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Japan To Ask EU To 'Joint Host' Revolutionary Nuclear Reactor: Report
Tokyo (AFP) Jun 06, 2005Japan will ask the European Union to declare it a "joint host" of a revolutionary nuclear energy project even if the reactor is located in France, a newspaper said Monday. Climate: Ocean Warming Supports Models 
Boulder (UPI) June 6, 2005Clear evidence of human-produced warming in the oceans verifies some of the most important predictions of climate models, suggesting it is time for action instead of argument about the existence of greenhouse warming, according to a paper by Scripps Institution of Oceanography scientists. Soil Emissions Are Much-Bigger-Than-Expected Component Of Air Pollution 
Seattle WA (SPX) Jun 07, 2005Nitrogen oxides produced by huge fires and fossil fuel combustion are a major component of air pollution. They are the primary ingredients in ground-level ozone, a pollutant harmful to human health and vegetation. Shift of Weather Patterns Necessitates Rethinking of Reforestation Methods 
Overton TX (SPX) Jun 06, 2005Forest landowners can greatly increase the survival rate of pine tree seedlings by changing when and how they plant, according to research conducted here. |
ESA And ECMWF Sign Agreement To Exchange Information And Expertise
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 07, 2005An agreement signed at ESA Headquarters in Paris May 31 by ESA and the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) establishes long-term cooperation between these two organisations. DigitalGlobe Goes Online Harris Control Center Upgrade 
Melbourne FL (SPX) Jun 06, 2005Harris has announced that its OS/COMET-based Satellite Control Center is being used to operate DigitalGlobe's QuickBird satellite. The QuickBird satellite, based on the Ball BCP-2000 satellite, provides commercial remote imaging with resolutions as high as .6 meters. The satellite was initially launched in 2001. ESA's Proba Captutures Spectacular View Of Indonesia's Bromo Volcano 
Paris (ESA) Jun 06, 2005ESA's micro-satellite Proba observes the active Bromo volcano, a popular tourist attraction of East Java in Indonesia. Permanent Deep-Sea Seismic Sensors 
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 07, 2005A submarine seismic sensor was recently set in place at 2400 m depth, off Toulon. The instrument was attached to a neutrino telescope developed by the international scientific programme Antares. |
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What Do 'Ecolabels' Tell About Food?
Medford MA (SPX) Jun 07, 2005Chances are you have seen a "dolphin-safe" label on a tuna fish can at the supermarket. You may be seeing more labels like it, and not just on tuna fish cans. Ecolabels can encompass issues such as farm animal welfare, decent treatment of farm workers, and authenticity of a product. Plant DNA Libraries Provides Massive Boost to World's Researchers 
Warwick, UK (SPX) Jun 06, 2005Researchers at the University of Warwick's horticultural research arm Warwick HRI have created an extensive new range of libraries of plant DNA that will provide a massive boost to the world's plant researchers. Reservoirs May Accelerate Spread Of Invasive Aquatic Species 
Springfield MI (SPX) Jun 06, 2005Just as disturbance makes a landscape susceptible to invasion by alien plant species, the construction of reservoirs around the globe could be contributing to the accelerating spread of exotic aquatic species, according to a Forum article in the June 2005 issue of BioScience. World-First Technology Enables Study Of Ancient Bacteria 
Bristol, UK (SPX) Jun 07, 2005Experts at Cardiff University, UK, have designed world-first technology to investigate sustainable energy sources from the ocean bed by isolating ancient high-pressure bacteria from deep sediments. |
Construction Of Chinese-Made Pakistani Nuclear Reactor To Begin Year End
Beijing (AFP) Jun 06, 2005Construction of a 300 megawatt Chinese-made nuclear power plant in Pakistan is expected to begin as early as the end of this year, a leading Chinese official said Monday. Analysis: China And Nuclear Power 
Beijing, (UPI) June 6, 2005China's incessant demand for energy to fuel its burgeoning economy includes doubling nuclear power use by 2020, a leading industry official said Monday. In May, United Press International reported there will be a 5 percent gap between electricity production and consumption in China during 2005. China Says Decision Expected Soon On International Nuclear Tenders
Beijing (AFP) Jun 06, 2005A decision on who wins the right to build four 1,000 megawatt nuclear power plants is expected soon and political considerations will not play a part, China's top nuclear industry executive said Monday. Self-cleaning "Smart" Fabrics Capable of Environmental Toxin Remediation 
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 07, 2005Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory's Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering (CBMSE) have developed a new cost-effective, self-decontaminating ultrathin materials coating that actively destroys pesticides and related chemical agents on contact. |
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