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February 22, 2014

Suez Environnement reports profit leap, eyes China
Paris (AFP) Feb 20, 2014
Suez Environnement, a world leader in managing water supplies and waste management, on Thursday reported a surge in net profit last year and was bullish about the outlook. The French group said that net profit rose by 40.2 percent to 352 million euros ($482.4 million). But sales fell by 3.0 percent to 14.64 billion euros from 15.10 billion euros in 2012. Sales fell mainly owing to a slide outside Europe, attributable to unfavourable exchange rates. The price of shares in the group was sh ... read more

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Recent decades likely wettest in four millennia in Tibet Recent decades may have been the wettest in 3,500 years in North East Tibet - according to climate researchers at the University of East Anglia (UK) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Lanzhou, Chi ... more		Honeybees may be making wild cousins ill: study Domesticated honeybees, reeling from disease, are probably infecting wild bumblebees whose pollination is vital for farmers around the world, a study said Wednesday. ... more		Irish Water issues first tender for Dublin water supply project The utility Irish Water has issued a tender for its first infrastructure project - a $685 million effort to supply Dublin with water from the River Shannon. ... more
				China agrees to export water to Taiwan-controlled islands China has agreed to supply water to a Taiwan-controlled island group near the mainland in another sign of fast-warming ties between the two former bitter rivals, officials said Wednesday. ... more		Water crisis as drought dries up Malaysian reservoirs A Malaysian state declared a water crisis Wednesday over a dry spell that has parched much of the normally rain-bathed country and caused mounting worries over dwindling reservoirs. ... more

Spaceplan 2020 - Space Technology Symposium

Fertilization destabilizes global grassland ecosystems A new study led by University of Minnesota researchers demonstrates that fertilization of natural grasslands - either intentionally or unintentionally as a side effect of global farming and industr ... more		The new Africa -- green shoots in biosciences This key session will bring African experts in person to Chicago to report on how agricultural biotechnology is starting to have a real impact on the crucial smallholder farming sector in particular ... more		AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners Ancient guano drove Chincha coastal power UAH lands first DARPA award for biological sciences department		Worldwide study finds that fertilizer destabilizes grasslands Fertilizer could be too much of a good thing for the world's grasslands, according to study findings to be published online by the journal Nature. The worldwide study shows that, on average, additio ... more
				Resistance shapes the discovery of new insecticides Recent news around the world has focused on the dangers of antibiotic resistance. But what of another type of resistance which can also have a huge impact on the population: that to insecticides? ... more		Making biodiverse agriculture part of a food-secure future Is biodiverse agriculture an anachronism? Or is it a vital part of a food-secure future? Given the need to feed an estimated 2.4 billion more people by the year 2050, the drive toward large-scale, s ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

Developing the Next-Generation Military Radar while Maintaining Current Systems; IDGA�s Military Radar Summit - April 2014

Dartmouth study shows US Southwest irrigation system facing decline after four centuries Communal irrigation systems known as acequias that have sustained farming villages in the arid southwestern United States for centuries are struggling because of dwindling snowmelt runoff and social ... more		Archaeologists lend long-term perspective to food security and climate shock What role does pre-existing vulnerabilities play for people who experience a climate shock? Does it amplify the effects of the climate shock or is effect negligible? Four Arizona State University ar ... more		Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm Top Chinese gaming companies continue to challenge		Top-down and bottom-up approach needed to conserve potato agrobiodiversity Mashed, smashed and fried, Americans love potatoes, but only a few varieties are grown in much of North American agriculture. In South America, where potatoes originated, more than 5,000 varieties c ... more
				Hong Kong extends ban on live poultry imports from mainland Hong Kong officials said Tuesday they were extending for four months a ban on live poultry imports from mainland China to guard against the potentially deadly H7N9 avian flu. ... more		Hidden crop pest threat to poorer nations revealed The abundance of crop pests in developing countries may be greatly underestimated, posing a significant threat to some of the world's most important food producing nations, according to research led ... more

NASA Data Find Some Hope for Water in Aral Sea Basin

NASA Satellites See Arctic Surface Darkening Faster

Sharp-Eyed Proba-V Works Around The Clock

Russia to deploy up to 7 Glonass ground stations outside of national territory in 2014

Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. Military Contract for Navigation Systems

Galileo works, and works well

Google-backed database steps up fight on deforestation

How global forest-destroyers are turning over a new leaf

Biodiversity in production forests can be improved without large costs

UK failing to harness its bioenergy potential

Plastic shopping bags make a fine diesel fuel

Waste from age-old paper industry becomes new source of solid fuel

	Environmental impact of Ontario corn production assessed Researchers at the University of Guelph examined the energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with corn production in Ontario. Their findings are published in the Agricultural Instit ... more		Drifting herbicides produce uncertain effects Farmers should take extra precautions so drifting herbicides do not create unintended consequences on neighboring fields and farms, according to agricultural researchers. The researchers found ... more		SPC Ardmona's bailout is crucial given China's food safety record SPC Ardmona's $22 million lifeline from the Victorian government seems to have saved Australia's largest food packaging company. Yet the firm's recent tribulations are a reminder of why I regularly ... more		Water crisis brings threats of Mideast war, terrorism: report Satellite data released by the University of California, Irvine, shows the world's water supply is disappearing fast because of agricultural demand, an expanding population, energy production and climate change, with the Middle East, Africa and Asia in particular facing crisis in the next few years. ... more

Small-Body Robot Review Charts Path From Module Design to System-Level Co-Design

Drone Radar Over Alaska and Wyoming Points Way to Buried Ice on Mars

Sub-Neptunes Vanish Around Red Dwarf Stars in McMaster Exoplanet Survey

EU plans more tests for horsemeat in food		Israelis fume over EU parliament president 's water remark		Danone says will double stake in Chinese milk firm Mengniu		California Drought		Closely-watched GM farm case begins in Australia
Brazil soy, corn production overcome drought		Polish woman guilty of killing two million bees: court		UM Research Shows Converting Land to Agriculture Reduces Carbon Uptake		New GM corn gets controversial EU go-ahead		Smithsonian reports GMO soybean pollen threatens Mexican honey sales

Study: Fracking, agriculture are on water demand 'collision course'

Water supply availability 'to dominate US natural resource management'

Uncovering the Drivers of Honey Bee Colony Declines and Losses

Greenhouse "Time Machine" Sheds Light on Corn Domestication

US farmers, food interests unite against GMO labeling

Ranchers pray for rain in drought-hit California

Grasshoppers are what they eat

Herbicides may not be sole cause of declining plant diversity

Nitrogen management studied in greenhouse pepper production

EU set to OK new GM corn after Germany drops objection

Are invasive plants a problem in Europe? Controversial views among invasion biologists

Can workshops on household water use impact consumer behavior?

Well-watered citrus tested in cold-acclimating temperatures

Secrets of potato blight evolution could help farmers fight back

Three native aromatics indicated for use in Mediterranean extensive green roofs

First African study on biodiversity in genetically modified maize finds insects abundant

Beneficial insects, nematodes not harmed by genetically modified, insect-resistant crops

Local foods offer tangible economic benefits in some regions

Satellites Show California Water Storage at Near-Decade Low

Is there an ocean beneath our feet?

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