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New York State Ponders Better Conditions For Farm Animals Albany NY (SPX) May 19, 2009
The Humane Society of the United States and Farm Sanctuary, headquartered in New York, announced enthusiastic support for legislation introduced in the New York State Assembly to provide more room for farm animals. The bill, A08163, introduced Tuesday by Assembly member Linda Rosenthal, D-Manhattan, prohibits confining breeding pigs, calves raised for veal, and egg-laying hens in cages tha ... read moreOrganic Pioneers Receive Organic Trade Association's Highest Honor
Greenfield MA (SPX) May 19, 2009Fresh on the heels of announcing double-digit growth for the organic industry, the Organic Trade Association (OTA) has named the recipients of its prestigious Organic Leadership Awards: Canadian organic advocate Paddy Doherty of British Columbia; and America's first and most influential organic rice growing family, Eldon, Wendell, Harlan and Homer Lundberg of California. "Paddy Doherty and ... more
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Prisoners used to shovel snow-bound US capital
Heavy rain, snow disrupts transport in Spain Washington slaps fee on plastic shopping bags Vietnam says parched Red River at record low Philippine volcano darkens New Year for 50,000 villagers Shocked residents survey Australia wildfire wreckage Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Residents flee terrifying Australian wildfires Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax Thrill-seeking tourists flock to Philippine volcano
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DNA Analysis Reveals The Prime Stock Of Indonesian Cattle
Washington DC (SPX) May 19, 2009DNA analysis shows that Indonesian zebu cattle have a unique origin with banteng (Bos javanicus) as part of their ancestry. Throughout the world, cattle inhabit a range of climatically diverse environments: common taurine cattle, for example, are kept in temperate zones, zebus in hot, dry climates and yaks at the high altitudes of Tibet. A report published by the online, open-access ... more Stakeholders Have Concerns About National Animal Identification System
Falls Church VA (SPX) May 19, 2009Some 100 people attended the kick-off meeting for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's multi-city listening tour on the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) held in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with an overwhelming majority of them voicing strong opposition to the program. Farm-to-Consumer acting president Pete Kennedy said that the number and passion of the farmers and consumers spea ... more Grasslands: The Future Of Sustainable Agriculture
Madison WI (SPX) May 19, 2009Grassland: Quietness and Strength for a New American Agriculture was written to increase our awareness of the vital role grass and grassland plants have in ensuring a sustainable future for American agriculture. Published by the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America, the book's content is geared toward agriculturists, students ... more Six Vietnam farmers killed by lightning: police
Hanoi (AFP) May 17, 2009Lightning in Vietnam killed six farmers harvesting their rice paddy fields, police said on Sunday. The lightning on Saturday also injured 10 others in three different communes in central Nghe An province, a policeman in Yen Thanh district told AFP. "Rain was not heavy when the accident happened," he added, refusing to be named. The victims, aged between 16 and 53, all died instantly, ... more |
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Solar research team targets safer future for solar panels and groundwaterLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2025 Researchers at Binghamton University's Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science have received a $254,737 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to examine the long-te ... more
DGIST research team advances eco-friendly solar cell efficiency using rapid temperature controlTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 28, 2025 Research led by Dae-Hwan Kim and Kee-Jeong Yang at DGIST, in collaboration with Junho Kim from Incheon National University, has developed a technique to improve the efficiency of antimony selenide ( ... more
Advances in semi-transparent solar cell technology drive future energy solutions for buildingsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 27, 2025 Researchers at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University have succeeded in establishing a new benchmark for semi-transparent organic photovoltaic (ST-OPV) technology, an innovation enabling the integrati ... more
New molten salt repair process recycles high-performance electric vehicle batteriesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 31, 2025 Researchers at Huazhong University of Science and Technology have developed a molten salt technique that restores the structure and performance of used high-nickel lithium-ion battery cathodes. This ... more
