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Larger Pacific Climate Event Helps Current La Nina Linger
Pasadena CA (SPX) Apr 24, 2008Boosted by the influence of a larger climate event in the Pacific, one of the strongest La Ninas in many years is slowly weakening but continues to blanket the Pacific Ocean near the equator, as shown by new sea-level height data collected by the U.S.-French Jason oceanographic satellite. This La Nina, which has persisted for the past year, is indicated by the blue area in the center of ... more Researchers Look To Make Environmentally Friendly Plastics 
Rolla MO (SPX) Apr 24, 2008Every year, more than 30 billion water bottles are added to America's landfills, creating a mountainous environmental problem. But if research at Missouri University of Science and Technology is successful, the plastic bottles of the future could literally disappear within four months of being discarded. The Missouri S and T research team is constructing new breeds of biodegradable and ... more International Health Experts To Enlist The Public In War On African Malaria 
Toronto, Canada (SPX) Apr 24, 2008Philanthropy just got easier and a lot more accessible to the public thanks to the social networking power of the Internet and a ground-breaking partnership between a young British entrepreneur, a global health think tank and an African medical research institute. Debuted April 20 to offer individuals a meaningful way to mark World Malaria Day (Friday, April 25), its creators hope ... more China tells companies to provide more diesel to agriculture 
Shanghai (AFP) April 23, 2008China's commerce ministry on Wednesday urged major oil firms to increase diesel supplies to meet rising demand in the agricultural sector during spring and summer. Companies and government agencies must "spare no efforts to carry out various measures to ensure diesel supplies in the rural areas," the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on its website. The ministry said it would close ... more Walker's World: A tale of two cities 
London, April 23, 2008 London is one of the world's greatest cities, and to be its mayor is a grand title. It is, however, misleading. Britain is a highly centralized state, with almost all executive power vested in the national government that also controls the purse-strings. The elected mayor has a bully pulpit but a very limited role, and so it should come as little surprise that the two main candidates for next ... more |
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Shanghai (AFP) April 23, 2008China Railway Group, the nation's largest construction firm, said Wednesday it had signed an agreement to invest in a 2.9-billion-dollar copper and cobalt mining project in Congo. It planned to set up an investment joint venture for the project with registered capital of 100 million dollars with several other state-run Chinese firms and Congolese companies, according to a statement to the ... more CFC smuggling key challenge in Asia, study says 
Singapore (AFP) April 23, 2008Smuggling of ozone-depleting chemicals in the Asia-Pacific region is much worse than expected, a study released at a UN-backed environment conference said Wednesday. The study analysed the trade of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), which are controlled under an international treaty, and discovered wide discrepancies in export and import figures between trading countries. "If you compare figure ... more Biodiversity loss will lead to sick world: experts 
Singapore (AFP) April 23, 2008The world risks wiping out a new generation of antibiotics and cures for diseases if it fails to reverse the extinction of thousands of plant and animal species, experts warned Wednesday. Biodiversity loss has reached alarming levels, and disappearing with it are the secrets to finding treatments for pain, infections and a wide array of ailments such as cancer, they said, citing the findings ... more ALOS Will Provide Advanced Data To Help Latin America Better Adapt To Climate Threats 
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 24, 2008Up-to-the-minute-data and expertise derived from the Advanced Land Observation Satellite (ALOS) developed and operated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will contribute a better formulation of measures to adapt to climate change threats in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to an agreement signed today between JAXA and the World Bank. ALOS will be used by the World ... more Response to climate security threats 'slow and inadequate': report 
London (AFP) April 23, 2008The international response to security threats posed by climate change has been "slow and inadequate", according to a report published Wednesday. According to the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), a British security think tank, a failure to adequately prepare for this is on a par with neglecting the risks of nuclear weapons proliferation or terrorism. "In the next decades, climate ... more |
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Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Apr 24, 2008As part of the continued development of Morphic's fuel cell-based energy systems, the company will be testing a proprietary 20 kW wind turbine this fall in the toughest possible conditions on the island of Oland off the coast of Sweden. All components in Morphic's energy system are developed for large-scale production and Morphic is involved in discussions with various players in all application ... more Babson College To Commission Campus Wind Turbine During Earth Day Celebrations 
Wellesley MA (SPX) Apr 24, 2008On Tuesday, April 22nd, Babson officially became the first college in the greater Boston area to utilize wind power through an on-campus installation, joining the growing number of US colleges and universities that have chosen to develop their commitment to sustainable business practices through the use of renewable energy technologies. The commissioning ceremony took place at 2:00 PM, ... more Analysis: Venezuela, Iran bolster ties 
Miami, April 23, 2008 Energy officials from Iran said they were ready to make good on promises to bolster energy ties with Venezuela by establishing a joint Tehran-Caracas oil company, a concept considered far-fetched by some considering the rash of projects proposed by the two nations that have yet to come to fruition. Mohammad Hasan Mirzai, the engineering management deputy for Iran's Petropars Co., said ... more Solar Flares Set The Sun Quaking 
Paris, France (ESA) Apr 21, 2008Data from the ESA/NASA spacecraft SOHO shows clearly that powerful starquakes ripple around the Sun in the wake of mighty solar flares that explode above its surface. The observations give solar physicists new insight into a long-running solar mystery and may even provide a way of studying other stars. The outermost quarter of the Sun's interior is a constantly churning maelstrom of hot ga ... more New Solution For Portable GPS Market 
Austin TX (SPX) Apr 23, 2008SigmaTel has introduced a complete processor solution for the portable navigation GPS market, enabling lower system costs for portable navigation devices (PNDs) and expanding the company's consumer product platform offerings. The SigmaTel STMP3738 semiconductor solution is a highly-integrated SoC which eliminates up to 12 previously-discrete ICs typically found in PND devices. Supporting ... more
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