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EU threatens trade partners over global warming
Brussels (AFP) Jan 23, 2008The European Commission brandished the threat on Wednesday of imposing restrictions on imports from countries that fail to follow its lead in tackling global climate change. European industry and business have warned that tough EU emissions targets could force some companies to move production to countries with easier environmental regulations, such as China and the United States. "There ... more Thousands Of Crop Varieties From Four Corners Of The World Depart For Arctic Seed Vault 
Mexico City, Mexico (SPX) Jan 24, 2008At the end of January, more than 200,000 crop varieties from Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East-drawn from vast seed collections maintained by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)-will be shipped to a remote island near the Arctic Circle, where they will be stored in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault (SGSV), a facility capable of preserving their vitali ... more Arctic ice-cap loss twice the size of France: research 
Paris (AFP) Jan 23, 2008The Arctic ice cap has shrunk by an area twice the size of France's land mass over the last two years, the Paris-based National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) said Wednesday. "The year 2008 promises to be a critical year on every level," said Jean-Claude Gascard, the body's research director and coordinator of European scientific mission Damocles, which is monitoring the effects of cl ... more Seismic Images Show Dinosaur-Killing Meteor Made Bigger Splash 
Austin TX (SPX) Jan 24, 2008The most detailed three-dimensional seismic images yet of the Chicxulub crater, a mostly submerged and buried impact crater on the Mexico coast, may modify a theory explaining the extinction of 70 percent of life on Earth 65 million years ago. The Chicxulub crater was formed when an asteroid struck on the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. Most scientists agree the impact played a major role in th ... more EU sets emissions targets to fight climate change 
Brussels (AFP) Jan 23, 2008The European Commission set targets Wednesday for EU member states to slash greenhouse gases, seeking to calm fears about the burden of fighting climate change and warning that the cost of dithering would be much higher. Laying out a sweeping strategy, the commission called on EU members to ratchet up their use of renewable energy and biofuels while also unveiling plans to make industry pay ... more |
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Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 23, 2008The new EU stratgey unveiled Wednesday for slashing greenhouse emissions is "not up to expectations," the head of the UN's Nobel Prize-winning scientific panel on climate change said Tuesday. The package announced by European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso set targets on EU nations to cut greenhouse gases and increase Europe's use of renewable energy and biofuels. "One would say th ... more Keep climate change on agenda, pleads IPCC 
Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 23, 2008The head of the UN's Nobel Prize-winning scientific panel on climate change warned Wednesday that fears about the world economy could put climate change issues in the shade. Global warming is a key theme at this year's meeting of the world's business and political elite in Davos, but fears of a US recession and plummeting global stock markets risk overshadowing it. "I do realise that the ... more Bio-diesel film not to everyone's tastes at Sundance 
Park City, Utah (AFP) Jan 23, 2008Activist Josh Tickell has been using and promoting bio-diesel for about 10 years as an alternative to fossil fuels, helping America lessen its dependence on foreign oil. In his documentary film "Fields of Fuel," premiering at the Sundance Film Festival this week, he outlines the historical origins of and the political constructs that support petroleum use. As well, he presents the benefi ... more Europe's polluters warn of high price for EU green plan 
Berlin (AFP) Jan 23, 2008Europe's big polluters accepted an EU plan to drastically cut emissions of the gases that cause global warming while expressing concern on the cost and impact on jobs. Pressure groups said the targets did not go far enough and would be a threat to the world's poor. Industry groups said meanwhile they went too far. Under the European Commission proposals, Britain, France and Germany will ... more Analysis: Brazil strikes gas again 
Miami (UPI) Jan 23, 2008Brazil's energy fortunes appear to keep growing with the discovery of a new gas field right next door to a bounty of undersea oil found last year, officials at state-run Petrobras announced this week. Officials said the exact amount of natural gas contained in the Jupiter gas field offshore Rio de Janeiro remains unknown. However, it is estimated to be about the same size as the Tupi oi ... more |
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Moscow (UPI) Jan 23, 2008Several energy agreements were signed during Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Bulgaria last week, including on the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline and the Belene nuclear power plant. Despite pessimistic forecasts, the sides also signed an agreement on the South Stream project. The South Stream gas pipeline, proposed by Russia's Gazprom and Italy's Eni, will run f ... more Brussels steers EU nations to clean energy targets 
Brussels (AFP) Jan 23, 2008The European Commission sought Wednesday to bind EU member states to goals for clean energy use, with eco-friendly Sweden being asked to derive almost half its energy needs from renewable forms. The targets -- part of a wider package to slash greenhouse gas emissions by one-fifth in 12 years -- will force countries to boost their use of such energy forms as biomass and wind, wave, solar and ... more Asteroid to give Earth a close shave next week 
Paris (AFP) Jan 23, 2008A huge asteroid will zoom past Earth next week at such a close distance that amateur astronomers should be able to spot it, specialists said on Wednesday. Measuring between 150 and 600 metres (yards) across, asteroid 2007 TU24 would inflict devastating regional damage were it to hit Earth, but there is no risk of any collision, they said. It will fly by on Tuesday, being around 534,000 k ... more IAEA still awaiting explanation from Kyrgyzstan on radioactive seizure 
Vienna (AFP) Jan 22, 2008The UN atomic watchdog said Tuesday it was still waiting for information from the Kyrgyzstan government about an incident late last year involving radioactive material found on a train bound for Iran. "We've sent a formal request and we're still awaiting a response," a spokeswoman for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said. According to Kyrgyz authorities, Uzbekistan border ... more US To Invest More In Nuclear Security Part One 
Moscow (UPI) Jan 22, 2008Starting in 2008, the U.S. defense budget will feature allocations for protection against nuclear terrorism. This will ensure the safe storage of radioactive substances in the United States and in other nations, and it will also facilitate operations against terrorist groups attempting to lay their hands on nuclear weapons. Russia also considers this to be a serious problem. In late 20 ... more
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