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Fishery meeting could decide bluefin tuna's fate
Paris (AFP) Nov 16, 2008The survival of Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna, exploited to the brink of collapse, could depend on international negotiations starting Monday in Marrakech, Morocco. The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) will try to hammer out a new plan that protects the overfished species without throttling the multi-million dollar industry built around it. ... more China milk inspectors beaten over tough checks: state media 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 14, 2008Two milk inspectors for a major China dairy firm were severely beaten in an attack blamed on suppliers angry at tough new safety checks following a tainted milk scandal, state media said Friday. The two men were working in the northern city of Tangshan as inspectors for Mengniu, one of China's largest dairy companies, which has implemented strict new safety inspections, the China Youth Daily ... more NASA Tests Lunar Rovers And Oxygen Production Technology 
Hilo HI (SPX) Nov 14, 2008NASA has concluded nearly two weeks of testing equipment and lunar rover concepts on Hawaii's volcanic soil. The agency's In Situ Resource Utilization Project, which studies ways astronauts can use resources found at landing sites, demonstrated how people might prospect for resources on the moon and make their own oxygen from lunar rocks and soil. The tests helped NASA gain valuable ... more Measuring Water From Space 
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 14, 2008Observations from satellites now allow scientists to monitor changes to water levels in the sea, in rivers and lakes, in ice sheets and even under the ground. As the climate changes, this information will be crucial for monitoring its effects and predicting future impacts in different regions. Sea level rise in one of the major consequences of global warming, but it is much more difficult ... more A Divining Rod For Mars 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 14, 2008Detecting water underground does not require a magical stick. Neutrons reflecting out of the soil can indicate the presence of water or ice. A novel instrument that can detect those neutrons is planned for NASA's next rover mission to Mars. Because neutrons penetrate most materials, neutron beams and detectors are often used to study crystal structure, as well as explore oil and mineral ... more |
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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 Jordan to host Mediterranean union water meet in December 
Amman (AFP) Nov 12, 2008European Union and Mediterranean states have agreed "in principle" to hold a water conference in Jordan next month after it was called off over regional tensions, a senior official said on Wednesday. The ministerial conference was due to take place last month in the kingdom at Swaimeh on the banks of the Dead Sea, but it was postponed due to tensions between the Arab League and Israel ... more |
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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 Praesidian Capital Investors Funds Acquisition Of Bruce Seed Farm 
New York NY (SPX) Nov 12, 2008Praesidian Capital Investors has invested approximately $5 million of subordinated debt to support the acquisition of Bruce Seed Farm by Marwit Capital Partners as part of its land reclamation, native seed, and erosion control industry consolidation strategy. Including the initial acquisition of Granite Seed Company, Praesidian's total investment in this platform is approximately $15 ... more China wants to make bricks from toxic milk: report 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 11, 2008A south China city is considering using milk at the centre of a poisoned food scandal to make bricks as a cheap and clean way of disposing of the tainted products, state media reported Tuesday. Guangzhou officials are looking into the viability of dumping the toxic products, found to have been tainted with the industrial chemical melamine, into furnaces that make bricks and cement, the ... more
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