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  Paris (AFP) Nov 8, 2017 France will oppose a European Commission proposal to renew authorisation for controversial weedkiller glyphosate for five years instead of 10, saying Wednesday the new cutoff should be three years. "France's position is three years," Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot, a celebrity green activist, told French media ahead of a vote by the 28 EU member states in Brussels on Thursday. The Commission, the EU's executive arm, had originally recommended approving the herbicide's use for another decade ... read more |
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Together for more food safety in Europe and its neighboring countriesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 09, 2017 "To protect consumers, the responsible public institutions have to be networked together all over the world," says Professor Dr. Dr. Andreas Hensel, President of the German Federal Institute for Ris ... more  
A well changes lives in ravaged Mali cityGao, Mali (AFP) Nov 7, 2017 Among the lines of small mud houses, plastic litter and piles of parched earth, children gaze skywards at a shiny blue tank perched on steel legs. ... more 
First luxury Perigord truffle is cultivated in BritainLondon (AFP) Nov 6, 2017 A black Perigord truffle has been cultivated in Britain for the first time, and the scientists who announced the breakthrough on Monday said climate change could make it a new British crop. ... more 
Swapping where crops are grown could feed an extra 825 million peopleNew York NY (SPX) Nov 08, 2017 Redrawing the global map of crop distribution on existing farmland could help meet growing demand for food and biofuels in coming decades, while significantly reducing water stress in agricultural a ... more |
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Europe, Mediterranean coast saw record drought in August: AFP analysis of EU data
Philippine lawmaker quits top job as graft probe moves forward Floods devastate India's breadbasket of Punjab Landslides kill 12 after eastern Malaysia deluges Philippines president says corruption scandal protests justified Philippines commission to probe widening flood project scandal Magnitude 7.4 quake strikes off Russian Far East, tsunami warning lifted Magnitude 7.4 quake strikes off Russian Far East, tsunami warning issued S.Sudan flooding displaces 100,000 in matter of weeks: UN Afghan deputy PM visits earthquake hit area |
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Black leaders who urged farmers to dump coca on run from Colombia gangsTumaco, Colombia (AFP) Nov 7, 2017 There is a price on their heads, and one of them has already been gunned down. Now, the leaders of a black community in Colombia who dared urge farmers to stop growing coca plants are "hiding like rats" from drug lords intent on maintaining their supply of narcotics. ... more 
Extreme dining in Shanghai: French chef's twist on haute cuisineShanghai (AFP) Nov 6, 2017 A van spirits ten guests to a secret location in Shanghai, where they enter a non-descript industrial building as Strauss's theme from "2001: A Space Odyssey" fills the air. ... more 
Climate change could decrease Sun's ability to disinfect lakesTroy NY (SPX) Nov 06, 2017 Increasing organic runoff as a result of climate change may be reducing the penetration of pathogen-killing ultraviolet (UV) sunlight in inland lakes, rivers, and coastal waters, according to a new ... more 
Penn engineers develop filters that use nanoparticles to prevent slime build-upPhiladelphia PA (SPX) Nov 06, 2017 Filtration membranes are, at their core, sponge-like materials that have micro- or nanoscopically small pores. Unwanted chemicals, bacteria and even viruses are physically blocked by the maze of mes ... more  
Study identifies additional hurdle to widespread planting of bioenergy cropsIndianapolis IN (SPX) Nov 06, 2017 A study examining how certain decisions impact what farmers plant and harvest identified one crucial factor that researchers believe needs to be added to the list of decision variables when consider ... more  
Solar greenhouses generate electricity and grow healthy cropsSanta Cruz CA (SPX) Nov 06, 2017 The first crops of tomatoes and cucumbers grown inside electricity-generating solar greenhouses were as healthy as those raised in conventional greenhouses, signaling that "smart" greenhouses hold g ... more |
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RUDN University researcher found out what happens to organic matter on rice fieldsMoscow, Russia (SPX) Nov 03, 2017 A soil scientist from RUDN University has found out how plant root secretions affect microorganisms and biochemical processes in paddy soils (rice fields, for instance). Rice field soils play a very ... more 
In Portugal, corks still top screwcapsCoruche, Portugal (AFP) Nov 1, 2017 In this natural forest northeast of Portugal's capital, centuries-old cork oak trees are bathed in sunlight, their thick grayish bark standing out among the greenery. ... more 
Mammoth projects to make Norway's fish farms eco-friendlyTrondheim, Norway (AFP) Nov 1, 2017 "We could produce five times as much fish by 2050": in a posh hotel in the Norwegian town of Trondheim, a fishing industry representative winds up his presentation on Norway's sky-high fish farming goals. ... more 
Marijuana farming is harming the environment, study showsWashington (UPI) Nov 1, 2017 Marijuana farming in remote locations is hurting the environment, new research shows. ... more |
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  Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Nov 08, 2017 
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced it has entered an agreement with FIMI, the largest Private Equity fund in Israel (FIMI). Pursuant to the agreement, FIMI shall invest $40 million in ImageSat International (ISI) in exchange for 53.6% of ISI's share equity.
