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NASA Administrator Not Sure Global Warming A Problem Washington DC (SPX) May 30, 2007 
Michael Griffin NASA Administrator has told America's National Public Radio that while he has no doubt a trend of global warming exists "I am not sure that it is fair to say that it is a problem we must wrestle with." In an interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep that will air in Thursday's edition of NPR News' Morning Edition, Administrator Griffin explains: "I guess I would ask which human beings - where and when - are to be accorded the privilege of deciding that this particular climate that we have right here today, right now is the best climate for all other human beings. I think that's a rather arrogant position for people to take." ... read more |
Niger's 2024 floods killed 400, affected 1.5 mn: toll
Delhi bans old cars from refuelling to help tackle city's pollution Cyclone death toll rises to four on La Reunion Four dead from India avalanche, five still missing: army Cyclone death toll rises to four on ravaged French island Burn land or plant trees? Bolivian farmers weigh their options Rescuers search for eight workers after avalanche in India Rescuers search for 22 workers after avalanche in India Japan battles biggest wildfire in decades Vietnam drags feet over 'urgent' pollution problem 
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Scientists Create Fire-Safe, Green Plastic
Amherst MA (SPX) May 31, 2007Scientists from the University of Massachusetts Amherst have created a synthetic polymer-a building block of plastics-that doesn't burn, making it an attractive alternative to traditional plastics, many of which are so flammable they are sometimes referred to as "solid gasoline." The new polymer wouldn't need the flame-retardant chemicals that are added to many plastics before they can be ... more Greenland Seeks Higher Whale Hunt Quota From The IWC 
Anchorage AK (SPX) May 31, 2007On behalf of its territory Greenland, the Danish government has submitted a proposal to the 59th International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting for a renewal of Greenland's Aboriginal Subsistence Whaling (ASW) quota that would see a dramatic expansion in the number of animals hunted including the addition of two new species. The USA, Russia and St Vincent and the Grenadines have also ... more Russia Knows How To Prevent Global Warming 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) May 30, 2007Russian scientists have found a way to prevent global warming of the Earth, the director of the Global Climate and Ecology Institute said Wednesday. Russian Academy of Sciences Academic Yury Izrael told a news conference that the method envisions air spraying of a sulfur-containing aerosol in lower stratosphere layers at a height of 10-14 kilometers (six to 10 miles). Sulfur drops would then ... more US Firm To Trial Bird Flu Vaccine In Indonesia And Hong Kong 
Jakarta (AFP) May 30, 2007A US company will soon conduct clinical trials of a bird flu vaccine in Singapore and Hong Kong, a health ministry official said here Wednesday. Baxter Healthcare will carry out the trials in the two nations using a strain of the virus found in Indonesia, the nation worst hit by bird flu with 77 deaths, the official said. "Clinical trials will start in July this year in Singapore and Hong ... more Virtual Patient To Simulate Real-Time Organ Motions For Radiation Therapy 
Troy NY (SPX) May 31, 2007With a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are developing a physics-based virtual model that can simulate a patient's breathing in real time. When used in conjunction with existing 3-D models, adding the fourth dimension of time could significantly improve the accuracy and effectiveness of radiation treatment for lung ... more |
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Potsdam (AFP) Germany, May 30, 2007Japan said on Wednesday that German proposals to complete negotiations on a successor to the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gases by 2009 were "premature." German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants the summit of the Group of Eight most industrialised nations in the German town of Heiligendamm next week to produce a clear commitment on limiting greenhouse gases. Asia and Europe failed to agree on ... more Britain To Sell Part Of British Energy 
London (AFP) May 30, 2007Britain outlined proposals on Wednesday to sell part of its holding in British Energy, the nuclear power station operator, which could earn it 2.19 billion pounds (3.22 bilion euros, 4.33 billion dollars). Trade and Industry Secretary Alistair Darling confirmed the plans before parliament on Wednesday and said the proceeds would go towards decomissioning costs of British Energy's eight nuclear ... more US Positive On Clinching India Nuclear Accord 
New Delhi (AFP) May 30, 2007The United States on Wednesday expressed hope of winding up a thorny civilian nuclear energy deal which will permit India to access long-denied Western nuclear technology. The statement came on the eve of the resumption of talks in New Delhi between a top US negotiator and Indian officials over the pact in which India will separate its nuclear facilities into civilian and military uses in return ... more Hydrogen-Powered Ice Resurfacer Promoted 
Washington (UPI) May 30, 2007A U.S. Department of Energy-funded fuel-cell-powered ice resurfacer is touring ice rinks across the United States, promoting use of hydrogen fuel cells. The vehicle, called the eP-ICEBEAR, is the world's first fuel-cell-powered ice resurfacer. Its development was led by the University of North Dakota's Energy and Environmental Research Center. Energy Department officials said the crowded ... more Peabody And Rentech Partner Up For First Commercial US Coal-to-Liquids Facility 
St. Louis MO (SPX) May 31, 2007Peabody Energy has announced it has entered into agreements with Rentech to fund up to $10 million of engineering and development costs for Rentech's planned coal-to-liquids project in Illinois and to supply the facility with nearly 1 million tons of coal annually. As part of the agreement, Peabody has an option to acquire a 20 percent equity interest in the project through increased funding. ... more |
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Ashburn VA (SPX) May 30, 2007AeroAstro has announced that the next SENS asset tracking satellite downlink decoder rack passed all testing and is ready for installation at a Globalstar ground gateway. The equipment will be used to expand the geographic coverage of the Globalstar Simplex Data Service. Testing of the device, known as the "SENS Applique", was conducted at AeroAstro's headquarters in Ashburn, VA during the ... more Magnetic Field Uses Sound Waves To Ignite Solar Ring Of Fire 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 30, 2007Sound waves escaping the Sun's interior create fountains of hot gas that shape and power the chromosphere, a thin region of the sun's atmosphere which appears as a ruby red "ring of fire" around the moon during a total solar eclipse, according to research funded by NASA and the National Science Foundation (NSF). These results were presented May 29, at the American Astronomical Society Meeting in ... more A World No Longer MAD 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) May 30, 2007On May 26, 1972, U.S. President Richard Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev signed the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty, or SALT, the first bilateral agreement of its kind. It included an interim agreement on certain measures with respect to the limitation of strategic offensive arms. The two leaders also signed the ABM Treaty. The former treaty sealed the alignment of forces in ground ... more Days Of Snow Melting On The Rise In Greenland 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 30, 2007In 2006, Greenland experienced more days of melting snow and at higher altitudes than average over the past 18 years, according to a new NASA-funded project using satellite observations. Daily satellite observations have shown snow melting on Greenland's ice sheet over an increased number of days. The resulting data help scientists understand better the speed of glacier flow, how much water will ... more A Life Of Ice And Cold In Antarctica 
Hobart, Australia (SPX) May 30, 2007Where do penguins go to dance? What is it really like in Antarctica? How do animals and humans survive down south? In January this year, Tanya Patrick, editor of CSIRO's kids' science magazine Scientriffic, travelled to Antarctica to find out the answers to these questions and more. "I fell in love with Antarctica about three years ago through a friend who visited there," Tanya says. ... more
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