News tagged with public plan

Greenpeace slams 'alarming gaps' in EU nuclear stress tests

Greenpeace on Friday slammed "alarming gaps" in EU-wide safety checks on nuclear plants, notably for failing to address "the unthinkable" after Fukushima.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 28, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Japan says plant clean-up will take decades

Japan's prime minister said on Saturday the decommissioning of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant would take decades, in the first government announcement of a long-term timeframe for the clean-up.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jul 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 5

Alaska ranks No. 1 for chlamydia

Alaska again ranks first in the nation for chlamydia and is second for gonorrhea, state public health officials announced Tuesday.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created May 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

No IPO for Hulu for now: report

US online video entertainment site Hulu has decided not to go public for now and may examine other financing options, The Wall Street Journal reported late Monday.

Technology / Business

created Dec 21, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Senior citizens as co-researchers to improve urban planning

Heavy carrier bags and a lurching bus are an equation that is difficult to solve for most people, but for an elderly person getting the shopping home on public transport can be an almost insurmountable task. A newly launched ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

City of Vancouver sets transportation records during 2010 Winter Games: study

Vancouver residents and visitors set records for sustainable travel during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, more than doubling the number of trips typically taken by public transit, biking or walking, according to a University ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 23, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Health insurance from Uncle Sam gets a look

(AP) -- Look out Aetna, Humana and UnitedHealthcare. Senators are meeting behind closed doors to consider whether the federal government should jump into the health insurance business.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 14, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0