Battle Rages on Over European Union Emissions Trading Scheme
Posted on: February 10th, 2012 Posted by Robert Jones
It seems like the battle over the European Union carbon emissions trading scheme will not come to an end any time soon. In fact, the battle just recently heated up after Europe’s low-cost carriers accused the United States and Chinese rivals of “gunboat” diplomacy against the system. They pointed out that this is a system [...]
TripAdvisor Told Their Claims Are Misleading by the ASA
Posted on: February 2nd, 2012 Posted by Robert Jones
According to new reports, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has just recently lashed out at TripAdvisor. Apparently, the ASA told the group that they could no longer claim all of its reviews are written by real travelers.
The ASA went on to say that the claims by TripAdvisor that all reviews on the site are genuine [...]
NFL Super Bowl Match-up Set
Posted on: January 25th, 2012 Posted by Robert Jones
Well, after the NFL played last Sunday, people finally got to see the teams that would be playing in this year’s Super Bowl. This time it is going to be the Tom Brady and the New England Patriots taking on Eli Manning and the New York Giants. This is sure to be a game that [...]
Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan Sells House Near HS2 Route
Posted on: January 17th, 2012 Posted by Robert Jones
There are a lot of people who are not happy with the plans regarding the High Speed 2 (HS2) route. Well, it now seems that the drama regarding this route will continue. This news comes to light as Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan was criticized for selling her home, which was located near the planned route. [...]
Driving With a Cold is Like Driving Drunk
Posted on: January 9th, 2012 Posted by Robert Jones
Got a cold? Well, according to new research, people with a cold might want to stay off the roads. In fact, Young Marmalade and Halford have found that drivers with heavy colds or the flu can suffer from a major lack of concentration when they are on the road. Tests go on to show that [...]
Train operator to cut off peak travel period
Posted on: January 2nd, 2012 Posted by Robert Jones
A subsidiary of one of the UK’s biggest train operators has announced it is reducing off-peak travel periods on some routes. The move by CrossCountry Trains on its services operating between southwest England and Scotland will see the price of some tickets double.
CrossCountry, owned by German transport company Arriva, has confirmed that morning off-peak travel [...]