Monsanto eyes RI's corn rise on new seeds
Source: The Jakarta Post
Mojokerto :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-18 02:06:45 -0700 | green-news
Monsanto Indonesia corporate affairs head Herry Kristanto said on Thursday that the company expected Indonesia's corn yield to increase from its current 4.95 tons per hectare to 7.5 tons per hectare by 2015, assuming that its technologically modified seeds would...
Thinning of trees brush aimed at cutting fire risk
Source: Big News Network
Sacramento :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 01:28:24 -0700 | green-news
Forest Service will resume work Monday on a major fuels-reduction project at South Lake Tahoe.The South Shore Fuels Reduction and Healthy Forest Restoration Project involves the thinning of trees and brush on national forest lands from Cascade Lake to the...
Taiwan indigenous peoples protest against nuclear energy
Source: Taiwan News
Taipei :: Taiwan | updated 2013-05-18 01:11:36 -0700 | green-news
Members of Taiwan's indigenous peoples protested against nuclear energy outside of the Presidential Office Building Saturday in preparation for a larger protest scheduled for Sunday, the eve of President Ma Ying-jeou 's fifth anniversary in power.
Brazilian firm to build thermal plant in Peru
Source: NewKerala
Iquitos :: Peru | updated 2013-05-18 01:04:40 -0700 | green-news
Peru's Private Investment Promotion Agency, or ProInversion, said the Brazilian company won the project, which carries an investment cost of $100 million, after "offering the lowest remuneration per power unit proposed, which was the competition factor in the process".
US couple donates land to Argentine park
Source: NewKerala
Buenos Aires :: Argentina | updated 2013-05-18 01:04:39 -0700 | green-news
The donation was formalized at a ceremony presided over by Argentine Tourism Minister Enrique Meyer, who described the CLT's action as "moving". Nine years ago, the CLT provided 60,000 hectares of land to create Monte Leon National Park, also in...
Hong Kong launches first electric taxis
Source: Inquirer.net
Hong Kong :: China | updated 2013-05-18 00:54:47 -0700 | green-news
Kong saw its first electric taxis hit the streets on Saturday in a step towards reducing the city's high levels of roadside pollution. The 45 bright red cars were launched by Chinese electric vehicle producer BYD, which is partly backed...
Home and garden checklist
Source: Sacramento Bee
Sacramento :: KY :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 00:41:11 -0700 | green-news
Spring rains can create perfect conditions for these opportunistic critters. Wet weather followed by very warm temperatures creates an ideal breeding ground for mosquitoes, according to the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District. Remember to "drain after the rain." "The...
Magnitude-6.1 earthquake strikes off Japan coast
Source: GMA News
Fukushima :: Japan | updated 2013-05-18 02:06:55 -0700 | green-news
A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the northern coast of Japan's main Honshu island on Saturday, seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake hit at 2:48 pm (0548 GMT)...
Oil and gas impact fees ordered in Boulder County
Source: The Denver Post
Denver :: CO :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 00:18:21 -0700 | green-news
Font Resize The Daily Times-Call Boulder County will assess impact fees on oil and gas companies drilling and operating future wells in unincorporated Boulder County to mitigate the wear and tear that their heavy trucks and other vehicles are projected...
States with tsunami debris to get money from Japan
Source: Fox
Juneau :: AK :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 02:17:37 -0700 | green-news
Alaska The five West Coast states affected by debris from the 2011 tsunami in Japan are about to receive an initial $250,000 each from a $5 million gift from Japan for cleanup. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is...
Big Basin's first general plan approved
Source: The Herald
Scotts Valley :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 00:04:14 -0700 | green-news
Despite objections from the federal government and environmentalists, the state Park and Recreation Commission on Friday unanimously approved the first planning blueprint in the history of the state's oldest park. The Big Basin Redwoods State Park general plan calls for...
Wildfire ignites north of Durango on Hwy. 550
Source: The Durango Herald
Durango :: CO :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 23:34:56 -0700 | green-news
Durango Herald A fire near the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad tracks on the west side of U.S. Highway 550 consumed up to 2 acres Friday, said Karola Hanks, fire marshal for Durango Fire & Rescue Authority. Hanks said...
150 Boise icons to celebrate the city's sesquicentennial: Rainbow trout
Source: The Idaho Statesman
Boise :: ID :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 23:18:34 -0700 | green-news
The population of rainbow trout in the Boise River is healthy today, more than twice what it was a decade ago, said Andy Brunelle, an officer in the local Ted Trueblood chapter of Trout Unlimited. That's thanks to higher winter...
Russia to test drones to track wildlife, poachers
Source: NewKerala
Moscow :: Russia | updated 2013-05-17 22:54:43 -0700 | green-news
The drones in question, weigh about two kilogramme each and have a range of 60 km. They would be equipped with inexpensive cameras capable of snapping a shot every two seconds. "UAVs are silent and can fly at a very...
UN assesses low damage from Cyclone Mahasen
Source: NewKerala
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 22:54:40 -0700 | green-news
Government of Bangladesh reported six deaths and a limited number of injuries in flood affected districts...Aerial assessment across the affected districts showed "no significant damage; however there are localized pockets of flooding which may see limited needs for provision of...
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