| Bush commits $2.2bn to climate fight
THE US will commit $US2 billion over the next three years to a new international fund to promote clean energy technologies and fight climate change, President George W. Bush said in his annual State of the Union speech today. "Let us create a new international clean technology fund, which will help developing nations like India and China make greater use of clean energy sources," Mr Bush said. He said the US was committed to working with major economies and the UN to complete an international agreement that "has the potential to slow, stop and eventually reverse the growth of greenhouse gases". "This agreement will be effective only if it includes commitments by every major economy and gives none a free ride," Mr Bush said. "The United States is committed to strengthening our energy security and confronting global climate change." Delegates from the biggest greenhouse gas-polluting countries will meet this week in Hawaii to spur UN negotiations for an international climate agreement by 2009 that would replace the current carbon-capping Kyoto Protocol expiring in 2012.
Menzel Celebrates Release of "I Stand" With Virgin Megastore and ...
Idina Menzel celebrates the release of her solo album "I Stand" with appearances at the Times Square Virgin Megastore and on "The Today Show" Jan. 29. Menzel, who earned a Tony Award for Wicked, performs on NBC's "Today Show" Jan. 29, followed by a 6:30 PM signing and performance at the Virgin Megastore in Times Square. Those who purchase Menzel's "I Stand" beginning at 9 AM on Jan. 29 will receive a wristband to attend the performance/signing. The Tony-winning actress has also scheduled appearances on "Good Day LA" Feb. 7 and ABC's "The View" Feb. 13. "I Stand," released nationwide Jan. 29 from Warner Brothers features songs performed and penned by Menzel, including "Better to Have Loved," "Brave," "Gorgeous," "Where Do I Begin?," "Don't Let Me Down," "I Feel Everything," "Forever," "My Own Worst Enemy," "Perfume and Promises," and the title song.
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This in turn encourages the local wildlife and pet dogs and cats to rip open the bags and leave the rotting rubbish smeared all over the place.I understand that the amount of rubbish that is dumped by some residents outside the back of these flats, not all of it is household rubbish, is a problem and AVDC must despair of the mess that is often found behind these flats, and in all fairness to AVDC every so often they send trucks round and clear the whole of the area of all the rubbish that should have been taken to the local tip by residents who seem to think that it is ok to use that area as a dumping ground for all their old furniture and mattresses etc.Perhaps if AVDC were to place the larger wheelie bins outside these flats it would leave less rubbish sitting on the ground, and even though there will still be some who prefer to just dump their rubbish bags on the ground, at least it will give the rest of us decent residents the chance to keep our area that little bit cleaner !As for the idea of collecting the rubbish once a fortnight instead of weekly, well, I can't even begin to comment on that, the mess at the back of my flats will be 10 times worse and 10 times more smelly, especially so in the summer months !Janice Lettsby email-------------------------------------------------------------We are responding to your request for replies regarding the proposed green Waste trial and the possibility of having fortnightly household waste collections, rather than weekly.We have just moved into the area from Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire and they seemed quite capable of collecting household waste weekly and having fortnightly recycling collections for paper, plastic and cans, glass andgreen waste, which included cardboard.
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