Copenhagen capers
Copenhagen talks have it all, every human trait you can name.
Copenhagen talks have it all, every human trait you can name.
Can Copenhagen lead to some kind of global agreement?
GM seeks another bailout, from Europe.
The European Union has launched in 2005 its Long-Term Advanced Propulsion Concepts and Technologies project (LAPCAT). Several companies worked on this €7 million EU-funded project. For example, Popular Science reports that Reaction Engines Limited has designed an hydrogen-powered hypersonic airliner simply dubbed A2. This plane would fly at Mach 5 (3,400 mph or 5,500 km/h) on very long distances, such as non-stop flights from Europe to Australia in less than 5 hours. And because it would be hydrogen-powered, it would not release any greenhouse gases over our heads. The A2 plane has been designed to carry about 300 passengers who would pay a price equivalent to current business class tickets. The question is: will this plane ever take off? But read more...
The EU claims that the burden of determing what should or shouldn't be included in Vista in order to comply with EU antitrust rules falls on Microsoft. Unfortunately, this claim reveals a fundamental lack of understanding about the nature of antitrust law.