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November 18, 2010
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Algosolar Launches Bioponica
Atlanta GA (SPX) Nov 18, 2010
Algosolar has launched Bioponica, a 10'x4' table with 120 gallon fish tank is designed to convert waste into produce. The design and method was conceived by partners David Epstein, D.O. a holistic osteopathic physician and Kenneth Lovell, P.E. a professional engineer. Epstein is the owner of a distribution company, Earth Solutions, credited for designing of the popular "Farm in a Box" aquaponic system for schools and homeowners. Lovell is a veteran engineer with expertise in waste management, soil ... read more

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Catastrophic Drought Looms for Capital City of Bolivia
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AI challenge advances satellite-based disaster mapping
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Antarctic moisture research will model ice sheet formation in ancient warm periods
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FARM NEWS

New Revelations In Ammonia Synthesis
Scientists at the University of Cambridge are working on ways to improve the efficiency of the ammonia synthesis process. With between 3-5% of the world's natural gas used to create artificial ferti ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

Satellites Tracking Mt Merapi Volcanic Ash Clouds
Since its latest series of deadly eruptions, Java's Mt Merapi has been spewing volcanic ash clouds into the air. Satellite data are crucial for assessing the eruption's danger to air traffic and pub ... more
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FARM NEWS

Change In Temperature Uncovers Genetic Cross Talk In Plant Immunity
Like us, plants rely on an immune system to fight off disease. Proteins that scout out malicious bacterial invaders in the cell and communicate their presence to the nucleus are important weapons in ... more
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New Research Changes Understanding Of C4 Plant Evolution
A new analysis of fossilized grass-pollen grains deposited on ancient European lake and sea bottoms 16-35 million years ago reveals that C4 grasses evolved earlier than previously thought. Thi ... more
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Biochemistry Of How Plants Resist Insect Attack Determined
Many plants, including crops, release volatiles in response to insect attack. The chemical compounds can be a defense or can be an aromatic call for help to attract enemies of the attacking insect. ... more
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WATER WORLD

Chile mulls water pipeline for arid north
Chile is working on a $3.85 billion plan to pipe freshwater to its arid north as part of a government strategy to stimulate social and economic development in the region. ... more
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FARM NEWS

Storm-hit St. Lucia banana growers need months to recover
The banana industry in Saint Lucia and the Windward Islands could need more than six months to fully recover from a hurricane that devastated the key export earner, officials said Monday. ... more
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DEEP IMPACT

Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Wednesday November 17
The Leonid meteor shower best viewing this year will be in the two to three hours before dawn on November 17 and 18, according to the editors of StarDate magazine. There is always some uncerta ... more
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SHAKE AND BLOW

Volcano buries Indonesian farmers' savings
Indonesian farmer Ari Sutikno was a month away from harvesting his rice crop when Mount Merapi volcano buried it - and his family's income - under a layer of hot ash. ... more
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WATER WORLD

Beijing to melt snow to address water shortage
Beijing will collect and melt snow this winter in a bid to quench the water shortage that has plagued the Chinese capital for years, state media reported Friday. ... more
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WATER WORLD

Arabs face severe water crisis by 2015
Lebanon, once considered to have an abundance of water, is threatened with acute shortages as the Arab world lurches toward severe water scarcity as early as 2015. ... more
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FARM NEWS

Large land deals a threat to farmers: U.N.
Large-scale acquisitions of agricultural land and expansion of biofuel feedstock crops are driving farmers deeper into poverty and hunger, U.N. studies showed. ... more
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Russia, Japan, China firms in billion dollar fertiliser deal
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday oversaw the signing of a one-billion-dollar deal with Japanese and Chinese firms for a fertiliser plant, despite diplomatic tensions with Tokyo. ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

Enhancing Sustainable Development Of Earth
From monitoring vanishing glaciers to the accounting of forestry, hydropower and mining assets as steps to boost sustainable development here on Earth, the power of satellite remote sensing plays an ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

Faster Flood Forecasting At SERVIR-Africa
In September 2010, SERVIR Science Coordinator Dr. Ashutosh Limaye made his first journey to the SERVIR-Africa node at the Regional Center for Mapping of Resources for Development, or RCMRD, in Nairo ... more
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WATER WORLD

Leaking Underground CO2 Storage Could Contaminate Drinking Water
Leaks from carbon dioxide injected deep underground to help fight climate change could bubble up into drinking water aquifers near the surface, driving up levels of contaminants in the water tenfold ... more
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Eartly Dust Tails Point To Alien Worlds

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FARM NEWS

Gene Discovery Suggests Way To Engineer Fast-Growing Plants
Tinkering with a single gene may give perennial grasses more robust roots and speed up the timeline for creating biofuels, according to researchers at the Duke Institute for Genome Sciences and Poli ... more
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SOLAR DAILY

In Greece's fallow fields, solar energy stirs
The son and grandson of farmers, Spyros Papathanassiou spends most of the day overseeing his family olive press and winery in the outskirts of Asopia, a village northeast of Athens. ... more
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WATER WORLD

Italian activists call for stop to water privatisation
Italian activists called for an immediate moratorium on the privatisation of water supply services in Italy on Friday, ahead of UN-backed talks on climate change in Cancun later this month. ... more
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FARM NEWS

Robust Methods For GMO Detection Ready At Hand
A new Reference Report published by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) lists 79 reference methods for GMO analysis which have been validated according to international standards. ... more
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Scientists Launch Global Scheme To Boost Rice Yields While Reducing Damage To Environment
One of the world's largest global scientific partnerships for sustainable agricultural development has launched a bold new research initiative that aims to dramatically improve the ability of rice f ... more
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GPS NEWS

GPS IIF-1 Introduces A Host Of New Capabilities For Users
There's no satellite system that touches so many lives in so many ways around the world like the Global Positioning System. From finance to farming, from ATMs to UAVs, from rescue missions to shoppi ... more
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EARTH OBSERVATION

NASA Study Quantifies Role Of Melt In Loss Of Old Arctic Sea Ice
Since the start of the satellite record in 1979, scientists have observed the continued disappearance of older "multiyear" sea ice that survives more than one summer melt season. Some scientists sus ... more
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Invasive grass threatens U.S. grazing land
An invasive species of "devil" weed in range lands in the western United States could make millions of acres of grazing land worthless, researchers say. ... more
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