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When communism crumbled two decades ago, Eastern Europeans were only too delighted to discover the fast-food chains that symbolized the West. But today they increasingly long for organic food. "The general trend is that more and more organic products are being sold in former Soviet-bloc countries," said Amarjit Sahota, head of the research department of London-based consulting firm Organic ... read more
Fayetteville AK (SPX) Sep 14, 2009 A new soil test for nitrogen fertilization of rice may not sound like blockbuster technology, but it is, said Chuck Wilson, extension rice agronomist with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. The new technology is the first and only site-specific test of mineralizable soil nitrogen as a basis for nitrogen fertilizer recommendations in any crop. It will help farmers apply ... 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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Washington (UPI) Sep 13, 2009 Polluters are admitting dumping more toxic substances into U.S. drinking water supplies but they are rarely punished by regulators, records indicate. Even though chemical factories, manufacturing plants and other workplaces have self-reported more than 500,000 instances of violating the Clean Water Act in the last five years, state agencies and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ... more  
Istanbul (AFP) Sept 13, 2009A Turkish textile worker whose minibus was swept away by devastating floods in Istanbul has died in hospital, raising the death toll in the disaster to 35, officials and local media said. The woman was seriously injured when her minibus was hit in the Halkali district on Wednesday. Seven other people drowned in the minibus which was deemed unfit to transport people. In the Istanbul ... more 
Washington (AFP) Sept 11, 2009US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack stood up Friday for pigs and hog farmers, saying their name has been dragged through the mud by people who insist on calling the A(H1N1) influenza pandemic "swine flu." "Each time the media uses the phrase 'swine flu,' a hog farmer, their workers and their families suffer," Vilsack said in a statement. "It is simply not fair or correct to associate ... more |
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New Delhi (AFP) Sept 10, 2009India's monsoon rains have strengthened in recent weeks, easing a drought that has hit large swathes of the country, though some areas remain severely affected, the weather office said Thursday. "There have been rains in the past couple of weeks. We are expecting good rains in the next couple of days and a further lessening of the deficiency," weather office spokesman B.P. Yadav told AFP. ... more 
Addis Ababa (AFP) Sept 10, 2009The European Union granted Ethiopia 10 million euros (14.5 million dollars) to help feed more than six million people in need of emergency aid due to drought, the bloc said Thursday. "Ethiopia faces growing humanitarian challenges which are largely due to climate change," EU's country representative Dino Sinigallia said in a statement. Failed rains have put 6.2 million Ethiopians in need ... more  
Ankara, Turkey (SPX) Sep 10, 2009Turkey plans to launch its first domestically-built earth observation satellite next year, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported Tuesday. The satellite, which is called Rasat with a high-resolution optical imaging system and new modules developed by Turkish engineers, will be the first earth observation satellite to be designed and manufactured in Turkey, said the report. ... more |
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