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Current Feed ContentStories from AmericaVery seldom do we get first hand reports from America; from someone we could call our own correspondent. But John P Joof, a Gambian living in the US, with a keen interest in the progress of the presidential elections in that country, seem poised to change that trend. Having been following the last two debates of the presidential candidates, he sent us this report. The US presidential election took a dramatic turn recently, as the candidates concluded their debate - having held their 2nd and...US Senate Panel approves bill to reduce greenhouse gas emissionsA United States Senate committee has passed landmark legislation aimed at combating global warming by limiting carbon dioxide emissions. The vote was timed to coincide with the U.N. conference on climate change taking place in Bali, Indonesia. The bill would set caps on U.S. greenhouse gas emissions from electric utility, transportation and manufacturing industries beginning in 2012 with the goal of cutting emissions 60 percent by 2050. It would create an incentive system that would give... |