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April 30, 2007 Monday
PepsiCo going all renewable energy
Earthtimes.org - USA
The move puts the soft drink and snack food giant in the forefront of "green power," renewable resources such as solar, wind, geothermal, biogas, ...
Syria built underground missile complex - Israeli paper
Daily Star - Lebanon - Beirut,Lebanon
JERUSALEM: Syria has built a fortified complex buried deep underground and cloaked in secrecy to manufacture and store ballistic missiles capable of ...
Warm April breaks weather records
Mid Devon Star - Devon,UK
Commenting on the latest record-breaking figures, Dr Debbie Hemming, climate scientist at the Met Office Hadley Centre, which researches climate change,
Volcano Eruption Caught on Tape
KFVS - Cape Girardeau,MO,USA
SICILY, ITALY -- Mount Etna, the highest active volcano in Europe, erupted overnight sending jets of molten lava into the air but not threatening nearby ...
Watertown dome a topic of discussion
News 10 Now - Syracuse,NY,USA
They're called monolithic domes. Unlike the Carrier Dome, it will have a hard top, and only seat 5000 people. But like the home of the Orange,
Like to eat? Thank the honeybees
The Coloradoan - Fort Collins,CO,USA
We are on the verge of the honeybee swarm season. Surviving colonies of bees with any strength will soon be dividing themselves in a method of propagation ...
Nazi era bunkers a tourist attraction in Berlin
NewKerala.com - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
The bunker, which forms a spaghetti network of underground shelters, is also equipped with wicker cradles and prams for infants and several stacks of body ...
Saving the earth by using it in buildings
Cotswold Journal - Cotswold,UK
The two-storey timber and concrete-framed office building contains Europe's largest internal rammed-earth wall, constructed by layering and compacting earth ...
Terra Firma
Canadian Architect - Toronto,Canada
Building a Rammed-Earth Wall, or Pise De Terre, for the Desert Cultural Centre Was Not Without Its Challenges, but the Technology Is Much Simpler Than What
’ADOBEUSA 2007: The Adobe Association of the Southwests Fourth ...
Earthtimes.org - USA
May 14-17 The workshops Building with Adobe, Improvised Materials, Domes and Tools and Rammed Earth Methods and Tools will be offered by the college in the ...
Island sits in an ocean of economic turbulence
Brisbane Times - Brisbane,Queensland,Australia
It's all very puzzling as there's no textbook rationale to the sudden real estate boom here. The economy's growing at an unremarkable-for-Asia 6 per cent,
An elephant at the fruit and veg stall
Scotsman - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
Yet what is particularly mysterious about all of this is that while pressure on food prices is a global phenomenon, the UK appears to be suffering much more ...
Heartening news from the deep
ScienceAlert - Australia
It was a classic boom-bust, brought on by the fact that no-one knew anything about orange roughy or their biology. Roughy are still mysterious, ...
PSAs Keep Getting More Creative
Wired News - USA
Which means the preparing you do for an earthquake -- make a plan, create a water, food, and first aid kit, and get trained -- can help whether you're in an ...
California's shift north producing string of faults in Washington ...
McClatchy Washington Bureau - USA
The result is a series of earthquake faults in western Washington that scientists are increasingly starting to understand. Aiding that understanding is the ...
April 27, 2007 Friday
Kansas Underground Salt Museum
Easier - Chester,UK
Development of the Kansas Underground Salt Museum has reached the point that the Board of Directors has decided to respond to the intensifying interest of ...
In Israel, underground rock emanates from bomb shelter
International Herald Tribune - France
SDEROT, Israel: The underground Israeli pop-rock music scene seems to start here, in a bomb shelter set in the center of town. ...
Volcanic eruptions caused global temperature spike 55 million ...
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Scientists believe they have solved the mystery of what caused the most rapid global warming in known geologic history, a cataclysmic temperature spike 55 ...
Herbal remedy for 9/11 illness draws unusual funding request
Staten Island Advance - Staten Island,NY,USA
By LISA SCHNEIDER. STATEN ISLAND, NY -- After the 9/11 attacks, when firefighters and other responders began feeling the effects of breathing in toxic dust ...
Election hopeful in danger of being homeless
Inverness Courier - Inverness,Scotland,UK
A WOULD-BE Highland councillor is set to become homeless after he was refused permission for his cutting-edge eco-house on the outskirts of Inverness
Our earth just doing what it has always done
Abbotsford News - Abbotsford,British Columbia,Canada
All this talk about global warming, and about the potential for food shortages has almost got me digging a root cellar in the back 40. ...
