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Analysis: Acidic oceans may snarl food web
The Dalles, Ore. (UPI) Jun 6, 2008 Increased carbon levels in ocean water could have devastating impacts on marine life, scientists testified Thursday at a congressional hearing. Although most of the concern about carbon emissions has focused on the atmosphere and resulting temperature changes, accumulation of carbon dioxide in the ocean also could have disturbing outcomes, experts said at the hearing, which examined leg ... more Two dead, more than 30 hurt in Greek earthquake 
Athens (AFP) June 8, 2008A strong earthquake measuring 6.5 on the open-ended Richter scale struck the Peloponnese region of Greece on Sunday, killing at least two people and injuring more than 30, authorities said. The quake was felt throughout the peninsula and as far away as Athens, causing panic in villages and towns in the west and the north of the Peloponnese, when it struck around 3:25 pm (1325 GMT), NET ... more Volcano erupts in Indonesia 
Jakarta (AFP) June 6, 2008A volcano erupted on Indonesia's Sulawesi island Friday, spewing smoke and sending heat clouds of debris down its slopes, a volcanologist said. Mount Soputan in North Sulawesi started to erupt this morning at around 9:59 am (0159 GMT), sending heat clouds as far as four kilometres (2.5 miles) and throwing ash two kilometres into the air, Agus Budianto from the volcanology office told AFP. ... more Regional US military headquarters in Africa put on a slow track 
Washington (AFP) June 7, 2008Controversy surrounding the US military's new Africa Command has forced the Pentagon to put plans for establishing a headquarters in the continent on a slow track, US defense officials said Friday. The Pentagon still hopes to have a command headquarters in Africa, but officials acknowledge it will take time to overcome negative regional perceptions. "I think what we're talking now is the ... more Taming A Volcano With Macro-Scale Chemical Engineering 
Olney UK (SPX) Jun 08, 2008Could macro-scale chemical engineering be used to stop a volcanic lava flow in its tracks and save potentially thousands of lives and homes when the next eruption occurs? That's the question R.D. Schuiling of Geochem Research BV, based in The Netherlands, asks in the current issue of the Inderscience Publication, International Journal of Global Environmental Issues. During the 1960s ... more |
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Durham NC (SPX) Jun 08, 2008A genetic tool used by medical researchers may also be used in a novel approach to remove harmful microbes and viruses from drinking water. In a series of proof-of-concept experiments, Duke University engineers demonstrated that short strands of genetic material could successfully target a matching portion of a gene in a common fungus found in water and make it stop working. If this ... more Novel Bacterial Species Found Trapped In Greenland Icecap 
University Park PA (SPX) Jun 08, 2008A team of Penn State scientists has discovered a new ultra-small species of bacteria that has survived for more than 120,000 years within the ice of a Greenland glacier at a depth of nearly two miles. The microorganism's ability to persist in this low-temperature, high-pressure, reduced-oxygen and nutrient-poor habitat makes it particularly useful for studying how life, in general, can survive ... more Japanese astronaut says Earth is 'beautiful' 
Tokyo (AFP) June 8, 2008Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, on his first mission in space, said Sunday he was in awe of the Earth as he spoke with his prime minister in Tokyo. Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda joined a group of students who spoke through a video link with Hoshide, who is on the International Space Station (ISS) to help install Japan's first space laboratory, Kibo. Hoshide, working 338 kilometres ... more China tightens media controls in earthquake zone 
Mianzhu, China (AFP) June 6, 2008Chinese police Friday restricted the movements of foreign journalists in the earthquake zone, the latest sign that initial openness on covering last month's disaster was drawing to a close. Two AFP journalists were barred entry to the town of Wufu, where parents have bitterly demanded answers from the government why a 10-year-old primary school building collapsed in the May 12 quake when ... more China 'quake lake' still rising despite drainage: report 
Dujiangyan, China (AFP) June 8, 2008A swollen "quake lake" in southwest China continued to rise Sunday despite intensive efforts to drain it, triggering official warnings that the situation remained dangerous. Soldiers had already dug one channel to drain water from Tangjiashan lake, and were working Sunday to clear a second one in hopes of reducing the risk that it might burst its banks, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. ... more |
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Moscow (UPI) May 30, 2008 Russian electricity holding RAO UES, which will be liquidated on July 1, 2008, held its last general shareholder meeting on May 28. The only assets of the holding to be controlled by the state will be its dispatcher service, hydropower plants and nuclear power plants. The holding's thermal power plants will be privately owned. This will complete Russia's drawn-out reform of the ... more Japan, US say joining hands in nuclear power plants 
Aomori, Japan (AFP) June 7, 2008As oil prices surge to record levels, Japan said Saturday it would help build nuclear power plants in the United States, sensing opportunities for Japanese companies. "We reaffirmed our commitment to promoting bilateral nuclear energy cooperation," said a joint statement after talks by Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Akira Amari and US Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman. ... more Analysis: Kashagan, Kazakhstan's jewel 
Washington (UPI) Jun 5, 2008 Kazakhstan's offshore Kashagan Caspian Sea field, discovered in 2000, is the largest oil field uncovered in the last 30 years, with potential reserves estimated to be as high as 70 billion barrels. For a comparison, the Norwegian sector of the joint British-Norwegian North Sea oil fields contains approximately 30 billion barrels of recoverable crude. While North Sea oil was discovered in the ... more Analysis: Slovenian nuke incident 
Berlin (UPI) Jun 5, 2008 On Wednesday officials in Slovenia shocked the European Union with what seemed to be a rather serious accident in the country's only nuclear power plant, but a day later officials were backtracking. The European Commission on Wednesday evening through a special emergency alarm system, the European Community Urgent Radiological Information Exchange, issued an EU-wide warning to all 27 ... more BroadStar Achieves Breakthrough In Low-Cost Energy Production With New Generation Wind Turbine 
Houston TX (SPX) Jun 09, 2008Renewable energy from the wind, which previously could only be generated in restricted geographic locations - typically off-shore or in remote rural areas - can now be made available almost anywhere, including urban environments, with the introduction of the AeroCam wind turbine. The AeroCam, developed by BroadStar Wind Systems, was designed and patented for commercial applications. With ... more
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