Amid renewable-energy boom, study explores options for electricity marketUniversity Park PA (SPX) Oct 30, 2025 Renewable energy sources like wind and solar generation now account for over 20% of electricity in the U.S. - and keep growing after large-scale production more than doubled since 2000. Still, high- ... more
Light it up: Battery particles tell the true story of a battery's chargeWest Lafayette, IN (SPX) Oct 30, 2025 Lithium-ion batteries power our phones, cars, and even homes; ensuring their safe and efficient behavior has become incredibly important. Using a simple optical technique, Purdue University research ... more |
River Delta Areas Can Provide Clue To Environmental Changes
College Station TX (SPX) May 13, 2009Sediments released by many of the world's largest river deltas to the global oceans have been changed drastically in the last 50 years, largely as a result of human activity, says a Texas A and M University researcher who emphasizes that the historical information that can be gathered from sediment cores collected in and around these large deltaic regions is critical for a better understanding ... more Texas Company Launches New Line Of Ethanol Mini-Refineries
Dallas TX (SPX) May 15, 2009Allard Research and Development has announced the availability of two new families of Ethanol Production Systems. Available in either a fully automated (EFS) or manual (MES) process technology, Allard Research offers a full line of feature-rich ethanol production systems that provide the world's first "mini-refinery" capabilities to businesses, municipalities, farm and ranch, and commercia ... more Sugarcane Ethanol Industry Eager To Implement US Renewable Fuel Standard
Washington DC (SPX) May 15, 2009The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) has welcomed the White House's announcement that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will finally publish proposed rules to implement the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). UNICA confirmed that it would submit formal, detailed comments to the EPA in coming weeks. UNICA President and CEO Marcos Jank said from Brazil that his organizatio ... more |
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Space Force operationally accepts SciTec Forge missile warning ground systemBoulder, CO (SPX) Oct 17, 2025 On September 23, 2025, the U.S. Space Force declared operational acceptance of the second operational delivery of the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution, or FORGE, for the 11th Space Wa ... more
SpaceX launches 21 satellites for U.S. military from CaliforniaWashington DC (UPI) Oct 15, 2025 SpaceX on Wednesday launched 21 satellites from California for the U.S. military's Space Development Agency. ... more
Shield or Spark? The U.S. Golden Dome and the New Missile Arms RaceBudapest, Hungary (SPX) Oct 06, 2025 The launch of the US 'Golden Dome' missile defence initiative has already set in motion ripple effects across the globe. Rival nations are considering their own layered missile defence architectures ... more
Electrabel Selects Framatome to Modernize Tihange 3 Nuclear Reactor Rod Control SystemBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 30, 2025 Electrabel has selected Framatome to modernize the rod control system at the Tihange 3 nuclear reactor in Belgium. The project supports the facility's life extension program under the 2023 agreement ... more
US government inks $80 bn nuclear 'partnership' for AIWashington (AFP) Oct 28, 2025 The Trump administration has entered into a new $80 billion "strategic partnership" to boost nuclear power generation to support AI deployment, one of its partners on the project announced Tuesday. ... more
Google unveils plan to restart US nuclear plant to power AI infrastructureNew York (AFP) Oct 27, 2025 Google unveiled a plan Monday to restart a nuclear facility in Iowa to power the company's artificial intelligence infrastructure in the latest collaboration between tech giants and electric industry players. ... more
Mexico navy says rescued 28 teens from boat off west coast; US strikes four 'drug boats' in eastern PacificMexico City (AFP) Oct 30, 2025 Mexico's navy on Thursday rescued 28 teenagers from a boat in the Pacific Ocean off its west coast, authorities said. ... more
'Nowhere to sleep': Melissa upends life for JamaicansSt. Ann, Jamaica (AFP) Oct 30, 2025 In the north coast parish of St. Ann, almost all residents are without power - and many of them woke up without a roof over their heads after Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica, downing trees, utility poles and anything in its path. ... more
Regional Spanish leader under fire year after deadly floodsMadrid (AFP) Oct 29, 2025 One year after historic floods killed 229 people in Valencia, the Spanish region's leader Carlos Mazon has faced mounting criticism over his handling of the disaster and defied calls to resign. ... more |
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