Archive for the Category ‘NEWS’
A pelican covered in oil from the BP leak is cleaned in Louisiana.
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The tadpole shrimp, Triops cancriformis , which was part of two colonies found at Caerlaverock on the Solway Coast of Dumfriesshire. Photograph: Edmund Fellowes/PA A field near Gretna in Dumfriesshire might not be an obvious place to find the world’s oldest living creatures, but a team of scientists has done just that. Two colonies of a prehistoric shrimp that evolved when the dinosaurs ruled the Earth have been found alive and well in the Caerlaverock nature reserve on the Solway coast
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Thu Jul 29, 2010 2:40pm EDT LONDON (Reuters) – International action on climate change looks likely to drift over the next two years as politicians waver on tougher carbon caps in the wake of the financial crisis. Recession in industrialized countries has focused attention on the cost of cutting emissions. And green motivations suffered a huge blow with the failure of U.N
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Researchers still don’t fully understand how a protein solution in a spider’s glands turns into high-strength, extensible fibre. Photograph: Patrick Pleul/EPA It’s tougher than Kevlar and stronger than steel, and no one really knows how to make it.
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I’m going to throw you in the air, and you flap your arms really fast, ok? The CW’s Smallville has given fans a lot to cheer about over the show’s first nine seasons, but the drama isn’t over yet
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Royal Dutch Shell CEO Peter Voser said ‘no comment’ when asked if the firm would pursue damages claims against BP. Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images Shell today refused to rule out pursuing damages claims against BP and other companies involved in the Gulf of Mexico disaster. The company took a $56m (£36m) hit after it was forced to stand down seven rigs and platforms because of the moratorium on drilling in the US imposed in the wake of the disaster
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A turtle bred in captivity is taken to Pinta Island in the Galápagos as part of an effort to restore the ecological integrity of the island’s ecosystems. Photograph: Dolores Ochoa/AP The UN has withdrawn the Galápagos Islands from its world heritage danger list, citing improved efforts by Ecuador to protect the archipelago’s unique biodiversity. The world heritage committee of the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation ( Unesco ) voted 15 to four to remove the islands from the list of sites endangered by environmental threats or overuse.
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WASHINGTON (AP)—Rookie right-hander Stephen Strasburg (notes) went on the 15-day disabled list Thursday with inflammation in his throwing shoulder, the latest indication of how careful the Washington Nationals are being with their prized pitcher. “They’re taking every precaution with me, obviously,” Strasburg said.
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By Jeffrey Jones and Scott Haggett CALGARY | Thu Jul 29, 2010 12:58pm EDT CALGARY Alberta (Reuters) – Two of Canada’s biggest oil sands companies posted higher profits on Thursday on strengthening oil prices, as controversy builds over the environmental costs of tapping North America’s biggest crude reserves.
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By Michael Szabo LONDON | Thu Jul 29, 2010 12:57pm EDT LONDON (Reuters) – The United Nations’ climate secretariat on Thursday issued 228,400 Kyoto Protocol carbon offsets to three Asian clean energy projects, ending a two-week issuance drought but failing to reassure concerned investors. The offsets, called Certified Emissions Reductions, were given to two Chinese wind farms and an Indian biomass facility, and represented the largest daily issuance since June 16. Under Kyoto’s Clean Development Mechanism scheme, investors can fund cuts in greenhouse gas emissions in emerging economies, and in return receive CERs from the UN which can be used toward emissions targets or sold for profit
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