• Protests planned as Woodside climate plan goes to vote

    Australia’s leading environmental activist groups will be gathering outside the Crown Casino in Perth this morning as the country’s leading oil and gas company holds its annual general meeting. Activists from Greenpeace Australia Pacific, the Australian Conservation Foundation, the Conservation Council of WA (CCWA), Market Forces and Environs Kimberley will be protesting Woodside Energy’s continued […]

  • Tesla stock pops on plans to ramp up affordable car plans

    Tesla (TSLA) reported first quarter results that missed analyst estimates on both the top and bottom lines. Adjusted earnings per share of $0.45 fell short of the $0.52 Wall Street was expecting. Revenue of $21.3 billion fell short of the estimated $22.3 billion. Operating income also missed, $1.17 billion versus the $1.53 billion estimate. However, the company said it plans to accelerate the launch of new models, including a more affordable one. Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman and Jared Blikre are...

  • West Lothian planning: Derelict Livingston school to be torn down in affordable homes plan

    A derelict school in Livingston is set to be knocked down as part of a plan to build 47 homes. Cedarbank School, which caters for pupils with additional needs, relocated in 2022. Its former home just off Ladywell East Road was left vacant as a result with many locals feeling the abandoned site is an eyesore. Springfield Partnerships has submitted plans to West Lothian Council for a development of affordable two-bedroom apartments. The project also includes a large green space, benches, parking...

  • Edinburgh planning: Plans lodged to turn former Royal High School building into the National Centre for Music

    A revised full planning application and a listed building consent application have been lodged for the former Royal High School building, to form new premises for the National Centre for Music. The plans include music rehearsal and performance spaces, licensed café/restaurant and bar facilities, offices, internal and external alterations and landscaping, at 5-7 Regent Road, Edinburgh. The main change to the original approved plans for the category A-listed site are that there will no longer be...

  • Edinburgh planning: Plans lodged for 125 flats and 106 flats and townhouses at derelict Broughton Road site

    Two planning applications have been lodged for a major new housing development at a derelict site in Edinburgh which could transform the local area. Cruden Building, on behalf of City Of Edinburgh Council, has applied to build 125 affordable flats and 106 flats and townhouses at a derelict site at Broughton Road in two separate planning applications. There is a proposed residential development comprising 106 flats and townhouses with associated roads, parking, and greenspace to the west of the...

  • Residents' fury over plans to demolish former Museum of London: Michael Gove pauses plan to tear down 1970s building to make way for office complex after it was approved by councillors

    The secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities has issued a 'holding directive' on London Wall West even after the City of London Corporation's councillors signed off on the plan.

  • How to plan a trip to Switzerland

    Aside from touring around Zurich, you can also include day hikes with Lauterbrunnen, Grindelwald, and Interlaken as jump-off points in your itinerary

  • Letters: Single-payer plan

    East Bay Times Letters to the Editor for April 25, 2024

  • What Apple Has Planned For WWDC 2024

      As Apple gears up for its highly anticipated Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in 2024, the tech giant is poised to unveil a plethora of significant updates that could transform the way you interact with your devices. From sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) enhancements to groundbreaking hardware improvements, Apple is set to showcase its commitment to […]

  • Easter, one month later

    As Passover begins, Helen Jacobus suggests a special significance for the

  • SpaceX Plans Permanently Moonbase

    SpaceX and Elon Musk are choosing to go to the moon. The moon orbiting and moon landing missions should be within this decade and they will make a permanently manned moonbase as well. In the video, I describe the multiple moon related missions that SpaceX has and how easy it would be for SpaceX to

  • Military training involving helicopters planned

    MUSCATATUCK URBAN TRAINING CENTER — Units at Guardian Response, Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Jackson County, will conduct training on Monday, and continuing on May 1 and 2 involving transporting simulated patients or mannequins by HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and field litter ambulance (FLA) trucks to two community hospitals. Continue reading at The Republic News.