September 5, 2007
Fisker Automotive -- A New Green American Premium Car Company : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: Fisker Automotive Logo.
IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 5 -- Quantum Technologies (NASDAQ:QTWW) and Fisker Coachbuild, LLC announce the launch of a joint venture in Fisker Automotive, Inc. -- a green American premium car company. Fisker Automotive will offer a range of environmentally friendly premium cars -- with the first production car to make its Worldwide North American debut at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show in January. Initial production is anticipated to be 15,000 vehicles annually with pricing to start under $100,000.
Design and technology development are already underway for the first production car. All models will feature cutting-edge plug-in hybrid technology penned as Quantum Drive, developed by Quantum Technologies exclusively for Fisker Automotive. This all-new plug-in Quantum Drive chassis layout will allow Fisker to design innovative luxury cars with uncompromised proportions. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Posted by Editors at 10:29 AM
August 9, 2007
GREENPEACE GE CORN FIELD : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: Greenpeace activists have created a 200-feet crop circle in a corn field in British Columbia, Canada. The field contains Monsanto's NK603 genetically engineered (GE) corn, which scientists recently linked with liver and kidney toxicity in rats. Greenpeace is calling for mandatory labeling of GE foods around the globe. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Posted by Editors at 10:14 AM
July 23, 2007
No Relief from Floods in China
A paramilitary policeman, standing in the water, rescues residents trapped in a flood in Hami, in China's northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Tuesday, July 17, 2007. Floods triggered by heavy rains hit parts of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region early Tuesday morning, leaving more than 300 vehicles and 1,000 passengers trapped, according to sources with the local meteorological department, Xinhua News Agency said. (EyePress) |GlobalGiants.com|
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Posted by Editors at 1:28 PM
July 16, 2007
Deadly Earthquake Rattles Japan : GlobalGiants.com
Cracks appear on the Hokuriku expressway in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, on July 16 after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 rocked a wide area of the prefecture and its vicinity earlier in the day. (Kyodo)
The impact of a strong quake Monday in northwestern Japan caused the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant -- the world's largest – to leak water containing radioactive materials, a company spokesman said.
At least seven people were killed by the quake, which destroyed hundreds of homes, buckled seaside bridges and caused a fire at the nuclear power plant.
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Posted by Editors at 12:41 PM
July 13, 2007
Typhoon Hits Japan; Thousands Without Power : GlobalGiants.com
A meteorogical chart with a typhoon course forecast is displayed over an automatic check-in counter at the Fukuoka Airport, in Japan's southern Kyushu island 13 July 2007. A powerful typhoon lashed Japan's southern island of Okinawa, cutting power to nearly 100,000 homes, grounding hundreds of flights and injuring at least 17 people. (AFP)
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July 9, 2007
DaimlerChrysler's 'smart' is supporting The Live Earth concerts against global warming : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: smart provides the official VIP shuttle for the Live Earth concert.
Photo: Lily Cole, UK model at the Live Earth concert.
Photo: Live Earth, London.
Photo: Jasmin Wagner experienced the low emission smart fortwo.
The Live Earth concerts against global warming are offering life music for a period of 24 hours across eight cities and on all continents. From Bon Jovi and Genesis over Jennifer Lopez and Madonna to Shakira and The Police – more than 100 top international acts are mobilising against the threat of climate change. With smart, DaimlerChrysler is the only car manufacturer supporting the “Save Our Selves – SOS” initiative launched by Kevin Wall and Al Gore and is the official partner of all eight concerts. smart is accompanying the climate protection initiative with a range of activities and is providing the official shuttle service for the concerts. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Posted by Editors at 6:39 AM
July 6, 2007
Giant Pandas are Part of Chinese Gift to Hong Kong to Celebrate Anniversary : GlobalGiants.com
Giant pandas Ying Ying and Lok Lok are seen inside the new giant panda habitat at the Hong Kong Ocean Park June 30, 2007. The two giant pandas are the latest gifts from China to Hong Kong to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to Chinese rule. (Eyepress)
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Posted by Editors at 8:43 AM
July 5, 2007
PEPSICO LIVE EARTH CAN : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: A commemorative Live Earth Pepsi can designed by musical artist and producer Pharrell Williams will be distributed at the Live Earth New York concert at Giants Stadium this Saturday. There are currently 500 million Pepsi Live Earth cans available in stores across the USA. (PepsiCo)
PepsiCo will shine a spotlight on recycling at the Live Earth New York concert this Saturday at Giants Stadium. The company will make it easy for people to recycle their bottles and cans while offering information about how they can make recycling a part of their everyday lives.
