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London (AFP) Aug 06, 2007Britain's foot and mouth outbreak could have been caused by recent flooding, Environment Secretary Hilary Benn said Monday. He said officials were investigating the possibility that the highly contagious virus could have spread from a laboratory site south-west of London to a farm three miles (five kilometres) away. Britain's first foot and mouth outbreak in six years was confirmed Friday on Woo ... more Sunspot Abundance Linked To Heavy Rains In East Africa 
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 07, 2007A new study reveals correlations between plentiful sunspots and periods of heavy rain in East Africa. Intense rainfall in the region often leads to flooding and disease outbreaks. The analysis by a team of U.S. and British researchers shows that unusually heavy rainfalls in East Africa over the past century preceded peak sunspot activity by about one year. Because periods of peak sunspot activit ... more South Asia Flood Victims Desperate For Food And Clean Water 
Patna, India (AFP) Aug 06, 2007Many of the millions of people forced from their homes by floods across South Asia were desperate for food and drinking water on Monday as aid workers and army battled to reach them. The flooding, described as the heaviest to hit the region in decades, has affected 31 million people and killed more than 1,600 others in India, Bangladesh and Nepal since monsoon rains began pouring down in June. I ... more Thailand To Launch Environment Satellite In November 
Bangkok (AFP) Aug 06, 2007Thailand plans to launch its first environmental satellite in November to help officials survey natural resources, cope with disasters and even fight drug trafficking, an official said Monday. The Theos satellite, whose name stands for Thailand Earth Observation Systems, has been under study and construction for two years, according to Thai space official Charnchai Peanvijarnpong. "The satellite ... more US Navy Barred From Sonar Use Over Harm To Whales 
Los Angeles (AFP) Aug 06, 2007The United States Navy was on Monday barred from using an ear-splitting sonar in upcoming wargames off the California coast alleged to be harmful to whales and other marine life. In the latest twist to a long-running legal saga, federal judge Florence-Marie Cooper ruled there was a "near certainty" that the Navy's active sonar was harmful to the environment. The judge issued a preliminary injunc ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Aug 07, 2007As Yemen reaches out to foreign companies to invest in its oil and natural gas development, the country faces an on-and-off Shiite insurgency, an ongoing al-Qaeda threat and a populace sympathetic to jihadist militants. Yemen already hosts Canadian, Chinese, U.S., Korean and French energy companies, and in April, Yemen's Minister of Oil and Minerals Khaled Bahah made a trip to Calgary, Canada, i ... more China And India Becoming Leaders In World Economic Growth 
Manila, Philippines (AFP) Aug 07, 2007China and India are the new engines of world economic growth, replacing the United States and other developed countries, International Monetary Fund managing director Rodrigo Rato said Tuesday. He said China overtook the United States this year to become the biggest contributor to world economic growth. "For the first time, the largest contribution to global growth will now be made by China," Ra ... more Ceramic Tubes Could Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Power Stations 
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (SPX) Aug 07, 2007Greenhouse gas emissions from power stations could be cut to almost zero by controlling the combustion process with tiny tubes made from an advanced ceramic material, claim engineers. The material, known as LSCF, has the remarkable property of being able to filter oxygen out of the air. By burning fuel in pure oxygen, it is possible to produce a stream of almost pure carbon dioxide, which has co ... more Berkeley Lab Offers Ultraclean Combustion Technology For Electricity Generation 
Berkeley CA (SPX) Aug 07, 2007An experimental gas turbine simulator equipped with an ultralow-emissions combustion technology called LSI has been tested successfully using pure hydrogen as a fuel - a milestone that indicates a potential to help eliminate millions of tons of carbon dioxide and thousands of tons of NOx from power plants each year. The LSI (low-swirl injector) technology, developed by Robert Cheng of the U.S. D ... more Indian State Plants 10 Million Trees In One Day 
Lucknow, India (AFP) Aug 07, 2007India's most populous state planted more than 10 million trees in a single day Tuesday as part of an environmental awareness drive, authorities said. Farmers and students were mobilised to plant the record number of trees across the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, home to 160 million people. "In fact, we have overshot the target," said state forestry chief V.N. Garg in the capital Lucknow, addi ... more |
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Paris (AFP) Aug 01, 2007The French nuclear power group Areva on Tuesday completed the purchase of Canadian uranium producer UraMin, an acquisition it said should enable it to boost uranium output to 19,000 tonnes in 2012. Areva said that following an amicable public share offer on July 25 it now controlled 92.93 percent of UraMin capital. The deal valued UraMin at more than 2.5 billion dollars (1.8 billion euros. Areva ... more US Congress Targets Iranian Energy Investment 
Washington (AFP) Aug 01, 2007The US House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a bill designed to tighten the US vise on Iran, targeting investors in the Islamic Republic's key energy sector. Lawmakers are angry over what they say is Iran's drive for nuclear weapons and alleged role in international terrorism, and vowed to choke off its attempt to procure vitally-needed foreign funds. The bill, which passed b ... more EBRD Gives Ukraine 368 M Euros For New Chernobyl Sarcophagus 
Kiev (AFP) Aug 07, 2007The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will donate 368 million euros to the programme to build a new sarcophagus around the Chernobyl reactor where the world's worst nuclear accident took place, Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported Monday. It quoted Emergency Situations Minister Nestor Shufrych as telling a briefing in Kiev that an agreement would be signed with the EBRD on ... more Japan presses India on nuclear deal 
Manila (AFP) Aug 01, 2007Japan said Wednesday it was very cautious about any nuclear cooperation with India and urged New Delhi to make a full accounting of its landmark atomic deal with the United States. Japan said it could help India with its vast and growing energy needs but said the country, one of the world's top polluters and a nuclear-armed state, should take part in future efforts to fight climate change. ... more Texas Needs New Nuclear Plants To Sustain Economic Growth And Improve Environment 
Dallas TX (SPX) Aug 07, 2007Texas needs new nuclear plants as an indispensable part of its energy portfolio to meet the multiple challenges of an expanding economy and population, increasing electricity demand, and environmental considerations, Nuclear Energy Institute President and CEO Frank L. (Skip) Bowman said in a recent speech. Texas is expected to add 12 million new residents by 2030, and the state's electricity dem ... more
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