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Sediment Dredging Has Fallen Short Of Achieving Cleanup Goals At Many Contaminated Sites
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 11, 2007At many projects to dredge contaminated sediments from U.S. rivers and other bodies of water, it has not been demonstrated that dredging has reduced the long-term risks the sediments pose to people and wildlife, says a new report from the National Research Council. Many dredging projects have had difficulty meeting short-term goals for reducing pollution levels. Whether dredging alone can ... more Push-Button Climate Modeling Now Available 
West Lafayette, IN (SPX) Jun 11, 2007A tool used by scientists to create climate models is about to become easier to use and available to a much wider audience. A new Web-enhanced version of the most commonly used climate modeling system will allow many more scientists - and even curious students - to test theories about the planet's climate. Matt Huber, an assistant professor of earth and atmospheric sciences at Purdue ... more ESA Water Mission Instrument Passes Test Program 
Paris, France (ESA) Jun 11, 2007After successfully undergoing a rigorous three-month testing programme, the innovative SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) payload is about to make its journey from ESA's Test Centre in the Netherlands to France, where it will join the platform to form the satellite in preparation for launch next year. After more than 10 years of research and development, the SMOS mission is adopting a ... more Bono And Geldof blast G8 AIDS Pledge Farce 
Heiligendamm, Germany (AFP) Jun 08, 2007Rock star activist Bono led attacks on the Group of Eight's 60-billion dollar pledge to fight killer diseases Friday, accusing world powers of using "bureau-babble" to hide their failure to help Africa. The U2 frontman, who lobbied US President George W. Bush and other G8 leaders at their annual summit, said a package to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria was full of false promises. ... more Dirty Snow May Warm Arctic As Much As Greenhouse Gases 
Irvine CA (SPX) Jun 11, 2007The global warming debate has focused on carbon dioxide emissions, but scientists at UC Irvine have determined that a lesser-known mechanism - dirty snow - can explain one-third or more of the Arctic warming primarily attributed to greenhouse gases. Snow becomes dirty when soot from tailpipes, smoke stacks and forest fires enters the atmosphere and falls to the ground. Soot-infused snow is ... more |
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Tromsoe, Norway (AFP) Jun 08, 2007Climate change is expected to have disastrous consequences for Earth but some areas will profit, notably wealthy nations in the northern parts of Europe, Russia and the US, scientists say. On Thursday the leaders of the Group of Eight club of wealthy nations agreed to pursue substantial cuts to greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming and said they would seriously consider halving emis ... more Hawaii Geothermal Energy Is Clean, Stable And Always Available 
Honolulu KI (SPX) Jun 11, 2007For just short of 15 years, Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV) has supplied clean, safe and sustainable electrical energy -- and energy diversification -- to Hawaii Island, the Big Island of the chain. Puna Geothermal is provider of about 20 percent of the electricity for the island's businesses and residents. At Puna Geothermal, state-of-the-art technology taps the vast underground cauldron of ... more New Screening Method To Help Find Better Biofuel Crops 
Ames IA (SPX) Jun 11, 2007Skyrocketing gasoline prices and growing concern over global warming has spawned massive growth of the biofuel industry, particularly ethanol production. While corn has been the major raw material for producing ethanol, producers are looking for other more cost effective and sustainable crops and researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory are looking at a novel way to help t ... more Woods Hole Research Center Scientists Study Impacts Of Industrial Logging In Central Africa 
Woods Hole MA (SPX) Jun 11, 2007Though the dense humid forests of Central Africa have been regarded as among the most pristine on Earth, the expansion of industrial logging and the accompanying proliferation of road density are threatening the future of this important ecosystem. Woods Hole Research Center scientists are using satellite imagery taken from 1976 to 2003 to study the development of industrial logging and road dens ... more A Step Nearer To Understanding Superconductivity 
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 11, 2007Transporting energy without any loss, travelling in magnetically levitated trains, carrying out medical imaging (MRI) with small-scale equipment: all these things could come true if we had superconducting materials that worked at room temperature. Today, researchers at CNRS have taken another step forward on the road leading to this ultimate goal. They have revealed the metallic nature of a clas ... more |
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Canberra, Australia (SPX) Jun 08, 2007Wild relatives of sugarcane hold genes that could be bred into commercial sugarcane varieties in Australia to help increase sugar production. Imported from China by the BSES-CSIRO Plant Industry Joint Venture for Variety Improvement, clones produced from crosses between sugarcane and three wild relatives of sugarcane are now available to Australian sugarcane breeding programs. This cooper ... more China To Have More Precise Weather Forecasts With Twin-Satellite Observations 
Beijing (XNA) Jun 08, 2007The China's meteorological satellite, Feng Yun-2 D, has been correctly positioned as is now able to offer dimensional cloud charts for more precise weather forecasts, together with Feng Yun-2 C, which is already in service. The Feng Yun-2 D, launched in December 2006, would work with Feng Yun-2 C from Friday, and the twin satellites would offer weather observations of the whole country every ... more Major Developing Nations Lukewarm On G8 Climate Goals 
Berlin (AFP) Jun 07, 2007The leaders of five major developing nations on on Thursday signalled they would not bow to pressure from the Group of Eight to commit to binding targets in the fight against global warming. Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa insisted ahead of talks with G8 leaders on Friday that their "different capacities and interests" must be considered when tackling climate change. ... more Envisat Captures First Image Of Sargassum From Space 
Paris, France (ESA) Jun 08, 2007Sargassum seaweed, famous in nautical lore for entangling ships in its dense floating vegetation, has been detected from space for the first time thanks to an instrument aboard ESA's environmental satellite, Envisat. The ability to monitor Sargassum globally will allow researchers to understand better the primary productivity of the ocean and better predict climate change. ... more Compost Reduces P Factor In Broccoli, Eggplant, Cabbage Trial 
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 05, 2007Broccoli, eggplant, cabbage and capsicum grown with compost made from recycled garden offcuts have produced equivalent yields to those cultivated by conventional farm practice, but without the subsequent build up of phosphorus. NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) scientists have found very high levels of phosphorus and low levels of organic carbon in vegetable growing soils, during a major ... more
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