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Spain To Bring On Stream Europe's Largest Thermosolar Station Seville (AFP) Oct 22, 2006 
Spain, championing the drive towards renewable energy, is set to launch production of solar energy from what will be Europe's largest thermo-electric plant. The thermo-electric solar plant at Sanlucar La Mayor, near the southern city of Seville, appears the perfect place to boost the drive to wean Spain off its dependence on oil, as the sun beats down almost incessantly on the southern Andalusia region. "There are 320 days of sunshine a year in Andalusia," says Professor Valeriano Ruiz, director of the thermodynamic laboratory at the University of Seville, who was aghast to find that heavy rain coincided with a visit last week by European journalists to the Sanlucar complex. |
'I miss breathing': Delhi protesters demand action on pollution
All aboard! Cruise ships ease Belem's hotel dearth Taliban govt protests no invitation to UN climate summit Super Typhoon Fung-wong makes landfall in Philippines Spanish PM 'surprised' by former king's memoirs Over 1 million evacuate as deadly Super Typhoon Fung-wong nears Philippines Spanish PM pushes back on former king's memoirs Dam reservoir levels drop below 3% in Iran's second city: media Philippines evacuates one million, woman dead as super typhoon nears Philippines evacuates hundreds of thousands as super typhoon nears 
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Carbon Footprint Gaining Business Attention
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 23, 2006About 75 percent of companies are actively measuring their "carbon footprint" - the range of carbon emissions from their operations, both direct and indirect, according to a report released today from The Conference Board. The report, based on a survey of 92 companies from various industries, looks at how companies are integrating greenhouse gas management into their overall business strategy. More than 95 percent report that they see the prospect of a carbon-concerned future as creating both business risk and opportunity. Russia's New Stick For Beating Oil Firms Moscow (AFP) Oct 22, 2006 
Russian environmental authorities have become a new "pressure instrument" used by the state against oil companies often for political ends, analysts and campaigners said. Rosprirodnadzor, the country's environmental monitoring agency, is taking centre stage in Russia's business world just two years after the government body was set up.Making US Nuclear Materials More Secure 
Washington (UPI) Oct 20, 2006The U.S. Department of Energy is preparing to alter its method of securing nuclear materials because of environmental considerations. The Federal Register reported Oct. 19 that the Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration is issuing a "Supplement to the Stockpile Stewardship and Management Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement -- Complex 2030" to analyze the environmental impacts of transforming the U.S. nuclear weapons arsenal over the next 24 years. |
Discovery About Evolution Of Fungi Has Implications For Humans
Twin Cities MN (SPX) Oct 23, 2006As early fungi made the evolutionary journey from water to land and branched off from animals, they shed tail-like flagella that propelled them through their aquatic environment and evolved a variety of new mechanisms (including explosive volleys and fragrances) to disperse their spores and reproduce in a terrestrial setting. Bacteria That Use Radiated Water for Food 
Bloomington IN (SPX) Oct 23, 2006Researchers from Indiana University Bloomington and eight collaborating institutions report in this week's Science a self-sustaining community of bacteria that live in rocks 2.8 kilometers below Earth's surface. Think that's weird? The bacteria rely on radioactive uranium to convert water molecules to useable energy. The discovery is a confirmed expansion of Earth's biosphere, the three-dimensional shell that encompasses all planetary life. Life Below The Limit 
Baltimore MD (SPX) Oct 23, 2006A class of especially hardy microbes that live in some of the harshest Earthly environments could flourish on cold Mars and other chilly planets, according to a research team of astronomers and microbiologists. In a two-year laboratory study, the researchers discovered that some cold-adapted microorganisms not only survived but reproduced at 30 degrees Fahrenheit, just below the freezing point of water. |
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Estuaries Of China's Greatest Rivers - "Dead Zones"
Beijing (AFP) Oct 20, 2006The estuaries of China's two greatest rivers, the Yangtze and the Yellow, have been declared dead zones by the United Nations due to high amounts of pollutants, state press said Friday. "Experts warn that these areas are fast becoming major threats to fish stocks and to people who depend upon fisheries for food and livelihoods," the China Daily reported, citing a recent study by the UN Environmental Program. In Kenya, Aloe Is Balm For Scorched Economy 
Nakuru, Kenya (AFP) Oct 22, 2006In Kenya's parched, semi-arid northern Rift Valley, a hardy plant long-valued for its natural healing properties is soothing economic burns caused by a killer drought. The rains have failed several times, or brought little rainfall. Earlier this year this caused the deaths of dozens of people and tens of thousands of livestock in northern Kenya. Now people are looking to aloe to improve their lives. More Temperature Extremes And Dramatic Precipitation May Define Climatic Future 
Lubbock TX (SPX) Oct 23, 2006The summer heat waves, prolonged droughts and heavy rainfall events that have occurred across much of the U.S. and Europe over the past few years are a preview of what we can expect in the future thanks to climate change, according to one Texas Tech University researcher. |
Protein Helps Brain 'Clean House'
Boston (UPI) Oct 20, 2006PGC-1a, a protein that regulates energy production in cells, has now been proven to help the brain clear itself of free radicals that damage its neurons. Since free radical build-up is found in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's chorea, and ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), finding ways to stimulate PGC-1a production may help protect people against these devastating conditions or halt them once they have begun. Icelandic Whalers Kill First Fin Whale 
Reykjavik (AFP) Oct 22, 2006Icelandic whalers have killed their first fin whale since the country announced last week it was resuming commercial whaling despite an international ban, media and whaling organisations said on Sunday. Icelandic daily Morgunbladid said a newly-built whaling ship, Hvalur 9, had killed a large fin whale and brought it in to a landing station on Sunday. Beaked Whales Perform Extreme Dives to Hunt Deepwater Prey 
Woods Hole MA (SPX) Oct 23, 2006A study of ten beaked whales of two poorly understood species shows their foraging dives are deeper and longer than those reported for any other air-breathing species. This extreme deep-diving behavior is of particular interest since beaked whales stranded during naval sonar exercises have been reported to have symptoms of decompression sickness. |
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