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Etruscans Were Immigrants From Anatolia In Ancient Turkey
Nice, France (SPX) Jun 20, 2007The long-running controversy about the origins of the Etruscan people appears to be very close to being settled once and for all, a geneticist will tell the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics today. Professor Alberto Piazza, from the University of Turin, Italy, will say that there is overwhelming evidence that the Etruscans, whose brilliant civilisation flourished 3000 ... more Giant Magnetocaloric Materials Could Have Large Impact On The Environment 
Argonne Il (SPX) Jun 20, 2007Materials that change temperature in magnetic fields could lead to new refrigeration technologies that reduce the use of greenhouse gases, thanks to new research at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and Ames National Laboratory. Scientists carrying out X-ray experimentation at the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne - the nation's most powerful source of X-rays for ... more China Slave Labour Scandal Widens Amid Rampant Labour Abuses 
Beijing (AFP) Jun 19, 2007China's slavery scandal widened Tuesday with the state-run press reporting that young girls had been forced into prostitution at a brickyard work camp where abuse and beatings were routine. The latest reports come as the slavery ring that was initially reported only in Shanxi and Henan provinces in north and central China had in fact been operating elsewhere around the country for as long as a ... more QuikSCAT Marks Eight Years On-Orbit Watching Planet Earth 
Boulder CO (SPX) Jun 20, 2007The Quick Scatterometer (QuikSCAT) satellite built by Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. completed eight years of outstanding on-orbit operations today, performing six years beyond its minimum two-year mission requirement. QuikSCAT continues to return critical wind data to forecast hurricanes and El Nino effects and pinpoint typhoons and other marine storms, as well as help scientists ... more Building House Forms And Shapes For Better Hurricane Endurance 
Newark NJ (SPX) Jun 20, 2007Certain home shapes and roof types can better resist high winds and hurricanes, according to a researcher at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). Civil engineer Rima Taher, PhD, special lecturer in the New Jersey School of Architecture at NJIT, spent two years examining the findings of research centers that have studied the best designs and construction materials and methods needed to ... more |
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San Francisco CA (SPX) Jun 20, 2007In support of ongoing efforts to increase California's renewable power supplies and address climate change, Pacific Gas and Electric Company today signed an agreement with the City and County of San Francisco and the Golden Gate Energy Company to conduct the most comprehensive study yet undertaken to assess the possibilities for harnessing the tides in San Francisco Bay to create a new source ... more Dutch Data Shows China Surpassed The US In 2006 Carbon-Dioxide Emissions 
The Hague (AFP) June 19, 2007China for the first time spewed out more carbon-dioxide emissions last year than the United States, a Dutch government research body said Tuesday. "China's 2006 carbon dioxide emissions surpassed those of the USA by 8.0 percent," the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (MNP) said. In 2005 US emissions were up 2.0 percent compared to China. The MNP said the figures were based on ... more First Russian Built Nuclear Power Reactor In China Goes Into Operation 
Beijing (AFP) June 19, 2007Russia's first nuclear reactor in China has finally gone into commercial operation after numerous delays and a second will begin production by year's end, Russian officials said Tuesday. "The Tianwan nuclear power plant is a very big Russian-Chinese project," Ivan Kamenskikh, vice head of the Federal Atomic Energy Agency of Russia, told journalists via video phone from Moscow. "Our first ... more Russian Power Generation Needs Foreign Investment 
Moscow (SPX) Jun 20, 2007The rapid economic growth which began in Russia several years ago has led to an exponential rise in the demand for electricity. Some Russian regions, including Moscow and its suburbs, as well as regions in European Russia, the Urals and Western Siberia, are facing power shortages. Electricity demand is expected to grow in Russia by 5.2% in 2008 (10% in some regions). Funds, including foreign ... more New Energy Store Featuring Energy Saving Equipment Debuts In Hollywood 
Hollywood FL (SPX) Jun 20, 2007A totally new concept of retail store just opened in Hollywood, called The Energy Store. It is one of only a handful of stores like it in the country and certainly the first one of its kind in South Florida. The Energy Store offers a wide variety of energy-saving and renewable energy products and solutions for sale to people who are interested in saving energy, saving money and saving the ... more |
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Savannah GA (SPX) Jun 19, 2007Though categorized as magnitude 7.8, the earthquake could scarcely be felt by beachgoers that afternoon. A low tide and wind-driven waves disguised the signs of receding water, so when the tsunami struck, it caught even lifeguards by surprise. That contributed to the death toll of more than 600 persons in Java, Indonesia. "The general assumption was that if you were near the coast where ... more Climate Models Consistent With Ocean Warming Observations 
Livermore CA (SPX) Jun 19, 2007Climate models are reliable tools that help researchers better understand the observed record of ocean warming and variability. That's the finding of a group of Livermore scientists, who in collaboration with colleagues at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, had earlier established that climate models can replicate the ocean warming observed during the latter half of the 20th century, and that ... more MCA Backs Closure of Arctic Waters 
Anchorage AL (SPX) Jun 19, 2007The Marine Conservation Alliance (MCA) supports action by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) to close all federal waters north of the Bering Strait to commercial fishing until a management plan is fully developed. "Climate change is having a significant effect on the Arctic, opening previously ice-covered waters and drawing cold water species further north," said MCA's Dave ... more Japan Plants Coral To Save Sinking Territory 
Tokyo (AFP) June 18, 2007Japan has begun planting baby coral on a remote Pacific atoll in a multi-million-dollar project to save sinking islets and defend a territorial claim disputed with China, officials said Monday. Japan regards the rocky isles of Okinotori, 1,700 kilometres (1,060 miles) south of Tokyo, as the southernmost point of its territory, letting it set its 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone around ... more NOAA Satellites Ready For Active Hurricane Season 
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 19, 2007With an active Atlantic hurricane season expected for 2007, NOAA's high-powered satellites are ready to send forecasters a steady stream of crisp, detailed images, and other important data, of any storm that develops in the Western Hemisphere. The NOAA Satellite and Information Service operates a fleet of spacecraft that monitor the weather, including conditions that trigger hurricanes and the ... more
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