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Amazing solar shingles inspiried by leaves (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 03-02-2008 at 08:01:17
| While the future of solar technology seems to rest on nanotechnological innovation, these GROW panels by SMIT are fairly remarkable. Inspired by leaves, these tiny generators do one better than their biological counterparts, drawing power from the sun, but also capturing energy from the wind as they are jostled by the breeze. |
Future ”˜Battlegrounds’ for Habitat Conservation Very Different to Those in Past (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 03-02-2008 at 08:01:17
| Their study, published online February 28 in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, provides a guide for conservationists of the areas of our planet where conservation investments would have the most impact in the future to limit extinctions and damage to ecosystems due to rapid human-driven climate and land-use change. |
Japan may invest $1.93 bln in climate fund: report (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 03-02-2008 at 08:01:17
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is planning to invest up to $1.93 billion in an international fund aimed at encouraging the use of renewable energy technology in developing countries, the Nikkei financial daily said on Sunday.
The fund, to be set up jointly with the United States and Britain, is expected be the largest ever of its type, with total investment of about 500 billion yen ($4.82 billion), the Nikkei said. |
Yemen sleepwalks into water nightmare (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 03-02-2008 at 08:01:18
| BEIT HUJAIRA, Yemen (Reuters) - Black-clad women trudge across a stony plateau in the Yemeni highlands to haul water in yellow plastic cans from wells that will soon dry up.
"We come here three or four times a day," says Adiba Sena, as another woman draws water six metres (20 feet) to the surface and pours it into jerry cans lashed to her grey donkey. "We use it to clean, cook, wash -- we have no pipes that reach us." |
High winds kill 6 in Austria, Czech Republic (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 03-02-2008 at 08:01:18
| VIENNA/PRAGUE (Reuters) - Gale-force winds hammered Austria and the Czech Republic on Saturday, killing at least six people and sweeping roofs off houses, uprooting trees and cutting power lines, officials said.
They said air traffic in both countries was briefly interrupted when the storm, packing winds of between 155 kph (96 miles) and 180 kph (110 mph) lashed parts of central Europe, including southern Germany. |
Spanish breeder to clone fighting bull (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 03-02-2008 at 08:01:18
| MADRID (Reuters) - A Spanish breeder of fighting bulls has decided to clone his favorite stud rather than risk buying a traditionally bred replacement.
Victoriano del Rio wants to repeat the success he has enjoyed with Alcalde, who sired two bulls that so impressed famous bullfighter El Juli in the ring that he keeps their heads mounted at home. |
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