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 November 19, 2009 |
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FARM NEWS + Failure To Focus On Farming Could Lead To Increased Hunger 
Rome, Italy (SPX) Nov 19, 2009 -
Alarmed by a substantial oversight in the global climate talks leading up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen next month, more than 60 of the world's most prominent agricultural scientists and leaders underscored how the almost total absence of agriculture in the agreement could lead to widespread famine and food shortages in the years ahead. Signatories of a ... moreEPIDEMICS + Hungary declares swine flu epidemic 
Budapest (AFP) Nov 18, 2009 -
Hungarian authorities declared a national swine flu epidemic on Wednesday as the number of reported cases jumped by over 30 percent in a week. "We have stepped over the threshold: the flu epidemic has started in Hungary," chief medical officer Ferenc Falus told a press conference. "Last week, 22,000 people sought medical help with flu symptoms, which is 32 percent more than in the ... moreWOOD PILE + North Face founder takes up Argentina marsh cause 
Rincon Del Socorro, Argentina (AFP) Nov 18, 2009 -
As a man who starts his day with fencing practice, Douglas Tompkins knows better than most that winning a battle requires a nifty combination of defense and offense. Those are lessons that are serving well this US multi-millionaire who left behind the world of business -- notably co-founding the North Face and Esprit clothing brands -- to focus on saving the environment. His latest ... moreSINO DAILY + Obama raises rights but impact uncertain 
Washington (AFP) Nov 17, 2009 -
Human rights advocates are voicing relief after US President Barack Obama publicly raised the issue with China but conceded that Beijing's rising clout made it tougher to have an impact. Obama, who was closing his maiden visit to China on Wednesday, told a joint press appearance with President Hu Jintao that the United States believed in fundamental rights for all people, including ethnic ... moreCLIMATE SCIENCE + Tackling population rise would fight climate change: UN report 
Paris (AFP) Nov 18, 2009 -
Braking the rise in Earth's population would be a major help in the fight against global warming, according to an unprecedented UN report published Wednesday that draws a link between demographic pressure and climate change. "Slower population growth... would help build social resilience to climate change's impacts and would contribute to a reduction of greenhouse-gas emissions in the future ... more |
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT + Lead US disaster agency reaches out electronically 
Washington (AFP) Nov 18, 2009 -
The lead US federal disaster agency is hoping to both inform and gather information through social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, its top official said Wednesday. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), sharply criticized for its slow response to events like the 2005 Hurricane Katrina, is trying to make sure people are better prepared for disasters, said administrator ... moreDEMOCRACY + FEER settles suit filed by Singapore leaders: lawyer 
Singapore (AFP) Nov 18, 2009 -
The Far Eastern Economic Review and its editor have paid over 400,000 Singapore dollars (290,000 US) to settle a defamation suit filed by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his father, the magazine's lawyer said Wednesday. "They have paid it yesterday," said Peter Low, who defended the Hong Kong-based publication and its editor Hugo Restall against the defamation suit filed by the premier ... moreEPIDEMICS + Britons reluctant to have swine flu vaccine: poll 
London (AFP) Nov 18, 2009 -
Many Britons are refusing to have swine flu vaccinations because of concerns about side effects and the general perception that it is a mild illness, a newspaper for doctors reported on Wednesday. A survey of 107 general practitioners (GPs) by Pulse newspaper reported particular difficulties persuading pregnant women to have the vaccine, with one GP estimating as few as one in 20 were happy ... moreFARM NEWS + Fishing: Skate on the brink thanks to species mislabelling 
Paris (AFP) Nov 18, 2009 -
Due to an 83-year-old error of classification, a species of European skate could become the first marine fish driven to extinction by commercial fishing, according to a study released Wednesday. In the 19th century, scientists identified two separate species of the once-widespread European skate, the flapper skate (Dipturus intermedia) and the blue skate (Dipturus flossada). But an ... moreCLIMATE SCIENCE + Indigenous groups key in climate change debate: Zoellick 
Washington (AFP) Nov 18, 2009 -
World Bank chief Robert Zoellick said Wednesday it was critical for indigenous people to be included in climate change talks, saying they were among groups most affected by global warming. Two weeks before the opening of a major United Nations conference on climate change in Copenhagen, Zoellick said indigenous peoples carried a "disproportionate share of the burden of climate change effect ... more |
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ENERGY TECH + Dutch approve project to store CO2 underground 
The Hague (AFP) Nov 18, 2009 -
The Dutch government said Wednesday it had approved the experimental below-ground storage of excess CO2 to curb damaging emissions, dismissing concerns of residents who live on top of the project. The test project would kick off from 2012 with CO2 stored in a spent natural gas field with a capacity of 0.8 megatonnes underneath the eastern town of Barendrecht, a government statement said.
