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 Tonopah, Nev. (UPI) Oct 2, 2009 
Renewable energy solutions, while answering the energy problems of the United States, also can require billions of gallons of water annually and could cause conflicts over water resources, The New York Times reports.
"When push comes to shove, water could become the real throttle on renewable energy," Michael E. Webber, an assistant professor at the University of Texas Austin who studie ... read more 
Mexico City (AFP) Oct 5, 2009A low-budget scheme has transformed a rubbish dump in an impoverished part of Mexico City into an urban garden, raising hopes for a new shade of green revolution. Iztapalapa, a bustling borough of two million people within the greater sprawl of Mexico City's 20 million people, is an unlikely place to find an agricultural revolution. But on a patch of land once strewn with the detritus as ... 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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Spala, Poland (AFP) Oct 4, 2009Perched in a lofty pine tree a dozen metres (around 30 feet) from the forest floor, Tomasz Dzierzanowski carefully removed a clump of dry grass from a hole in the wood and wafted smoke into a bees' nest. Using a wooden spatula, he delicately cut out the gleaming slices of honeycomb, and the dark, shining liquid ran down his fingers. After climbing down, he tore off a waxy chunk and tasted th ... more  
Manila (AFP) Oct 5, 2009Efforts to open schools in Manila for the first time since deadly floods descended into chaos on Monday, with some remaining under water and others occupied by homeless survivors with nowhere else to go. The situation at schools in the worst-hit parts of the Philippine capital reflected wider problems in the government's response to the disaster, nine days after the heaviest rains in more th ... more 
Maningrida, Australia (AFP) Oct 4, 2009As Aboriginal sea ranger Dion Cooper's patrol boat cuts through Australia's northern waters, he maintains a running commentary about what seems a featureless blue expanse. Off the port bow is a breeding ground for dugongs, the slow-moving sea cows still hunted by Aborigines in the Northern Territory, further on, a spot where traps have been laid to snare a five metre (16.4 foot) crocodile. ... more |
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Milwaukee (UPI) Sep 30, 2009 Lake Michigan's food chain is under threat from an invasive fish and biologists are working on ways to keep it out of the lake, university scientists say. A $9 million electric fish barrier keeps Asian carp from migrating between the Mississippi River and the lake and the Army Corps of Engineers just boosted the power, the Milwaukee Journal Gazette reported Wednesday. However, the giant ... more 
The Hague (AFP) Sept 29, 2009A delicacy in the Netherlands where it is eaten smoked on bread, the endangered eel gets a short reprieve as of Thursday when domestic catches will be banned for 60 days in a move fishermen say threatens their survival. The ban, aiming to boost dwindling eel numbers, "will obliterate family businesses that have earned a living from fishing for many generations," said the Dutch professional ... more  
London (AFP) Sept 30, 2009Prince Philip has taken a pot shot at supermarkets and second-home owners who he says are threatening the traditional British village, in remarks published Wednesday. In an interview with Shooting Times magazine, the notoriously straight-talking Duke of Edinburgh also blasted industrial farming methods, which produced cows with horns like a "hat-rack with an udder attached." They also ... more |
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