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Drought stricken, Iran buys US wheat for first time in 27 years
New York (AFP) Aug 25, 2008Wracked by drought, Iran has turned to the United States for wheat for the first time in 27 years, marking a setback for Tehran's search for agricultural self-sufficiency. According to a recent US Department of Agriculture report, Iran has bought about 1.18 million tonnes of US hard wheat since the beginning of the 2008-2009 crop season in June. The number, which has been growing steadily ... more US plans to limit ship speed to protect whales 
Washington (AFP) Aug 26, 2008The US government has proposed a new speed limit for large ships off certain coasts to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales from fatal collisions, though the zone is smaller than originally planned. The administration of President George W. Bush wants to limit ship speed to 10 knots (18.5 kilometers per hour) off several US ports. In an apparent concession to the shipping ... more Through A Glass Darkly 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 27, 2008Stained glass windows decorate the world's most beautiful cathedrals, and the jewel-colored panels often depict religious stories. According to ongoing research, life may have its own tales to tell in ancient glass. Microbes may have lived in volcanic glasses that date back to the Archaean era (3.8 to 2.5 billion years ago). These organisms colonize glass in order to extract energy ... more Three Little Pigs Project Begins First Tests 
London, Canada (SPX) Aug 27, 2008With hurricane season upon us, many wonder if the roof over their heads will hold firm in the face of high winds. This week, inaugural tests at The University of Western Ontario's 'Three Little Pigs' project at The Insurance Research Lab for Better Homes will begin to provide answers as researchers 'raze the roof'. The Insurance Research Lab for Better Homes is the first of its kind in ... more TVA Fertilizer Technology Used Worldwide 
Muscle Shoals AL (SPX) Aug 27, 2008About 75% of fertilizers and fertilizer technology used around the world today were developed or improved during the 1950s to 1970s by scientists and engineers at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in the United States, says John Shields, a former TVA official. Shields is now Interim Director of the Research and Market Development Division of IFDC, an International Center for Soil ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Aug 26, 2008A strong earthquake shook Peru's central, eastern jungle region Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The 6.3-magnitude quake struck at 4:00 pm local time (2100 GMT), at a depth of 152 kilometers (94 miles), with its epicenter located at 93 kilometers (58 miles) north of the jungle town of Pucallpa, or 580 kilometers (360 miles) ... more Going veggie can slash your carbon footprint, study says 
Berlin (AFP) Aug 23, 2008Giving up meat could drastically reduce your carbon footprint, with meat-eaters' diets responsible for almost twice the emissions of those of vegetarians, a German study said on Tuesday. A diet with meat is responsible for producing in a year the same amount of greenhouse gases as driving a mid-sized car 4,758 kilometres (2,956 miles), the Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IOeW) ... more Corrupt Chinese officials' lovers to face jail: state press 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 26, 2008Relatives and "secret lovers" of corrupt Chinese officials could face prison under draft legal amendments that target spiralling corruption in the government ranks, state media said Tuesday. Relatives and people who have "intimate relations" with corrupt officials face up to seven years' imprisonment if they abuse the officials' positions to accept bribes or otherwise profit illegally, the ... more China quake refugees still facing uncertain future 
Dujiangyan, China (AFP) Aug 26, 2008More than 100 days after a powerful earthquake devastated much of this region in southwest China, Li Kuilan still faces an uncertain future, having lost her husband and her home. Li is among millions of residents whose lives were destroyed by the May 12 Wenchuan disaster and who were forced to move into hastily-built refugee camps now dotting the quake belt in Sichuan province. She sells ... more Brazil awaits verdict on controversial indigenous reserve 
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Aug 26, 2008Indigenous groups in Brazil and their supporters demonstrated Tuesday ahead of a supreme court ruling on a vast native reserve in the north of the country that has been the focus of racial and political tensions. The country's supreme court will on Wednesday hand down a judgement on whether to keep the boundaries set by the government for the Raposa do Sol reserve, an Amazon forest territory ... more |
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Syracuse NY (SPX) Aug 27, 2008Nine hundred pounds of butter, sculpted into a tribute to New York state's dairy farmers and positioned as a centerpiece attraction at the New York State Fair, will end up fueling the vehicle fleet at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF). College scientists, in collaboration with the American Dairy Association and Dairy Council, Inc., and the Onondaga County Resource ... more Greenhunter Biofuels Updates Status Of Biodiesel Refinery Operations 
Grapevine TX (SPX) Aug 27, 2008Greenhunter Biofuels has announced that over the past week it has achieved over 50% of nameplate production capacity (50% of 105 million gallons-per-year) at the country's largest biodiesel refinery located in Houston, Texas. The predominant feedstocks refined to-date have been animal fats (poultry fat and beef tallow), which under the current pricing environment, are expected to provide ... more Hu says China committed to economic reform, openness 
Seoul (AFP) Aug 26, 2008President Hu Jintao said Tuesday that China remains committed to bold economic reforms introduced 30 years ago and urged South Korean firms to invest more in his country's modernisation. Hu, in a speech to business groups on the second day of his visit to South Korea, noted that this year is the 30th anniversary of Deng Xiaoping's reforms which have brought the communist-ruled ... more Finnish union threatens strike at nuclear reactor building site 
Helsinki (AFP) Aug 26, 2008Up to 1,000 workers at a Finnish nuclear reactor construction site will strike next month if no explanation is given for wage deductions from Polish workers there, a trade union threatened Tuesday. The Finnish Construction Trade Union said a subcontractor of French building firm Bouygues Construction had deducted more than 30 percent of Polish workers' wages for tax and social security fees ... more Coal-Fired Plant Transforms To Bioenergy Facility 
Pepeekeo HI (SPX) Aug 27, 2008U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka and U.S. Representatives Neil Abercrombie and Mazie Hirono helped launch Hawaii's newest renewable energy project at a Hawaiian blessing ceremomy for the Hu Honua Bioenergy Facility in the community of Pepeekeo, on the Big Island's Hamakua Coast. Financed, operated and majority-owned by MMA Renewable Ventures the 24 megawatt (MW) power station will convert locally ... more
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