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Deadly Gustav churns toward Cuba, Gulf of Mexico
Havana (AFP) Aug 27, 2008Tropical Storm Gustav churned toward Cuba and the United States Wednesday after lashing Haiti and the Dominican Republic with hurricane force winds and rain that killed 22 people. The US National Hurricane Center warned that Gustav could regain hurricane force on Thursday as it passes between Jamaica and the southeastern coast of Cuba, pushing oil prices higher on fears that the storm could ... more Police, money silence protests over China quake school deaths 
Dujiangyan, China (AFP) Aug 27, 2008Parents of children killed when poorly built schools collapsed in China's earthquake remain angry but police intimidation and cash payments have largely quelled their protests, locals said. About 7,000 schools collapsed in the May 12 quake, often as nearby buildings stood firm, and relatives of the dead children initially spoke out loudly against the graft they believed led to the shoddy ... more New Institute For Ocean Conservation Science At SBU 
Stony Brook NY (SPX) Aug 28, 2008Stony Brook University has announced the establishment of the Institute for Ocean Conservation Science within its School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) on Long Island, New York. This world-class Institute will conduct scientific research that will provide the foundation for smarter ocean policy by increasing knowledge about critical threats to oceans and their inhabitants. ... more New Clues To Air Circulation In The Atmosphere 
London, UK (SPX) Aug 28, 2008Air circulates above the Earth in four distinct cells, with two either side of the equator, says new research out in Science. The new observational study describes how air rises and falls in the atmosphere above the Earth's surface, creating the world's weather. This process of atmospheric circulation creates weather patterns and influences the climate of the planet. It is important ... more Even Seaweeds Get Sunburned 
Bremerhaven, Germany (SPX) Aug 28, 2008It is red, it burns and itches: a sunburn on our skin. However, too much sun is not only bad for humans. Many plants react sensitively to an increased dose of ultraviolet radiation, too. Yet they are dependent on sunlight. With the help of pigments absorbing solar energy and light, plants produce their vitally important building blocks by means of photosynthesis. However, this has it ... more |
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Tokyo (AFP) Aug 27, 2008Japan's Sharp Corp. said Wednesday that it has developed an air purifier that eliminates 99.9 percent of the virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu within 10 minutes. The system has been improved from an earlier version which was shown in 2005 to have eliminated 99 percent of the H5N1 virus when airborne, Sharp official Kenji Ota told reporters. The plasmacluster ion technology, developed in ... more Heavy Metal Linked To Poor Growth And Fertility In Sydney Harbor Crustaceans 
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 28, 2008Heavy metal pollutants are linked to genetic mutations, stunted growth and declining fertility among small crustaceans in the Parramatta River, the main tributary of Sydney Harbour, new research shows. The finding adds to mounting evidence that toxic sediments and seaweeds in Sydney Harbour are a deadly diet for many sea creatures. The new findings, published in the journal, Science ... more Death toll in China chemical plant blast rises to 20: state media 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 27, 2008Twenty people have been confirmed dead after an explosion at a chemical plant in southern China that injured 60 others and forced the evacuation of more than 11,500 people, state media said Wednesday. Rescuers found the last two bodies of employees at the plant in Yizhou city in Guangxi province on Wednesday, the official Xinhua news agency said. The initial explosion happened early on ... more Chinese logging company to invest 8.3 million euros in Congo 
Brazzaville, Drcongo (AFP) Aug 27, 2008A Chinese logging company will invest 8.3 million euros (12.2 million dollars) in the the Democratic Republic of Congo by 2010, a government statement said Wednesday. The Chinese company Yuan Dong (SEFYD) would operate in Souanke in the northern Sangha region, according to the statement. The investment was expected to create over 150 jobs. Wood is DR Congo's second largest natural ... more CSIRO Scientist Wins Major Cotton Industry Award 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Aug 28, 2008Presented recently at the annual Australian Cotton Industry Awards, the win follows two previous industry honours for Mr van der Sluijs - the Cotton CRC 'Communication to Industry Award' in 2004, and the 'Impact in Adoption award' in 2007. The ACGRA Researcher of the Year award is regarded as being the industry's most prestigious honour. In presenting the award, ACGRA Chairman Ben ... more |
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London (AFP) Aug 27, 2008World oil prices rallied Wednesday on the back of concerns that Hurricane Gustav may head for the Gulf of Mexico where many US energy installations are located, analysts said. The market was meanwhile on tenterhooks ahead of the traditional weekly update on US crude inventories. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in October, gained 1.41 dollars to 117.68 dollars ... more South Korea to build 10 more nuclear plants by 2030 
Seoul (AFP) Aug 27, 2008South Korea said Wednesday it will build 10 more nuclear power plants by 2030 and increase its renewable energy resources as part of a 100-billion-dollar plan to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels. South Korea, a highly industrialised nation with few natural energy sources, already uses nuclear plants to generate nearly a third of its power needs but hopes to increase that to nearly 60 ... more British 'greasers' reach Athens in frying oil-powered cars 
Athens (AFP) Aug 27, 2008A group of Britons on Wednesday completed a 3,750-kilometre (2,330-mile) 'Grease to Greece' expedition to raise fuel-saving awareness aboard cars powered by vegetable oil, organisers said. Some of the nine cars were converted to run on purified vegetable oil while others had standard engines using biodiesel that was brewed overnight in a 'fuel pod' stored in a lorry accompanying the expedition ... more Radioactive Waste Recycling No Longer A Pain In The Ash 
Moscow ID (SPX) Aug 28, 2008A new recycling plant will soon recover uranium from the ashes of radioactive garbage to be recycled back into nuclear fuel using an efficient, environmentally friendly technology inspired by decaffeinated coffee. The technique's future may even hold the key to recycling the most dangerous forms of radioactive waste. Over the course of 20 years, Chien Wai, a University of Idaho chemistry ... more Hydrogen Engine Center Receives Order From Newfoundland And Labrador Hydro 
Algona IA (SPX) Aug 28, 2008Hydrogen Engine Center has announced the receipt of a purchase order from Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro [Hydro] for additional work for grid integration of the 250kW 4+1TM Oxx Power hydrogen generator for Hydro's Wind-Hydrogen-Diesel energy project in the remote community of Ramea, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Ramea is the site of a five-year innovative research and development ... more
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