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Cholera-hit Zimbabwe restores water to most parts of capital
Harare (AFP) Dec 3, 2008Zimbabwe authorities on Wednesday restored water to most parts of the capital Harare after a cut more than 48 hours ago amid a cholera outbreak that has killed more than 500, a minister said. "As of last night, pumping capacity has been increased to 80 percent and the greater part of the central business district (in Harare) and most high density suburbs are receiving normal supplies," water ... more Food Prices And Finance Crisis Present Double Trouble For The Poor 
Maputo, Mozambique (SPX) Dec 04, 2008The combined impact of low economic growth and decreased investments in agriculture could cause major increases in malnutrition in developing countries, according to new analysis by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). The result could be 16 million more undernourished children in 2020. These findings were released at the annual general meeting of the Consultative ... more EU targets Chinese soy imports in new melamine scare 
Brussels (AFP) Dec 3, 2008The European Union (EU) decided on Wednesday to extend restrictions on Chinese food imports after high levels of the toxic chemical melamine were found in soya products. After banning Chinese milk products in September, the 27-nation bloc has now decided to prohibit imports of Chinese food containing soya that is destined for infants or small children, the European Commission said. ... more Wind Turbines Generate More Green Jobs In Ontario 
Toronto, Canada (SPX) Dec 04, 2008Ontario is turning to wind turbines to help create jobs and power a green energy future. Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty helped open a 44-turbine wind farm near Port Alma, on the shores of Lake Erie on November 13. The Kruger Energy Port Alma Wind Power Project will produce enough clean electricity for 30,000 households. Building the wind farm created up to 70 jobs and workers will be hire ... more NASA Selects NOAA GOES-R Series Spacecraft Contractor 
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 03, 2008NASA, in coordination with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, has selected the contractor for the next series of weather satellites. Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company of Denver was selected to build the satellites for NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites, or GOES-R, Program. The basic contract is for two spacecraft. Two options each ... more |
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Rome (AFP) Dec 2, 2008Global warming causes freak weather that may have a "devastating impact" on food security in the Pacific region, the UN food agency warned on Tuesday. "Climate projections for the Pacific island countries are bleak and indicate reduced food security, especially for households," Alexander Mueller, assistant director-general at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), said in a statement. ... more Global Warming Is Changing Organic Matter In Soil 
Toronto, Canada (SPX) Dec 03, 2008New research shows that we should be looking to the ground, not the sky, to see where climate change could have its most perilous impact on life on Earth. Scientists at the University of Toronto Scarborough have published research findings in the prestigious journal, Nature Geoscience, that show global warming actually changes the molecular structure of organic matter in soil. ... more VIASPACE Targets Biofuel Market 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 03, 2008VIASPACE has announced the Company is cultivating a new fast-growing hybrid grass to be used for production of cellulosic ethanol, methanol, biocrude and green gasoline. VIASPACE is taking a leadership position in the development of feedstock for sustainable biofuels, targeting the growing $25 billion global biofuels market. The Company is working to develop supply contracts with companies ... more Indy Racing Turns Its Back On US Energy 
Des Moines IO (SPX) Dec 03, 2008The American Future Fund (AFF) has launched "Race," a radio ad which urges Hoosiers to call the Indy Racing League (IRL) and tell them to continue using American ethanol in its race cars. In a multi-year deal announced on Nov. 18, the IRL named APEX-Brasil as the official ethanol supplier for the IndyCar Series. As a result, the Indy 500, an American institution, could be powered with ... more Biofuel Plantations On Tropical Forestlands Bad For Biodiversity 
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 03, 2008Keeping tropical rain forests intact is a better way to combat climate change than replacing them with biofuel plantations, a study in the journal Conservation Biology finds. The study reveals that it would take at least 75 years for the carbon emissions saved through the use of biofuels to compensate for the carbon lost through forest conversion. And if the original habitat was ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Dec 1, 2008China said Monday that a total of 294,000 children had fallen ill from consuming dairy products tainted with the industrial chemical melamine, with 154 of them still in serious condition. In a statement on its website, the health ministry also indicated the number of dead may rise from the four previously announced, saying that six deaths since September 10 may be linked to the consumption o ... more Dolphin Population Stunted By Fishing Activities 
La Jolla CA (SPX) Dec 02, 2008Despite broad "dolphin safe" practices, fishing activities have continued to restrict the growth of at least one Pacific Ocean dolphin population, a new report led by a researcher at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has concluded. Populations of dolphins in the Eastern Pacific were expected to increase in abundance after successful regulations and agreements were enacted ... more New Project Targets Organic Poultry 
Fayetteville AR (SPX) Dec 02, 2008Organic food is all the rage, but despite popular opinion it's not automatically safer than conventionally grown foods. A team from several institutions led by University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture food and poultry scientists has been awarded a three-year grant for nearly $600,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Integrated Food Safety Initiative grant to do ... more Stanford Researchers Investigate How Plants Adapt To Climate 
Stanford CA (SPX) Dec 02, 2008How many mouths does a plant need in order to survive? The answer changes depending on climate, and some of the decisions are made long before a new leaf sprouts. Stanford researchers have found that the formation of microscopic pores called stomata (derived from the Greek word stoma, meaning mouth) is controlled by a specific signaling pathway that blocks activity of a single protein ... more 'Cancer village' the dark side of Vietnam's industrial boom 
Thach Son, Vietnam (AFP) Dec 1, 2008Gazing at the Soviet-era factory that looms over his northern Vietnamese commune, Quang Van Vinh remembers what the farmland here looked like before it became known as a "cancer village". "This used to be a vast garden of bamboo, banana, jackfruit and longan trees," says the 62-year-old, visiting his long-abandoned childhood home, now a muddy wasteland of brick kilns. "It's sad that ther ... more
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