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New Research Discredits 100 Billion Dollar Global Warming Fix
Virginia Key FL (SPX) Nov 30, 2007Scientists have revealed an important discovery that raises doubts concerning the viability of plans to fertilize the ocean to solve global warming, a projected $100 billion venture. Research performed at Stanford and Oregon State Universities, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research, suggests that ocean fertilization may not be an effective method of reducing carbon dioxide in the atmo ... more More deaths as storms exit the Philippines 
Manila (AFP) Nov 29, 2007Storms Hagibis and Mitag have blown out of the the Philippines, the weather bureau said Thursday, as the death toll climbed to 29 and rescuers continued to battle rough seas in search of the missing. The coast guard said 12 Chinese fishermen went missing after two boats capsized Wednesday in rough seas near Pag Asa island off the country's western coast. Two Filipino airforce pilots are ... more Reduce forest concessions, says Indonesian president: report 
Jakarta (AFP) Nov 29, 2007Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered the heads of provinces and districts to be more discerning in issuing forestry concessions, a newspaper report said Thursday. The president also reportedly apologised for officials "perhaps" issuing permits too freely. "The heads of provinces, districts and mayors should no longer irresponsibly issue permits," Media Indonesia quo ... more Mismanagement threatens Asian water crises: ADB study 
Singapore (AFP) Nov 29, 2007The mismanagement of resources, not scarcity, will lead to water crises in developing Asian nations, said a study commissioned by the Asian Development Bank and released on Thursday. Urbanisation, industrialisation, population growth and climate change were likely to put a strain on the region's water resources, it said. But Asia had also developed the expertise and the technology to ens ... more China says estimated HIV/AIDS cases rise to 700,000 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 29, 2007China is estimated to have about 700,000 HIV/AIDS cases, with tens of thousands of new infections each year, the government said Thursday, but activists warned the problem was far greater. "The result of estimates is that at the end of 2007, China will have about 700,000 HIV/AIDS cases, and 85,000 with AIDS," Health Minister Chen Zhu told a press conference in Beijing. Chen said there we ... more |
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Reston VA (SPX) Nov 30, 2007Looking ahead to the U.N. Climate Change Conference that begins next week, a diverse chorus of elected officials and citizens are speaking out to assure the international community that Americans are moving global warming solutions forward, despite the lack of White House leadership. "The other U.S.A. will be with the world in Bali," said Larry Schweiger, president and CEO, National Wildlife Fed ... more Having The Climate Cake And Eating It Too 
Morogoro, Tanzania (SPX) Nov 30, 2007Is it possible to solve climate change, reduce poverty and save biodiversity at a single stroke" It might seem like a dream, but this is exactly the issue that is being discussed at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) in Bali 3-14 December 2007. The key is to include reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) in the Kyoto Protocol so that developing countries c ... more Helium Isotopes Point To New Sources Of Geothermal Energy 
Berkeley CA (SPX) Nov 30, 2007In a survey of the northern Basin and Range province of the western United States, geochemists Mack Kennedy of the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Matthijs van Soest of Arizona State University have discovered a new tool for identifying potential geothermal energy resources. Currently, most developed geothermal energy comes from regions of volcanic activity ... more ORNL Super Water Repellent Could Cause Big Wave In Market 
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Nov 30, 2007A water repellent developed by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory outperforms nature at its best and could open a floodgate of commercial possibilities. The super-water repellent (superhydrophobic) material, developed by John Simpson, is easy to fabricate and uses inexpensive base materials. The patent-pending process could lead to the creation of a new ... more Scientists convert cellulose into hydrogen 
State College, Pa. (UPI) Nov 28, 2007 U.S. researchers have developed a method of converting cellulose and other biodegradable organic materials into hydrogen. Penn State University Professor Bruce Logan and research associate Shaoan Cheng said today's energy focus is on ethanol as a fuel, but economical ethanol from cellulose is at least 10 years away. Logan and Cheng used naturally occurring bacteria in a microbial ... more |
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Brussels (AFP) Nov 27, 2007EU nations are poised to break months of deadlock over their Galileo satellite navigation programme on Thursday, although they still face the sticky question of carving up the project's coveted contracts. Budget ministers and EU lawmakers paved the way for an agreement on Galileo's future on Friday by striking a deal on how to fund the project, removing a major obstacle. They agreed to f ... more EU antitrust regulators to probe GPS devices deal 
Brussels (AFP) Nov 28, 2007EU regulators on Wednesday opened a detailed probe of Dutch technology group TomTom's takeover of Dutch firm Tele Atlas on concerns the deal could stifle competition in the market for hand-held navigation devices. The European Commission said it would rule by mid April whether to allow the 2.9-billion-euro (4.3-billion-dollar) takeover of Tele Atlas, a leading maker of digital maps, by TomTo ... more Ministerial Summit On Global Earth Observation System Of Systems 
Paris, France (ESA) Nov 29, 2007A new global Earth observation system, that could save lives in disasters such as the recent cyclone in southern Bangladash, is being reviewed at a ministerial-level summit in Cape Town this week. Representatives of 71 member governments, the European Commission, and 46 participating organisations, including ESA, of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) meet in Cape Town 28-30 November, to asses ... more US energy pact does not prevent new Indian nuclear tests: PM 
New Delhi (AFP) Nov 28, 2007Prime Minister Manmohan Singh denied a claim by India's opposition leader Wednesday that a nuclear deal with the United States would block the country from holding future atomic weapons tests. The Communists, who typically lend key support to Singh's Congress party-led government, and the Hindu nationalists have strongly opposed the pact, aimed at bringing India into the loop of global atomi ... more Mechanical Engineer Aims To Improve Detection Of Nuclear Smuggling Activity 
Austin TX (SPX) Nov 29, 2007A professor at The University of Texas at Austin has received $1.9 million to expand a computer model that is already helping guide national decisions about placement of devices to detect nuclear smuggling attempts. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security provided the funds to improve the design of networks of sensors to detect smuggling in Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union ... more
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