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Thousands forced to flee Houston as deadly Ike advances
Houston, Texas (AFP) Sept 11, 2008Roads and bridges leading from the US Gulf Coast were jammed Thursday as hundreds of thousands fled in a mandatory evacuation of parts of Houston, as deadly Hurricane Ike bore down on the Texas metropolis. As masses fled the fury of the killer storm that claimed scores of lives in the Caribbean, Texas governor Rick Perry issued an urgent and ominous warning to the inhabitants of his state. ... more The Rosetta Stone For Understanding Evolution 
New Haven CT (SPX) Sep 12, 2008Yale molecular and evolutionary biologists in collaboration with Department of Energy scientists produced the full genome sequence of Trichoplax, one of nature's most primitive multicellular organisms, providing a new insight into the evolution of all higher animals. The findings reported in the online edition of the journal Nature show that while Trichoplax has one of the smallest nuclear ... more Tiny Life Forms Swiftly Move In As Andean Glacier Retreats 
Boulder CO (SPX) Sep 12, 2008A University of Colorado at Boulder team working at 16,400 feet in the Peruvian Andes has discovered how barren soils uncovered by retreating glacier ice can swiftly establish a thriving community of microbes, setting the table for lichens, mosses and alpine plants. The discovery is the first to reveal how microbial life becomes established and flourishes in one of the most extreme ... more US July trade deficit swells on oil, Chinese imports 
Washington (AFP) Sept 11, 2008The US trade deficit rose sharply to 62.2 billion dollars in July, the largest gap in more than a year, on record high oil prices and surging Chinese imports, government data showed Thursday. The July trade gap was wider than the consensus forecast for an increase to 58.0 billion dollars. It was the largest shortfall since March 2007 and followed two consecutive months of shrinking deficits. ... more Scientists Find Oil Leak Threatening Chuuk Lagoon 
Boston MA (SPX) Sep 12, 2008Scientists affiliated with Earthwatch have uncovered signs of an oil leak in Chuuk (formerly known as Truk) Lagoon, a popular dive destination in Micronesia. Earthwatch volunteers and scientists, who are conducting the first-ever comprehensive survey of the area, recently discovered a long oil slick coming from the sunken oil tanker Hoyo Maru and a smaller surface slick originating from ... more |
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Boulder CO (SPX) Sep 12, 2008Climate change and sea-level rise in the upper U.S. Gulf Coast and across the globe are two of the greatest concerns of our time. This new Special Paper from The Geological Society of America addresses the response of upper U.S. Gulf Coast estuaries to Holocene climate change and sea-level rise in an effort to understand the current impact of global warming. Study results show that further ... more Hopes fade for 'several hundred' missing in China landslide 
Xiangfen, China (AFP) Sept 11, 2008Several hundred people believed missing after a landslide engulfed a Chinese town are likely dead, state press said Thursday, citing a senior official, as the official toll rose to 151. Minister of Work Safety Wang Jun said "several hundred" people are thought buried in the mud and sludge that came cascading down onto the village after a mining waste reservoir burst its banks on Monday, the ... more Experts call for halt to bluefin tuna fishing in Mediterranean 
Marseille, France (AFP) Sept 11, 2008The continued overfishing of bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean is a "disgrace" and all fishing of the species in the region must be suspended immediately, a panel said Thursday. A newly-published report from an independent panel reviewing the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) said countries are not respecting the fishing regulations they agreed to. ... more Desperate Cuba charges US is 'lying' on storm aid 
Havana (AFP) Sept 11, 2008Reeling from almost nationwide destruction from hurricanes Gustav and Ike, cash-strapped Cuba Thursday charged the United States was "lying" about its stated willingness to help the communist country. The neighbors do not have full diplomatic relations, and the United States has had a full economic embargo on Cuba since 1962. Facing rebuilding from two hurricanes in under 10 days that ... more Blue Danube? We're getting there: study 
Vienna (AFP) Sept 11, 2008The waters of the Danube may not quite be blue, but they are definitely becoming cleaner thanks to cooperation between the countries through which it flows, a new study revealed Thursday. In the words of the findings of the Joint Danube Survey 2 by the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River, "the Danube and its tributaries are becoming cleaner." ... more |
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Cincinnati OH (SPX) Sep 12, 2008There's a new player fueling the alternative energy market and it's picking up speed as fossil fuels continue to fall short. Camelina, an oilseed crop in the same family as mustard, is currently being grown throughout the United States and Canada and crushed to produce biodiesel by Great Plains - The Camelina Company. With several crushing partners in North America, Great Plains has produc ... more Introducing The Future Of Energy To Tomorrow's Scientists 
Singapore (SPX) Sep 12, 2008Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies is preparing the scientists of tomorrow with a unique line of educational products designed to explore the science behind clean energy technologies. Horizon, known for introducing the H-racer, an award-winning miniature hydrogen fuel cell car is now launching a complete range of new products to inspire students and encourage the development of new jobs in the ... more Raser Wins West Java Geothermal Development Concession 
Provo UT (SPX) Sep 12, 2008Raser Technologies has announced that it was chosen to develop, in conjunction with Indonesia Power, over 100,000 acres of geothermal resources to build an estimated 110 megawatts (MW) of geothermal power in West Java, Indonesia's most populated island. The 412 square kilometers concession surrounds the Tangkuban Perahu volcano, approximately 15 miles north of Bandung, the capitol of the W ... more Dow Jones Alternative Energy Innovations Conference 
San Francisco CA (SPX) Sep 12, 2008As venture funding in the alternative energy sector continues to heat up, with investments in the first half of 2008 totaling $1.42 billion according to Dow Jones VentureSource, the Dow Jones Alternative Energy Innovations conference offers access to 60 innovative early-stage start-ups, a clear view of the current market and expert insights into the sector's future on October 21 and 22 at the So ... more EESTech And Dagang Power Sign MOU For Carbon Capture Project 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 12, 2008EESTech and Tianjin DaGang Huashi Power Generation have signed an MOU to establish a Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project using EESTech's carbon management and storage technology. Dagang will use one of its two 330MW power units to demonstrate the capture of CO2 from its flue gas stream and then transport the CO2 for Geosequestration and Enhanced Oil Recovery. The project will sh ... more
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