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Stop the Presses |
| An article in the San Jose Mercury News tells us that it takes a gallon of oil just to make a toner cartridge.
That wouldn’t be so bad if we didn’t discard 8 empty cartridges a second in the U.S. And if it didn’t take 450 years for one to decompose.
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Carbon monoxide aids shift from active infection to a drug-resistant dormant TB infection |
| A toxic gas present in air pollution and tobacco smoke plays a significant role in triggering tuberculosis infection, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
The UAB study focused on carbon monoxide (CO), a colorless, odorless gas present in tobacco smoke, and vehicle and manufacturing plant emissions. Also, CO is produced naturally in brushfires and volcanic gas.
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Clearing the Air on Liquid Natural Gas (Updated) |
| Every month when I see the magazine Seed in my mailbox I can’t wait to sit down and read it. This month I found a DVD inside the magazine with the oil company Shell’s short movie, Clearing the Air on it. My attention peaked, and I watched the movie.
Clearing the Air is a fictional account of the development of gas to liquid (GTL) or liquid natural gas (LNG). The
California Energy Commission defines LNG as “fuels that can be produced from natural gas, coal, and biomass using a Fischer-Tropsch chemical reaction process.” However, in the movie LNG is used to refer to converting natural gas into liquid for fuel.
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Koalas Under Threat From Climate Change |
| New research shows increased temperatures and carbon dioxide levels are a threat to the Australian national icon, the koala.
Professor Ian Hume, Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, and his students from the University of Sydney have been researching the effects of CO2 increases and temperature rises on eucalypts.
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Kick the oil habit and make your own ethanol |
| A new company hopes drivers will kick the oil habit by brewing ethanol at home that won't spike food prices.
E-Fuel Corp unveiled on Thursday the "MicroFueler" touting it as the world's first machine that allows homeowners to make their own ethanol and pump the brew directly into their cars. |
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| Tue, 13 May 2008 10:12:03 GMT
Virtual telescope opens night sky |
| Microsoft launches a free tool that allows amateur star-gazers to explore the universe from their computers. |
| Mon, 12 May 2008 15:32:02 GMT
Frigid robot eyes top tech prize |
| A robot which cares for millions of frozen biological samples is among four finalists for a top engineering award. |
| Mon, 12 May 2008 23:02:43 GMT
Pollution 'ups blood clot risk' |
| Breathing in air pollution from traffic fumes can raise the risk of potentially deadly blood clots, a US study says. |
| Mon, 12 May 2008 21:33:58 GMT
Embryology laws pass first hurdle |
| UK politicians allow plans to update embryology laws to continue through Parliament, despite deep divisions. |
| Mon, 12 May 2008 09:17:28 GMT
Microwaves 'cook ballast aliens' |
| A microwave system that kills "invasive species" lurking in ships' ballast water is developed by a team of US researchers. |
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| Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Tree-lined streets may cut city kids' asthma risk |
| NEW YORK - City blocks boasting plenty of trees aren't only more pleasing to the eye; they may be healthier for children's lungs, according to research conducted in New York City. |
| Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
Tornadoes kill 22, injure hundreds in US |
| ATLANTA - Tornadoes killed at least 22 people and injured hundreds as they ripped through communities in the central and south-eastern United States over the weekend. |
| Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
US fire managers predict bad year for blazes |
| SALMON, Idaho - US fire managers are forecasting a grim year for blazes in drought-plagued Western states, just weeks after a premature start to the Southwest's wildfire season. |
| Sun, 11 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
China punishes 6 for protest against chemical plant |
| BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities arrested one person on a charge of inciting subversion and warned or detained five for their roles in a protest in the southwest against plans for a petrochemical project, local media reported on Monday. |
| Sun, 11 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT
India's green revolutionary is back in spotlight |
| NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Forty years after he helped rescue the world from growing famine and a deepening gloom over the future of food supplies, Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan is once again agitating for revolution -- this time a perpetual one. |
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| Thu, 01 May 2008 12:34:00 +0100
Government ordered to release CBI lobbying documents |
| The Government has been ordered to disclose previously secret records of lobbying by business group the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), in a judgement published today (Thursday 1 May 2008), following a court case won by environmental campaign group Friends of the Earth. |
| Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:11:00 +0100
Labour MPs rebel on energy vote |
| 33 Labour MPs ? half of the Government?s majority - voted against the Government in favour of an amendment to the Energy Bill which would have encouraged homes, businesses and communities to install renewable energy systems such as solar panels. Although the amendment was not successful it had drawn widespread public and cross party support. |
| Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:44:00 +0100
Clamp-down on supermarket bullies long overdue |
| This report confirms that the ?big four? supermarkets are the bully boys of the retail sector ? bleeding suppliers dry and reducing shoppers? choice |
| Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:00:00 +0100
London Mayor: Livingstone greenest, says Friends of the Earth |
| Ken Livingstone is the ?greenest? of the three main candidates to be Mayor of London, Friends of the Earth said today.