... moreWIND DAILY + Global Small Wind Market Analysis And Forecasts To 2013 
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 19, 2009 -
GlobalData's latest report "Global Small Wind Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2013" report gives an in-depth analysis of the global small wind energy market and provides forecast estimates up to 2013. The research analyzes the key trends, major issues and growth opportunities in global small wind market. The report also provides detailed information on the present and upcoming technology ... moreENERGY TECH + Iraq wants France's Total to work in its oilfields: Talabani 
Paris (AFP) Nov 18, 2009 -
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani told business leaders in Paris that he wanted to see the French energy giant Total working in his country's oil fields. "We might favour a French bid whatever the figures. Don't fear this auction. ... The figures aren't everything," he said during a state visit to France. "We want to see Total work in our oil fields." A senior Total executive confirmed that ... moreFROTH AND BUBBLE + India adopts single pollution standard norms 
New Delhi (AFP) Nov 18, 2009 -
India on Wednesday tightened air quality rules and said it will enforce a single standard for industrial and residential pollution. The Revised National Ambient Air Quality Standards rule would lead to the use of "clean fuel" to lower emissions, Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh said. The announcement came less than a month before the December 7-18 climate change summit in ... moreFROTH AND BUBBLE + Tiny Bubbles Clean Oil From Water 
Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Nov 19, 2009 -
Small amounts of oil leave a fluorescent sheen on polluted water. Oil sheen is hard to remove, even when the water is aerated with ozone or filtered through sand. Now, a University of Utah engineer has developed an inexpensive new method to remove oil sheen by repeatedly pressurizing and depressurizing ozone gas, creating microscopic bubbles that attack the oil so it can be removed by sand filte ... more |
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BIO FUEL + Encouraging Ethanol Truths Prove Inconvenient In New Gore Book 
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 19, 2009 -
The truth about accelerating improvements in the way America produces both ethanol and the feedstocks from which it is made proved to be inconvenient for the narrative of former Vice President Al Gore in his description of grain-based ethanol in his new book. Writing in Our Choice, Vice President Gore expresses his "disappointment" over the progress of ethanol in the past 30 years. Yet, the fact ... moreNUKEWARS + Netanyahu warns of Iran threat from Israeli missile ship 
On Board The Ins Eilat (AFP) Nov 17, 2009 -
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toured a naval vessel on Tuesday, using the backdrop of his country's military power to warn of the threat posed by the nuclear ambitions of arch-foe Iran. "The threat that Iran poses is very grave for the state of Israel, for peace in the Middle East and the whole world," Netanyahu said aboard the INS Eilat, a missile ship used recently to intercept ... moreNUKEWARS + IAEA inspects nuclear research reactor in Syria 
Vienna (AFP) Nov 17, 2009 -
The UN atomic watchdog said Tuesday it was inspecting a nuclear research reactor in Damascus because it had doubts about Syria's explanation as to how traces of uranium got there. In its latest report on Syria, circulated to member states on Monday, the International Atomic Energy Agency said that it found Damascus's initial explanation unconvincing. It therefore decided to carry out a ... moreSUPERPOWERS + Obama, Hu set for key talks in Beijing 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 17, 2009 -
US President Barack Obama will Tuesday attack the formal business of his visit to China, sitting down with his opposite number Hu Jintao for talks centred on trade tensions and US calls for a stronger yuan. Their discussions follow Obama's town hall-style meeting with students in Shanghai on Monday where he acknowledged difficulties in China-US ties but said they need not be adversaries. ... moreNUKEWARS + India pledges full security for nuclear sites 
New Delhi (AFP) Nov 17, 2009 -
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said India would take all necessary steps to safeguard its nuclear facilities as the country tightened security in the wake of fresh fears over possible attacks. "We will do all that is within our power to ensure the safety and security of our nuclear installations, there should be no doubt about that," Singh told reporters after talks with visiting ... more |
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