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The Worm That Turned On Heavy MetalLondon, UK (SPX) Dec 09, 2010 Researchers in South America have studied the viability of using earthworms to process hazardous material containing high concentrations of heavy metal for the bioremediation of old industrial sites, landfill and other potentially hazardous areas. They provide details of a possible approach in the International Journal of Global Environmental Issues this month. After pollinating insects, worms are probably the gardener's best friend and they have been encouraged to process garden waste and soil fo ... read more |
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  Ethiopia challenges Egypt over Nile water The simmering dispute over the Nile River between Egypt and downstream African states is heating up with Addis Ababa alleging Cairo supports insurgents fighting the government of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. ... more | .. |
 Rains will not stop bumper Australian crop: forecaster Australia is set to post record winter crops despite flood rains and locust plagues in the country's east and a dry spell in the west, the national forecaster said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Geminids Meteor Shower: 'Up All Night' With NASA Baby, it's cold outside - but you can still enjoy the best meteor shower of the year. The 2010 Geminid meteor shower promises to be lively, with realistic viewing rates of 50-80 meteors per hour and ... more | .. |
Climate change may mean new crop strategy Farmers in the U.S. Midwest could get permanent Southern-style weather if future climate change projections are accurate, researchers say. ... more |
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 China leads decline in world rural poverty China has led a dramatic decline in rural poverty rates in many parts of the world over the past decade, a report released on Monday by the UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development showed. ... more | .. |
  ASU Researcher Uses NASA Satellite To Explore Archaeological Site Remote sensing has been integral to the field of archaeology for many years, but Arizona State University archaeologist Stephen H. Savage is literally taking the use of that technology to new height ... more | .. |
 India Launch Of Food Security Report Focuses On Rice The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Asia Society launched a new food security report for Asia in Mumbai, calling for increased investment in rice research. The report, Nev ... more | .. |
 Farmers Slowed Down By Hunter-Gatherers As Ancestors Fought For Land Agricultural - or Neolithic - economics replaced the Mesolithic social model of hunter-gathering in the Near East about 10,000 years ago. One of the most important socioeconomic changes in hum ... more |
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 Snow From Space Earth observation scientists at the University of Leicester have recorded stunning images of the UK's winter landscape by orbiting satellites. European Space Agency satellite instruments have ... more | .. |
  Ethanol in crosshairs as deadline nears on tax credit Ethanol, once seen as an answer to US energy problems, is seeing political support waning as a deadline nears for Congress to decide on extending tax subsidies for the widely used biofuel. ... more | .. |
  Land disputes hitting Indian infrastructure schemes Protests against a proposed Indian nuclear power plant this weekend highlight a growing problem facing developers, experts say, as the country tries to upgrade or build much-needed infrastructure. ... more | .. |
 Hunting moose, a Swedish passion With a thick carpet of snow softening his footsteps, Stefan Nordstroem creeps slowly between the tall pine and birch trees, his rifle at the ready. ... more |
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  Mideast prays for rain as balmy weather threatens drought Israeli firefighters are battling a deadly forest fire as unseasonably warm weather blankets a tinder dry Middle East, and some countries are even organising prayers for rain. ... more | .. |
 Agriculture And International Climate Change Negotiations Not content to see farming remain outside the international climate change negotiations under way in Mexico, a broad coalition of 17 organizations will bring together more than 400 policy makers, fa ... more | .. |
 Rewarding Eco-Friendly Farmers Can Help Combat Climate Change Financially rewarding farmers for using the best fertilizer management practices can simultaneously benefit water quality and help combat climate change, finds a new study by the University of Maryl ... more | .. |
 Electrified Nano Filter Promises To Cut Costs For Clean Drinking Water With almost one billion people lacking access to clean, safe drinking water, scientists are reporting development and successful initial tests of an inexpensive new filtering technology that kills u ... more |
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 Court Affirms Right Of Local Governments To Protect Farmland California's agricultural economy and culture deserve protection. That was the conclusion of the Fifth District Court of Appeal in a unanimous decision on Monday. The Court upheld a Stanislaus Count ... more | .. |
 Study: Africa capable of feeding itself If African leaders demonstrate political leadership the continent could both feed itself and become a major agricultural exporter, a study says. ... more | .. |
 Google to pay couple one dollar for trespassing Google has agreed to pay a Pennsylvania couple one dollar for trespassing on their property while taking photographs for its "Street View" online mapping service. ... more | .. |
Climate change to worsen food security, UN talks told Surging prices for staple foods in 2008 and 2010 may be just a foretaste of the future as the impacts of climate change and population growth combine, a report issued at the UN talks in Cancun said Wednesday. ... more |
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 India loans S.Leone 30 million dollars for water supply Sierra Leone will receive a loan of 30 million dollars (23 million euros) from India to revamp its aging water system in the capital and a town in the east of the country, the government said Wednesday, ... more | .. |
 ESA Attending UN Climate Conference Representatives from 194 countries have gathered at the 2010 UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico, to continue working towards tackling climate change. ESA is attending 'COP16' to up ... more | .. |
 Freshwater Mussels Discovered In Urban Delaware River Scientists working with the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary and The Academy of Natural Sciences have made an important discovery in the Delaware River between Chester, Pennsylvania, and Trenton ... more | .. |
 Forest Imaging In Gabon For UN How much forest cover remains? What is the land like - is it forest, bush, water or some other type of landscape? Has forest cover been destroyed by human beings to make way for other uses? Fo ... more |
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