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Plan To Conserve Forests May Be Detrimental To Other Ecosystems
Cambridge UK (SPX) Jun 17, 2008Conserving biodiversity must be considered when developing plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation, researchers warn in the latest edition of Science. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is currently discussing ways of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) in developing countries. REDD has great potential to deliver benefits ... more US breadbasket state Iowa faces crop losses from flooding 
New York (AFP) June 17, 2008Battered by torrential rains, the US breadbasket state of Iowa is battling flooding that could be devastating for this year's grain harvest, producers say. "The damages are very extreme," said Don Roose, president of US Commodities, a research and brokerage firm based near the Iowa capital of Des Moines. With 83 of the state's 99 counties declared a disaster area, Iowa, the leading US ... more Web Site Shows Daily Tornadoes Across the Country 
Ann Arbor, MI (SPX) Jun 18, 2008A Web site developed at the University of Michigan shows where tornados hit the United States each day. Visitors can zoom in to see a city, or zoom out to see the entire country. It's a mashup of data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Google Maps and Google Earth. Perry Samson, a professor in the Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, is the ... more Freshwater Runoff From The Greenland Ice Sheet Will More Than Double By The End Of The Century 
Fairbanks AK (SPX) Jun 17, 2008The Greenland Ice Sheet is melting faster than previously calculated according to a scientific paper by University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher Sebastian H. Mernild published recently in the journal "Hydrological Processes." The study is based on the results of state-of-the-art modeling using data from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as well as satellite images and observation ... more Most of panda habitat damaged or destroyed in China quake 
Beijing (AFP) June 17, 2008Over 80 percent of the giant panda's habitat in China was damaged or destroyed by the earthquake that hit southwest Sichuan province, an official at the State Forestry Administration said Tuesday. "In the earthquake, 83 percent of the giant panda's habitat was damaged or destroyed," Cao Qingyao, a spokesman for the administration, told reporters. The fate of the pandas has been a cause ... more |
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Brussels (AFP) June 17, 2008The European Commission cleared the way for emergency aid for fishermen hit by soaring fuel prices on Tuesday, but refused to reverse a ban on tuna fishing that has angered the Mediterranean fleets. Faced with growing pressure from increasingly militant fishermen -- and increasingly concerned governments -- European Fisheries Commissioner Joe Borg proposed to lift ceilings on public aid for ... more Bird flu hits southern China: state press 
Beijing (AFP) June 17, 2008Authorities in southern China have begun destroying poultry after bird flu was detected to stop the disease spreading, state press said Tuesday. The outbreak was confirmed as the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus by the agriculture ministry on Tuesday after poultry began dying in Jiangmen city, Guangdong province, last week, Xinhua news agency reported. Nearly 3,900 ducks have died, while ... more WHO says Myanmar health system 'back on its feet' 
Geneva (AFP) June 17, 2008The World Health Organisation said Tuesday that the health system in cyclone-battered Myanmar was "back on its feet," but warned that disease risks remained. "I think we were able to provide a response that helped the health system back on its feet," said WHO health cluster coordinator Rudi Coninx, who has just spent several weeks in the country. The WHO said it had played a key role in ... more Panic over delayed rainfall grips northern Nigeria 
Kano (AFP) June 17, 2008Farmers and agronomists in northern Nigeria said Tuesday they fear this year's late rainfall may hurt harvests and worsen the food shortage in the region. "We are disturbed by the delay in the start of the rains," said Sabo Nanono, the local head of the commercial farmers' body, the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN). He said the heavy rains should have started in May or early ... more Italian and French fishermen oppose blue fin tuna ban 
Valletta (AFP) June 17, 2008A number of Italian and French fishermen Tuesday staged a protest outside the offices of the European Union delegation near Valletta over the EU decision to ban some fishing for bluefin tuna. Some 300 fishermen have warned they will block the Grand Harbour in Valletta and the fishing port of Marsaxlokk unless they are given an appointment with EU Fisheries Commissioner Joe Borg in Malta or ... more |
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Moscow (SPX) Jun 18, 2008Russian energy giant Gazprom intends to invest between 8 and 10 trillion rubles ($338-422 billion) in a range of projects between 2009 and 2020, a company spokesman said on Monday. "According to our forecasts, investment will be between eight and ten trillion rubles by 2020, and annual investment is estimated at some 700 billion rubles," Sergei Pankratov, the head of Gazprom's further ... more Australian Rail Track Awards LockMart Contract For Advanced Train Management System 
Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Jun 18, 2008Lockheed Martin has received a A$74.8 million (US$72 million) contract from the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC), for the "Proof of Concept" phase of the Advanced Train Management System (ATMS), a new communications-based train management technology for Australia's national interstate freight rail network. During this phase, Lockheed Martin will design, develop, construct and test ... more Rate of yuan not 'magic remedy' for US trade deficit: China 
Beijing (AFP) June 17, 2008China said Tuesday the exchange rate of its currency was not a "magic remedy" that could resolve the US trade deficit, in a dig at accusations it keeps the yuan undervalued to support its exports. "The rate of exchange of the yuan is not the main reason for the US trade deficit, and it is not a magic remedy to resolve the problem of the trade deficit," foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu ... more Oil Has Grounded Airlines 
Moscow (SPX) Jun 18, 2008In 2001, the world's airlines sustained a record aggregate loss of $13 billion as a result of a terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City. After such a shock, many people sharply cut down on their air travel. But this year, the record may be beaten for a strictly economic reason. Prices on jet fuel are skyrocketing as fast as oil. Austrian Airlines, the Austrian national ... more Sakhalin II Operator Secures Project Financing 
Moscow (SPX) Jun 18, 2008Sakhalin Energy said on Monday it had signed a $5.3 billion deal to finance the 2nd phase of the Sakhalin II oil and gas project off Russia's Pacific Coast. Under the deal, the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Japan's leading financial institution, will provide $3.7 billion for Sakhalin II. A consortium of international commercial banks will contribute an extra $1.6 billion ... more
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