Soft drink bottles and cans are the most recycled packages in America. Since 1990, more than 150 billion Pepsi containers have been recycled. According to the Aluminum Association, Can Manufacturers Institute and Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, recycling 40 aluminum beverage cans has the energy-saving equivalent of one gallon of gasoline. In 2006, Americans recycled enough aluminum cans to conserve the energy equivalent of over 15 million barrels of oil.
Live Earth is a monumental music event that will bring together more than 2 billion people on July 7, 2007 to combat the climate crisis. Live Earth will stage concerts in New York, London, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai, Rio de Janeiro, Johannesburg, Hamburg, and will feature a mix of both legendary music acts like The Police, Genesis, Bon Jovi and Madonna with the latest headliners like Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson, Black Eyed Peas and Jack Johnson.
Live Earth's 24 hours of music across 7 continents will deliver a worldwide call to action and the solutions necessary to answer that call. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Posted by Editors at 11:18 AM
July 4, 2007
AMERICAN RED CROSS & FLOOD : GlobalGiants.com
July Fourth Holiday Week Brings No Vacation From Disasters.
American Red Cross Workers, Community Members and Emergency Responders Band Together During this Holiday Week.
Photo: Oliver Luero shows a Red Cross worker how high the water rose in his home. (American Red Cross, Michelle Tanner)
As the July Fourth holiday approaches, American Red Cross workers are helping those driven from their homes by massive flooding in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas and wildfires in the western United States. Hundreds of people will spend this holiday sleeping in shelters and cleaning up thousands of damaged homes and businesses throughout the Midwest and Southwest.
"People affected by this rash of floods have lost property, livelihoods and, in some cases, cherished people and pets." said Joe Becker, Senior Vice President of Disaster Preparedness and Response at the American Red Cross. "Their strength and spirit of community is clear; at American Red Cross shelters and disaster service centers we hear stories every day of neighbors going above and beyond to help others. But, the scale of these floods tells us that people in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas are going to need extra help, a lot of extra help." Becker added the Red Cross will be there every step of the way to ensure disaster victims have food, shelter and emotional support.
All American Red Cross disaster assistance is free, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from the American people. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Posted by Editors at 3:51 AM
July 3, 2007
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND: GREY-SHANKED DOUC : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: A critically endangered grey-shanked douc. Scientists have just discovered in Vietnam the world's largest population of these creatures, raising hopes that the species will survive. (World Wildlife Fund, Tilo Nadler)
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Posted by Editors at 2:33 AM
June 28, 2007
Texas Floods Claim 11 Lives : GlobalGiants.com
More Rain Expected Today.
Photo: Megan Eubanks holds out her hand to Meadow Hemphill, 2, who struggles to climb over flood debris after floodwaters ripped through the Granbury Harbor neighborhood on Tuesday, June 27, 2007, in Granbury, Texas. (MCT)
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Posted by Editors at 10:04 AM
June 21, 2007
Summer Solstice
The sun sets on the last day of spring as a boat sails up the Hudson River in New York June 20, 2007. The summer solstice will be celebrated in the Northern Hemisphere on Thursday. (Reuters)
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Posted by Editors at 2:08 PM
June 20, 2007
June 20th is 'American Eagle Day' : GlobalGiants.com
The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a special resolution naming June 20, 2007 "American Eagle Day".
The bald eagle was selected as America's national symbol on June 20, 1782 during the Second Continental Congress, and is scheduled to be removed from the Endangered Species Act around June 20th of this year. It has been protected under federal law since Congress passed the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act in 1940 and this protection was reinforced by the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
Photo Credit: AFP
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Posted by Editors at 12:22 PM
June 14, 2007
INTERNATIONAL TIGER COALITION SUPPORTERS : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: A crowd gathers in front of a two-story high mosaic of a tiger that is made up of photos of thousands of tiger supporters from around the world. The mosaic sits out side of the 14th gathering of the CITES convention in The Hague, The Netherlands. (International Tiger Coalition) |GlobalGiants.com|
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Posted by Editors at 7:52 AM
June 11, 2007
Flooding Leaves 600,000 Homeless and at least 18 Dead in China : GlobalGiants.com
Photo: A woman and her child wait for rescue on a raft in the flash flood in Meizhou of south China's Guangdong Province Sunday, June 10, 2007. (Color China)
Heavy rains have killed 18 people and left four missing, 5,843 houses collapsed by 3:00 p.m. on Sunday in Guangdong, according to local authorities. At least 66 people have been killed in flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rains in China and nearly 600,000 have been left homeless, a state news agency reported Monday. |GlobalGiants.com|
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Posted by Editors at 12:23 PM
June 9, 2007
HRH The Prince Of Wales Driving Ford Focus Fuel Cell Vehicle: GlobalGiants.com
Photo: HRH the Prince of Wales driving Ford Focus Fuel Cell vehicle June 8, 2007. |GlobalGiants.com|
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