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2010-03-11 22:08:17 science - othre
Japan set to arrest anti-whaling activist: reports (AFP)
AFP - Japan's Coast Guard obtained an arrest warrant Thursday for an anti-whaling activist who has been held aboard a Japanese harpoon ship since boarding it in the Antarctic last month, press reports said.
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Japan set to arrest anti-whaling activist: reports (AFP)
AFP - Japan's Coast Guard obtained an arrest warrant Thursday for an anti-whaling activist who has been held aboard a Japanese harpoon ship since boarding it in the Antarctic last month, press reports said.
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2010-03-11 21:03:47 science - othre
PETA offers anti-meat trash cans for Colo. parks (AP)
AP - The animal rights group PETA is offering to help the cash-strapped city of Colorado Springs by paying to put trash cans back in parks — on one condition. The cans have to carry an anti-meat slogan and a picture of a woman in a lettuce bikini.
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PETA offers anti-meat trash cans for Colo. parks (AP)
AP - The animal rights group PETA is offering to help the cash-strapped city of Colorado Springs by paying to put trash cans back in parks — on one condition. The cans have to carry an anti-meat slogan and a picture of a woman in a lettuce bikini.
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2010-03-11 19:23:02 science - othre
Kenya thanks Japan prince for climate support (AFP)
AFP - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki thanked Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito Thursday for his country's support in programmes to combat climate change, the government said.
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Kenya thanks Japan prince for climate support (AFP)
AFP - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki thanked Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito Thursday for his country's support in programmes to combat climate change, the government said.
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2010-03-11 19:14:11 science - othre
Bachelet says Chile is in good shape for Pinera (AP)
AP - Outgoing President Michelle Bachelet said Thursday that she's leaving Chile in good shape for President-elect Sebastian Pinera, having already resolved a number of the country's most urgent needs in the wake of a devastating earthquake.
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Bachelet says Chile is in good shape for Pinera (AP)
AP - Outgoing President Michelle Bachelet said Thursday that she's leaving Chile in good shape for President-elect Sebastian Pinera, having already resolved a number of the country's most urgent needs in the wake of a devastating earthquake.
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2010-03-11 18:00:23 science - othre
Sarkozy: more funds needed to fight deforestation (AP)
AP - Rich nations must contribute more to a climate change fund and help fight deforestation, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said in opening a conference Thursday on saving the world's forests — a key defense against global warming.
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Sarkozy: more funds needed to fight deforestation (AP)
AP - Rich nations must contribute more to a climate change fund and help fight deforestation, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said in opening a conference Thursday on saving the world's forests — a key defense against global warming.
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2010-03-11 17:22:35 science - othre
Oil steadies after recent surge (AFP)
AFP - Oil prices held steady on Thursday as investors paused for breath following recent gains made after data that showed stronger US energy demand, analysts said.
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Oil steadies after recent surge (AFP)
AFP - Oil prices held steady on Thursday as investors paused for breath following recent gains made after data that showed stronger US energy demand, analysts said.
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2010-03-11 17:12:29 science - othre
Dutch capital to be put on trial over ICoast waste dump (AFP)
AFP - The city of Amsterdam is to be prosecuted over the dumping of toxic waste by a ship in Ivory Coast in 2006, the Supreme Court has ruled in a decision made available Wednesday.
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Dutch capital to be put on trial over ICoast waste dump (AFP)
AFP - The city of Amsterdam is to be prosecuted over the dumping of toxic waste by a ship in Ivory Coast in 2006, the Supreme Court has ruled in a decision made available Wednesday.
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2010-03-11 17:11:12 science - othre
Sarkozy calls for UN reform, blasts Copenhagen summit (AFP)
AFP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday demanded reforms of the United Nations and urged negotiations under a small group of countries to accelerate efforts to fight climate change.
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Sarkozy calls for UN reform, blasts Copenhagen summit (AFP)
AFP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday demanded reforms of the United Nations and urged negotiations under a small group of countries to accelerate efforts to fight climate change.
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2010-03-11 16:53:51 science - othre
BP to pay $7 billion for exploration rights (AP)
AP - Oil company BP PLC said Thursday it will pay $7 billion to acquire exploration rights from US-based Devon Energy Corp. that will strengthen BP's dominant position in the Gulf of Mexico and give it access to a promising region off Brazil.
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BP to pay $7 billion for exploration rights (AP)
AP - Oil company BP PLC said Thursday it will pay $7 billion to acquire exploration rights from US-based Devon Energy Corp. that will strengthen BP's dominant position in the Gulf of Mexico and give it access to a promising region off Brazil.
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2010-03-11 15:32:29 science - othre
Another runaway Toyota Prius reported (Reuters)
Reuters - Federal regulators said they were looking into a report of another runaway Toyota Prius, this one in Westchester County, New York, where police said a woman pulling out of a driveway zoomed across a busy street and into a stone wall.
