An international team of scientists has developed salt-tolerant plants using a new type of genetic modification (GM), bringing salt-tolerant cereal crops a step closer to reality.

141-pg Amnesty report gives evidence of oil spill cover-ups, gas flaring near villages & waste dumping leading to dire pollution of wetlands & destruction of farming & fishing; in last 50 yrs 9m barrels worth of oilve leaked into land & rivers. Impunity

Largest Bank Failure In US History

Big challenge for Treasury officials will be deciding whether to buy troubled investments near values at which banks hold them on their books. Thatd help minimize losses for financial institutions. Driving a hard bargain, however, would protect taxpayers.

In successful 6-yr crusade for control of their water, people of Felton, CA have helped lead way for other US communities fighting corporate control of water. Trouble started in 2002 with 74% rate hike: Friends of Locally Owned Water -FLOW- was born &...

KKR, nation's 2nd largest private employer & 1 of largest buyout firms, has more to do with country's unease than people imagine. KKR companies pay far less tax to state & fed treasuries after being bought out by KKR. Why? Due to exploiting debt Read on

"It just seems illogical to me that a quote-unquote 'permanent free bed,' which by its very name suggests that it is to last forever, can somehow not last forever," said Mark Swirbalus, a lawyer for the organization.

Stricken with cancer, Jean Capobianco asked for a leave of absence. FedEx terminated her. // Roadway Package Systems insisted that Jean and the other drivers were independent contractors, not employees. The I.R.S., New York and many other states are inves

Americans have always been fond of the idea of getting rich without effort by putting their money in things that produce no profits and then magically being able to ride those investments, milking them for cash that supports a drunken spending lifestyle.

Coca-Cola's own study has recommended that Coca-Cola shut down its bottling plant in Kala Dera in Rajasthan. The study found that the "plant's operations in this area would continue to be one of the contributors to a worsening water situation and a source