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World's Rarest Gorilla Finds Sanctuary![]() The government of Cameroon-with guidance from the Wildlife Conservation Society-has created the world's first sanctuary exclusively for the Cross River gorilla, the world's rarest kind of great ape. The Kagwene Gorilla Sanctuary was officially created by decree of the Prime Minister of Cameroon Ephraim Inoni and was announced via state radio. "The creation of this sanctuary is the fruit of ... more Arctic Ice More Vulnerable To Sunny Weather ![]() The shrinking expanse of Arctic sea ice is increasingly vulnerable to summer sunshine, new research concludes. The study, by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and Colorado State University, finds that unusually sunny weather contributed to last summer's record loss of Arctic ice, while similar weather conditions in past summers do not appear to have had comp ... more Thompson Files: Rolling back Reagan ![]() Remember the Reagan Revolution? It's over. For 30 years the political system has been dismantling the burden of taxes and regulations imposed on the economy by the New Deal. When U.S. President Ronald Reagan won the White House in 1980, he inherited a tax system that claimed up to 70 percent of taxpayer income and a political culture in which even Republicans were willing to consider ... more Senegal's Wade says India to fully supply rice needs ![]() Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade Thursday said India would furnish the west African nation, where there have been protests against rising food prices, with its full supply of rice needs for the next six years. Despite India restricting exports to premium long grain basmati rice on April 1, Wade said on national television that he had got New Delhi's assurance of a supply of 600,000 tonnes ... more Scientists say polar bears at risk, but threat not imminent ![]() A scientific panel Friday urged Canada to act to safeguard the Canadian polar bear, which it recommended designating as a species "of special concern" but not one imminently threatened with extinction. The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) "has reassessed the polar bear as a species of special concern ... a species at risk in Canada ... (and) in trouble," ... more |
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![]() ![]() Joseph Alana has returned to the village Uganda's civil war forced him to flee. The mango tree he planted years ago is one of the few things still standing and the task ahead is huge. "I'm happy to be back home. I planted this mango tree many years back, I'm now enjoying the fruit of this tree," says the 67-year-old. The war that raged for two decades between the government and the rebel ... more Debate on Fed role in Bear Stearns rescue continues to rage ![]() Weeks after the rescue of US investment giant Bear Stearns, a debate is still raging on whether the Federal Reserve went too far in trying to staunch a credit meltdown. Some money managers say US markets were soothed by the Fed's actions, but other finance experts and lawmakers have voiced concern about what they said was a "bailout" and the risky precedent it has set. Fed chairman Ben ... more UN chief to host food crisis summit in Swiss capital ![]() United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will host a meeting of key agencies next week in the Swiss capital Bern to discuss the growing global food crisis, the UN said Friday. "The global food crisis and the solutions that the UN can bring to it will be at the centre of the discussions" which will take place behind closed doors on Monday and Tuesday at the offices of the Universal Postal ... more Chinese firms sign 400 mln dlr Sudan dam deal ![]() State-owned China Water and Electric Corp (CWE) and Sino-Hydro signed a 400-million dollar (255-million euro) deal on Sunday to raise the height of Sudan's oldest dam, in the southern Blue Nile state. The capacity of the Roseires dam, built by the British colonial power in the early 20th century to irrigate Sudan's cotton fields, will rise from four billion cubic metres (140 billion cubic ... more NASA Satellites Aid In Chesapeake Bay Recovery ![]() From the distant reaches of the universe, to black holes and Saturn's rings, NASA explores some of the most far-out parts of space. But NASA also does research much closer to home. In fact, NASA Earth Science satellites are taking part in the management and recovery of an ecosystem right in our own backyard, the Chesapeake Bay. By studying the landscape around the Chesapeake, NASA spacecra ... more |
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![]() ![]() Direct Fuels has opened a biodiesel production facility at its refinery in Euless, Texas. This makes the company one of two producers of biodiesel in North Texas, yet the only one located at a fuel terminal so biodiesel can be blended directly into petroleum diesel, as per customer need. Direct Fuels has implemented a production technology that allows significant flexibility in terms of ... more Ceramic, Heal Thyself ![]() A new computer simulation has revealed a self-healing behavior in a common ceramic that may lead to development of radiation-resistant materials for nuclear power plants and waste storage. Researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory found that the restless movement of oxygen atoms heals radiation-induced damage in the engineered ceramic yttria-stabilized zirco ... more Celebrate Geothermal Energy As Mother Earth's Energy On Earth Day 2008 ![]() Earth Day is a time to appreciate the natural world and explore ways we can reduce our impact on the Earth. A great way to celebrate Earth Day is by using an energy source that comes directly from "Mother Earth"---geothermal energy. Geothermal energy helps reduce the impact of pollution on our air, water, and wildlife, and its use is growing. On Earth Day 2008, 6 million Americans will be ... more Appalachian State University Co-hosts International Hydrail Conference in Spain ![]() The Appalachian State University Energy Center will co-host the Fourth International Hydrail Conference June 9 in Valencia, Spain. The conference, also hosted by NTDA Energia, will showcase projects applying hydrogen and fuel cell technology to railways and examine scenarios for integrating these technologies into existing transport systems and other factors related to the energy supplies of rai ... more Devastated by tornado, Kansas town rebuilds on green plan ![]() Devastated by a tornado, this tiny Kansas town is banking on a greener future as homeowners, businesses and officials weave environmentally-friendly features into their rebuilding plans. It may seem an unlikely choice in this largely rural and conservative state where many municipalities don't even offer basic recycling services and environmentalism is often considered a new age or liberal ... more
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