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Another runaway Toyota Prius reported (Reuters)
Reuters - Federal regulators said they were looking into a report of another runaway Toyota Prius, this one in Westchester County, New York, where police said a woman pulling out of a driveway zoomed across a busy street and into a stone wall.
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2010-03-11 14:54:29 science - othre
The nation's weather (AP)
AP - Unsettling weather activity was forecast to continue to develop throughout the Mid- and Eastern U.S. on Thursday.
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The nation's weather (AP)
AP - Unsettling weather activity was forecast to continue to develop throughout the Mid- and Eastern U.S. on Thursday.
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2010-03-11 13:32:21 science - othre
48 Hawaii-only species given endangered listing (AP)
AP - Wildlife officials lauded Washington's "holistic approach" to conservation in Hawaii after the Obama administration declared 48 species as endangered and announced plans to set aside more than 40 square miles on Kauai as critical habitat to allow the
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48 Hawaii-only species given endangered listing (AP)
AP - Wildlife officials lauded Washington's "holistic approach" to conservation in Hawaii after the Obama administration declared 48 species as endangered and announced plans to set aside more than 40 square miles on Kauai as critical habitat to allow the
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2010-03-11 13:11:42 science - othre
BP to pay 7 bln dlrs for Devon Energy assets (AFP)
AFP - British oil giant BP said Thursday it will pay US firm Devon Energy seven billion dollars for assets in Brazil, Azerbaijan and the Gulf of Mexico.
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BP to pay 7 bln dlrs for Devon Energy assets (AFP)
AFP - British oil giant BP said Thursday it will pay US firm Devon Energy seven billion dollars for assets in Brazil, Azerbaijan and the Gulf of Mexico.
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2010-03-11 12:25:28 science - othre
Spike in Prius complaints may not be all it seems (AP)
AP - Reports of sudden acceleration in the Toyota Prius have spiked across the country. But that doesn't mean there's an epidemic of bad gas pedals in the popular hybrid.
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Spike in Prius complaints may not be all it seems (AP)
AP - Reports of sudden acceleration in the Toyota Prius have spiked across the country. But that doesn't mean there's an epidemic of bad gas pedals in the popular hybrid.
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2010-03-11 11:39:55 science - othre
New Chile president takes on rebuilding challenge (AFP)
AFP - Tycoon Sebastian Pinera takes over the presidency of Chile on Thursday faced with the challenge of rebuilding a nation devastated by one of strongest ever recorded earthquakes and a tsunami.
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New Chile president takes on rebuilding challenge (AFP)
AFP - Tycoon Sebastian Pinera takes over the presidency of Chile on Thursday faced with the challenge of rebuilding a nation devastated by one of strongest ever recorded earthquakes and a tsunami.
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2010-03-11 11:14:27 science - othre
Deforestation conference to turn plans to action (AP)
AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy will open a daylong conference Thursday of some 40 nations to start turning plans into action to save the world's forests and help rein in the noxious gases blamed for climate change.
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Deforestation conference to turn plans to action (AP)
AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy will open a daylong conference Thursday of some 40 nations to start turning plans into action to save the world's forests and help rein in the noxious gases blamed for climate change.
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2010-03-11 10:58:20 science - othre
Homes damaged, 4 injured, in Arkansas tornadoes (AP)
AP - Tornadoes have struck parts of Arkansas, injuring four people and destroying a handful of homes.
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Homes damaged, 4 injured, in Arkansas tornadoes (AP)
AP - Tornadoes have struck parts of Arkansas, injuring four people and destroying a handful of homes.
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2010-03-11 10:29:58 science - othre
Endangered listing eyed for US loggerhead turtles (AP)
AP - The federal government on Wednesday recommended an endangered-species listing for the loggerhead turtles in U.S. waters, a decision that could lead to tighter restrictions on fishing and other maritime trades.
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Endangered listing eyed for US loggerhead turtles (AP)
AP - The federal government on Wednesday recommended an endangered-species listing for the loggerhead turtles in U.S. waters, a decision that could lead to tighter restrictions on fishing and other maritime trades.
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2010-03-11 09:01:20 science - othre
48 Hawaii-only species given endangered listing (AP)
AP - Honeycreeper birds, a fly and several ferns, trees and shrubs found only on a Hawaiian island were among 48 species added Wednesday to the endangered species list, boosting the number of such classifications by the Obama administration from two to 50
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48 Hawaii-only species given endangered listing (AP)
AP - Honeycreeper birds, a fly and several ferns, trees and shrubs found only on a Hawaiian island were among 48 species added Wednesday to the endangered species list, boosting the number of such classifications by the Obama administration from two to 50
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2010-03-11 08:39:58 science - othre
Independent body to review climate panel (AFP)
AFP - A respected international scientific body will review the UN's Nobel prize-winning climate panel, under fire for errors in a key report on global warming, UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said.
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Independent body to review climate panel (AFP)
AFP - A respected international scientific body will review the UN's Nobel prize-winning climate panel, under fire for errors in a key report on global warming, UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said.
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