
Ohaiyo Business Magazine —
Authority: 137
Well into the first week of the U.N. Conference on Climate Change, the haves and have nots of the world are still divided over who should pay for the cleanup of the planet. Poor countries want rich countries to cough up more ambitious goals for emissions cuts and developing technologies. From emerging wind and ...1 week ago -
JohnsonDiversey exec sees CO2 reductions good for businesses
Ohaiyo Business Magazine —
Authority: 137
Some businesses in the United States will have to reinvent themselves as the Obama administration moves to lower greenhouse gas emissions, but theyll be better off in the long run, Pedro Chidichimo, president of JohnsonDiversey EMA, told Reuters.com on Thursday. Despite the inevitable short-term pain, Chidichimo said ...1 week ago -
Texas Declaration of Non-Dependence
Stupidica —
Authority: 176
Texas Declaration of Non-DependenceWe, the citizens of the great state of Texas, reassert that Texas and our people are free. In order to guarantee this freedom for future generations, we hereby petition the federal government to acknowledge and act upon its legal obligation to uphold the Constitution which binds the ...1 week ago -
Sensenbrenner to Tell Copenhagen: No Climate Laws Until ‘Scientific Fascism’ Ends
American Conservative Daily —
Authority: 461
Republican lawmaker says hes going to U.N. climate conference to inform world leaders that despite any promises made by President Obama, no new laws will be passed in the U.S. until "scientific fascism" ends.2 weeks ago -
Sensenbrenner: No New Laws Until Climate Data ‘Scientific Fascism’ Ends
American Conservative Daily —
Authority: 461
A Republican lawmaker said Tuesday he is going to attend the Copenhagen conference on climate change to inform world leaders that despite any promises made by President Obama, no new laws will be passed in the United States until the "scientific fascism" ends.2 weeks ago