April 24, 2007 Tuesday
From the ground up
The Southern - Carbondale,IL,USA
"There aren't very many root cellars in the country anymore," said Porvaznik, "It's kind of strange. We've stored root vegetables in here, beets and carrots ...
Earth's first rain forest fossils found
Science Daily (press release) - USA
Disturbance Can Benefit Some Rare Forest Plants (June 1, 2001) -- While human disturbances can destroy ecosystems, new research shows that a little ...
Local men see gem in old cavern
Troy Record - Troy,NY,USA
... expects to invest $2 million in the next two years to improve cave lighting and renovate a gift shop, entrance road and the historic Cave House Hotel. ...
New era begins at Howe Caverns
Albany Times Union - Albany,NY,USA
The pit would be reopened for mining, and a surviving wing of the historic Cave House Hotel would be turned into the museum, which overlooks the operations. ...
Republicans want abandoned nuclear missile silo in US named after ...
International Herald Tribune - France
BISMARCK, North Dakota: Republicans in this northern state want to turn an abandoned nuclear missile silo into a tourist attraction named after former ...
Underground Marvels
The Moscow Times - Moscow,Russia
"The tunnel used to be covered up; there are still some panels," she said, pointing at a corroded metal object. "There used to be carpets and parquet floors ...
Underground storage tanks are a major concern
Burlington Times News - Burlington,NC,USA
Tens of thousands of underground storage tanks (USTs) are buried on residential properties across North Carolina. The majority of these USTs are no longer
’EPA applauds Americas new green culture on the 37th Earth Day ...
PressZoom (press release) - Amsterdam,Netherlands... including a green roof, recycled building materials and a level of energy efficiency that makes it a green leader among buildings in the Region. .
A green light for DeLaSalle
Minneapolis Skyway - Minneapolis,MN,USA
She suggested that a parking structure with a green roof be constructed in front of the school. Jones also pushed for the field's turf to be comprised of ...
Silicon Surplus to Depreciate Value of Evergreen Solar Technology
Seeking Alpha - New York,NY,USA
Firm believes the fundamental advantage of ESLR's technology, the ability to use less silicon to make a solar cell (albeit a less efficient one than ...
Beware of Solar Flares
Motley Fool - USA... because while the future of solar is very bright, you could get burned by the growing number of new advances in solar technology if you're looking in ...
Charles plans to operate eco-friendly B&B
ic Wales - Cardiff,UK
Sewage will be recycled through a reed bed and guests will be able to dine on organic food with fruit and vegetables grown in the kitchen garden.
Home Depot launches eco range
Retail Week (subscription) - London,UK
By Emily Seares. The world’s biggest home improvement retailer, Home Depot, has launched an Eco Options range in the US. The line will enable customers to ...
St. Louisan goes underground for History Channel
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - St. Louis,MO,USA
"But look what I carry in it," Geller says, pulling out a rolled-up knit cap, perfect for protecting his shaved head from underground chills. ...
Low-impact living
SunJournal.com (subscription) - Lewiston,ME,USA Chris and Ashirah Knapp's baby will arrive in a world of phones and outhouses, laptops and root cellars. The past and the future, in the present. ...
Arizona copper towns brace for mine reopenings
Napa Valley Register - Napa,CA,USA
Ironically, the decision to reopen Pinto Valley comes as BHP, the world's largest mining company, is completing the permanent closure of its underground
April 20, 2007 Friday
Solomon islanders count their blessings
PeaceJournalism.com - Nepal
asks Dick. “Why did God give us an earthquake and a tsunami?” In the midst of these strange and tragic events, people are keen to get on with their lives.
Nome to home
Anchorage Daily News (subscription) - Anchorage,AK,USA
Then, as your passenger jet turns east for the 90-minute flight back to Anchorage, something strange happens. The farther you get from the ground, ...
Eco Home Challenge
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Tapping into a perceived interest in environmentally sustainable options for domestic living, this tacky reality-TV show sets about torturing two Perth ...
Student group tests solar greenhouse energy efficiency
Appalachian State University - Boone,NC,USA
“Bioshelter is a term coined by people who pioneered solar greenhouse technology in the late 1970s,” Strauch said. “The term connoted ecological management ...
Long Beach's hidden treasure
Long Beach Press-Telegram - Long Beach,CA,USA
To mitigate noise, THUMS is required to sound-proof its operations, which it does with the waterfall, special enclosures, underground pumps and electric ...
High bid to buy caves disputed
Albany Times Union - Albany,NY,USA
Galasso's plans include connecting Howe Caverns to his planned Cave House Museum of Mining and Geology, which is being developed on adjacent property. ...
