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WASTED; NRDC report finds that Americans waste 40 percent of all foodLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2012 At a time of rising food prices and growing food insecurity, Americans are wasting more food than ever before-up 50 percent since the 1970s. Agriculture sucks up an incredible 80 percent of the United States' freshwater supply and occupies 50 percent of its land. Ten percent of the total country's energy budget goes towards getting food from the farm to consumers, yet two out of every five pounds of food is getting trashed. Kiva Bottero spoke with Dana Gunder of Natural Resources Defense Cou ... read more |
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  Warning of 'water bankruptcy' for many regions after reviewing 200 major global projects A study of almost 200 major international water-related projects over the past 20 years has identified a suite of existing and emerging challenges and how science can offer remedies. The Globa ... more | .. |
 Managing Soil Copper in Crops Irrigated with Cattle Footbath Wastewater Getting a head start on stopping soil copper buildup will now be a bit easier, thanks to studies by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists. This research could help Pacific Northwest farme ... more | .. |
  China may toughen laws on 'illegal' mapping: state media Cartographers who publish maps which do not include all of China's territorial claims may receive tougher punishments in future, according to a draft of regulations, state media reported Tuesday. ... more | .. |
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 Indian minister quits over alleged irrigation graft An Indian regional minister resigned on Tuesday following claims of a huge scam linked to irrigation projects, in the latest alleged graft scandal to hit Indian politics. ... more | .. |
 Bees decrease food intake, live longer when given compound found in red wine The idea that drinking red wine may provide health benefits - or possibly even extend your life - is an appealing thought for many people. Now, there may be added attraction. Researchers have found ... more | .. |
 Global economic pressures trickle down to local landscape change, altering disease risk The pressures of global trade may heighten disease incidence by dictating changes in land use. A boom in disease-carrying ticks and chiggers has followed the abandonment of rice cultivation in Taiwa ... more | .. |
 Zimbabwe city orders 'big flush' amid water rationing Zimbabwe's second city Bulawayo has ordered its residents to flush toilets at the same time once a week to prevent blockages during frequent periods of water rationing, the mayor said Saturday. ... more |
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AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners
Ancient guano drove Chincha coastal power
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 Growing corn to treat rare disease The seeds of greenhouse-grown corn could hold the key to treating a rare, life-threatening childhood genetic disease, according to researchers from Simon Fraser University. SFU biologist Allis ... more | .. |
 Horticultural hijacking It's a battleground down there - in the soil where plants and bacteria dwell. Even though beneficial root bacteria come to the rescue when a plant is being attacked by pathogens, there's a dar ... more | .. |
 Pesticides not yet proven guilty of causing honeybee declines The impact of crop pesticides on honeybee colonies is unlikely to cause colony collapse, according to a paper in the journal Science. More research is now needed to predict the impact of widely-used ... more | .. |
 Knight Foundation invests to accelerate data projects Six media innovation ventures that make it easier to access and use information on local communities, air quality, elections, demographics and more received a total of $2.22 million today as winners ... more |
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 First Images from SPOT 6 Satellite Astrium Services has posted the first images from the SPOT 6 satellite, just 3 days after its launch on 9 September. SPOT 6 will assure continuity of data from the series of satellites operati ... more | .. |
 Researchers propose new way to save Africa's beleaguered soils A Washington State University researcher and colleagues make a case in the journal Nature for a new type of agriculture that could restore the beleaguered soils of Africa and help the continent feed ... more | .. |
 Selective grazing and aversion to olive and grape leaves achieved in goats and sheep Researchers from the Research Group on Ruminants led by Elena Albanell, lecturer in Animal and Food Science, have successfully achieved to prevent sheep and goats from chewing on the young leaves of ... more | .. |
EU seeks to clarify honey Honey is the purest of foods which under European Commission proposals Friday should remain so once rules about pollen from genetically modified plants found in it are straightened out. ... more |
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Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program
Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm
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 Evolutionary straitjacket means flies can't take the heat Many species of fruit fly lack the ability to adapt effectively to predicted increases in global temperatures and may face extinction in the near future, according to new research. In a study ... more | .. |
 Apple fans complain of missing landmarks in new map system Apple faced growing criticism on Thursday from users around the world who complained that the tech giant's new mapping system is riddled with errors. ... more | .. |
 Scientists conclude high fructose corn syrup should not be blamed for obesity A new article published in International Journal of Obesity found there is no evidence to suggest the current obesity epidemic in the United States can be specifically blamed on consumption of high ... more | .. |
 One dead at Peru gold mine protest over scarce water A struggle over dwindling water resources turned deadly at a mine in northern Peru, leading to clashes that killed one person and injured four others, police said Thursday. ... more |
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 Severe water shortage in South Sudan camps: Red Cross The lack of clean water in refugee camps in South Sudan has become a "major humanitarian crisis" with people exposed to diseases due to contamination, the Red Cross said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Pioneering UK project to improve land carbon intelligence accuracy and reliability British satellite imaging company DMC International Imaging Ltd (DMCii) is launching a ground-breaking project with support from the UK's innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board to provide ... more | .. |
 Warmer Temperatures Make New USDA Plant Zone Map Obsolete Gardeners and landscapers may want to rethink their fall tree plantings. Warming temperatures have already made the U.S. Department of Agriculture's new cold-weather planting guidelines obsolete, ac ... more | .. |
 Sweden seeks flexibility on EU ag reforms Sweden's rural affairs minister said this week he wants more flexibility under the proposed "greening" reforms of the EU's Common Agriculture Policy. ... more |
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DAMPE space telescope finds universal spectral feature that narrows field on cosmic ray origins
ThinKom Develops Self-Funded Mobile HPM Weapon to Counter Drone Swarms
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 When it rains, it pours Extreme precipitation in the tropics comes in many forms: thunderstorm complexes, flood-inducing monsoons and wide-sweeping cyclones like the recent Hurricane Isaac. Global warming is expected to in ... more | .. |
 New analysis in Science tells how world eradicated deadliest cattle plague A new analysis published in Science traces the recent global eradication of the deadliest of cattle diseases, crediting not only the development of a new, heat-resistant vaccine, but also the insigh ... more | .. |
 Genes render some rice species sterile Researchers have identified a set of three genes that are responsible for hybrid sterility in rice, or the inability of many hybrid rice species to pass their genes on to the next generation. These ... more | .. |
 Studies shed light on how to reduce the amount of toxins in plant-derived foods A number of environmental toxins pose considerable health threats to humans, and the heavy metal cadmium (Cd) ranks high on the list. Most of us are exposed to it through plant-derived foods such as ... more |
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 Amazon's flying water vapor rivers bring rain to Brazil As devastating drought spreads across much of the globe, British-born pilot Gerard Moss flies above the Amazon rainforest to show how its "flying rivers" - humid air currents - bring rain to Brazil and South America. ... more | .. |
 Italian architect designs world's biggest vertical garden A shopping centre near Milan is claiming an unusual record - the biggest vertical garden in the world, covering a surface of 1,263 square metres (13,600 square feet) with a total of 44,000 plants. ... more | .. |
 Farmers accuse Madagascar mining giant of killing bees A swath of farmland around a giant nickel and cobalt mine in Madagascar has been contaminated by pesticides that have wiped out local bee populations, a group of farmers claimed Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Food industry's high-quality co-streams used effectively as raw material for new products European, Canadian, African and Indian researchers are developing together new ways of using the substantial co-streams from fish and oil plant processing. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland c ... more |
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