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CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship Launched
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Jul 15, 2008The CSIRO Climate Adaptation National Research Flagship will have a particular focus on better understanding and preparing for the impacts of climate change, which the draft Garnaut Report described as 'locked-in" up to 2030. 'The quantity of greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere, together with natural time-lags built into the climate system, mean that some ongoing climate change is ... more Incentives For Carbon Sequestration May Not Protect Species 
Corvallis OR (SPX) Jul 15, 2008Paying rural landowners in Oregon's Willamette Basin to protect at-risk animals won't necessarily mean that their newly conserved trees and plants will absorb more carbon from the atmosphere and vice versa, a new study has found. The study, to be published this month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, analyzed hypothetical payments that were given to landowners to ... more The Way To A Virus' Heart Is Through Its Enzymes 
London, UK (SPX) Jul 15, 2008The arrival of bluetongue virus (BTV) in the UK last year posed a major threat to the economy and the increasing temperatures of our changing climate mean it is here to stay. If we are to fight this disease, which has had a major impact on farming already, we must discover how it works. A review published in the August issue of the Journal of General Virology outlines our current ... more Time To Knock Mugabe Off His Perch 
Rabat, Morocco (UPI) Jul 14, 2008 African leaders, led by South Africa's Thabo Mbeki, have blathered diligently and said nothing about the disgraceful conduct of Zimbabwe's strongman Robert Mugabe. The notable exceptions are the ANC's Chairman Jacob Zuma and Nigeria's former president, Olusegun Obasanjo. It is revolting that African leaders can let Africans be slaughtered by a petty criminal of the highest order. ... more Canadian Boreal Forest Gets Some Protection 
Ottawa (AFP) July 14, 2008A huge swath of Canada's northern Boreal forest will be permanently protected from tree harvesting and mining as part of a plan to combat climate change, Ontario province's premier announced Monday. The forest forms a band of mostly coniferous trees almost 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) wide across the entire country, and has remained mostly undisturbed since the retreat of glaciers 10,000 ... more |
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Stamford CT (SPX) Jul 15, 2008With a goal of investing $6 billion in renewable energy by 2010, GE Energy Financial Services surpassed the $4 billion mark by investing in New York State's three newest wind farms. The unit of GE will invest a total of $100 million in the three wind farms, whose construction began last month. 'We have reached the $4 billion milestone just five months after hitting $3 billion, confirming ... more Russian Pipeline Monopoly Denies Czech Oil Cut Political 
Moscow (AFP) July 14, 2008Russia's pipeline monopoly on Monday denied a cut in oil supplies to the Czech Republic was retaliation for that country's decision to host a US missile-defence system, Interfax news agency reported. The cut in Russian oil supplies was the result of a decision by two Russian companies to refine more oil at home instead of exporting it, the deputy head of state-owned Russian pipeline monopoly ... more Russia Becomes Major Uranium Supplier 
Moscow (UPI) Jul 14, 2008 Russia has overtaken Niger to become the world's fourth-largest uranium producer, after Canada, Australia and Kazakhstan. Russia received its new rating in 2007, when it produced 3,527 tons of uranium. It has ambitious plans to move even further up the league, based on promising deposits in Eastern Siberia and other regions, and opportunities for mutually advantageous cooperation with ... more The Euro And Dollar Clash Goes Global 
Paris (UPI) Jul 14, 2008 France's political elites and its public will be enjoying the parades, fly-pasts and parties that celebrate Monday's Bastille Day, anniversary of the 1789 French Revolution. But a lot of their attention will be on the grim news from world markets. The French CAC stock market is at its lowest in three years, and the word of crisis in the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac U.S. mortgage giants ha ... more Treadmill Workstation Brings Exercise To Office 
Washington (AFP) July 14, 2008Can sedentary office workers multi-task their way to a healthier lifestyle? The maker of a new product that combines a treadmill and computer workstation is banking on the notion that companies will invest in products like the "Walkstation" as a way of keeping health care costs down and improving overall fitness levels. The device allows people to work on their computers while walking on ... more |
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 14, 2008The European Commission has decided to start buying satellites and ground-based equipment for its Galileo satellite navigation project. By 2010, the system should comprise 30 satellites and a ramified ground infrastructure. Europe's independence from the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS) will cost it 3.4 billion euros by 2013. But the European Commission thinks it is worth it. ... more Lack Of Sunspots Nothing Unusual 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 14, 2008So says NASA solar physicist David Hathaway. "There have been some reports lately that Solar Minimum is lasting longer than it should. That's not true. The ongoing lull in sunspot number is well within historic norms for the solar cycle." This report, that there's nothing to report, is newsworthy because of a growing buzz in lay and academic circles that something is wrong with the sun. Su ... more Giant Leap For GoCar - The Small Talking Tour Car 
San Francisco CA (SPX) Jul 14, 2008GoCar has made the big leap from the USA into the European market with the addition of locations in Barcelona and Lisbon. The addition of EU locations takes the total number of GoCar locations to 5 across the globe; the others being San Francisco, San Diego and Miami. Barcelona was the first location to open in EU and is the larger scale launch with 20 GoCars that will rise to 40 cars with ... more LitePoint Targets MIMO, WiMedia And GPS 
Taipei, Taiwan (SPX) Jul 14, 2008LitePoint has launched three new systems for testing four wireless standards. The new IQnxnplus system offers true multi-stream signal capabilities for WiFi and WiMAX MIMO development. IQultra - the industry's first Ultra-Wideband (UWB) EVM test system - covers both development and manufacturing testing of UWB devices. And, the new IQnav test system is aimed at high-volume manufacturing ... more GTX And Phantom Fiber To Pursue Geo Specific Mobile App Market 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 14, 2008GTX and Phantom Fiber have announced that they have agreed to form a joint venture company. The benefit of the collaboration will be the development and global deployment of graphically rich geo-aware mobile applications that are agnostic to device technology, mobile carrier networks and connectivity platforms. These applications, when developed, will allow enterprises to seamlessly offer ... more
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