Howe board defends decision
Albany Times Union - Albany,NY,USA
He said he wants to connect Howe Caverns to the Cave House Museum of Mining and Geology that he's developing on adjacent land. ...
April 16, 2007 Monday
Plague as a weapon
World Science - New York,NY,USA
Shooting deadly arrows, a shadowy figure of death seals the fates of plague victims in this anonymous 15th-century painting, Allegory of the ...
Dyeing for Massey's cheap solar cells
Stuff.co.nz - Wellington,New Zealand
New solar cell technology is expected to enable New Zealanders to generate electricity from sunlight at a tenth of the cost of current silicon- based ...
New Solar Panel Design Traps More Light
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
But Ready said the technology could also eventually earn more widespread use as a lightweight and more efficient alternative. ...
RIDGECREST, NC: Sudanese Anglican Priest Tortured for his Faith in ...
Virtue Online - West Chester,PA,USA
He joined it, quickly becoming a leader in the underground church. "I never knew anything about a secret underground church, till I got to this country. ...
Berlin ponders a bunker mentality
Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA
BERLIN -- Behind a nondescript steel door next to a busy subway platform, a hidden passage leads to an underground complex straight out of the Cold War: a ...
Sailor Plans Record 1000-Day Voyage
LiveScience.com - New York,NY,USA
The sailors will have a three-year supply of food on board, to be augmented by rainwater and fish caught on lines trolling behind the boat.
Solar Flares Could Make GPS Go Haywire
WBBM780 - Chicago,USA
NEW YORK, NY (CBS) -- Solar flares explode from the sun with the power of 10 million volcanic eruptions, CBS News science and technology correspondent
Kensington man offers ray of sunshine to gardening
Business Gazette - Gaithersburg,MD,USA
One of this year’s projects is to rig another pump to take the water from the rain collecting-trash can to the garden can. Spivak hauls the rainwater from
British Petroleum to open new futuristic "green" gas station
49abcnews.com - Topeka,KS,USA
"The stainless steel canopy collects rainwater and we have rainwater irrigation to for our plants here at the station. We also have 90 solar panels up here ...
Underground Christians In China Find Faith
CBS News - New York City,NY,USA
They look like children performing for their congregation, but to the Chinese authorities, they are criminals because they're at an underground "house"
World of Coca-Cola set to move, Underground Atlanta could suffer
Access North Georgia - Gainesville,GA,USA
The museum draws about 750000 visitors a year, so the move has some worried that the shopping center next to the old location, Underground Atlanta, ...
Yellowstone will erupt someday
Wyoming Tribune - Cheyenne,WY,USA
Morrell said at some point, this pressure must find relief, whether it's in the form of a hot water explosion or steam. "The same thing happens if you put a ...
Solar World: Storage is key
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
'When technological breakthroughs are combined with improvements in storage, using solar technology could lower emissions by 20 percent at no additional
April 10, 2007 Tuesday
Renewable energy an isle struggle
Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Honolulu,HI,USA
Because geothermal energy is stable, it does not create the same hurdles to the electricity utility companies as wind, Mizumo said. ...
Lofty luxury in Kaikoura treetops
TVNZ - New Zealand
"We had a property with a lot of trees and we each had our own tree house that we would defend desperately against our siblings," he says
Al Gore reveals truth behind his "bloated" electric bill
The Spoof (satire) - UK
Building an underground shelter, climate controlled, with enough food for his family and twenty of his Mormon neighbors, in the event of another Ice Age. ...
The jolly green bubble
CNNMoney.com - USA
To bone up for his new gig, he traveled the world learning about solar technology. "I have a Ph.D. in electrical engineering," he says. ...
Meet the Solar-Powered Trash Can
BusinessWeek - USA
At the time, Poss was working for electric-car company Selectria, so he was comfortable with solar technology and motors. He worked out a makeshift design ...
The Bad News Bees -- Baffling disorder is decimating bee population
Journal Times - Racine,WI,USA
Cold weather and a mysterious illness are being blamed for a massive die-off of honeybees across the country. The result is a growing crisis over the health ...
I'm the only MP who has built a real green home
This is London - London,England,UK
In a two-year project completed last summer, I converted a derelict lacemaker's house in the centre of Nottingham into an eco-house. ...
It's not easy going green
The Australian - Sydney,Australia
SBS's Eco House Challenge, a vivacious six-part reality series, comes with the inevitable green seal of approval but it's agreeably light on
Underground comes back into the light in Berlin Seattle Times - Seattle,WA,USA
BERLIN — Behind a nondescript steel door next to a busy subway platform, a hidden passage leads to an underground complex straight out of the Cold War: a ...
