MEPs seek limits on aircraft emissions by 2010
Brussels (AFP) Oct 2, 2007
A EU parliamentary committee on Tuesday called for the European aviation sector to be included in its emissions trading market in 2010.
The move brings forward a proposal by the European Commission that the CO2 emissions rules should be imposed on intra-EU flights from 2011 and for flights in and out of the bloc from 2012.
"The introduction of a joint and early starting date is necessary ... read more
Signature campaign in Italy against genetic engineering
Rome (AFP) Oct 3, 2007
Nearly 30 Italian groups representing farmers, consumers and environmentalists on Wednesday launched a nationwide signature campaign against genetically modified food.
"The unprecedented initiative for a popular debate aims to collect at least three million signatures," said spokesman Mario Capanna, once the leader of Italian student protests in 1968 and today the head of the Foundation for ... more
High cereal prices may fuel problems in poor areas: FAO chief
Brussels (AFP) Oct 3, 2007
UN Food and Agriculture Organization chief Jacques Diouf on Wednesday warned that the global rise in cereal prices could lead to "social and political troubles" in developing nations.
The FAO director-general, questioned by deputies in the European parliament, said the increase was fuelled by a variety of factors.
"First cereal stocks have reached their lowest levels. Add to that the eff ... more
Lomonosov Ridge Could Bring Russia 5 Billion Tons Of Extra Fuel
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Oct 04, 2007
Russia's natural resources minister said Monday the development of the Lomonosov underwater mountain chain in the Arctic could bring Russia up to 5 billion metric tons of equivalent fuel. "Reaching the Lomonosov ridge means for Russia potentially up to 5 billion tons of equivalent fuel," Yury Trutnev said during an online Internet conference.
The Natural Resources Ministry said in Septembe ... more
Analysis: Iraqi Kurds sign new oil deals
Washington (UPI) Oct 2, 2007
Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government made a sudden but not unexpected announcement Tuesday it had signed four more controversial oil deals. While the move highlights success in the region, it comes as the central government in Baghdad struggles to meet long-term agenda items like a national oil law.
Iraq's government reacted to the news in the same vein it has to similar deals in the pa ... more
Technology, finance combine to fuel Asian green energy hopes
Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 3, 2007
The marriage of innovative technology and financing have led to a spread of energy efficient projects that are improving the quality of life for some of the poorest people across Asia.
From solar energy to hydropower and biogas, sustainable energy projects are transforming lifestyles across the region, with much of the impetus and creativity coming from the grassroots as people tire of waiti ... more
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ENERGY TECH
Analysis: Venezuela oil row over rights
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Candidates line up to build Romanian nuclear plant
CHIP TECH
Technology Could Enable Computers To Read The Minds Of Users
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New PowerSecure Subsidiary Helps Grocery Chains Reduce Energy Consumption
Wake Forest NC (SPX) Oct 04, 2007
PowerSecure International has launched a new subsidiary, EfficientLights, that will design and manufacture lighting solutions specifically aimed at substantially reducing the energy consumed in lighting grocery stores. According to Sidney Hinton, president and chief executive officer of PowerSecure, EfficientLights' leading product -- LEDs for freezer lighting -- offers a compelling alternative ... more
High-Performance Motorised Wheelchairs
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Oct 04, 2007
Tekniker-Ik4, with the help of the Benevolent Fund of the Kutxa Bank, has created the NOA prototype of a wheelchair with state-of-the-art specifications. From the very, first special emphasis has been placed on the final result of the project incorporating innovative functions and adapting to the real needs of the end users. To this end, special attention has been given to the initial phase of t ... more
Stopping Atoms
Austin TX (SPX) Oct 04, 2007
With atoms and molecules in a gas moving at thousands of kilometres per hour, physicists have long sought a way to slow them down to a few kilometres per hour to trap them. A paper, published today in the Institute of Physics' New Journal of Physics, demonstrates how a group of physicists from The University of Texas at Austin, US, have found a way to slow down, stop and explore a much wider ran ... more
ING To Power All US Operations With Wind Power
Hartford CN (SPX) Oct 04, 2007
ING announced the next phase of its worldwide sustainability commitment by agreeing to purchase clean, emission-free wind energy credits for its U.S. operations. The purchase is equal to 100 percent of its electricity usage at ING locations throughout the U.S. The global financial services company is seeking to become carbon-neutral by the end of 2007.
"ING is committed to conducting its b ... more
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TIME AND SPACE
MU Physicist Defends Einstein's Theory And Speed Of Gravity Measurement
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Baltics, Poland could sign nuclear deal next week: Lithuanian PM
ENERGY TECH
Tourist industry pledges climate-friendly future
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The Dark Matter Of The Universe Has A Long Lifetime
Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Oct 03, 2007
New research from the Niels Bohr Institute presents new information that adds another piece of knowledge to the jigsaw puzzle of the dark mystery of the universe - dark matter. The research has just been published in the scientific journal Physical Review Letters.
The universe consists not just of visible celestial bodies, stars, planets and galaxies. It also has a mystical fellow player - ... more
Dawn Of A Long Voyage To The Beginning Of Sol And Beyond
Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 03, 2007
The Dawn project welcomes you to deep space! Dawn is operating smoothly on the fourth day of its 8-year adventure. Like new parents, its extremely proud and greatly sleep-deprived Earthbound mission operations team is carefully monitoring its every move.
Launch had been targeted for September 26, but during its last few days on Earth, Dawn continued to be subjected to the vagaries of the w ... more
Bangladesh children flock to school on water
Natore, Bangladesh (AFP) Oct 3, 2007
On a simple wooden boat in a remote part of Bangladesh, school is underway for young housemaid Mosa Rita who has been up since dawn toiling for a few taka in the homes of better-off villagers.
It is now nearly 9:00 pm, but nothing can dim her enthusiasm for her lessons.
Outside, parents and other villagers -- most of them illiterate due to their own lack of schooling -- gather to listen ... more
China offers surprise hope in climate change fight
Yanqing, China (AFP) Oct 3, 2007
Teenager Zhu Xiaotong's home a few hours' drive outside Beijing is a world away from the acrid air and snarling traffic jams that have come to dominate China's energy-hungry capital.
Cherry tomatoes, capsicum and spring onions rise up from a little garden patch that forms the centrepiece of her family's brick courtyard home, while a solar panel heater ensures the Zhu's have warm water even i ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Pakistan turmoil won't slow quake recovery: army general
CHIP TECH
Urban revolution hits Silicon Valley capital
SPACEMART
Reflections On Space Progress In The 50 Years Since Sputnik
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