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WWF blasts EU's illegal wood imports, led by Finland
Helsinki (AFP) July 22, 2008The World Wildlife Fund on Tuesday criticised the European Union's illegal wood imports, singling out Finland as the top offender and calling for EU-wide legislation to tackle the issue. "Illegal logging destroys the protective function of forests, increasing risk of natural disasters such as floods and landslides and leads to deforestation, one of the main causes for climate change," WWF ... more Reclaimed Wastewater Benefits Florida's Citrus Orchards 
Immokalee FL (SPX) Jul 24, 2008The Sunshine State has seen rapid growth in population during the last 50 years. The 1997 U.S. Census showed that the population of Florida increased more than five-and-a-half times from 1950 to 2000. Naturally, along with population increases, Florida is experiencing an increase in the amount of municipal waste. Studies confirm that the amount of wastewater generated by cities in Florida ... more Predicting The Distribution Of Creatures Great And Small 
Santa Fe CA (SPX) Jul 24, 2008In studying how animals change size as they evolve, biologists have unearthed several interesting patterns. For instance, most species are small, but the largest members of a taxonomic group -- such as the great white shark, the Komodo dragon, or the African elephant - are often thousands or millions of times bigger than the typical species. Now for the first time two SFI researchers ... more Powerful earthquake hits northern Japan 
Tokyo (AFP) July 23, 2008A powerful earthquake shook northern Japan early Thursday, injuring at least 90 people as its force shattered windows and set off fires in an area hit by a deadly tremor just a month ago. The earthquake, measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale, struck the north of the main Japanese island of Honshu as most people were asleep and cut off power to around 10,000 homes, officials said. ... more NASA Responds To California Wildfire Emergency Imaging Request 
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 24, 2008A remotely piloted aircraft carrying a NASA sensor flew over much of California earlier this week, gathering information that will be used to help fight more than 300 wildfires burning within the state. Additional flights are planned for next week. The flights by NASA's unmanned Ikhana aircraft are using a sophisticated Autonomous Modular Scanner developed at NASA's Ames Research Center at ... more |
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Kuala Lumpur (AFP) July 23, 2008Malaysia's plan to build a series of hydroelectric dams on Borneo island threatens the World Heritage status of a key national park, environmentalists warned Wednesday. Parts of Mulu National Park in Sarawak state would be flooded if the proposed 220 megawatt hydropower plant on the Tutoh river went ahead, said Swiss-based group the Bruno Manser Fund (BMF). Activists warned the damage ... more Dengue cases in Philippines rise by 43 percent: government 
Manila (AFP) July 23, 2008Global warming may have contributed to a 43 percent rise in the number of dengue cases in the Philippines for the first half of the year, the health secretary said Wednesday. The biggest increase in the country was seen in Metropolitan Manila, where there was an almost 200 percent increase. According to government figures 15,061 cases of the disease in the Philippines were reported in the ... more China turns back African traders: diplomats 
Beijing (AFP) July 22, 2008China is stopping West African traders from entering the country's south, African diplomats said Tuesday, adding they were approaching Beijing authorities about the problem. Businessmen from Liberia, Nigeria, and some other West African countries had been denied entry into Guangzhou city in recent months even though they had valid visas, said Liberia Minister Counsellor Mohammed Kenneth. ... more Limes May Help Cut CO2 Levels Back To Pre-Industrial Levels 
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 24, 2008Scientists say they have found a workable way of reducing CO2 levels in the atmosphere by adding lime to seawater. And they think it has the potential to dramatically reverse CO2 accumulation in the atmosphere, reports Cath O'Driscoll in SCI's Chemistry and Industry magazine. Shell is so impressed with the new approach that it is funding an investigation into its economic feasibility. 'We ... more Two killed in China temple blast: state media 
Beijing (AFP) July 22, 2008A Tibetan Buddhist temple in an area of China wracked by anti-Chinese unrest earlier this year collapsed, killing two monks, after a powder used in religious rituals exploded, state media said Tuesday. Four other monks were hurt in the explosion and collapse of the Gonchen monastery on July 12 in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Xinhua news agency said. The accident at the monastery ... more |
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Tokyo (AFP) July 23, 2008Japan's Hitachi and US giant General Electric will team up to sell midsize nuclear reactors to meet growing demand for power facilities in Southeast Asia, a Hitachi spokesman said Wednesday. The move comes as soaring crude oil prices and worries about global warming spur interest in nuclear power. The move is aimed at tapping into the markets in countries such as Vietnam, Indonesia, and ... more Indian PM says nuclear vote will help millions 
New Delhi (AFP) July 23, 2008India's government Wednesday celebrated a victory it said would help bring millions out of poverty, after winning a vote that clears the way for a controversial nuclear deal with the United States. After two days of often chaotic debate, the Congress-led coalition won the confidence vote in parliament by 275 MPs to 256 from the mainly left-wing and Hindu opposition. Singh needed just a ... more Malaysia looking at building its first nuclear plant: report 
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) July 22, 2008Malaysian utility Tenaga may construct the country's first nuclear power plant at a cost of 3.1 billion dollars but is braced for objections from the public, a report said Tuesday. "We are looking at about 10 billion ringgit (3.1 billion dollars) for a 1,000 MW plant," Mohamad Zam Zam Jaafar, head of Tenaga's nuclear energy taskforce, was quoted as saying by the Edge financial daily newspaper ... more Analysis: Chavez, Medvedev talk oil, arms 
Miami (UPI) Jul 23, 2008 Venezuela and Russia forged new energy ties Tuesday and discussed a possible military alliance between Moscow and Caracas on Venezuelan soil. While visiting his Russian counterpart in Moscow, ever-outspoken leftist President Hugo Chavez said Venezuela's future sovereignty depended on relationships with countries like Russia, from which South America's largest oil exporter has purchased ... more China's parliament warns of runaway inflation, calls for support for exports 
Shanghai (AFP) July 23, 2008China's parliament on Wednesday urged the government to do more to curb inflation, while also calling for more policy support for the export sector. "We must closely watch price trends to avoid overly high inflation causing severe damage to the domestic economy," the financial committee of National People's Congress said in a statement on its website. The committee warned China's economy ... more
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