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NORTHCOM Experience Lends Lessons To Bangladesh Relief
Washington DC (AFNS) Nov 28, 2007After more than two years at the helm of U.S. Northern Command, Navy Adm. Timothy J. Keating oversaw planning for military responses to the most devastating domestic disasters, and mobilized U.S. military support when Hurricane Katrina provided a real-life test of those plans. So when his staff at U.S. Pacific Command watched a fierce tropical cyclone make its way toward Bangladesh earlier this ... more EU leaders: China must handle trade surplus, open markets 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 27, 2007Top European leaders said Tuesday that China must deal with its ballooning trade surplus, protect intellectual property and open its markets a day ahead of an EU-China summit. "The considerable and growing trade deficit is adding to EU citizens' anxiety about globalisation, and is growing in political importance," European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said in a speech. "Indee ... more Weed Science Predators Consume Weed Species From Surface And Buried Seeds 
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 28, 2007Results of a new study suggest that predators of weed seeds by both vertebrates and invertebrates may reduce weed emergence and influence the weed community. The study is published in the latest issue of Weed Science. Weeds are the primary pest problem in North American agricultural cropping systems. It is estimated that in the United States, the total costs associated with losses, damage, ... more Taiwan lifts objections to Chinese judge at WTO 
Geneva (AFP) Nov 27, 2007Taiwan on Tuesday lifted its objections to the appointment of a Chinese judge to the World Trade Organisation's top court, ending a row that threatened to paralyse the institution, trade sources said. Taiwan had voiced "deep concerns" regarding the impartiality of Zhang Yeujiao, a Chinese lawyer set to become a judge on the seven-member Appelate Body that issues rulings on key trade disputes ... more Average Atlantic hurricane season draws to an end 
Miami (AFP) Nov 27, 2007Residents of hurricane-prone areas heaved a sigh of relief as this year's Atlantic tropical storm season drew to an end, while experts wondered why forecasts for above-average activity have been so wrong. A total of 14 named storms, including six hurricanes developed in 2007, making it an average season. Forecasters had initially expected at least 17 named storms, nine of them hurricanes ... more |
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Washington DC (SPX) Nov 28, 2007A team of researchers from NASA, the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Science Foundation and the British Antarctic Survey unveiled a newly completed map of Antarctica today that is expected to revolutionize research of the continent's frozen landscape. The Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica is a result of NASA's state-of-the-art satellite technologies and an example of the prominent role NAS ... more Renewable Energy Investment Market Sets Sights On 50 Billion Dollars By 2011 
New York NY (SPX) Nov 28, 2007With an anticipated investment value of $25 billion this year, following on the heels of a stellar 2006 in which investments tripled, Renewable Energy Investment in the U.S., a new report from market research firm Packaged Facts, projects that the rapidly emerging renewable energy (RE) investment market could skyrocket to nearly $50 billion by 2011. Report projections are based on key assu ... more The Plan To Destroy OPEC 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 27, 2007Venezuela's Hugo Chavez says he wants to send oil to $200 a barrel. Robert Zubrin has a plan to stop him. In his just released book, Energy Victory: Winning the War on Terror by Breaking Free of Oil, Zubrin, an American aerospace engineer known previously primarily for his inventive approach to Mars exploration, lays out the strategy. To say the book is remarkable, would be a severe unders ... more Where Does Stored Nuclear Waste Go 
Hanford WA (SPX) Nov 28, 2007Millions of gallons of hazardous waste resulting from the nation�s nuclear weapons program lie in a remote location in southeastern Washington state called Hanford. Beneath this desert landscape about two million curies of radioactivity and hundreds of thousands of tons of chemicals are captured within the stratified vadose zone below which gives rise to complex subsurface flow paths. Thes ... more Rising Energy Costs And Efficiency Improvements Will Drive Cleantech Activity 
Palm Springs CA (SPX) Nov 28, 2007Rising energy costs and efforts to improve energy efficiency will be central drivers of the cleantech industry over the next five years, according to a poll of attendees at Ernst and Young's Strategic Growth Forum. The poll results showed that nearly half of the approximately 140 respondents said rising energy costs are driving corporate interest in cleantech, more than any other factor, includi ... more |
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Canberra, Australia (SPX) Nov 28, 2007A CSIRO report released confirms that using pure biodiesel or blending biodiesel with standard fuel could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector. Biodiesel can be manufactured from any product containing fatty acids, such as vegetable oil or animal fats. The report, The greenhouse and air quality emissions of biodiesel blends in Australia assesses the emission levels and envir ... more Life on Mars - Viking Revisited 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 27, 2007Mars is often suggested as a good location to search for alien life. Despite many missions to the red planet, it's still a mystery whether life existed there in the distant past or if it is thriving there today. Attempting to answer this question was an aim of the Viking missions of 1976, but the results of those experiments were frustratingly ambiguous. At a recent science conference, Joo ... more Spain accuses Germany and Italy of blocking Galileo role : press 
Madrid (AFP) Nov 26, 2007Spain has accused Germany and Italy of seeking to prevent Madrid from playing a leading role in the Galileo satellite-navigation project, a Spanish newspaper said Monday. "There is political obstruction by Germany and Italy to Spain playing a prominent role" in Galileo, according to a document by the ministry of public works seen by the El Mundo newspaper. "This political obstruction is ... more Satellite Shows Regional Variation In Warming From Sun During Solar Cycle 
Boulder CO (SPX) Nov 18, 2007A NASA satellite designed, built and controlled by the University of Colorado at Boulder is expected to help scientists resolve wide-ranging predictions about the coming solar cycle peak in 2012 and its influence on Earth's warming climate, according to the chief scientist on the project. Senior Research Associate Tom Woods of CU-Boulder's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics said ... more Raytheon Selected to Design The Next GPS Control Segment For Precision Navigation And Timing 
Aurora CO (SPX) Nov 27, 2007Raytheon has been awarded a $160 million, 18-month contract to develop a new system design for the next-generation Global Positioning System Control Segment. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center. The new control segment will revolutionize GPS command, control and mission capabilities and refocus operations for the current GPS Block II and all future GPS ... more
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