http://www.citytools.net Your news, your way. Stories on CityTools where either written by members or are existing stories shared by members. In the case of shared stories, all rights reside with the original creator. en 2008-10-07T18:12:38 2008-10-07T18:12:38 httpd:/www.citytools.net/essentials/rss_docs.html http://www.citytools.net/images/rss_logo.jpg http://www.citytools.net 182 35 citytools image http://www.citytools.net/showstory/EBDC1916-948F-11DD-B7D8-C7443B6935D1/ Britain must abandon using almost all fossil fuels to produce power in 20 years&#39; time, the government&#39;s climate change watchdog will warn today. The independent Climate Change Committee will publish its advice to the government that the UK should set a 2050 target of cutting all greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% - including the emissions from aviation and transport, which were previously excluded. Because it is unlikely that emissions from aviation and shipping will be cut so dramatically, other sectors, particularly power generation, would have to reduce emissions by much more, with big increases in energy efficiency, wind and tide power, and probably new nuclear generators, Lord Turner of Ecchinswell, the committee chairman, told the Guardian. <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/oct/07/carbon.emissions.targets">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/9550811C-948B-11DD-B7D8-C7443B6935D1/ In an open letter to John McCain, an Iraq vet questions the Senator’s military record—and says he failed the country on torture.<a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-10-07/why-my-former-hero-shouldnrsquot-be-president/">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/0AFD3FEA-948C-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ (Palin&#39;s terrorist accusation)... is an incendiary charge to make seven years after real terrorists killed thousands of Americans, one that risks encouraging extremists to consider Obama fair game—and his assassination as a victory in the war on terror.<a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-10-07/has-sarah-palin-put-a-target-on-obama/">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/96D68D9C-9486-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ A Kenyan airport official says the American author of a book attacking Barack Obama is being deported.<a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/413823343/la-fg-kenyaobama8-2008oct08,0,2960832.story">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/C60546FC-9432-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ Reuters - Taiwan legislators wearing surgical masks and displaying banners with skull and crossbones took over parliament&#39;s floor on Tuesday after the country&#39;s security chief accused China of starting the global SARS epidemic six years ago as part of a biological warfare campaign.<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081007/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_taiwan_china_sars">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/BD185700-9432-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ The economy and Obama&#39;s spending power force the Republican to concentrate on a few must-win states With just four weeks until the election, John McCain is facing an increasingly steep path to the presidency, as the economic crisis and Barack Obama&#39;s financial edge tilt the political landscape to the Democrat&#39;s advantage.<a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/politics/~3/413421378/la-na-map7-2008oct07,0,4690941.story">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/C5268A16-9432-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ CHICAGO -- Picture 100,000 wind turbines rising from the Great Lakes off Michigan&#39;s shores, casting spinning shadows on the water and producing electricity for the entire upper Midwest. This surreal image is conjured by a study released last Tuesday by the Michigan State University Land Policy Institute. It analyzed wind potential in the Great Lakes and found that 100,000 turbines off Michigan&#39;s coasts could produce 321,000 megawatts of energy. That scenario, however, is highly unlikely because of the cost and environmental and other considerations. But wind ...<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/06/AR2008100602574.html"> (more) </a><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/06/AR2008100602574.html">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/942C5392-9486-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ AP - Thai protesters demanding the government resign set fire to cars and threw bottles and metal barricades at police, who used tear gas to break through their blockade around Parliament Tuesday. At least one person was killed and more 350 people were injured.<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081007/ap_on_re_as/as_thailand_political_unrest">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/2C24F270-947E-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ Rescuers in Kyrgyzstan searched the rubble for signs of life Tuesday after an earthquake flattened a remote mountain village ... <a href="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/413843532/2008-10-07-earth-quake_N.htm">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/5F077DB0-942A-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ The moment when Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. looked Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic in the eye and called him a &quot;damned war criminal&quot; has become the stuff of campaign legend. The Democratic vice presidential nominee brings up the 1993 confrontation on the campaign trial to whoops of delight from supporters. Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) mentioned it when he announced he had chosen Biden as his running mate. During last week&#39;s debate with his counterpart on the Republican ticket, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Biden twice gave himself credit for shifting U.S. policy on ...<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/06/AR2008100602681.html"> (more) </a><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/06/AR2008100602681.html">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/ADCEAE5C-9432-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Marco formed on Monday in the southern Gulf of Mexico, prompting Mexico&#39;s state-owned oil company Pemex to evacuate four offshore plants and shut down wells. <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/OVY3Bki2C68/idUSTRE49582320081007">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/4A8A88DC-942A-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Economic turmoil won&#39;t stop investments that help the environment, but the focus will be on saving energy and money rather than massive change, a top California environment official said on Monday. <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/Wu9aVd-bnUM/idUSTRE4960UC20081007">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/214B6748-93DA-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ Obama: &quot;If John McCain wants to have a character debate, I&#39;m happy to have that debate because Mr. McCain&#39;s record, despite him calling himself a maverick, actually shows that he is continually somebody who relies on lobbyists....He makes decisions, often times, based on what these lobbyists tell them him to do. That I think is going to be a lot more relevant to the American people than what somebody who is tangentially related to me.&quot;<a href="http://feeds.chicagotribune.com/~r/chicagotribune/news/~3/412804117/chi-obama-palin-attack,0,7781654.storylink">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/78576AAC-9400-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ Aided by the faltering economy, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has the upper hand in the race for the state of Ohio, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, putting Republican John McCain at a disadvantage in a state considered vital to his chances of winning the White House in November. The state&#39;s voters, long suffering from a poor economy and newly battered by the turmoil in the financial, credit and housing markets, give Obama stronger marks on handling the economy, creating jobs and on tax policy. The Illinois senator also has a big ...<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/06/AR2008100602373.html"> (more) </a><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/06/AR2008100602373.html">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/6507E666-9400-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ SYDNEY (Reuters) - Climate change threatens Australia&#39;s A$2.1 billion (US$1.6 billion) commercial fishing and aquaculture industry, but may create new wild fisheries as tropical marine species move south as sea temperatures rise. <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/7PQY4AIve6s/idUSTRE4951JW20081006">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/12F53DFE-93F8-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ A wave of violence from Islamic extremists against politicians in Pakistan intensified Monday with a suicide bombing at the home of an opposition lawmaker that left at least 18 dead.<a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/715685.html">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/0FE63D8E-93F8-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ A scandal over alleged oil kickbacks has forced out Peru&#39;s energy minister and two top state oil company executives and led the government to void four oil contracts with Norway&#39;s Discover Petroleum, officials said Monday.<a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/AP/story/715626.html">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/2DB196F2-947E-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ Mayor Boris Johnson says authorities must speed up planning for security at London&#39;s 2012 Olympic games.<a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/sports-wire/story/716354.html">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/D73CF872-9408-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ A bus driver with a string of motor vehicle offenses and a history of substance abuse was arrested on suspicion of driving under ... <a href="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/412603378/2008-10-06-california-buscrash_N.htm">[original story]</a> http://www.citytools.net/showstory/D2556A42-9408-11DD-8240-F3337A10A9B7/ Police are investigating a crash where a car and a pickup truck collided sending the truck into a gas station, setting off an explosion that injured several people.<a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/715758.html">[original story]</a>