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Reid: Climate change is a question of our own survival

2014-03-12 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: Democratic senators clocked an all-nighter, working in shifts into Tuesday morning to warn of devastation from climate change and the danger of inaction. Addressing a nearly empty chamber and visitor gallery, more than two dozen speakers agreed with each other about the need to act on climate change. Naysayers -- Republicans -- largely stayed away, arguing hours earlier that regulation would cost Americans jobs in a sluggish economy. "We can translate climate destruction into a positive," insisted...

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More than half of Dutch households own tablets

2014-03-12 11:42:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) More than one in two (51%) Dutch households owned at least one tablet in the fourth quarter of 2013, up by 9 percent points compared to six months earlier. This means that tablets are now used in around 3.8 million Dutch households, according to a study by Telecompaper. The survey also found that 19 percent of consumers without a tablet said they expect to buy one in the next six months. Half a year ago, the same percentage said they would buy a tablet in the next six months, and half of them actually bought one.

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