The environmental campaign group analysed the election manifestos of the three principal contenders and concluded that Mr Livingstone has the strongest green credentials scoring nine out of ten, with Boris Johnson second (7/10) and Brian Paddick third (5/10). |
| Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:36:00 +0100
Energy Bill: financial incentives needed to boost green energy |
| The Energy Bill ? which receives its Third Reading in the House of Commons tomorrow - must be amended to encourage homes, businesses and communities to install renewable energy systems such as solar panels, says Friends of the Earth. |
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| Tue, 13 May 2008 16:26:29 EDT
Inhumane farm practices must be put to a stop |
| Don Curlee stated in his April 13 column that "Farmers are best judges of humane treatment of "productive units." Californians have many reasons to care about farm animals in our state. And as consumers, we have a responsibility to urge factory farms to do better when it comes to animal welfare. |
| Tue, 13 May 2008 16:26:29 EDT
Animal Abuse |
| Canyon County, Idaho -- Another case of animal cruelty is making headlines again, after a Shepard mix was found bound and beaten in Canyon County. |
| Tue, 13 May 2008 16:26:29 EDT
Going vegan |
| Dr. Andrew Weil does a major disservice to readers by recommending that vegans consume non-vegan supplements. It is entirely unnecessary to resort to such measures. |
| Tue, 13 May 2008 16:26:29 EDT
Adventist cooking show stirs recognition |
| A vegetarian cooking program aired on the Seventh-day Adventist-owned Hope Channel was among the finalists to win a bronze award during the 29th annual Telly Awards this month. |
| Tue, 13 May 2008 16:26:29 EDT
DR. WEIL: Vegan diet requires thought to be healthy |
| Question: Is the vegan diet healthy? Answer: A vegetarian diet can be very healthy; vegetarians have a lower-than-normal incidence of heart disease and cancer and lower risks of obesity and diabetes. |
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| Tue, 13 May 2008 17:02:15 EDT
New project targets post-harvest loss in Ethiopia |
| A new programme to develop low-cost technologies to reduce post-harvest losses will be launched in Ethiopia this year.The six-year programme will run at Jimma University College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine (JUCAVM) in Ethiopia, with US$3 million funding from the Canadian International Development Agency. |
| Tue, 13 May 2008 17:02:15 EDT
India tightens security to fight rhino poachers |
| uthorities in India's remote northeast said they were increasing security in the world's biggest reserve for the endangered great one-horned rhinoceros to save them from poachers.Poachers have killed at least 10 rhinos in two national parks in Assam state since January, eight of them at the Kaziranga National Park. |
| Tue, 13 May 2008 17:02:15 EDT
Sierra Club threatens suits over coal power plants. |
| The Sierra Club sent letters on Tuesday threatening to file suit to stop construction of eight coal-fired power plants in six states because, the environmental group claims, they violate the Clean Air Act. |
| Tue, 13 May 2008 17:02:15 EDT
EPA may decide not to limit the amount of a toxic chemical in water supplies. |
| An agency official tells a Senate committee that it's possible there will be no standard set for the amount of perchlorate allowed in drinking water. |
| Tue, 13 May 2008 17:02:15 EDT
Flamingos vs the factory. |
| More than 500,000 flamingos congregate on the salty shores of Lake Natron in the north of Tanzania every year to breed. And it could be about to end. |
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