| August 11, 2007 |  |
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Chinese Prosperity Will Set Off Global Food Inflation
Paris (UPI) Aug 08, 2007China has suddenly become markedly less popular in Europe, and particularly in Germany, where China's rapidly growing demand for milk has boosted prices for dairy products; the price of a liter of milk is predicted to rise by 50 percent by the time schools reopen in September. It is all blamed on a now-famous remark by Chinese leader Wen Jiabao: "I have a dream -- a dream to be able to provide a ... more China Braces For More Disasters As Tropical Storms Approach 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 08, 2007China braced for more killer weather on Wednesday as two tropical storms approached, continuing a devastating spell of natural disasters that last month left nearly 900 people dead or missing. More than 20,000 people were evacuated from their homes and 50,000 vessels ordered to return to shore in southeastern China's Fujian province as tropical storm Pabuk neared after lashing Taiwan, the offici ... more China To Severely Punish Those In Tainted Toys Scandal 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 08, 2007China will "severely" punish those involved in the latest product safety scandal involving a Chinese manufacturer exporting toys tainted with poisonous lead, state media Wednesday. US toy company Mattel reportedly identified Wednesday a factory in China involved in producing toys which it earlier said were recalled in the United States over fears they contained lead. "Concerning those involved i ... more GM Sales In China To Hit One Million Vehicles 
Detroit (AFP) Aug 09, 2007General Motors expects to sell more than one million vehicles in China for the first time ever this year, chief financial officer Fritz Henderson said Wednesday. ut the company has nevertheless lost market share in the quickly growing Chinese market, he admitted. Henderson, during a presentation to securities analysts, said Chinese demand for new vehicles is up 21 percent and should top 8.4 mill ... more China Capable Of Using Space Technology For Weather Forecasting And Pollution Control 
Xian, China (XNA) Aug 06, 2007China's development of space technology may not only be a means to fulfill the government's space dreams - it can be used for precision weather forecasting and pollution control, according to a meteorological expert who works for China's manned space program. "The space program demands an extraordinarily high level of precision and accuracy in weather forecasting. The information we need to get, ... more |
economy
 superpowers  pollution  |
Washington (AFP) Aug 03, 2007President George W. Bush has invited the world's major polluters to a September 27-28 conference to set long-term goals on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Environmental groups have called the plan, which Bush proposed in a speech on May 31, a diversion from other global efforts to combat global warming, while Washington says it complements UN-driven talks on the issue. Bush asked Australia, Br ... more Pollution Amplifies Greenhouse Gas Warming Trends To Jeopardize Asian Water Supplies 
San Diego CA (SPX) Aug 02, 2007Scientists have concluded that the global warming trend caused by the buildup of greenhouse gases is a major contributor to the melting of Himalayan and other tropical glaciers. Now a new analysis of pollution-filled "brown clouds" over south Asia by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego offers hope that the region may be able to arrest some of the alarming retreat o ... more Developing World Seeks Funds And Technology To Tackle Climate Change 
United Nations (AFP) Aug 01, 2007Rich nations were challenged Wednesday to make deeper cuts in their greenhouse gas emissions and to provide the developing world with funding and technology to help it tackle climate change. Developed countries "have a specific responsibility" to carry out deeper cuts in greenhouse gas emission "in accordance with the commitments made under the UNFCCC and its Kyoto Protocol," Pakistani Environme ... more Mapping Mountains From Space With GOCE 
Paris (ESA) Aug 02, 2007How high is Mount Everest exactly? Recent surveys have come up with heights that differ by more than five metres. An expedition called the Geodetic Journey is making its way through China and Tibet to highlight the importance of geodesy and how an accurate model of the geoid from ESA's GOCE mission will lead to a unified system for measuring heights. Geodesy is concerned with measuring and m ... more |
solarcell
 weather  milplex  |
Geneva (AFP) July 30, 2007More than 500 people have been killed in some of the most devastating floods to hit China for a decade, the Red Cross said Monday, launching an emergency appeal for aid to the millions left homeless. "Over the past two months, more than 200 million people have been affected and over 500 have been killed nationwide by some of the worst flooding to hit the country in the last 10 years," the Intern ... more Third Sino-Brazilian EO Satellite To Be Launched By October 
Beijing (XNA) Jul 31, 2007China's National Space Administration announced on Sunday that China would launch the third Sino-Brazilian earth resources satellite in September or October. The launch schedule was slightly different from what previously announced last month by Sun Laiyan, the director of the CNSA, who said the Earth Resources Satellite 02B would be launched in September. The satellite will be launched in Taiyu ... more China To Make It Harder For Heavy Polluters To Borrow Money 
Beijing (AFP) July 30, 2007China's environment watchdog said Monday it will make it harder for heavily energy-consuming, highly polluting industries to borrow money from the banks. The State Environmental Protection Administration will regularly hand over lists of violators of environmental rules to the central bank and the China Banking Regulatory Commission, the administration said on its website. Banks must conduct str ... more Weather Hits Efforts To Save Trapped China Mine Workers 
Beijing (AFP) July 30, 2007Heavy rain and fog hampered efforts to rescue 69 workers trapped in a flooded Chinese coal mine for over a day, state media reported Monday. The state-owned mine in central China's Henan province flooded on Sunday morning with 102 workers underground, and only 33 were able to escape, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the local rescue bureau's headquarters. Efforts to save those underground wer ... more
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