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Food waste generated at Kansas State University dining centers may end up back on students' plates through composting efforts that are combining K-State's excellence in agriculture with the university's commitment to sustainability. K-State dining facilities have partnered with K-State's student farm and College of Agriculture to develop a composting program for food waste. "It will ... read more 
Chapel Hill NC (SPX) May 20, 2009Excess phosphorus and nitrogen produced by human activities on neighboring land is making its way into our coastal waters and degrading both water quality and aquatic life. Although historically the priority has been to control phosphorus, Professor Hans Paerl, from the University of North Carolina in the US, argues that nitrogen imbalance is equally damaging. He adds that a dual nutrient ... more
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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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Baghdad (AFP) May 20, 2009Iraq faces an agricultural "disaster" this summer if Turkey continues to retain waters from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers which have sustained Iraqi agriculture for millennia, experts say. The controversy over the sharing of the mighty rivers at the root of Iraq's ancient name of Mesopotamia - meaning "between the rivers" in Greek - is almost as old as the country itself. But for Bag ... more  
Brasilia (AFP) May 19, 2009Severe flooding over the last month brought on by torrential rains has killed 45 people across northern Brazil and forced some 378,000 others to evacuate their homes, mainly to emergency shelters, officials said Tuesday. The National Civil Defense Secretariat said deaths have occurred in eight out of the 11 states severely affected by the flooding, including Ceara with 15 deaths, 10 in Maran ... more 
Stockton CA (SPX) May 18, 2009As part of the recent coordinated heat illness prevention inspections triggered by the area's high temperatures, the Department of Industrial Relations' Cal/OSHA has taken action against two farm labor contractors and shut them down for violations of the heat illness prevention regulations designed to safeguard employees. Jose Alfaro Labor Contractor and Estrada Farm Labor Services, both ... more 
Denver CO (SPX) May 18, 2009American Humane Certified hosted its annual Scientific Advisory Committee meeting at its national headquarters in Denver last week. In addition to the members of American Humane Certified's scientific advisory committee, science fellows, producers, technology suppliers and auditors also attended. Members of the scientific advisory committee regularly consult with program management to impr ... 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 |
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  
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  
Beijing (AFP) May 15, 2009One person was killed and 11 were missing on Friday after a ship carrying sand sank amid rough seas off northeastern China, state media reported. The ship from central China's Hubei province, went down Thursday night in the Bohai Gulf off Liaoning province, Xinhua news agency said, quoting local officials. It quoted local fish farmers as saying the ship was seen earlier with 11 men and o ... 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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