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New study points to GM contamination of Mexican corn
Paris (AFP) Feb 23, 2009Genes from genetically-engineered corn have been found in traditional crop strains in Mexico, according to a new study likely to reignite a bitter controversy over biotech maize. The paper, by scientists from Mexico, the United States and the Netherlands, backs a 2001 probe that sparked a row over the safety of genetically-modified (GM) crops. Green activists say GM crops are a potential ... more Inbicon Introduces The New Ethanol 
San Antonio TX (SPX) Feb 24, 2009At the 14th annual National Ethanol Conference, Danish biotech pioneer Inbicon announced a series of technical and marketing initiatives for bringing commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol to North America. Under the banner of The New Ethanol, and in collaboration with the U.S.-based G-team, Inbicon is putting the finishing touches on new engineering and business model that incorporates its ... more Shredding Corn Silage Could Produce More Ethanol At Less Cost 
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Feb 24, 2009A Purdue University researcher has found a way to get more bang for fewer bucks when it comes to processing cellulosic material to make ethanol. By shredding corn stover instead of chopping, as is commonly done, about 40 percent less energy is needed to gain access to more of the material stored in the plant. Dennis Buckmaster, an associate professor of agricultural and biological engineer ... more Five Things About The Orbiting Carbon Observatory 
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 23, 2009Here are some quick facts about the Earth-orbiting satellite, scheduled to launch on Feb. 24, 2009. + It will study carbon dioxide sources (where it comes from) and sinks (where it is pulled out of the atmosphere and stored). Carbon dioxide is a major contributor to global warming. The new data will help scientists more accurately forecast global climate change. + Data collected by ... more Biologist Discusses Sacred Nature Of Sustainability 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Feb 23, 2009The hot topics of global warming and environmental sustainability are concerns that fit neatly within the precepts of religious naturalism, according to Ursula Goodenough, Ph.D., professor of biology in Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. In addition to being a renowned cell biologist, Goodenough is a religious naturalist and the author of The Sacred Depths of Nature ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Feb 20, 2009About half the 2,125 reservoirs damaged by the massive earthquake in southwest China will be repaired this year, state media on Friday quoted a water resources official as saying. The repairs to roughly 1,000 reservoirs and 378 kilometres (234 miles) of embankment will cost 5.5 billion dollars, Leng Gang, Sichuan province's water resources director said, according to the China Daily. ... more Microbes Were Key In Developing Modern Nitrogen Cycle 
Seattle WA (SPX) Feb 23, 2009As the world marks the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth, there is much focus on evolution in animals and plants. But new research shows that for the countless billions of tiniest creatures - microbes - large-scale evolution was completed 2.5 billion years ago. "For microbes, it appears that almost all of their major evolution took place before we have any record of them, way ... more Chinese city's water supply cut after chemical spill: govt 
Beijing (AFP) Feb 20, 2009Tap water supplies to a city of 1.5 million people in eastern China were cut for seven hours on Friday after becoming contaminated by a poisonous chemical, the government and state media said. Authorities in Yancheng, located in Jiangsu province, took action after "a strange smell" was noticed in the city's drinking water, said a statement on the municipal government's website. ... more Aerosols - Their Part In Our Rainfall 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Feb 23, 2009Aerosols may have a greater impact on patterns of Australian rainfall and future climate change than previously thought, according to leading atmospheric scientist, CSIRO's Dr Leon Rotstayn. "We have identified that the extensive pollution haze emanating from Asia may be re-shaping rainfall patterns in northern Australia but we wonder what impact natural and human-generated aerosols are ... more Scientists Find Black Gold Amidst Overlooked Data 
Greenblet MD (SPX) Feb 19, 2009About half of the oil in the ocean bubbles up naturally from the seafloor, with Earth giving it up freely like it was of no value. Likewise, NASA satellites collect thousands of images and 1.5 terrabytes of data every year, but some of it gets passed over because no one thinks there is a use for it. Scientists recently found black gold bubbling up from an otherwise undistinguished mass of ... more |
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Amman (AFP) Feb 19, 2009France said on Thursday it will lend Jordan 200 million dollars for a project to supply the capital with much-needed water from an ancient desert aquifer near the border with Saudi Arabia. "France has decided to give Jordan an easy loan of 200 million dollars to help implement the project of drawing water from Disi (aquifer) to Amman," said the director of the French Development Agency's Jor ... more ABSL Ships First Hardware From Colorado 
Longmont CO (SPX) Feb 19, 2009ABSL Space Products celebrates delivery of the first Lithium-ion battery hardware built in Colorado. This is a major milestone as ABSL has now demonstrated end-to-end Lithium-ion battery expertise by designing, building and testing hardware entirely on American soil. The Colorado team is now actively working seven separate space battery contracts using four different Lithium-ion space ... more UN unveils ambitious 'green' food programme 
Nairobi (AFP) Feb 18, 2009The UN Environment Programme has unveiled an ambitious seven-point plan to feed the world without polluting it further by making better use of resources and cutting down on massive waste. A survey of the current state of food production and consumption released to a forum of the Kenya-based UNEP and world environment ministers showed colossal waste but also came up with green solutions. ... more New caterpillar plague hits Liberia, spreads to Ivory Coast 
Monrovia (AFP) Feb 18, 2009Liberia has been hit by an invasion of so far unidentified caterpillars while another species, which has attacked crops in several areas, has now crossed over into neighbouring Ivory Coast. "On Friday ... we got information that there was an invasion of caterpillars in the Margibi County area. We know that is not the same species that was found in Bong, Gbarpolu, Nimba and part of Lofa," Agr ... more US judge sides with Google in 'Street View' privacy case 
San Francisco (AFP) Feb 18, 2009A federal judge has ruled against a US couple who accused Google of invading their privacy by publishing a Street View picture of their house in the Internet giant's free online map service. US magistrate judge Amy Reynolds Hay on Tuesday rejected the couple's claims that Google owed them cash damages for using a picture of their Pennsylvania property snapped from a private road. Google ... more
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