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Analysis: Big Oil to sign Iraq deals soon Washington (UPI) Dec 6, 2007 
Big Oil's big dreams are close to coming true as Iraq's Oil Ministry prepares deals for the country's largest oil fields with terms that aren't necessarily what companies were hoping for but considered a foot in the door of the world's most promising oil sector.
Iraq's proven oil reserves are only smaller than those in Saudi Arabia and Iran -- and the country is only about 30 percent ex ... read more
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US House passes sweeping energy bill
Washington (AFP) Dec 6, 2007The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a sweeping energy bill, which mandates a rise in fuel efficiency standards for most cars and light trucks to 35 miles per gallon by 2020. The bill, passed by 235 votes to 181, includes a 21 billion dollar tax incentive package, and Democrats say it would decrease US reliance on foreign oil, cut energy costs, and help reduce global warming. ... more MIT Creates New Oil-Repelling Material 
Cambridge MA (SPX) Dec 07, 2007MIT engineers have designed the first simple process for manufacturing materials that strongly repel oils. The material, which can be applied as a flexible surface coating, could have applications in aviation, space travel and hazardous waste cleanup. For example, the material could be used to help protect parts of airplanes or rockets that are vulnerable to damage from being soaked in fuel, suc ... more Did Early Southwestern Indians Ferment Corn And Make Beer 
Albuquerque NM (SPX) Dec 06, 2007The belief among some archeologists that Europeans introduced alcohol to the Indians of the American Southwest may be faulty. Ancient and modern pot sherds collected by New Mexico state archeologist Glenna Dean, in conjunction with analyses by Sandia National Laboratories researcher Ted Borek, open the possibility that food or beverages made from fermenting corn were consumed by native inhabitan ... more The Lost Forests Of Afghanistan 
Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Dec 06, 2007This month, Assoc. Prof. Gary Bull from UBC's Faculty of Forestry is spending time in Kabul training an Afghan field crew. He is joining forces with the New-York based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded project. Bull and UBC Forestry PhD student KiJoo Han are leading an effort to help protect and restore Afghanistan's remain ... more Drought sapping China's biggest fresh water lake: reports 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 5, 2007Water levels in China's largest fresh water lake are nearing record lows as a drought exacerbates existing shortages, state media said Wednesday. The situation in Poyang Lake in east China's Jiangxi province had caused severe water shortages for industrial and residential users, Xinhua news agency reported. The water level was five centimetres (two inches) below the record low at one hyd ... more |
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Paris (AFP) Dec 5, 2007France's environment ministry Wednesday unveiled a system of green taxes on gas-guzzling cars and bonuses for cleaner vehicles, as part of a nationwide strategy to slash global warming emissions. From January 1, any driver who buys a new car emitting more than 160 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometre (just over half a mile) will be charged a once-off penalty of up to 2,600 euros (3,800 doll ... more Europeans, Americans fret over China's rise: survey 
Brussels (AFP) Dec 5, 2007A majority of Europeans and Americans view China's emergence as a major economic power as a threat, with only the British seeing an opportunity, according to a survey released Wednesday. Europeans were slightly more worried than Americans with 55 percent concerned about China's rise compared with 51 percent in the US, the results of the survey from the German Marshall Fund found. That wa ... more Energy Lab Sets Aggressive Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goal 
Boulder CO (SPX) Dec 06, 2007The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 75 percent from 2005 to 2009. The new goal is part of NREL's participation in the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Climate Leaders program and was announced at the Climate Leaders meeting in Boulder, Colo., this week. To achieve its new goal, NREL will in ... more Laser Technologies Used To Analyze Combustion Of Biofuels 
Ames, IO (SPX) Dec 06, 2007Let's say a fuel derived from biomass produces too much soot when it's burned in a combustion chamber designed for fossil fuels. How can an engineer find the source of the problem? It originates, after all, in the flame zone of a highly turbulent combustion chamber. That's not exactly an easy place for an engineer to take measurements. "It's fairly obvious when a combustor is not running w ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Dec 4, 2007 Why did President Bush raise the specter of World War III on Oct. 3 when he had known for at least six months what the gist of the National Intelligence Estimate would say? The key questions for talking heads on television programs are what did the president know and when did he know it? Clearly, Bush did not wish to disappoint loyal supporters at home and Israeli allies abroad who saw ... more World farm output to drop due to global warming: experts 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 4, 2007Global warming is likely to cause a significant decline in world agricultural output, with poor countries in Africa set to be hurt the most, a group of farm experts said Tuesday. As a result, policymakers must take into account food issues when dealing with climate change, a report by the International Food Policy Research Institute said. "World agricultural output is projected to decrea ... more Adapting Agriculture To Climate Change 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Dec 05, 2007Early action to adapt to climate change impacts could have substantial short-term benefits for some Australian agricultural systems but joint research between farmers, scientists and policymakers is needed to adapt to the larger-scale changes expected. A paper published today in the international science journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA (PNAS) identifies severa ... more Climate change: Asia's mega-deltas in frontline from flood risk 
Paris (AFP) Dec 4, 2007Asia's massive delta cities have most to fear from catastrophic storm floods driven by climate change, according to an OECD report published here on Tuesday. Of 136 port cities assessed around the world for their exposure to once-in-a-century coastal flooding, 38 percent are in Asia and 27 percent are located in deltas, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said. ... more
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