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Irrigation Decreases, Urbanization Increases Monsoon RainsWest Lafayette IN (SPX) Dec 23, 2009 A Purdue University scientist has shown man-made changes to the landscape have affected Indian monsoon rains, suggesting that land-use decisions play an important role in climate change. Monsoon rainfall has decreased over the last 50 years in rural areas where irrigation has been used to increase agriculture in northern India, said Dev Niyogi, an associate professor of agronomy and earth ... read more |
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Pittsburgh (UPI) Dec 18, 2009 A machine with computer vision could replace human workers in sorting strawberry plants, engineers in Pittsburgh said. To maintain good quality, commercial U.S. growers must replace several hundred million strawberry plants each year. To date, the plants have been sorted -- good from the bad -- by humans, engineers at Carnegie Mellon said in a release Thursday. The engineers have ... more 
Shanghai (AFP) Dec 18, 2009NBA star and Shanghai Sharks owner Yao Ming urged China on Friday to say no to shark fin soup to stop the overfishing of some species amid growing demand for the delicacy. The Houston Rockets centre who recently bought his hometown's professional team, unveiled a television commercial aimed at wealthy Chinese which urges them to stop ordering shark fin soup. "We have species that need ... more  
San Antonio TX (SPX) Dec 21, 2009Valero Renewable Fuels Company has announced that it has signed an agreement with ASA Ethanol Holdings, to buy two ethanol plants that had been previously owned by VeraSun Energy. ASA Ethanol Holdings is a company owned by a former syndicate of lenders to the facilities, agented by West LB AG, which acquired the plants through the VeraSun bankruptcy auction. The plants - located in Linden ... more |
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Callicoon, New York (AFP) Dec 20, 2009After a lifetime struggling to make money from the land, New York farmer Bill Graby has discovered he's sitting on treasure -- possibly the biggest natural gas deposit in America. "It's like winning the lottery," says the 6.6-foot (two-meter) dairy farmer from the picturesque town of Callicoon in the Catskills hills. ... more 
Rosemont IL (SPX) Dec 21, 2009Methane digesters on dairy farms could soon be a common source of energy for residents and businesses in the state of New York. That is one result of the Dairy Power Summit which brought together more than 200 New York dairy farmers and industry stakeholders from across the country to discuss the potential for dairy-supplied renewable energy. Summit attendees set a 2020 goal that 40 ... more 
Houston TX (SPX) Dec 21, 2009U.S. Development Group has announced that its West Colton Rail Terminal has begun to receive and offload ethanol railcars. The terminal, located in Rialto, Calif., is served by the Union Pacific Railroad and located less than a mile from gasoline blending terminals that supply the greater San Bernardino and Riverside County-Inland Empire region. "The West Colton terminal represents a key ... more |
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