Business Insider has the story about Greenland and global warming, which is peeling back thick ice and uncovering vast mineral wealth: Latest satellite data reveal that 97% of the surface of the Greenland ice sheet underwent surface ...
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Tiny glass beads embedded in the road marking material reflect the light from headlights in dark or wet conditions. This is why the markings are still so easy to see in the dark, the fog and the rain. Thanks to their structure, the lines ...
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It goes without saying that China has proven it is a true heavyweight global contender. The herculean growth achieved by China over the past two decades is unprecedented in the annals of human history. China has overtaken Japan to become ...
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On the face of it the outlook in Europe for OEM automobile coatings looks grim at the moment. The region is estimated to have a 20 percent overcapacity in car manufacturing so that plant closures are seen to be sooner or later ...
IDG News Service - An Internet safety education campaign will point out scams and other online dangers with an initial target audience of children and seniors. The new Digital Citizens campaign, launched Thursday, will also strive to shed ...
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Panasonic said Monday it has developed a new system for artificial photosynthesis that can remove carbon dioxide from the air almost as well as plants do, as part of the company's push to join an industry-wide trend toward greener tech. ...
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ZAO Air Liquide Severstal, a joint venture between Air Liquide and OAO Severstal has successfully launched a plant to produce industrial gases for CherMC at Cherepovets Steel Mill, part of Severstal’s Russian Steel Division. The ...
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Reuters reported that Qatar aims to raise the share of solar power in electricity generation to 16% by 2018. An official said that Qatar the world's top exporter of liquefied natural gas has the world's highest per capita greenhouse gas ...
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Business Line reported that the wind energy project of L&T Infrastructure Development Projects Ltd has secured the clean development mechanism status from United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Germany. It has registered ...
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Novozymes scientists have produced the first review of existing studies into the use of enzymatic solutions in various industries,confirming they provide significant savings on water,energy and raw materials,as compared to conventional ...
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The latest World Bank's report calls governments for urgent measures to stop global warming. It recommends them to put more than US$ 1 trillion, which are now used as a subsidy for fossil fuel, for better use – in sustainable and ...
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Back in 2006,USDA's Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture published a report predicting what U.S.and world agriculture might look like in 2015.That's basically two years away from now,close enough to apply a ...
The idea of buying farm produce locally has spawned a number of far out ideas over the years.But one I read recently–moving agriculture into abandoned big city buildings,and allow much of our nation's farmland to return to its natural ...
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A new Life-Cycle-Assessment (LCA) undertaken by the Intertek Group for UK-based Symphony Environmental Technologies’ d2w oxo-biodegradable plastic carrier bags and bread bags revealed that the oxo-biodegradable bag performed 75% ...
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Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand(EGAT)joining forces with IMPACT and MEX Exhibitions from India,hosts the LED Expo Thailand 2013,gathering electrical industrial entrepreneurs and promoting LED lighting to reduce global ...
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