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Strict restrictions on how MARTA spends its revenue mean the system can’t afford to pay for its operating costs. [Waiting for the Train. Creative Commons photo by Wesley Fryer] The General Assembly voted down Senate Bill 120, which would have allowed MARTA to tap into $65 million in capital reserve funds. Since the system receives [...]
Apa Sherpa, 49, has climbed Mount Everest a record 18 times but now he’s preparing for a 19th, this time to clean up the mess left by the thousands of climbers who have scaled the mountain since 1953. Apa, a high-altitude guide, plans to take the Eco Everest Expedition up the mountain to clean up [...]
The Rio state government will build concrete walls around some of the city’s biggest slums (pictured on the hillside above) in an attempt to halt deforestation of the surrounding jungle, officials said. Seven miles of walls, reaching a height of three metres (10ft) will be built around sections of at least 11 slums this year, [...]
On April 2nd the Washington Times reported that political turmoil and weeks of protest which have killed nearly 100 people have pushed the country almost to the verge of civil war. The upheaval stems from the removal of President Ravalomanana who says he was kicked out: “I never resigned. I was forced to hand power [...]
