The Greek government began its first mass-firing of public-sector workers in more than 100 years this week, part of an effort to lay off 180,000 by 2015 under Europe-imposed austerity. Original post on csmonitor.com Comments on reddit.com
The full transcript of our interview. Original post on businessinsider.com Comments on reddit.com
With a recent wind farm investment in Rippey, Iowa, Google has now committed a total of $990 million to the renewable energy sector. Original post on thenextweb.com Comments on reddit.com
Success of Chinese biotech partnership raises hopes for prevention of overlooked diseases. Original post on nature.com Comments on reddit.com
Amplats fires 12,000 wildcat strikers * Local NUM leader shot dead near Lonmin * Platinum belt death toll nears 50 * Rand falls as labour unrest spreads * Shell declares force majeure By Agnieszka F Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
With a nearly $1 billion government tax credit for the industry in doubt, the wind energy sector in the United States is on the brink of elimination, putting both thousands of jobs and the goal of promoting sustainable energy at risk. Original post on rt.com Comments on reddit.com
In this Feb. 1, 2012 photo, inmate William Adams, of Hazlehurst, Ga., sews while working in a garment shop at Coxsackie Correctional Facility in Coxsackie, Business, Congress, Jobs, Labor, Military, mph4-national, mph7p3, National, Prison, Prisoners, Security, Women, Original post on mintpress.net Comments on reddit.com
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Can Democrats continue to blame Republicans for high unemployment? Martin O’Malley, chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, says, Original post on huffingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. companies hired more workers than expected in July, but continued weakness in the manufacturing sector pointed to sluggish economic growth. Original post on cnbc.com Comments on reddit.com
With investigators zeroing in on over a dozen big banks in the Libor rate rigging scandal, the timing couldn’t be better for a structural overhaul of Europe’s banking sector. Not so fast, says the banking lobby. Original post on dw.de Comments on reddit.com
What’s missing from today’s discussions is not just the words Original post on alternet.org Comments on digg.com
With the decline in Research In Motion and the takeover of other startups, there is a vacuum of homegrown successes that is dampening hopes for an innovative economy Original post on theglobeandmail.com Comments on reddit.com
If we don’t speak out, we’re part of the problem – Progressive blogging for the middle class, not corporate welfare. Original post on freakoutnation.com Comments on digg.com
(Phys.org) — While the largest contributor to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions is the power industry, the second largest is the more often overlooked cement industry, which accounts for 5-6% of all anthropogenic CO2 emissions. For every 10 kg of cement produced, the cement industry releases a… Original post on phys.org Comments on reddit.com
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