Bidder 70–Tim DeChristopher, Environmental Activist
Tim DeChristopher is an American climate activist and co-founder of the environmental group Peaceful Uprising. On December 19, 2008 he protested a Bureau of Land Management oil and gas lease auction of 116 parcels of public land in Utah’s Redrock country by successfully bidding on 14 parcels of land (totalling Continue Reading
Nelson Mandela too ill to see Obama– Obama hopes for his comfort
With Nelson Mandela, seriously ill in hospital, President Obama was unable to meet him and pay his respects to the man he describes as “an inspiration to the world and a personal hero”. Mandela who is 94 years old this year remains in a critical condition in hospital was praised Continue Reading
