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 May 17, 2007 |
| FLORA AND FAUNA + Female-Led Infanticide In Wild Chimpanzees  St Andrews, Scotland (SPX) May 17, 2007 - Researchers observing wild chimpanzees in Uganda have discovered repeated instances of a mysterious and poorly understood behavior: female-led infanticide. The findings, reported by Simon Townsend, Katie Slocombe and colleagues of the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, and the Budongo Forest Project, Uganda, appear in the May 15th issue of the journal Current Biology, published by Cell Press.< ... moreEARTH OBSERVATION + General Dynamics Awarded Contract For NASA's Landsat Data Continuity Mission Study  Fairfax VA (SPX) May 17, 2007 - Fairfax VA (SPX) May 17, 2007 General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, was awarded a Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) Spacecraft Accommodation study contract by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. The contract, awarded through the Rapid Spacecraft Development Office (RSDO), is valued at $600,000 with a four-month period of performance. Fo ... moreNANO TECH + Iowa State Scientists Demonstrate First Use Of Nanotechnology To Enter Plant Cells  Ames IO (SPX) May 17, 2007 - A team of Iowa State University plant scientists and materials chemists have successfully used nanotechnology to penetrate plant cell walls and simultaneously deliver a gene and a chemical that triggers its expression with controlled precision. Their breakthrough brings nanotechnology to plant biology and agricultural biotechnology, creating a powerful new tool for targeted delivery into plant c ... moreCLIMATE SCIENCE + PM Urges Australia To Pray For Rain  Sydney (AFP) May 16, 2007 - Prime Minister John Howard called Wednesday on Australians to pray for drought-breaking rain as the government dismissed reports it underestimated water shortages in the country's main farming zone. Howard had last month warned that without a significant downpour by June, irrigation to farmers along southeastern Australia's Murray-Darling river system would be cut. Although the area has ha ... moreICE WORLD + Permanent Ice Fields Are Resisting Global Warming  Paris, France (SPX) May 17, 2007 - The small ice caps of Mont Blanc and the Dome du Gouter are not melting, or at least, not yet. This is what CNRS researchers have announced in the Journal of Geophysical Research. At very high altitudes (above 4200 meters), the accumulation of snow and ice has varied very little since the beginning of the 20th century. But if summer temperatures increase by a few degrees during the 21st century, ... more | DEMOCRACY:  ABOUT US:  FLORA AND FAUNA:  EPIDEMICS:  |
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| ENERGY TECH + Bill Clinton Unveils Energy-Saving Plan For 15 Cities  New York (AFP) May 16, 2007 - Former US president Bill Clinton on Wednesday announced a five-billion-dollar program to make buildings in 15 of the world's largest cities more energy efficient and help combat global warming. The so-called energy efficiency building retrofit program involves Clinton's private foundation, four of the world's largest energy service companies and five of the biggest banks. "Climate change i ... moreCIVIL NUCLEAR + GE, Hitachi Sign Formation Agreement For Global Nuclear Energy Business Alliance  Wilmington NC (SPX) May 17, 2007 - GE and Hitachi have signed a formation agreement to proceed with previously announced plans to create a global alliance of their nuclear businesses. Based on this agreement, GE and Hitachi will form cross-shareholding companies in U.S., Canada and Japan, subject to government approvals. The alliance, when formally completed, will combine GE and Hitachi's nuclear businesses to create one of ... moreENERGY TECH + Gas Union Of Three  Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) May 17, 2007 - Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan for two reasons. First, he wanted to set up a partnership of the three countries to build a gas pipeline north of the Caspian Sea. And second, he needed to prevent an anti-Russian alliance of European countries in the energy sector. In my opinion, he achieved both these goals. Kazakhstan, a major player and a major influe ... moreSOLAR DAILY + Hi-Tech Wealth Launches Solar-Powered Mobile Phone  Hong Kong, China (SPX) May 17, 2007 - Hi-Tech Wealth announces the launch of the world's first commercialized solar-powered mobile phone, the "S116." When exposed to direct sunlight for 60 minutes, the S116 battery allows for 40 minutes of talk time. Even when exposed to "weak light" such as sunlight on an overcast day, indoor lighting or candle light, the S116 generates enough electricity to charge the battery. Additionally, ... moreSOLAR DAILY + Motorola And GSM Association Deploy Wind And Solar Powered Cell Site With MTC Namibia  Windhoek, Namibia (SPX) May 17, 2007 - Motorola announced that it has deployed a wind and solar power system to operate MTC Namibia's GSM cell site at Dordabis village in the Khomas region of Namibia. The trial with MTC Namibia supports the African operator's strategy for increased voice and data service coverage in rural areas of Namibia and is the first of its kind globally. "With the implementation of cell sites into more re ... more | CLIMATE SCIENCE:  ENERGY TECH:  ENERGY TECH:  ENERGY TECH:  |
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