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High Yield Crops Keep Carbon Emissions LowPalo Alto CA (SPX) Jun 15, 2010 The Green Revolution of the late 20th century increased crop yields worldwide and helped feed an expanding global population. According to a new report published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, it also has helped keep greenhouse gas emissions at bay. The researchers estimate that since 1961 higher yields per acre have avoided the release of nearly 600 billion tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. "That's about 20 years of fossil fuel burning at present rates," say ... read more |
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Shanghai (AFP) June 9, 2010China's Agricultural Bank on Wednesday received the long awaited green light from securities regulators to launch what could become the world's biggest initial public offering. The bank, the last of China's "big four" state lenders to float shares, is seeking to sell 22.235 billion yuan-denominated A shares, or seven percent of its enlarged share capital, in Shanghai, according to a prelimin ... more 
Brussels (AFP) June 9, 2010The European Commission on Tuesday announced an early end to the fishing season for the lucrative but endangered bluefin tuna, a mainstay of Japanese food, saying the allowable quotas had already been caught. "The commission has declared a zero tolerance approach towards overfishing and will take all necessary measures to ensure full compliance across the board," the EU's executive arm said ... more  
Durham, UK (SPX) Jun 09, 2010The Yangtze River in China is 40 million years older than was previously thought, according to new research. A study of minerals by a team led by Durham University reveals that the Yangtze River began to cut the Three Gorges area around 45 million years ago, making it much older than previously believed. The Yangtze River, the third-longest river in the world, has played a central ro ... more |
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Banned GM corn found on German fields Berlin (UPI) Jun 8, 2010 A genetically modified variety of corn produced by a U.S. supplier and banned in the European Union has been sown accidentally across Germany, as the conflict over GM food products continues. The NK603 variety from U.S. company Pioneer Hi-Bred contaminated seeds sown in several states on at least 5,000 acres of farmland, according to findings by the environment ministry of Lower Saxony published by Greenpeace. The environmental group says at least 0.1 percent of the plants are contaminated. ... read more |
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