Technology’s Rainbow Connection
Technology’s Rainbow Connection
Silicon Valley’s Embrace of the Gay and Lesbian Community
SAN FRANCISCO — If it weren’t for the one naked guy, the furries with their articulated ears and the small gaggle of leather-clad members of the Society of Janus, this city’s 44th annual Pride parade in June could have been easily be mistaken for a technology conference.
Ukraine Says It Can Prove Russia Supplied Arms System That Felled Jet
SAN FRANCISCO — If it weren’t for the one naked guy, the furries with their articulated ears and the small gaggle of leather-clad members of the Society of Janus, this city’s 44th annual Pride parade in June could have been easily be mistaken for a technology conference.
Every big company in the city and Silicon Valley — Netflix, Facebook,Google, Apple — each offering its own take on gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual pride, lined up along Spear Street before joining the one-mile parade route on Market Street.Read More
Ukraine Says It Can Prove Russia Supplied Arms System That Felled Jet
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Malaysia Airlines Jet Shot Down Over Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian government said on Saturday, that it had proof that Russia had provided the surface-to-air missile system that shot down a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet over eastern Ukraine on Thursday, killing all 298 people aboard.Read More
Are any countries seriously trying to tackle the climate crisis?
Obama
wants the US to lead. Is anyone interested in following?
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LIMA, Peru — With floods, droughts,
forest fires and extreme storms on the rise, President Barack Obama has been
attempting to reassert US leadership in the fight against climate change.
Earlier this month, the White House
revealed plans to drastically curb emissions from coal plants. That move alone
— which does not require Congress’s approval — will slash
the US carbon footprint 12 percent by 2030.
It will also help the US meet its
voluntary pledge to shrink its 2005 carbon footprint 17 percent by 2020. That
might sound like a lot, but many scientists argue that, like most other nations’
climate change promises, it is nowhere near enough.
So, as negotiators frantically
attempt to agree on a new United Nations climate treaty, due to be inked in
Paris late next year, how does the rest of the world stack up to the US when it
comes to tackling the climate crisis?
GlobalPost runs down some of the
biggest players and polluters:
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