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University Of Leicester Study Into Earth's Magnetic Shield
Leicester, UK (SPX) Oct 10, 2007Scientists from the University of Leicester have taken an important first step in developing an innovative telescope which could one day be deployed on the Moon. The telescope is called MagEX, which stands for "Magnetosheath Explorer in X-rays" and is an international collaboration between scientists from the United States, the Czech Republic, and the University of Leicester. MagEX will study th ... more Monster hail hits eastern Australia 
Sydney (AFP) Oct 9, 2007Hail the size of tennis balls lashed an eastern coast city in Australia on Tuesday, reportedly smashing windows and damaging cars and buildings, as a severe storm swept through. Reports said the storm shut down the city of Lismore for 15 minutes as huge hailstones rained down. "There are reports of giant hail in parts of Lismore of up to five to six centimetres and we're really worried a ... more China's top cadres meet ahead of crucial five-yearly Congress 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 9, 2007China's Communist Party chiefs met here Tuesday to finalise preparations for a crucial five-yearly gathering during which President Hu Jintao is expected to tighten his grip on power. The party's central committee of around 350 members opened a plenary session in Beijing, the official Xinhua news agency announced, ahead of the Congress of more than 2,000 top cadres that begins next Monday. ... more US settles record environmental suit against power firm 
Washington (AFP) Oct 9, 2007In a record-breaking environmental settlement, a US power company accused of endangering millions of people has pledged to slash its emissions of acid-rain gases, officials said Tuesday. The government said its deal with American Electric Power, one of the nation's biggest coal-fired electricity producers, would reduce respiratory diseases and ground pollution across the eastern United State ... more Analysis: Darfur's environment link 
United Nations, N.Y. (UPI) Oct 9, 2007 As the violence in Darfur continues to capture international headlines, and as heads of state from all over the world gathered at the United Nations for a high-level event on climate change, the link between the environment and the violence in Darfur grows stronger. Last week the U.N. Environment Program held a briefing on its recent report, "Sudan: Post-conflict environmental assessmen ... more |
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Frankfurt (AFP) Oct 9, 2007Steel producers want to present a global response to climate change and have begun by launching a vast operation to collect data at sites worldwide, they said Tuesday. Meeting in Berlin, members of the International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) committed themselves to gathering information on carbon dioxide emissions from all steel plants in member countries. The project is the first ... more Study says French C02 target unattainable: report 
Paris (AFP) Oct 9, 2007An official commission has concluded that France cannot meet its target of slashing carbon dioxide (C02) emissions by a factor of four by 2050, the business daily La Tribune reported Tuesday. The report, to be published later this week, says that "with the strongest determination in the world, France could cut its CO2 emissions by a factor of 2.1 by 2050, even by 2.4, but certainly not by fo ... more Analysis: Myanmar energy biz untouched 
Washington (UPI) Oct 8, 2007 Despite widespread criticism of international energy companies operating in Myanmar, the country's instability seems unlikely to hamper business or cause it to reconsider in the near term. International energy companies "can work in even the riskiest of environments as long as sufficient profits can be had and their contracts remain stable -- and IOCs (international oil companies) opera ... more Consultants Give Environmental Approval To Sakhalin 2 Project 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 10, 2007International consultants have ruled that the Sakhalin II oil and gas project off Russia's Pacific Coast is in line with national and international environmental laws, Russian gas giant Gazprom said. AEA Technology, an independent consultant to potential lenders to the Sakhalin II project, has produced a final report on the commitments of project operator Sakhalin Energy, the press office of Gaz ... more India's troubled coalition meets over nuclear tensions 
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 9, 2007A crisis in India's coalition appeared to ease Tuesday after politicians agreed to more talks on a nuclear energy pact with the United States that has threatened to tear the government apart. Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee said a meeting on Tuesday between members of the dominant Congress party and its left-wing allies, who are trying to block the accord, took place in a "cordial atmosphe ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Oct 8, 2007Communist China's founding father Mao Zedong was often referred to as the Great Helmsman. That leaves some observers wondering what they should call Hu Jintao since, during his five years in power, China has sometimes resembled a rudderless ship. "Hu Jintao's style tends to be management of crises rather than an overall political vision for the country," said Russell Leigh Moses, a Beiji ... more Russian Parliament Postpones Consideration Of CFE Moratorium 
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Oct 09, 2007The lower house of Russia's parliament postponed until November hearings on a bill submitted by President Vladimir Putin on imposing a moratorium on the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty. Lawmakers were set to consider the future of the 30-member treaty, which limits Russian and NATO conventional forces and heavy weaponry from the Atlantic to the Urals, on October 9. "The hearings have ... more Hong Kong choking in dense smog 
Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 8, 2007Hong Kong's air pollution passed the danger level again on Monday, reigniting concerns about public health and fears that the choking smog could hamper tourism and investment. Some of the world's tallest skyscrapers were virtually invisible in the murk despite a series of measures to try to fight what is rapidly becoming Hong Kong's top social and political problem. Across the southern C ... more Researchers Mimic Vascular System To Nourish Engineered Tissue For Transplants 
Ithaca NY (SPX) Oct 09, 2007One day soon, laboratories may grow synthetically engineered tissues such as muscle or cartilage needed for transplants. In a major step forward, Cornell engineers describe in the journal Nature Materials a microvascular system they have developed that can nourish growing tissues. The researchers have engineered tiny channels within a water-based gel that mimic a vascular system at the cellular ... more France to help rehabilitate burnt Greek farms, forests 
Kremastos, Greece (AFP) Oct 8, 2007French Agriculture Minister Michel Barnier offered Monday to help rehabilitate Greek farms and forests ravaged by deadly fires and urged the creation of a European disaster management force. "My country is ready to work with the Greek authorities to put in place prevention measures and to exchange our experiences," Barnier said after arriving on the island of Eubee, one of the areas hit badl ... more
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