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Thorium Poised To Meet World's Energy Needs Washington DC (SPX) Dec 01, 2006 
At a forum held today at the National Press Club, a group of leading nuclear scientists examined the potential of thorium, a substance similar to uranium but environmentally safer and more plentiful, which could help meet the entire world's growing energy needs. "A tremendous growth in energy supply will be needed to even come close to meeting future energy demands," said keynote speaker Dr. Sterling Bailey. "Hundreds of new facilities per year will be needed." Dr. Bailey added that each currently known alternative "green" energy source has its niche, but overall cannot significantly impact energy demand.
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Russian, Ukrainian Scientists To Collaborate In Solar Research
St. Petersburg, Russia (RIA Novosti) Dec 01, 2006Russian and Ukrainian scientists have agreed to cooperate in a project to investigate the sun's future impact on global climate change, a Russian scientist said Thursday. The project, dubbed Astrometry, and using equipment on the International Space Station (ISS), aims to investigate cyclical changes in the physical processes of the sun and their influence on the Earth, and on human activity. China Prioritizes Hydropower In The West 
Beijing (XNA) Dec 01, 2006China will give priority to hydropower development in western regions with rich water resources, said an official with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). China has finished a national survey of water resources and estimated a potential of 500 million kW of hydropower based on those resources, said Zhang Guobao, NDRC deputy director. By the end of 2005, China's installed hydropower capacity had reached 117 million kW, ranking first in the world. But that is only 24 percent of the total water resources available. China Outlaws Inscribing Names On Great Wall 
Beijing, China (XNA) Dec 01, 2006Leaving your names on the Great Wall of China after completing your tour, it's immoral and also punishable under new regulations on protecting the Great Wall which will take effect from today. |
'Hummernator' Schwarzenegger For Greener Cars
Los Angeles (AFP) Nov 30, 2006California's Hummer-driving governor Arnold Schwarzenegger urged automakers Thursday to come up with greener vehicles with the goal of one day eliminating the gasoline engine. The former Hollywood action star, whose General Motors Hummer has been converted to run on hydrogen, spoke at the Los Angeles Auto Show alongside prototype cars powered by environmentally friendlier technologies. GM Shifts Gears - Push For Electric Cars/Hybrids 
Los Angeles (AFP) Nov 29, 2006General Motors announced a big shift in strategy Wednesday, accelerating plans to bring electric-powered cars and a so-called plug-in hybrid to the US market. The announcement at the Los Angeles Auto Show marks a radical change for the world's biggest automaker, which has moved slowly in the launch of hybrid cars, even as rivals like Toyota of Japan have been dominating the market. UH Econophysicists Meld Science, Economics To Improve The Crystal Ball 
Houston TX (SPX) Dec 01, 2006Predicting financial markets is more of a gamble than traditional economists will admit, and making sense of such numbers is more like trying to decipher noise blasting from a loudspeaker, says one University of Houston econophysicist, who leads one of the world's most preeminent groups of its kind. |
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Boeing Business Jets Delivers 100th Green Airplane
Seattle WA (SPX) Dec 01, 2006Boeing Business Jets has delivered its 100th "green" -- unfurnished -- airplane. Representatives of the government of India accepted the milestone airplane at the Boeing Delivery Center in Seattle. "One hundred business jets delivered in 10 years is an amazing testament to the BBJ's wide market appeal and the great work of the Boeing team members who design, sell, build and support these airplanes," said Steven Hill, president of Boeing Business Jets. A380 Wraps Up Technical Route Proving After a Final Trip Over Both Poles 
Toulouse, France (SPX) Dec 01, 2006The world's largest commercial airliner, the 555-seat Airbus A380, has successfully completed a series of technical route proving missions, receiving an enthusiastic welcome at each destination. Technical route proving is the last of the trials required for Type Certification, which is expected in mid-December. Strontium Atomic Clock - Super-Fine 'Ticks' 
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 01, 2006Using an ultra-stable laser to manipulate strontium atoms trapped in a "lattice" made of light, scientists at JILA have demonstrated the capability to produce the most precise "ticks" ever recorded in an optical atomic clock'techniques that may be useful in time keeping, precision measurements of high frequencies, and quantum computers using neutral atoms as bits of information. |
ASEAN Endorses Major Initiatives To Boost Regional Rice Production
Singapore (SPX) Nov 30, 2006Rice production in Southeast Asia - arguably the region's most important industry - has received a major boost with the endorsement of three new strategies by the Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry of the ten-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Africa Beset By Floods As Disease Spreads 
Nairobi (AFP) Nov 29, 2006At least 20 people have died in northern Somalia after an outbreak of diarrheoa, sparked by heavy flooding, bringing the death toll to 116, the United Nations said on Wednesday. Amid fears of an all-out war between the the powerful Islamic movement and the government, backed by Ethiopian forces, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the deaths were reported in the northeastern semi-autonomous region of Puntland. Africa Urged To Break Deafening Silence On AIDS 
Durban, South Africa (AFP) Nov 29, 2006South Africa's veteran Zulu leader Mangosutho Buthelezi, who has lost two children to AIDS, says the pandemic-blighted continent should stop sweeping the disease under the carpet. The 78-year-old leader, who caused ripples in South Africa by announcing that two of his children had succumbed to the disease, said the stigma and taboos surrounding the disease in Africa must be lifted as soon as possible. |
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