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Hong Kong finds H5N1 bird flu virus in chicken farm
Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 11, 2008Hong Kong's government confirmed Thursday that the deadly H5N1 virus was found at a poultry farm, the first outbreak on a farm here in nearly six years. "We have identified the virus as H5N1 this afternoon following a series of tests," a spokeswoman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department told AFP. The government announced Tuesday that bird flu was found at a farm near ... more VIASPACE Plants Biofuel And Animal Feed Grass 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 12, 2008VIASPACE has announced that it has planted 1.2 million seedlings of its proprietary fast-growing China Giant King Grass near the IPA factory in Guangdong province in China. Giant King Grass is a natural hybrid perennial grass which is propagated from seedlings rather than seeds. In tropical and subtropical areas such as Southern China, it can yield four crops per year and up to 156 tons of ... more Sweden Offers World-Class Cleantech Solutions For The Future 
Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Dec 12, 2008Sweden is a world leader in bioenergy and renewable vehicle fuels, and is the fastest growing windpower market in Europe. There are excellent investment opportunities for Indian investors, as Sweden can offer innovative and sustainable cleantech solutions for the future. Major Swedish cities have integrated the planning of transport and traffic, water and sewage treatment, waste collection ... more Replacing Corn With Perennial Grasses Improves Carbon Footprint Of Biofuels 
Champaign IL (SPX) Dec 12, 2008Converting forests or fields to biofuel crops can increase or decrease greenhouse gas emissions, depending on where - and which - biofuel crops are used, University of Illinois researchers report this month. The researchers analyzed data from dozens of studies to determine how planting new biofuel crops can influence the carbon content of the soil. Their findings will appear next month in ... more New Nexant Study Profiles Brazilian Biofuels Industry 
White Plains NY (SPX) Dec 12, 2008A new ChemSystems Special Report published by Nexant - Brazil's Biofuels Industry: Outlook for a Global Leader - assesses the technical, commercial and policy status of existing and anticipated biofuel and biofuels-related activities in Brazil, and draws conclusions on opportunities and challenges in the industry. It also forecasts changes to come, considering critical elements of the ... more |
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Houston TX (SPX) Dec 12, 2008Continental Airlines has announced plans for the first biofuel-powered demonstration flight of a U.S. commercial airliner, to be conducted in Houston on Jan. 7, 2009. The demonstration flight, which will be operated with no passengers, will be powered by a special fuel blend including components derived from algae and jatropha plants - sustainable, second-generation fuel sources that don't ... more Hong Kong studies effectiveness of vaccine after bird flu outbreak 
Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 10, 2008Hong Kong's government said Wednesday it was looking at whether there was a need to change the vaccine used to protect chickens against avian flu after the latest outbreak at a local poultry farm. Health secretary York Chow said the bird flu virus had mutated, a day after the government confirmed that some chickens from a farm in the New Territories area of Hong Kong, near the border with ... more CSIRO Tours Basin Communities To Share Water Information 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Dec 11, 2008Researchers behind the most comprehensive hydrological modelling undertaken across the Murray-Darling Basin have toured towns across the Basin this week to discuss their findings with local communities. Dr Bill Young, project leader for the Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields project, shared outcomes of the CSIRO's Water Availability in the Murray-Darling Basin report with locals in a ... more Cave's Climate Clues Show Ancient Empires Declined During Dry Spell 
Madison WI (SPX) Dec 11, 2008The decline of the Roman and Byzantine Empires in the Eastern Mediterranean more than 1,400 years ago may have been driven by unfavorable climate changes. Based on chemical signatures in a piece of calcite from a cave near Jerusalem, a team of American and Israeli geologists pieced together a detailed record of the area's climate from roughly 200 B.C. to 1100 A.D. Their analysis, to ... more 30 years after reform, China farmers once again hope for change 
Xiaogang, China (AFP) Dec 9, 2008Thirty years ago, 18 farmers in this rural backwater of east China entered a pact to carry out a bold economic experiment, and became heroes of reform almost overnight. Now these pioneers, their hair greying, are hoping for a new revolution to once again transform their small community and close a yawning wealth gap with the cities. Some official histories argue that China's market ... more |
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Brussels (AFP) Dec 9, 2008The European Commission said Tuesday that the dioxin contamination of Irish pork which has caused a health scare and industry losses originated at a food waste recycling plant. Ireland sounded the alarm on Saturday, recalling all pork products made since September 1 after dioxins, which in high doses can cause cancer, were found in slaughtered pigs thought to have eaten tainted feed. ... more China to launch food safety campaign 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 9, 2008China will launch a four-month food safety campaign from Wednesday to prevent the toxic chemical melamine and other harmful substances from ending up on the dinner table, the government said. The crackdown, which also targets excessive levels of additives, comes amid a widening scandal over tainted milk that has sickened hundreds of thousands of babies and shocked the nation. ... more Bird flu found at Hong Kong farm 
Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 9, 2008More than 80,000 chickens will be slaughtered in Hong Kong after bird flu was found on a poultry farm, the first outbreak at a farm here in nearly six years, health authorities said Tuesday. "We have discovered up to 60 dead chickens in that farm. After a series of tests we have confirmed this morning that the chickens did die from the H5 virus," health secretary York Chow told reporters. ... more Researchers Examine Role Of Soil Patterns In Dam Restoration 
Madison WI (SPX) Dec 09, 2008Looking at the site today, it's easy to forget that a dam and pond stood for 43 years on the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Franbrook Farm Research Station in southwestern Wisconsin. All traces of the structure are gone, and acres of plants, both native and weedy, now carpet the floor of the former basin. Nevertheless, memories of the dam remain, and by digging into the soils of the ... more China bans Irish pork imports following cancer scare 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 8, 2008China on Monday suspended the import of pork products from Ireland after the discovery of toxic chemicals in Irish pigs and announced increased inspections of other imported European foods. "In accordance with a China-Ireland bilateral agreement, we have provisionally stopped the direct and indirect import of Irish pork products and livestock feed," the General Administration of Quality Insp ... more
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