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Lebanon's liquid treasure is just trickling awayAmsheet, Lebanon (AFP) March 21, 2010 Rose Hatem's home overlooks the Mediterranean and is just a short distance from one of Lebanon's longest rivers. But twice a week the 60-year-old has to buy water for her daily needs. "I have been buying in water since I moved here 14 years ago," Hatem told AFP in the picturesque village of Amsheet, north of the Lebanese capital Beirut. "In the summer, when demand is high, I'm often left without a drop." Hers is a story repeated across Lebanon, one of the rare countries in the Middle East consid ... read more |
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Kabul (AFP) March 11, 2010It is perhaps the only solution in the search for a better future for Afghanistan that world leaders have not yet considered: gardening. A British scientific institute is planning to set up a botanical garden in Kabul where future generations of green-fingered Afghanis will be able to appreciate native plants and learn horticultural skills. The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE), whic ... more 
Doha (AFP) March 15, 2010Japan was accused of scare tactics at world talks on wildlife protection on Monday as it campaigned against a proposal to curb trade in bluefin tuna, the succulent sushi delicacy. The 175-nation Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), meeting until March 25, is gearing up to vote on banning commerce in bluefin from the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic, a motion tha ... more 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Mar 16, 2010A 'fibre maturity' testing device designed to improve the quality of fibre produced by Australian cotton growers and yarn quality in overseas spinning mills has been licensed to new-start Australian company, Cottonscope Pty Ltd. Developed by CSIRO's Cotton Research Unit - with support from the Cotton Research Development Corporation (CRDC) and the Cotton Catchment Communities CRC - the 'Co ... more |
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More Maize Ethanol May Boost Greenhouse Gas EmissionsWashington DC (SPX) Mar 15, 2010 In the March issue of BioScience, researchers present a sophisticated new analysis of the effects of boosting use of maize-derived ethanol on greenhouse gas emissions. The study, conducted by Thomas W. Hertel of Purdue University and five co-authors, focuses on how mandated increases in production of the biofuel in the United States will trigger land-use changes domestically and elsewhere. In response to the increased demand for maize, farmers convert additional land to crops, and this conversion ... read more |
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