Trump Says “Assault” On US Auto Industry Is Over
Last week, president Donald Trump vowed to spearhead a boom in the American auto industry, announcing a regulatory measure backed by many large auto companies, and going on to say that he would protect their employees.
Commercial Consumption: Meeting 2030 Emission Reduction Goals
In order to meet the Canadian government’s commitment of a 30 per cent reduction in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by 2030, the country’s commercial buildings will be looking to slash their emission contributions by nearly one-half. Late last year, the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) released a report entitled, Building Solutions to Climate Change: How Green Building Can Help Meet Canada’s 2030 Emissions Targets. The report aims to provide a few tangible steps on how buildings can adjust to reach this fairly ambitious goal. “This report demonstrates how we can achieve real results in the battle against climate change by investing in the building sector,” says Thomas Mueller, president and…
Smart Cities: A Public and Private Partnership
The internet has become a vital part of everyday life, especially for people living in urban areas. In fact, it's not much of an exaggeration to say that access to the internet is a basic human right, much like having access to food, shelter, and clothing.
Advocacy: Start A Lobbying Business With These Killer Strategies
It’s no secret that the government can make or break a business. We elect officials to run the country and make it a fair and democratic one for all. The trouble is, some policies that get proposed or are in use today aren’t fit for purpose. They can end up damaging the growth of many business sectors. And, when that happens, our economic GDP takes a hit. As you can imagine, government officials don’t usually have a lot of time. They tend to focus their efforts on some of the big issues that affect us at a federal or local level. So, how do they know what is a “big”…
The VA Benefits Backlog in Numbers
The Department of Veterans Affairs had set a goal to get through their claims backlog by the end of 2015, but they missed the deadline by about 70,000 cases. But should that number actually be even higher?
Recent Increased Online Shopping in Ireland
Online Shops Outside Ireland Take A Big Chunk Of The Revenue In 2012, Irish shoppers spent €2.96bn shopping online, and the figure rose to a staggering €4.1bn in 2014. However, 75% of the purchases went to businesses outside Ireland. This means €98 leaves the Irish economy every second. According to a new study, the Irish people have also adopted this new trend considering 43% of consumers in Ireland bought items online in 2014, although 2.6 million people are regular online shoppers. During the fourth quarter of the year, there was also a notable rise in Irish food baskets purchases, however, this can be attributed to holidays. It is evident that a…
Armenian Government Ministries Websites Suffered from Cyber Attack
A group of Azerbaijan hackers from Azerbaijan Hacker Team has hacked a number of Armenian Government ministers' websites, and placed a video on their defaced page. There are a total of 64 websites hacked including Ministry of Education, police, city districts, Artsakh State University, Football Federation of Armenia and several other Armenian websites.
How to Defend Earth Against an Asteroid Strike
This sounds like something from a science fiction movie, but it is a real threat to the whole planet. It can happen any time. A medium sized asteroid of a few kilometers in diameter crashing into the Earth can completely destroy our civilization and exterminate the whole human race, just like it happened to the dinosaurs.
