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Humans Have Caused Profound Changes In Caribbean Coral Reefs
Halifax, Canada (SPX) Jan 09, 2008Coral reefs in the Caribbean have suffered significant changes due to the proximal effects of a growing human population, reports a study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B. "It is well acknowledged that coral reefs are declining worldwide but the driving forces remain hotly debated," said author Camilo Mora at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. "In the Cari ... more Freeze-dried tendon implants hold promise 
Rochester, N.Y. (UPI) Jan 8, 2008U.S. researchers said donated freeze-dried tendon grafts loaded with gene therapy may soon be used to repair injured tendons. A report, published in the journal Molecular Therapy, said the graft technique may provide the first effective framework around which flexor tendon tissue can reorganize as it heals. University of Rochester Medical Center researchers found donated, freeze- ... more Sub-Saharan Africa: The Population Emergency 
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 09, 2008Sub-Saharan Africa has been experiencing phenomenal population growth since the beginning of the 20th Century, following several centuries of population stagnation attributable to the slave trade and colonization. The region's population in fact increased from 100 million in 1900 to 770 million in 2005. The latest United Nations projections, published in March 2007, envisaged a figure of 1.5 to ... more Cold snap kills eight in Iran 
Tehran (AFP) Jan 8, 2008At least eight people froze to death in the heaviest snowfalls to have hit Iran in years, with several areas brought to a virtual standstill and 20 towns suffering cuts in gas supplies, officials said on Tuesday. The snowfalls, said to be the worst in some 40 years, have forced all schools and government offices to close in Tehran and other regions in northern Iran over the last two days. Th ... more Building boom drives rapid AIDS spread in Indonesia: ADB 
Manila (AFP) Jan 8, 2008Indonesia's construction boom is driving an "exponential" rise in HIV-AIDS infections as migrant workers are more likely to engage in high-risk sex, the Asian Development Bank warned Tuesday. The Manila-based ADB said the spread of HIV-AIDS could kill up to 100,000 Indonesians within two years. "As in other parts of the world, the three Ms -- men, mobility and money -- are key ingredient ... more |
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Berlin (AFP) Jan 8, 2008Germany produced almost a tenth of its energy needs for transport, electricity generation and heating from renewable sources in 2007, an industry group said on Tuesday. The German federation for renewable energy (BEE) warned however that further progress was likely to be hampered by falling investment in renewable energy sources. A total of 9.1 percent of the energy for Europe's biggest ... more China to contribute 1.4 billion dollars to ITER 
Beijing (AFP) Jan 8, 2008China will contribute 1.4 billion dollars to an international nuclear fusion project that aims to emulate the power of the sun to provide limitless clean energy, state press said Tuesday. The 10 billion yuan (1.4 billion dollars) would make up about 10 percent of the cost of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) to be built in France and expected to go online by 2016, t ... more San Diego Non-Profit HRC Helps California Adapt To Climate Change 
San Diego CA (SPX) Jan 09, 2008A recently completed river-flow and reservoir management demonstration project shows how a new technology can help California generate more electricity and save water. The Integrated Forecast and Management (INFORM) system has the potential to boost hydroelectric production by up to 20% while increasing water supplies by up to 50%. INFORM was developed by the Hydrologic Research Center (HR ... more Encore Energy Systems To Provide Grey Water Geothermal Utility To Australia Wastewater Treatment Plants 
Brighton MI (SPX) Jan 09, 2008Encore Energy Systems has announced plans to make their patented grey water geothermal solutions available to the wastewater treatment industry "Down Under." Wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) are expanding to meet demand the world over, and grey water reuse is becoming a major player in the renewable energy sector. Grey water is a valuable asset for many communities throughout the world a ... more Switchgrass shows biofuel potential 
Lincoln, Neb. (UPI) Jan 8, 2008Nebraska researchers said switchgrass yields significantly more energy than is consumed in its production and conversion into cellulosic ethanol. A five-year study involving farms in Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota examined the net energy output, greenhouse gas emissions, biomass yields, agricultural inputs and estimated cellulosic ethanol production from switchgrass grown and m ... more |
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Jakarta (AFP) Jan 7, 2008A herd of wild elephants on Indonesia's Sumatra has repeatedly outsmarted efforts to stop them stealing crops, wising up to attempts to chase them off with burning torches, a report said Monday. The head of Way Kambas natural reserve in Lampung province, Hudiono, told the state-run Antara news agency that a herd of 25 to 30 elephants had been nightly roaming out of the reserve to raid crops ... more No Convincing Evidence For Decline In Tropical Forests 
Leeds, UK (SPX) Jan 08, 2008Claims that tropical forests are declining cannot be backed up by hard evidence, according to new research from the University of Leeds. This major challenge to conventional thinking is the surprising finding of a study published in the Proceedings of the US National Academy of Sciences by Dr Alan Grainger, Senior Lecturer in Geography and one of the world's leading experts on tropical deforesta ... more Electric Sand Findings Could Lead To Better Climate Models 
Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Jan 08, 2008Wind isn't acting alone in the geological process behind erosion, sand dunes and airborne dust particles called aerosols. The other culprit is electricity. By taking both factors into account, researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a new model that matches real-world measurements of "saltation" better than the decades-old classical theory. Saltation is the process of wind ... more Researchers ask: Is China the sleeping giant of biotech 
Paris (AFP) Jan 7, 2008China's biotech sector accounts for just a sliver of its pharmaceutical industry and operates under the cloud of a massive review of licenses issued under a regulator executed last year for accepting bribes. Even so, experts say, Chinese purveyors of genetically engineered drugs and vaccines -- targeting everything from cancer to Alzheimer's -- are growing at a frenzied pace and are likely t ... more New unrest as government vows 'radical' solution to Naples rubbish crisis 
Naples, Italy (AFP) Jan 8, 2008re> New unrest erupted outside Naples /pre> overnight, the ANSA news agency reported Tuesday, as Italy's centre-left government pledged a speedy, "radical" solution to a Mafia-linked rubbish disposal crisis in the region. A huge fire raged at a dump occupied by protesters who took it over after security forces made a tactical retreat following days of clashes over the site, which authorit ... more
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