Green is go for eco gadgets
Leeds Today - UK
It can also be used as a safety check to see if any electrical appliance has been left on when you go out. This smart gizmo allows you to turn off all of
Towards a world without waste!
The Daily Star - Dhaka,Bangladesh
There an unusual place called "eco-industrial park" in Denmark shows how much can be gained by recycling and resource sharing. ...
Farmer Uses Unusual Technique To Protect Crops NBC 17.com - Raleigh,NC,USA
RALEIGH, NC -- Some local farmers say they have successfully protected their crops from the unseasonably frigid temperatures we've had over the past few ...
In San Pedro, more than 200 pay visit to the past Daily Breeze - Torrance,CA,USA
They were led past gun sites now covered with graffiti and they crawled deep underground to tour a hidden labyrinth of corridors that still exists in the
April 6, 2007 Friday
Northwest Underground
City on a Hill Press - Santa Cruz,CA,USA
Buried underneath pavement and sidewalk, underground cities safeguard a layer of the American Northwest’s bawdy past. Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood ...
Berliners go deep to recover past
MSNBC - USA
BERLIN - Behind a nondescript steel door next to a busy subway platform, a hidden passage leads to an underground complex straight out of the Cold War: a ...
Solomon Islands tsunami death toll to rise
Telegraph.co.uk - London,England,UK
A tsunami which hit the Solomon Islands, killing at least 15 and leaving thousands homeless, sounded like "an underground explosion", witnesses said ...
Solar Bursts May Threaten GPS
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Dale E. Gary, chairman of the physics department of the New Jersey Institute of Technology, said the burst produced 10 times more radio noise than any burst ...
Cool solutions to hot showers
Brisbane Times - Brisbane,Queensland,Australia
Solar technology expert Professor Graham Morrison from the University of NSW says there is a common misunderstanding of the differences between solar ...
SOLAR ENERGY PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY World Leader in Solar Energy ...Assodigitale - Seregno (MI),Lombardia,Italy
The International Photovoltaic Technology Show 2007 will present the strengths and perspectives of Germany's solar energy market on April 4th and 5th in ...
Where Is Iran's Nuclear Program? Israeli Intelligence Says Tehran ...
CBS News - New York City,NY,USA
In January, Ahmedinejad announced that 3000 additional centrifuges, used to enrich uranium, would be installed by May of this year at the underground ...
Solar industry thinks big
CNET News.com - San Francisco,CA,USA
Industry executives say, however, that ramping up the volume of panel production--regardless of any solar cell technology improvements--will bring solar ...
First ever solar energy power tower in Spain?
Hindu - Chennai,India
It is the first stage of an ambitious solar power project at the Sanlucar la Mayor site, which will use various kinds of solar technology to produce some ...
Potatoes, peas are underground goodies
Asbury Park Press - Asbury Park,NJ,USA
BY MARGARET C. CROOKS. Thinking of growing your own potatoes? Think Irish. Many still call white potatoes Irish potatoes, this going back to the immigration ...
April 3, 2007 Tuesday
Make Simple, Beautiful Garden Fences and Trellises
Mother Earth News - Topeka,KS,USA
Lee gathers her willow branches in the fall and keeps them in her root cellar, tied into bundles, through winter. Small willow branches, or osiers, .
Week draws attention to severe weather
Monroenews.com - Monroe,MI,USA
If an underground shelter is not available, move to an interior room or hallway on the lowest floor and get under a sturdy piece of furniture. ...
Tsunami lashes Pacific islands
Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta,India
“It was just a noise like an underground explosion,” said resident Dorothy Parkinson. “The wave came almost instantaneously. Everything that was standing is
LG Electronics launches the world's first steam washing machine
AME Info (press release) - United Arab Emirates
LG Electronics (LG), a pioneer and leader in Home Appliance convergence, has unveiled its newest invention, the LG Steam Washing Machine. ...
Tuscarawas site to hold research well
Akron Beacon Journal - Akron,OH,USA
The borehole is designed to identify underground geological formations capable of sequestering, or storing, carbon dioxide, a gas identified as the No.
Angry sea uncovers historic WW2 bunker
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
From the eroded Garvies Beach on the Bluff juts a piece of military history which, until high waves hit the KwaZulu-Natal coast last week, was hidden by the ...
Pilot project introduces eco-friendly toilets to village
Hindu - Chennai,India
A. Thamizharasi, a 19-year-old resident, said the eco-san toilet would help keep their water resources free of sewage pollution. In conventional toilets ...
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