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US issues melamine alert on Chinese-made food products
Washington (AFP) Nov 13, 2008US authorities Thursday issued a nationwide "import alert" for Chinese-made food products for possible melamine contamination and warned against consuming several products from China including infant formula. The Food and Drug Administration said it had an alert in place since October 10 for specific imports containing milk but that new data indicated that "a countrywide import alert is ... more Pesticides more dangerous than thought 
Pittsburgh (UPI) Nov 13, 2008 U.S. scientists studying 10 of the world's most popular approved pesticides say, when combined, the chemicals caused 99 percent mortality in tadpoles. University of Pittsburgh researchers said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-approved pesticides, when mixed together, can decimate amphibian populations even if the concentration of the individual chemicals is within limits consider ... more Global biodiversity panel knocked back at UN talks 
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Nov 13, 2008Plans for a scientific panel on biodiversity, similar to a Nobel-winning group on climate change, have been knocked back by representatives of 80 countries at UN-sponsored talks. Government officials and representatives of 129 organisations held a three-day conference in Malaysia to discuss the need for an Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ... more CottASSIST: Tools For Cotton Management 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Nov 14, 2008Cotton managers now have free web access to a new generation of computer extension tools called CottASSIST. To promote and support the adoption of best-practice in cotton crop management the improved web-based tools provide users with access to the latest research findings. The research project's team leader, CSIRO Plant Industry's Dr Michael Bange, says CottASSIST includes all previously ... more Tillage, Rotation Impacts Peanut Crops 
Madison WI (SPX) Nov 13, 2008The increasing popularity of reduced tillage on crops has not only been an important development in combating soil erosion, but it has also been associated with increasing organic material and producing high crop yields. For peanut crops, however, reduced tillage has not gained a large acceptance as a viable practice, as findings of inconsistent yields have not encouraged farmers to make a ... more |
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2008The American Palm Oil Council (APOC), a U.S. association representing the Malaysian palm oil industry, applauds the South Florida Regional Transportation Authoritys decision to run eight of 10 Tri-Rail locomotives on a 99 percent blend of either palm or soy oil. "Tri-Rails move to biodiesel fuel is a clear statement of South Floridas dedication to preserving the environment as well as a ... more Air New Zealand and Boeing Announce Date Of Biofuels Test Flight 
Seattle WA (SPX) Nov 13, 2008Air New Zealand and Boeing have announced Dec. 3 as the date for the airline's sustainable biofuels flight from Auckland using a 747-400 jetliner. Conducted in partnership with Rolls-Royce and UOP, a Honeywell company, one of the airplane's four Rolls-Royce RB211 engines will be powered in part using advanced generation biofuels derived from jatropha. Air New Zealand now becomes the first ... more South Dakota: A Leader In Consumer Choice At The Pump 
Sioux Falls SD (SPX) Nov 13, 2008Consumers in South Dakota are reaping the benefits of the blender pump program offered by the South Dakota Corn Utilization Council (SDCUC) and the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC). Forty-five stations have filed applications to receive grants to install blender pumps and to date, 34 stations are operational. For years, E10 (10 percent ethanol, 90 percent gasoline) and E85 ... more BIO Urges EPA To Complete Review Before Publishing Emission Estimates For Biofuels 
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 13, 2008The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency must establish a sound, science-based model for measuring net greenhouse gas emissions related to biofuels production before releasing estimates that may understate the positive role biofuels play in reducing climate change emissions. The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) released a letter sent to EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson on ... more Orbital Ships NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory Satellite To Launch Site 
Dulles VA (SPX) Nov 12, 2008Orbital Sciences has announced that it has shipped the Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) satellite to its launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), California. On Saturday, November 8, the OCO satellite departed from the company's Dulles, Virginia facilities in a specialized shipping container after completing its design, development, manufacturing and testing process. ... more |
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Seoul (AFP) Nov 10, 2008North Korea plans to replant barren hillsides in an apparent attempt to reduce flooding which has worsened acute food shortages, a South Korean aid group said Monday. But the eviction of hillside farmers, which has already begun, will only aggravate hunger in the short-term, according to the Good Friends group which has contacts in the hardline communist state. It said a policy decree is ... more One dead, five hurt after Mali authorities open fire on protest 
Bamako (AFP) Nov 10, 2008One person died and five were injured Monday when security forces opened fire on a protest over plans to privatise drinking water distribution in northwestern Mali, hospital and official sources said. Authorities intervened after hundreds of protesters ransacked city hall in the town of Lere and threw stones at the mayor and his deputy, injuring them and several other people, said a municipal ... more Pollinator Decline Not Reducing Crop Yields Just Yet 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Nov 11, 2008The well-documented worldwide decline in the number of bees and other pollinators is not, at this stage, limiting global crop yields, according to the results of an international study published in the latest edition of the respected science journal, Current Biology. Co-author, CSIRO Entomology's Dr Saul Cunningham, says however that the study detected warning signs that demand for ... more Farm Aid Promoting Sustainable Farm And Food Vision 
Somerville MA (SPX) Nov 11, 2008Farm Aid President Willie Nelson has sent an open letter to President-elect Barack Obama, congratulating him on his victory and offering Farm Aid as a resource for a new farm and food policy that supports a sustainable, family farm system of agriculture. By way of introduction, Nelson explained, "I started Farm Aid in 1985 when family farmers were being forced off their land as a result of ... more Atlantic sharks at risk as fishing bites: study 
Geneva (AFP) Nov 10, 2008More than a quarter of sharks in the northeast Atlantic Ocean face extinction with some species already wiped out in certain areas due to over-fishing, a conservation group said on Monday. Twenty-six percent of sharks, rays and chimaeras are threatened with extinction and another 20 percent are in the 'near threatened' category, the Switzerland-based International Union for the Conservation ... more
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