Cloned pigs are porky and best, say scientists

PARIS (AFP) - Researchers say they have created cloned piglets that are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, the oil that is prized as being beneficial to the heart.Omega-3 is mostly found in fish, but this supply is threatened by overtrawling and clouded..

Shell on track to win key Sakhalin loan: EBRD sources

By Tom BerginYUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, Russia (Reuters) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is likely to approve a key loan to the Royal Dutch Shell Plc-led (RDSa.L) Sakhalin-2 oil and gas project in East Russia, despite strong..

Kyoto Laureate Symposium slated for April

The Inamori Foundation and the Kyoto Symposium Organization announced Friday that they will host the fifth annual Kyoto Laureate Symposium, April 18-20, 2006, bringing the three latest laureates of the Kyoto Prize to San Diego for a three-day cele..

Healthy World, Healthy Lives

J. BonasiaTue Mar 21, 7:00 PM ET In the mid-1800s, few girls dreamed of growing up to attend college -- let alone of becoming scientists who would go on to improve the world.Except for Ellen Swallow Richards. Richards (1842-1911) refused to be l..

Silver-haired American Idol finalist bucks traditional pop star image

JUDY MONCHUKSun Mar 19, 2:05 PM ET CALGARY (CP) - In an entertainment universe where Botox rules and youth is the ultimate goal, the mere suggestion of a grey-haired Idol seems like a joke played on TV viewers.But Taylor Hicks, the effusive harm..

French explorer completes environment expedition across Russian wastes

Sun Mar 19, 1:30 PM ET MOSCOW (AFP) - A French explorer arrived on Moscow's Red Square with his 10 sleigh dogs at the end of an 8,000-kilometre (5,000 mile) expedition through some of Russia's most intractable territory in order to increase envir..

Three Who Made a Revolution

Rebecca SolnitThu Mar 16, 2:00 PM ET The Nation -- At a dinner table last fall, I mentioned that Women's Strike for Peace did some extraordinary things in the early 1960s, not least helping to bring down the House Un-American Activities Committe..

Vanishing toads could portend extinction crisis

By Alister Doyle, Environment CorrespondentWed Mar 15, 9:26 AM ET OSLO (Reuters) - Exotic frogs and toads are dying out in the jungles of Latin America, apparent victims of global warming in what might be a harbinger of one of the worst waves of..

Another Doomsday Another Dollar Shifting Science Towards Peace and Ecology

In his book, Our Final Hour, Cambridge professor and Britains "Astronomer Royal" Martin Rees predicts humanity has no more than a 50/50 chance of survival into the next century and that by 2020 a million people will perish due to scientific error or..
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CO2 Global Warming and Pollen Allergies

CO2, Global Warming, and Pollen-AllergiesThomas OgrenThe benefits of added organic matter to the soil have long been known and are usually attributed to increased nitrogen, greater water-holding capacity and an increase in activity of soil earthworm..
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Energy Crisis Changes We Will See Part 2

Energy Crisis Changes We Will See From: http://gasprices-usa.com/EnergyCrisisUSA.htm Home http://gasprices-usa.com "America faces a major energy supply crisis over the next two decades. The failure to meet this challenge will threaten our nations e..
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Guide to a Growing Trend The Green or Ecological Wedding

Does it seem like the phrases "ecology" and "wedding" could hardly have less in common? With the average wedding costing well over 15 thousand today, one would think so. And yet, the "green" or ecologically-friendly wedding is gaining momentum acros..
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Starting A Group For Sealife Preservation

Because humans are losing too much of the natural, it is time to change the way people think about preservation. Stop thinking about what it would benefit the human race if this sea life is protected. To preserve the sea life, you should know the va..
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Asbestos Testing Search For The Devil

Asbestos Testing - Why? Asbestos testing seeks to detect the presence of asbestos in any given material. When any asbestos containing material is disturbed, it releases very thin invisible fibers that may remain suspended in the air for many hours,..
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Thirty positive actions for a sustainable Earth

There are many ways we can use our human energy to lighten the load on natural resources and tread lightly on our home planet. Check how many of these you do already: 1. Recycle and re-use Wherever possible, separate waste into compost material, bot..
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Energy Crisis Changes We Will See Part 1

GLOBAL PEAK OIL ENERGY CRISIS CHANGES WE WILL SEE From: http://gasprices-usa.com ". . the world has never faced a problem like this. Without massive mitigation more than a decade before the fact, the problem will be pervasive and will not be tempor..
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The Ecology of Environmentalism

The concept of "nature" is a romantic invention. It was spun by the likes of Jean-Jacques Rousseau in the 18th century as a confabulated utopian contrast to the dystopia of urbanization and materialism. The traces of this dewy-eyed conception of the..
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Fast Growth for Water Treatment Technologies due to World wide Water Shortage

Fast Growth for Water Treatment Technologies due to World-wide Water Shortage Clorox, Hendrx, ITT, and Siemens Identify Opportunities in Point of Use Systems and Waste Water Treatment Fei Wang, www.Water-Stocks.com January 2006 Water is a booming ..
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