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The Impact Of Ethanol On Water Supplies
St Paul MN (SPX) Apr 14, 2009At a time when water supplies are scarce in many areas of the United States, scientists in Minnesota are reporting that production of bioethanol - often regarded as the clean-burning energy source of the future - may consume up to three times more water than previously thought. Their study is scheduled for the April 15 issue of ACS' Environmental Science and Technology, a semi-monthly publ ... more Taps off for two million in water-starved Mexico City 
Mexico City (AFP) April 9, 2009Some two million residents of Mexico City on Thursday began 36 hours without water under an emergency plan over Easter vacation to respond to a record drop in water supply and to work on repairs. The cuts, in the giant city of some 20 million that once sat on lakes, coincide with Semana Santa, Mexico's second most important holiday season when many leave the city. They are part of a five ... more Helsinki aims to tackle growing rabbit menace 
Helsinki (AFP) April 8, 2009While other cities grapple with traffic or pollution problems, the Finnish capital of Helsinki is taking aim at the humble rabbit. "Rabbits have caused severe damage... we are talking about costs of hundreds of thousands of euros," said Antti J. Rautiainen, a construction project manager with the city authorities. The floppy-eared fiends have been nibbling their way through some of Helsi ... more 5,000 clash with police in China: rights group 
Beijing (AFP) April 9, 2009About 5,000 villagers clashed with police in eastern China after laying seige to a coal mine blamed for damaging local farmlands, a human rights group said Thursday. The villagers had "surrounded and attacked" the coal mine in a rural county of Anhui province on Tuesday, the Hong Kong-based Information Centre for Human Rights and Democracy said in a press release. Police in Fengtai count ... more Villa construction frenzy paving Bali paradise 
Canggu, Indonesia (AFP) April 12, 2009Snatching a quick rest from a day of back-breaking work, Balinese rice farmer I Gusti Made Sukadana contemplates the grey-walled villas crowding the edges of his paddy field. The villas are part of the latest building boom on the famous Indonesian holiday island, where homes for wealthy holidaymakers and expatriates are mushrooming across the bottle-green landscape. Some see the growth ... more |
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Washington (UPI) April 6, 2009 We tend to forget that the worldwide plunge into recession last year was the result of three separate phenomena that combined to breed disaster. The financial crisis was joined by a food crisis and a fuel crisis as the prices of food and energy soared, triggering food riots across the world. And now there are ominous signs of another food crisis in the making this year, spurred in part ... more Wine producers pin hopes on China in tough times 
Shanghai (AFP) April 7, 2009Wine producers are pinning their hopes for growth during the financial crisis on a country that only recently entered the ranks of the world's top ten wine drinking countries -- China. Wine bars and specialty wine stores have flourished in Shanghai, which prides itself of being the nation's most cosmopolitan city, and have quickly become part of the landscape. "More and more people are ... more Gutsy Germs Succumb To Baby Broccoli 
Baltimore MD (SPX) Apr 07, 2009A small, pilot study in 50 people in Japan suggests that eating two and a half ounces of broccoli sprouts daily for two months may confer some protection against a rampant stomach bug that causes gastritis, ulcers and even stomach cancer. Citing their new "demonstration of principle" study, a Johns Hopkins researcher and an international team of scientists caution that eating sprouts conta ... more Flame Retardants Affecting US Coastal Ecosystems 
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 07, 2009NOAA scientists have stated that Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs), chemicals commonly used in commercial goods as flame retardants since the 1970s, are found in all United States coastal waters and the Great Lakes, with elevated levels near urban and industrial centers. The new findings are in contrast to analysis of samples as far back as 1996 that identified PBDEs in only a limited ... more EU tightens bluefin tuna fishing rules 
Brussels (AFP) April 6, 2009European Union countries adopted new rules Monday to help restore endangered bluefin tuna stocks in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, bringing the bloc into line with international standards. The rules introduce "significant cuts" in bluefin tun quotas by 2011 and shortens the period in which the species can be fished by four months. The season begins on April 15. They impose a ... more |
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Luanda (AFP) April 3, 2009Aid agencies warned Friday that devastating floods that have hit 220,000 people in Angola could cause food shortages in a country where farming remains poor after decades of war. A UN report also warned that water-borne diseases like cholera pose a threat, with 600 cases diagnosed in the first 10 weeks of the year. The worst-hit provinces are in the south -- Cunene, Kuando Kubango and Mo ... more Angry British villagers stop Google maps car: report 
London (AFP) April 3, 2009Angry residents of an English village blocked the driver of a Google Street View car who was filming the neighbourhood, saying they feared he would encourage burglaries, a report said Friday. One resident, Paul Jacobs, told the BBC he had alerted his neighbours after spotting the car from his window in Broughton, Buckinghamshire, southern England, on Wednesday. "I don't have a problem wi ... more Study urges coastal wind farms 
Washington, April 3, 2009 Wind farms placed off U.S. coastlines could contribute significantly to meeting the nation's energy needs, says an Interior Department study. Turbines off the Atlantic Coast potentially could produce 1,000 gigawatts of electricity, enough to meet 25 percent of the nation's electrical demands, the study says. Turbines located off the Pacific Coast also hold great potential but wou ... more NASA Continues To Advance International Polar Year Science 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Apr 03, 2009Although the International Polar Year officially came to a close in February, NASA is continuing to push the frontiers of polar science from space, the air and the surface of ice. On Monday, NASA embarks on the first of two airborne field campaigns in the Arctic to take a closer look at Greenland and Iceland ice sheets and the region's sea ice and glaciers. From space, NASA's Ice, Cl ... more Indiana Firm Lands Wind Farm Contract 
Indianapolis IN (SPX) Apr 03, 2009Horizon Wind Energy has selected Bowen Engineering as the balance of plant contractor for the Meadow Lake wind farm in White County, Indiana. This 200 megawatt facility is the first of several wind farms Horizon is developing in Indiana. "Horizon is a leader in wind energy, and our team is pleased to work with such an outstanding firm," said Bowen Operations Manager Dennis Ward. ... more
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