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Geologists Make Better Estimates of Rock Ages, Study Global Climate Change
Columbus OH (SPX) Oct 26, 2006Ohio State University geologists have found that important rocks from Niagara Gorge -- rock formations that are used to judge the ages of rocks and fossils around North America -- formed five times faster than previously thought. Cork And Oak Trees Dying For Unknown Reasons 
Lisbon (AFP) Oct 25, 2006Cork and oak trees are losing their leaves and drying up for unknown reasons at an alarming rate, a World Wildlife Fund official warned Wednesday at the start of a two-day conference in Portugal called to discuss the issue. The problem is killing trees in Portugal, the world's biggest producer of cork, as well as in Mediterranean countries in southern Europe, said Luis Silva, the global conservation group's forest officer for Portugal. NASA Looks At Sea Level Rise, Hurricane Risks To New York City 
New York NY (SPX) Oct 26, 2006New York City has been an area of concern during hurricane season for many years because of the large population and logistics. More than 8 million people live in the city, and it has hundreds of miles of coastline that are vulnerable to hurricane threats. Using computer climate models, scientists at NASA have looked at rising sea levels and hurricane storm surge and will report on them at a science meeting this week. |
EU Mulls Legislation As Car Makers Fail On Emission Targets
Brussels (AFP) Oct 25, 2006The European Union warned Wednesday that it may have to introduce legislation to force automakers to reduce new car emissions, as a new study showed that voluntary industry targets were unlikely to be met. London Borough's Parking Permit Plan Could Punish 4x4s 
London (AFP) Oct 25, 2006Drivers in an affluent London suburb may be hit by residents' parking charges which penalise the worst polluting vehicles such as 4x4s in the latest British move to punish ownership of so-called "Chelsea tractors". "Richmond upon Thames householders produce more CO2 (carbon dioxide) than most other boroughs in London," Richmond council said in its guide to the proposed changes, published on Wednesday. Russia Threatens Shell-Led Energy Group With Criminal Charges 
Moscow (AFP) Oct 25, 2006Russia turned up the heat on a giant Shell-led oil and gas project off Russia's Pacific coast Wednesday, threatening possible criminal prosecutions and license withdrawal over environmental violations. "Violations at Sakhalin-2 concern at least five articles of the criminal code," Natural Resources Minister Yury Trutnev was quoted by ITAR-TASS as saying during a trip to the far east island of Sakhalin, where an environmental commission has been inspecting the massive project. |
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A "Spin-Voltaic" Effect May Enable Silicon Spintronics
Buffalo NY (SPX) Oct 26, 2006Can conventional semiconductors learn new tricks? Igor Zutic is betting that they can. Zutic, a University at Buffalo theoretical physicist and the recipient of a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award, is finding ways to introduce spintronic properties and a phenomenon called spin injection into silicon. Lebanon Sees Revival Of Pre-Islamic Environmentalism 
Kfar Zabad, Lebanon (AFP) Oct 22, 2006It was born in the Arabian desert more than 1,500 years ago and is now being revived in the battle-scarred greenery of Lebanon. Already its success is heralding a regional renaissance. The pre-Islamic system of environmental protection known as "hima" -- Arabic for protected area -- means that the local population rather than a distant authority in Beirut decides how to manage the ecosystem, and also to reap its benefits. New Human Stem Cell Center Expected To Speed Research And Keep It Safe 
Baltimore MD (SPX) Oct 26, 2006In a novel effort to simplify and speed up safe human stem cell research, Johns Hopkins has set up a "one-stop shop" to preserve, create, supply and test high-quality cell lines for its own researchers now and the greater scientific community later. |
Oldest Complex Organic Molecules Found In Ancient Fossils
Columbus OH (SPX) Oct 26, 2006Ohio State University geologists have isolated complex organic molecules from 350-million-year-old fossil sea creatures -- the oldest such molecules yet found. The molecules may have functioned as pigments, but the study offers a much bigger finding: an entirely new way to track how species evolved. New Lithuanian Nuke Plant Will Cost Up To 4-Bln Euros 
Vilnius (AFP) Oct 25, 2006A project to build a new nuclear plant in Lithuania to replace the Chernobyl-type Ignalina plant would cost 2.5-4.0 euros (3.15-5.0 billion dollars), a feasibility study published Wednesday showed. "The new plant could start operations in 2015," Rimantas Juozaitis, head of Lithuania's state-owned energy company Lietuvos Energija, which conducted the feasibility study with its counterparts in Latvia and Estonia, told reporters in Vilnius. LockMart To Create Incident Management Analysis System For The US Dept Of Interior 
Gaithersburg MD (SPX) Oct 26, 2006The U.S. Department of the Interior has selected Lockheed Martin to create a public safety law enforcement system that will enable the agency to identify, collect, store, retrieve, analyze, manage and report information related to incidents. The Incident Management Analysis and Reporting System (IMARS), will begin as a six-month pilot and is worth $4.4 million. |
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