The agreement further stipulates that ISI shall buy the new observation satellite 'EROS C' from IAI and at the transaction cl ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 08, 2017NASA Satellite Tracks Ozone Pollution by Monitoring Its Key Ingredients  Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Nov 01, 2017Vega to launch an Earth observation satellite for the Kingdom of Morocco  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 03, 2017Warm Air Helped Make 2017 Ozone Hole Smallest Since 1988 |
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 07, 2017 
New, ultra-accurate rubidium atomic clocks on board two BeiDou-3 satellites launched into space Sunday have greatly improved the accuracy of the system.
The two satellites are equipped with more reliable rubidium atomic timekeepers than those in previous BeiDou satellites. According to Yang Changfeng, chief designer of the satellite system, their stability was as high as E-14. "It means on ... more Xichang, China (XNA) Nov 07, 2017China launches two BeiDou-3 navigation satellites on single carrier rocket  Antwerp, Belgium (SPX) Oct 25, 2017Airobot supplies positioning technology to single largest container terminal in Europe  Paris (ESA) Oct 24, 2017Galileo in place for launch: then there were four |
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 Fort Collins CO (SPX) Nov 08, 2017 
With all the discussion about global climate change effects, new research shows that another kind of climate is an important factor in regional pinyon pine tree recovery after drought events - the microclimate.
Microclimates are localized climates found within a larger one, like that of a cool canyon in the desert Southwest. These microclimates occur because of local differences in the lan ... more Mbandaka, Dr Congo (AFP) Nov 8, 2017Could the peatlands of Congo be a carbon bomb?  Kent UK (SPX) Nov 08, 2017Protecting 'high carbon' rainforest areas also protects threatened wildlife  Waiapi, Brazil (AFP) Nov 6, 2017For Amazon tribe, rainforest is a whole world |
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 Indianapolis IN (SPX) Nov 06, 2017 
A study examining how certain decisions impact what farmers plant and harvest identified one crucial factor that researchers believe needs to be added to the list of decision variables when considering bioenergy crops: the option value.
Most studies have not examined the role of the option value, which has to do with farmers waiting to see how bioenergy crop prices will change in the futur ... more Philadelphia PA (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Penn researchers mimic giant clams to enhance the production of biofuel  Newark DE (SPX) Nov 01, 2017Research aims to help renewable jet fuel take flight  Champaign IL (SPX) Oct 25, 2017Expanding Brazilian sugarcane could dent global CO2 emissions |
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 Phoenix, AZ (SPX) Nov 06, 2017 
OMCO Solar, a division of OMCO Holdings, has announced a significant expansion to their solar product offerings and construction leadership teams, bringing years of solar experience to support the launch of their exclusive, Field-Fast fixed-tilt racking solution.
Chosen as Director of Solar Product Engineering, Matt Kesler will oversee all current and future solar engineering and design op ... more Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Nov 08, 2017Mechanochemistry paves the way to higher quality perovskite photovoltaics  Washington (AFP) Nov 4, 2017US renewable energy booms despite Trump vow to quit Paris deal Santa Cruz CA (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Solar greenhouses generate electricity and grow healthy crops |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 26, 2017 
The state of New York aims to become a new hub for the wind energy industry with its unique geographical position and ambitions goals, a state leader said.
New York ranks 11th in the nation in terms of installed wind energy capacity and is the 15th windiest. As of 2014, the state had 20 wind energy projects in service, with a total capacity of 1.8 gigawatts of capacity. The state set of ... more Canberra, Australia (SPX) Oct 20, 2017Construction to begin on $160 million Industry Leading Hybrid Renewable Energy Project  Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Oct 18, 2017A kite that might fly  Washington (UPI) Oct 17, 2017Scotland outreach to Canada yields wind energy investment |
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 Hambach Coal Mine, Near Niederzier, Germany (AFP) Nov 5, 2017 
Environmental activists wearing hazard suits marched onto one of the world's largest open-pit coal mines, near Bonn, on Sunday, the eve of 196-nation UN climate talks in the west German city.
Some two hundred protesters crossed a denuded no-man's land and lined up like guards at the edge of the 40-square kilometre (15 square mile) Hambach opencast coal mine, the biggest manmade hole in Euro ... more Washington (UPI) Oct 17, 2017Coal still holds a slight edge as U.S. power source  Sydney (AFP) Sept 22, 2017Rio in massive share buyback after coal mines sale Washington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017First-ever U.S. coal shipment arrives in Ukraine |
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 Beijing (AFP) Nov 8, 2017 
A veteran Chinese dissident who had nearly completed a 12-year prison sentence for "subversion" has died on medical parole, rights groups said Wednesday.
Writer Yang Tongyan died on Tuesday, nearly three months after an August 23 surgery to remove a brain tumour, Amnesty International said in a statement, citing information from close friends.
