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Once A Brownfield, Now A Productive Site Syracuse NY (SPX) Nov 09, 2007 
The Solvay Settling Basins, the scene of years of industrial pollution on the shores of Syracuse's Onondaga Lake, is the setting for a novel approach to restoring brownfield sites for beneficial use. Instead of capping them with clay and plastic, fencing them, and posting "Keep Out" signs, a partnership of engineers, scientists and new corporate owners has taken a different tack on a portion of ... read more
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Davis CA (SPX) Nov 09, 2007Two UC Davis geologists are taking part in the Iceland Deep Drilling Project, an international effort to learn more about the potential of geothermal energy, or extracting heat from rocks. Professors Peter Schiffman and Robert Zierenberg are working with Wilfred Elders, professor emeritus at UC Riverside, Dennis Bird at Stanford University and Mark Reed at the University of Oregon to study the c ... more Smile, Protons, You're On Camera 
Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Nov 09, 2007Radioactivity, discovered more than 100 years ago and studied by physicists ever since, would seem to be a relatively closed subject in science. However, since the 1960s, the pursuit of at least one open question about how nuclei spontaneously eject various particles has continued to nag experimentalists, largely because of an inability to make precise measurements of fleeting, exotic nuclei. ... more RAND Paper Finds Diesel, Hybrid Vehicles Can Provide More Societal Benefits Than Gas-Powered Autos 
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 09, 2007Cars and light trucks powered by advanced diesel technology or hybrid technology can provide larger societal benefits than traditional gasoline-powered automobiles, according to a RAND Corporation working paper presented today. The research by RAND, a non-profit research organization, also found that light trucks and cars continuously fueled by a mixture of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gaso ... more Analysis: Kurds say Kirkuk is Turkey's aim 
Washington (UPI) Nov 6, 2007 The protest sign was plain enough, black ink on white poster board. But the message Jamel Numan was carrying amidst 200 of America's Iraqi Kurds rallying outside the White House Monday was both simply blunt and highlighted the overlooked complexity of Turkey's beef with the Kurdistan Workers' Party guerrillas: "Is this really about PKK? Or is this about Kirkuk?" Numan, a 53-year-old now ... more Outside View: Nature vs. pipeline 
Moscow (UPI) Nov 7, 2007 Moscow and Tokyo are actively discussing collaboration in the economic development of Siberia and the Russian Far East. Russia is eager to involve Japanese companies in the construction of the East Siberia-Pacific oil pipeline network. The topic was on the agenda during Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Naryshkin's recent visit to Tokyo. "Russia does not need overseas investment to ... more |
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Taipei, Taiwan (SPX) Nov 09, 2007Boeing forecasts that Southeast Asia airlines will need 1,930 airplanes worth $290 billion over the next 20 years. Strong demand for new airplanes will lead to a world fleet with significantly improved environmental performance, according to The Boeing Company's updated annual forecast for the commercial airplane market. The complete forecast, known as the Boeing Current Market Outlook, is avail ... more Repair Shops For Broken DNA 
Houston TX (SPX) Nov 08, 2007A stray bullet rips through the command center, blowing holes in vital equipment and damaging the data archives. Repair teams spring into action. The damage must be patched up quickly or the control systems could go haywire. It's literally a matter of life or death, and a decision must be made: try to fix the damage in place, or move the broken parts to the repair shop. This is a drama tha ... more GETAC To Showcase Fully Rugged PCs At Firerescue 2007 Conference And Exposition 
Lake Forest CA (SPX) Nov 08, 2007GETAC will showcase four models of versatile Fully Rugged notebook and tablet PCs during the 2007 FireRescue Conference and Exposition, which runs November 7-10 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rugged GETAC models on display will include the new GETAC V100, a MIL-STD 810F and IP54 compliant notebook that features an LCD screen that instantly transforms into a tablet PC. ... more SKorea, US concerned about NKorean missiles 
Seoul (AFP) Nov 7, 2007North Korea's development of long-range missiles and weapons of mass destruction pose a threat although the country has started disabling its nuclear reactor, US and South Korean officials said Wednesday. A US team began overseeing work on Monday to dismantle the reactor at Yongbyon, the first step in a denuclearisation pact that also requires Pyongyang to make a full accounting of its nucle ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Nov 6, 2007For the first time in his seven-year presidency, the US House of Representatives voted Thursday to override a veto by President George W. Bush. In an effort to force through the 23 billion dollar "Water Resources Development Act" to fund numerous water projects, the Democrat-controlled House voted 361-54 -- more than the two-thirds required -- to override Bush's veto last week of the bill. ... more SkyPort Signs Contract With Cisco For Emergency Response Satellite Connectivity 
Houston TX (SPX) Nov 08, 2007SkyPort Global Communications has signed a contract with Cisco Systems to provide satellite connectivity for Cisco's Emergency Response Networks (ERN) service. Cisco's ERN service provides emergency voice, video, and Internet connectivity for first responders during disasters where terrestrial communication is unavailable or disrupted. Cisco maintains two mobile command and control centers ... more Engineered Weathering Process Could Mitigate Global Warming 
Cambridge MA (SPX) Nov 08, 2007Researchers at Harvard University and Pennsylvania State University have invented a technology, inspired by nature, to reduce the accumulation of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) caused by human emissions. By electrochemically removing hydrochloric acid from the ocean and then neutralizing the acid by reaction with silicate (volcanic) rocks, the researchers say they can accelerate natural chemic ... more Higher Levels Of Pollutants Found In Fish Caught Near A Coal-Fired Power Plant 
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 08, 2007Emissions from coal-fired power plants may be an important source of water pollution and fish contamination, say researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health in a study being presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association in Washington, D.C. The study, abstract number 157770, found higher-than-Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-recomm ... more
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