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Vote Boycott Over Japan Mars Whaling Talks
Anchorage (AFP) Alaska, May 30, 2007An unprecedented voting boycott of a resolution on Japan's "lethal" whale hunts marred talks Wednesday of the International Whaling Commission and intensified rifts in the 75-nation group. The resolution urging Japan to suspend the "lethal aspects" of its scientific whaling program was adopted 40-2 but prompted a boycott by Japan and 26 other mostly pro-whaling nations making up more than one th ... more Space Systems/Loral Awarded NASA Contract For Landsat Data Continuity Mission Accommodation Study 
Palo Alto CA (SPX) Jun 01, 2007Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) announced that the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Rapid Spacecraft Development Office (RSDO) recently awarded SS/L a delivery order for a Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) Spacecraft Accommodation Study. The Landsat Program is a series of Earth-observing satellite missions jointly managed by NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The satellites prov ... more Huge Waves From One Storm Slam Coasts Some 6000 Km Apart 
Paris (ESA) Jun 01, 2007Huge waves that struck Reunion Island and coastlines across Indonesia earlier this month all originated from the same storm that occurred south of Cape Town, South Africa, and were tracked across the entire Indian Ocean for some 10 000 kilometres over a nine-day period by ESA's Envisat satellite. Waves reaching up to 11 metres devastated France's Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean when it ... more Research Finds Evidence Tropical Cyclones Have Climate-Control Role 
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Jun 01, 2007These findings support a 2001 theory by Kerry Emanuel, a professor of atmospheric science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and suggest that there is an additional factor to be included in climate models that may change predictions of future climate scenarios. "It was thought that hurricanes occurred over too short of a time period and over too small of an area to affect the global ... more Space-Inspired Garden Takes Top Prize At UK's Chelsea Garden Show 
London UK (SPX) Jun 01, 2007Sarah Eberle, designer of "600 Days with Bradstone," consulted with ESA human spaceflight experts to perfect her award-winning garden. Her garden, intended to realistically model what might be used in a future human habitation on Mars, won a Gold Medal last week at the Chelsea Flower Show, operated by the UK's Royal Horticultural Society. "600 Days with Bradstone" was also named 'Best Show Garde ... more |
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Duesseldorf (AFP) Germany, May 31, 2007E.ON, the biggest power supplier in Germany, plans to reduce its carbon emissions to half of their 1990 levels by 2030, chief executive Wulf Bernotat said on Thursday. "Our ambitious target is to reduce our CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions to roughly 0.36 tonnes per megawatt-hour by 2030, 50 percent less than in 1990," Bernotat said. "Along with a massive expansion of our renewables capacity ... more US Sees Technical Delay In India Nuclear Pact 
Washington (AFP) May 31, 2007The United States on Thursday again blamed "some technical issues" for delays in a nuclear energy deal with India but insisted it was still "committed" to the unprecedented agreement. "I can't give you a sense on the final timing, but, look, the government's clearly committed to it," White House spokesman Tony Snow said as negotiators from both sides held talks in New Delhi. Chief US negot ... more Duke Energy Acquires Tierra Wind Business 
Charlotte NC (SPX) Jun 01, 2007Duke Energy announced that it has acquired the wind power development business of Tierra Energy, a leading wind power development company located in Austin, Texas, from Energy Investors Funds for an undisclosed amount. The purchase includes more than 1,000 megawatts of wind assets under development in the Western and Southwestern United States. Three of the development projects - a total o ... more GE And BP Form Alliance To Develop And Deploy Hydrogen Power Technologies 
Universal City CA (SPX) Jun 01, 2007GE and BP have formed a global alliance to jointly develop and deploy technology for at least five power plants that could dramatically reduce emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from electricity generation. Jeffrey Immelt, chief executive officer of GE, and Lewis Gillies, chief executive officer designate of BP's new Hydrogen Energy joint venture, announced the alliance agreeme ... more Putin Says No Link Between Energy And Foreign Policy 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) May 31, 2007Russia's president said Thursday his country did not link its energy policy with political cooperation with its partners. Vladimir Putin told a news conference following talks with his Greek counterpart, Karolos Papoulias, "Our position is open, absolutely transparent and market-based for all our partners, regardless of current political relations." "In our economic relations, we intend to ... more |
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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 US Makes World Bank Move 
Tokyo (UPI) May 30, 2007U.S. President George W. Bush's pick for the next World Bank president may be a surprisingly good one, but regardless of his abilities, Robert Zoellick is likely to face considerable opposition from some quarters. The president announced Wednesday that the former U.S. deputy secretary of state was his choice to replace Paul Wolfowitz, who is set to leave the bank June 30 amid a cloud of controve ... 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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