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Britain Unveils Plan To Beat Global Warming Through 'Carbon Capture'
London (AFP) Jun 14, 2005Britain is to study whether global warming can be curbed by "capturing" carbon dioxode from power stations and storing it underground in old oil and gas fields, ministers said Tuesday. China Says Desertification Being Controlled But Situation Still Grim 
Beijing (AFP) Jun 14, 2005China claimed success Tuesday in stemming desertification that is costing the country billions of dollars, saying it has slowed for the first time in decades although the situation remains grave. First Test Of Predictions Of Climate Change Impacts On Biodiversity 
Oxford, UK (SPX) Jun 14, 2005A new study published in the journal Global Ecology and Biogeography represents the first real test of the performance of models used to forecast how species will change their geographic ranges in response to the Earth's changing climate . Hot Volcanic Eruptions Could Lead To A Cooler Earth 
Washington (SPX) Jun 14, 2005Volcanic eruptions may be an agent of rapid and long-term climate change, according to new research by British scientists, who simulated the volcanic acid rain from the Icelandic Laki eruption of 1783, which caused widespread crop damage and deaths around Europe. |
Japanese Mobile Phones To Get Corny - And Eco-Friendly
Tokyo (AFP) Jun 14, 2005Japanese firms NEC and Unitika have developed a plastic made of corn for mobile telephone bodies, company spokesmen said Tuesday. China To Build Four New Nuclear Reactors At Qinshan Plant 
Beijing (AFP) Jun 14, 2005China National Nuclear Corp (CNNC) plans to double generating capacity at its Qinshan plant by building four new reactors for a total investment of 4.3 billion dollars, state media said Tuesday. Indian Gas Deal With Iran Should Also Spur Conservation Efforts: Think Tank 
New Delhi (AFP) June 14, 2005A 22 billion dollar deal by India to buy natural gas from Iran will feed the rapidly growing economy with cleaner fuel, but policy makers should also look at conservation to save the nation's lungs, a leading energy research think tank said Tuesday. 'Plastic Oil' Could Improve Fuel Economy In Cars, Chemists Say 
Lexington KY (SPX) Jun 14, 2005Recycled plastic bottles could one day be used to lubricate your car's engine, according to researchers at Chevron and the University of Kentucky, who in laboratory experiments converted waste plastic into lubricating oil. |
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Study Shows Radars Save Lives
Sherman TX (SPX) Jun 14, 2005Tornado warnings have improved significantly and the number of tornado casualties has decreased by nearly half since a network of Doppler weather radars were installed nationwide by NOAA's National Weather Service a decade ago. China Tells UN It Is Capable Of Curbing Exploding HIV/AIDS Epidemic 
Beijing (AFP) Jun 14, 2005Premier Wen Jiabao told a top UN official that China is "determined and capable" of controlling its exploding HIV/AIDS epidemic, as the official warned Tuesday that much more work was needed. GINA Collaboration To Boost Response To Summer Fires 
Fairbanks AK (SPX) Jun 14, 2005The Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute is collaborating with other agencies to provide near-real-time satellite data to the Bureau of Land Management's Alaska Fire Service. Researchers Make Synthetic DNA 'Barcodes' To Tag Pathogens 
Ithaca NY (SPX) Jun 14, 2005A supermarket checkout computer can identify thousands of different items by scanning the tiny barcode printed on the package. |
Indian Village Refuses US Cola Giant Licence To Exploit Ground Water
Thiruvananthapuram, India (AFP) June 14, 2005An Indian village has defied a court order and again refused to give US softdrink giant Coca-Cola permission to exploit water at its bottling facility, an official said Tuesday. Study Shows Eutrophic Lakes May Not Recover For A Millennium 
Madison WI (SPX) Jun 14, 2005Although it has taken just 60 years for humans to put many freshwater lakes on the eutrophication fast track, a new study shows their recovery may take a thousand years under the best of circumstances. Analysis: Putin Between Left And Right 
Moscow (UPI) June 14, 2005As the country celebrated "Day of Russia" Sunday, Vladimir Putin's political foes used the occasion to speak out against the direction of Kremlin policies. Liberal politicians and groups claim Russia is not free. Nationalists, on the other hand, say Putin is soft on economic reform. Putin, however, is exactly where he wants to be - between the left and the right. Russia, US Blocked NATO Call For Probe Into Uzbek Massacre: Report 
Washington (AFP) Jun 14, 2005Russia and the United States blocked NATO last week from calling for an international probe into last month's clashes in Uzbekistan, in which hundreds of people were believed killed, The Washington Post said Tuesday. |
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