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 September 17, 2007 |
| TERRADAILY + Urban chic: green, ethical T-shirts with a message  Paris (AFP) Sept 16, 2007 - Once cheap and often nasty, T-shirts are back on the streets as ethical message-carrying PC wear that comes with a sizeable price tag for the high-end urban chic. "Absolutely everyone is making T-shirts nowadays," said Guillaume Salmon, a spokesman for Paris' trend-setting Colette concept store. "You can wear them anywhere with anything nowadays, at work or at night, like jeans -- and they ... moreFLORA AND FAUNA + DNA barcoding: from fruit-flies to puffer fish  Washington (AFP) Sept 14, 2007 - Hundreds of experts in DNA barcoding meet in Taiwan next week for a major conference on this young, cutting-edge science which could have wide-ranging implications for health and the environment. Major advances in this field could be used to improve public health, consumer protection and food safety and will be discussed by some 350 experts from 46 countries at the seminar in Taipei from ... moreFARM NEWS + HARDY Rice: Less Water, More Food  Blacksburg VA (SPX) Sep 17, 2007 - An international team of scientists has produced a new type of rice that grows better and uses water more efficiently than other rice crops. Professor Andy Pereira at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) has been working with colleagues in India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Mexico and The Netherlands to identify, characterize and make use of a gene known as HARDY that improves key features ... moreSHAKE AND BLOW + Typhoon kills at least one, strands 15,000 in South Korea  Seoul (AFP) Sept 16, 2007 - A powerful typhoon killed at least one person in South Korea on Sunday, grounded 280 flights and stranded 15,000 passengers on its southern resort island of Jeju, officials said. The anti-disaster agency reported one dead and two missing on Jeju. South Korea's Yonhap news agency put the total typhoon death toll at six -- on Jeju and elsewhere. The agency said Typhoon Nari, expected to ... moreSHAKE AND BLOW + Relief on way to quake-ravaged Indonesian islands  Jakarta (AFP) Sept 16, 2007 - Indonesian disaster relief officials waited for word Sunday that aid had finally reached an isolated island group hit hard by a series of quakes and aftershocks. Three boats carrying relief aid set sail for ports in the Mentawai islands Saturday off the west coast of Sumatra. "They are likely to have arrived there as the trip would need between eight to 12 hours," said Ade Edward, an ... more | FROTH AND BUBBLE:  WATER WORLD:  FLORA AND FAUNA:  ICE WORLD:  |
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| SOLAR DAILY + Analysis: Solar energy in Uzbekistan  Washington (UPI) Sep 14, 2007 - An era of record-high oil prices topping $80 a barrel has left investors and nations scrambling to develop alternative sources of energy. The theoretical annual potential of solar power is estimated to exceed all fossil fuels reserves by more than 10-20 times. In Central Asia, solar power is receiving renewed attention, particularly in Uzbekistan, with a population of 26 ... moreSOLAR DAILY + 135 Million Dollars For Innovative Solar Technology  Newington CT (SPX) Sep 17, 2007 - Schuco International KG, German parent company of Schuco USA L.P., and German energy giant E.ON AG are jointly investing $135 million to develop new photovoltaic (PV) modules based on thin-film technology for metal and glass facades. Production begins in mid 2008. The modules will be produced in Germany using technology supplied by Applied Materials, Inc., global market leader in ... moreCIVIL NUCLEAR + Analysis: Mideast turns to nukes for water  Washington (UPI) Sep 14, 2007 - The idea of using nuclear-powered desalination plants is becoming popular in the Middle East and North Africa, where tension over water rights has gone on for millennia, but it is controversial, and without significant foreign assistance it may turn out to be a mirage. During a visit to Libya by French President Nicolas Sarkozy in late July, the leaders signed a memorandum of ... moreSOLAR DAILY + Constellation Energy To Construct Large-Scale Solar Power System For GM  Baltimore MD (SPX) Sep 17, 2007 - Constellation Energy has announced that its subsidiary, Constellation Energy Projects and Services Group (CEPS), has signed an agreement with General Motors Corporation to construct a solar power system that will generate approximately 870 kw of power and supply nearly half of the power requirements at GM's 300,000-square-foot Service and Parts Operations warehouse in Fontana, Calif. ... moreCIVIL NUCLEAR + Iran sees progress in Russia nuclear talks  Tehran (AFP) Sept 16, 2007 - Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said talks with Russia over the much delayed completion of Iran's first nuclear power station are making progress, the official IRNA news agency reported on Sunday. "The question of the Bushehr nuclear power station was raised and we see progress in the negotiations," said Mottaki, referring to his visit last week to Moscow for talks on the atomic plant ... more | CIVIL NUCLEAR:  ENERGY TECH:  ENERGY TECH:  ENERGY TECH:  |
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