Rights groups say a pattern has emerged in r ... more Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 7, 2017Hong Kong pro-democracy activists allowed to appeal jail terms  Beijing (AFP) Nov 6, 2017China calls on France to ensure security of its citizens  Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 2, 2017Hong Kong government under fire in LGBT row |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Nov 08, 2017 
In recent years, research efforts such as the Materials Genome Initiative and the Materials Project have produced a wealth of computational tools for designing new materials useful for a range of applications, from energy and electronics to aeronautics and civil engineering.
But developing processes for producing those materials has continued to depend on a combination of experience, intui ... more Raleigh NC (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Study shows need for adaptive powered knee prosthesis to assist amputees  New York NY (SPX) Oct 26, 2017Researchers unveil tool to debug 'black box' deep learning algorithms  Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 19, 2017Physics boosts artificial intelligence methods |
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 New Delhi (AFP) Nov 8, 2017 
Delhi authorities ordered all schools to shut on Wednesday after choking smog descended on north India and Pakistan, with pollution levels in the city 40 times the World Health Organization's safe limit.
Levels of PM 2.5, the microscopic particles that are the most damaging to health, reached more than 1,000 micrograms per cubic metre in the Indian capital on Wednesday, according to US embas ... more Washington DC (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Are elevated levels of mercury in the American dipper due to run-of-river dams?  New Delhi (AFP) Nov 7, 2017Schools shut amid health emergency as smog blankets India's capital  Durham NC (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Molybdenum in Wisconsin wells not from coal ash |
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 Lisbon (AFP) Oct 30, 2017 
The European Union is re-thinking civil protection assistance, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said Monday, after a request from Portugal which this year suffered several deadly forest fires.
"We will consider, at Portugal's request, the reorganisation of civil protection in Europe," Juncker said at a press conference alongside Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. ... more Lisbon (AFP) Oct 24, 2017Portuguese govt survives no confidence vote over forest fires Lisbon (AFP) Oct 18, 2017Portugal interior minister resigns after deadly wildfires Lisbon (AFP) Oct 19, 2017Portugal forest fires death toll rises to 43 |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 6, 2017  Biologists tracking vulnerable turtle species in the Mediterranean have borrowed a technique from forensic scientists. By measuring "stable isotope ratios," scientists at the University of Exeter were able to determine where turtles were traveling from to breed Cyprus.
Isotopes are variants of the same chemical element. Each variant boasts a different number of neutrons in its nucleus. ... morePhiladelphia PA (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Penn engineers develop filters that use nanoparticles to prevent slime build-up Gao, Mali (AFP) Nov 7, 2017A well changes lives in ravaged Mali city Troy NY (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Climate change could decrease Sun's ability to disinfect lakes |
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 Berlin (AFP) Oct 30, 2017 
Seven people have died as heavy storms lashed central Europe, leaving authorities in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic scrambling to restore rail and road links.
Storm "Hewart" had Sunday pounded the region with cold rains and heavy winds, downing trees and flooding coastal areas and the German port city of Hamburg while leaving 200,000 people without power in western Poland.
In Ger ... more Los Angeles (AFP) Oct 25, 2017California roasts under record-setting temperatures  Tanjung Bungah, Malaysia (AFP) Oct 21, 2017Fourteen feared dead in Malaysian landslide  Beijing (AFP) Oct 9, 2017Twenty-three killed in China rainstorms: ministry |
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 Montreal (AFP) Nov 3, 2017 
Amazon announced Friday that it will double its workforce in Canada's western metropolis of Vancouver, about 150 miles (240 kilometers) north of its Seattle headquarters, to 2,000.
The company said in a statement it would open a new office in downtown Vancouver in 2020 to accomodate the new staff, which will bring its total number of its employees across Canada to 6,000.
"We are among th ... more Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Nov 3, 2017Alibaba launches electronic trading hub in Malaysia  Beijing (AFP) Oct 30, 2017China cracks down on fraudulent provincial growth figures  Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 1, 2017Hong Kong skyscraper sold for record $5.15 bn |
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 London, UK (SPX) Nov 06, 2017 
UK teams will lead an international solar-terrestrial and space weather mission, taking on the development of a major science instrument thanks to funding from the UK Space Agency.
The 3 million pounds will support academics working on SMILE (the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer), a European Space Agency (ESA) science mission, being delivered jointly with the Chinese Acade ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 02, 2017NASA Investigates Invisible Magnetic Bubbles in Outer Solar System  La Laguna, Spain (SPX) Oct 25, 2017On the generation of solar spicules and Alfvenic waves  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 25, 2017NASA sounding rocket instrument spots signatures of long-sought small solar flares |
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 Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Nov 8, 2017 
Dozens of live pangolins were seized from suspected traffickers close to Malaysia's border with Thailand, officials said Wednesday, thwarting the latest attempt to smuggle the critically endangered creatures.
The pangolins, the world's most heavily trafficked mammals, were recovered on Tuesday in two separate raids in the northern Malaysian state of Kedah.
Despite concerted efforts to c ... more Mexico City (AFP) Nov 6, 2017Endangered vaquita porpoise dies in captivity  London, UK (SPX) Nov 03, 2017Landmark discovery turns marathon of evolution into a sprint  Washington (UPI) Nov 3, 2017Flights of honeybees reveal individual directional tendencies |
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