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Cool discovery lifts global warming outlook: researcher
Ottawa (AFP) Sept 19, 2008Ice unearthed in Canada that stayed frozen for 700,000 years, even in warmer times, should allay fears of melting permafrost venting its vast carbon stores to hasten global warming, a study said Friday. Permafrost, or subsoil that remains frozen year-round, underlies a quarter of the land in the Northern Hemisphere and is estimated to hold twice as much carbon as is in the atmosphere. ... more Wall Street traders try to make sense of topsy-turvy week 
New York (AFP) Sept 19, 2008At the end of a week that saw global stock markets plunge to dizzying lows and soar to breathtaking heights, shell-shocked traders seem to agree on one thing: they had never seen anything like this before. Outside the New York Stock Exchange, trader Patrick Casey took a few minutes break in mid-afternoon to reflect on the week that seems to have completely changed the world he works in. ... more WHO hits out at China for little transparency in milk scandal 
Manila (AFP) Sept 21, 2008The World Health Organisation said Sunday it is helping China solve its tainted milk formula problem, while criticising the government for initially failing to alert the international community. Beijing officially sought the WHO's help on September 11, telling the UN body it had monitored 6,244 cases of people ingesting formula tainted with the industrial chemical melamine, WHO Western ... more Stressed trees release aspirin compound, may communicate : study 
Washington (AFP) Sept 19, 2008Walnut trees stressed by drought and other factors release large amounts of an aspirin compound to reduce damage and possibly warn nearby plants, a study released Friday found. Experts at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado said the findings may fuel new research into the behavior of plants and their impacts on air quality, and could help give farmers an ... more Hurricane storm surge data needs improvement 
New Orleans (UPI) Sep 21, 2008 The maps used to predict the critical rise of storm surge during recent hurricanes on the U.S. Gulf Coast contained different data, researchers say. The differences complicated emergency planning during Hurricanes Gustav and Ike and pointed out the need for accelerated scientific research into the phenomenon, The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune reported Sunday. "We are 20 years ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Sept 21, 2008In any other year, a Sunday morning six weeks before a US election would be a feast of low blows and flying elbows, with presidential campaign operatives trading punches on television talk shows. Not this Sunday. The eye of the global financial storm stalled over New York and Washington and shoved the most compelling election race in years largely to the sidelines. Operatives for ... more Research Pushes Back Crop Development 10,000 Years 
Warwick, UK (SPX) Sep 22, 2008Until recently researchers believed the story of the origin of agriculture was one of a relatively sudden appearance of plant cultivation in the Near East around 10,000 years ago spreading quickly into Europe and dovetailing conveniently with ideas about how quickly language and population genes spread from the Near East to Europe. Initially, genetics appeared to support this idea but now ... more Invest in disaster preparations to protect Asia's poor: World Vision 
Singapore (AFP) Sept 21, 2008Massive investments are needed to protect millions of poor people living in Asia-Pacific coastal areas who are vulnerable to increasingly deadly natural disasters, global charity World Vision said. The investments could run into "tens of billions of dollars," and should focus more on preparing communities for the climate change-induced calamities than on handouts after they strike, it said ... more GM Crops Protect Neighbors From Pests 
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 22, 2008A study in northern China indicates that genetically modified cotton, altered to express the insecticide, Bt, not only reduces pest populations among those crops, but also reduces pests among other nearby crops that have not been modified with Bt. These findings could offer promising new ideas for controlling pests and maximizing crop yields in the future. Dr. Kong-Ming Wu from the ... more Australia to launch ambitious global carbon capture scheme 
Sydney (AFP) Sept 19, 2008Australia will launch a multi-million dollar international carbon capture and storage institute to fight global warming, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced Friday. Rudd said the plan would be the centrepiece of his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York next week, adding that British Prime Minister Gordon Brown had already offered his support. The institute would ... more |
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New Delhi (AFP) Sept 19, 2008India and France are close to an signing a nuclear energy pact similar to a deal New Delhi has already struck with Washington, India's top diplomat said Friday. The accord is expected to be signed during Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to France on September 30, Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon said. "We are working on signing the agreement," Menon told reporters. ... more Death toll in NE China coal mine fire leaps to 19: report 
Beijing (AFP) Sept 21, 2008The death toll from a fire in a northeastern China coal mine leapt to 19 on Sunday with the discovery of another 14 bodies, state-run Xinhua news agency said. Another 12 miners remained missing with hopes for their survival fading as the blaze continued to burn a day after it started, state media said. The fire broke out early Saturday at a mine in Hegang city in Heilongjiang province ... more Vinod Khosla To Keynote 2008 Algae Biomass Summit 
Seattle WA (SPX) Sep 22, 2008The 2008 Algae Biomass Summit announced that Vinod Khosla, a nationally recognized clean technology investor and Managing Partner of Khosla Ventures will be the keynote speaker at the event, which takes place October 22-24 in Seattle. The Algae Biomass Summit, sponsored by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati and The Byrne Company, is the official conference of the Algal Biomass Organization ... more Marquiss Wind Turbines Connect To Northern California Grid 
Sacramento CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2008Marquiss Wind Power has announced that its wind turbine technology has met the requirements from two Northern California electric utilities to connect to the power grid. The important milestone allows Folsom, Calif.-based Marquiss Wind Power's customers to seamlessly connect to the power grid, reduce their need to rely on traditional power - and open the way for expansion of the use of ... more Luminant To Submit Application To Expand Nuclear Power Plant 
Dallas TX (SPX) Sep 22, 2008Luminant will submit an application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the potential expansion of its Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant near Glen Rose, Texas. "This application is an initial, but significant, step toward expanding the use of safe, dependable, clean nuclear power," said Luminant Chief Executive Officer David Campbell. "While we are just at the beginning of a ... more
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