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7,925 gallons of liquid containing traces of toxic unenriched uranium has contaminated two rivers in southern France, reports say. Evangelia Petit, a spokeswoman for the nuclear safety agency, said the liquid containing uranium spilled from a reservoir, overflowed at a factory at the Tricastin nuclear site, and leaked into the ground and into two rivers - Gaffiere and Lauzon - on Tuesday. The nuclear site is 25 miles from Avignon. ...the Tricastin nuclear site...... Read More
LONDON - Biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75 percent — far more than previously estimated — according to a confidential World Bank report published in a British newspaper on Friday. The assessment is based on a detailed analysis by Don Mitchell, an internationally respected economist at the Washington-based global financial body, the Guardian said. The figure contradicts U.S. government estimates that plant-derived fuels have contributed less than 3 percent to food-price increases,... Read More
Britain fares best among world's biggest economies, but all get criticism BERLIN - The U.S. government has done the least among the world’s eight biggest economies to address global warming, a study released Thursday found. The G8 Climate Scorecards 2008, released Thursday ahead of next week’s gathering of the Group of Eight in Japan, also found that none of the eight countries are making improvements large enough to prevent temperature increases that scientists think would cause catastrophic cl... Read More
pot itself isn't scientifically significant, but there's symbolic importance WASHINGTON - There’s a 50-50 chance that the North Pole will be ice-free this summer, which would be a first in recorded history, a leading ice scientist says. The weather and ocean conditions in the next couple of weeks will determine how much of the sea ice will melt, and early signs are not good, said Mark Serreze. He’s a senior researcher at the National Snow and Ice Data Center and the University of Colorado in Bou... Read More
Given long drought, government to buy water rights from farmers CANBERRA, Australia - Australia's government plans to spend about $2.9 billion to buy river water from farmers in a bid to address the country's worst drought in a century. The spending is the most expensive component of a $12.1 billion, 10-year plan to reduce water waste and improve water efficiency on Australian farms and in cities. "Climate change means most Australian cities and towns have less water and... Read More
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