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Friday, November 20, 2009 9:54 PM

Environment

First Reported 23 hours ago - Updated 11 mins ago - 81 Documents (in Environment)
Officer missing as bridge collapses
A major rescue operation is under way in Cumbria after severe flooding caused the evacuation of hundreds of people in the county.Helen CarterA male police officer is missing following the collapse of a bridge in Workington amid what the local MP described ... [Gulf News - 11 mins ago]
First Reported 19 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 16 Documents (in Environment)
U.N. climate chief says deal hinges on more ambition from rich
(SolveClimate) - The U.S. remains the only industrialized nation that has not committed itself to a greenhouse gas reduction target with Copenhagen climate talks just weeks away. Pressure is increasing on the U.S. to commit to a target, but the UN climate ... [Reuters - 1 hour ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 2 hours ago - 24 Documents (in Environment)
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Corn Genome Successfully Sequenced
WASHINGTON—USDA scientists have completed a four-year effort to sequence the genome of corn. The work is expected to lead to development of corn varieties with higher yields and better tolerance of droughts, pests and diseases. It also should help scientists ... [Food Product Design - 2 hours ago]
First Reported 9 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 13 Documents (in Environment)
'Biblical flooding' in Northern England
COCKERMOUTH, England - Military helicopters winched dozens of people to safety and emergency workers in inflatable boats rescued scores more on Friday following the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain. The flooding swamped northern England's picturesque ... [MSNBC - 1 hour ago]
First Reported 14 hours ago - Updated 48 mins ago - 10 Documents (in Environment)
India Urges West To Stop Eating Beef
India’s Environment Minister, Jairam Ramesh, on Thursday called on the rest of the world to avoid eating beef in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions."The single most important cause of (carbon) emissions is eating beef," said Ramesh, a vegetaria ... [Red Orbit - 48 mins ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 18 hours ago - 22 Documents (in Environment)
Gold Eases on Firm Dollar, Investment Demand Supports
Gold eased on Friday as the dollar's rise prompted investors to book profits after priceshit record highs above $1,150 earlier in the week, but bullion's appeal as an alternative asset kept support firm.At current market levels, gold was set for a weekly ... [CNBC - 18 hours ago]
First Reported 11 hours ago - Updated 48 mins ago - 9 Documents (in Environment)
Drought Caused By El Nino Wreaks Havoc Across Latin America
El Nino has caused devastating drought damage across Latin America this year, resulting in a massive food crisis in Guatemala and water cuts in Venezuela, AFP reported.An El Nino, which is an occasional seasonal warming of central and eastern Pacific ... [Red Orbit - 48 mins ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 1 hour ago - 9 Documents (in Energy)
Gold Rebounds Above $1,148 Despite Stronger Dollar
Gold prices rebounded on Friday despite a firmer dollar, which had earlier dampened the momentum that's lifted prices more than 9 percent this month after reports of central bank gold buying.Spot gold was bid at near $1,148 an ounce, against $1,143.50 ... [CNBC - 1 hour ago]
First Reported 10 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 7 Documents (in Environment)
ABI welcomes flood bill
The Association of British Inusrers has welcomed today's publication of the government's Flood and Water Management Bill.Nick Starling, ABI director of general insurance and health, said the Bill signals the start of an overhaul in how the UK manages ... [Post Magazine UK - 1 hour ago]
First Reported 23 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 7 Documents (in Environment)
Tech Awards 2009 Recognizes Cows to Kilowatts as Winning Eco Project
Last night the Tech Awards kicked off in San Jose, California, honoring some including the environment, education, health, biosciences and more. The competition in the environment section was tough, with GRUPEDSAC, a project providing customizable eco-techniques ... [Treehugger - 8 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 1 hour ago - 6 Documents (in Environment)
Al Gore: Supercomputers can sway global warming ways
PORTLAND, Ore. Supercomputers can do more to reverse the global warming trend, according to former vice president Al Gore who gave a keynote at the Supercomputer 2009 conference held here this week.Supercomputer simulations showed how a hole in our ozone ... [EE Times - 1 hour ago]
First Reported 18 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 17 Documents (in Environment)
Dutch build more dunes against rising seas
On the beach at Monster, bulldozers painstakingly turn sand dredged from the bottom of the North Sea bed into dunes in an ambitious effort to safeguard the Netherlands from flooding.Stretching more than 20 kilometres (15 miles) southwards from The Hague, ... [France24 - culture - 8 hours ago]

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...have seen unprecedented rainfall, with what we believe is a record amount for a 24-hour period in England,' said the agency chairman, Lord Smith. "Towns and villages across Cumbria have been evacuated with floodwater driven by heavy rainfall, saturated ground and swollen rivers."
Officer missing as bridge collapses [Gulf News - 11 mins ago]

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Officer missing as bridge collapses [Gulf News - 11 mins ago]
Water supply to be stopped [The Hindu - 11 mins ago]
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Tips to end winter skin woes [Baltimore Sun - 27 mins ago]
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Cost inflation may again be the gold industry's... [Financial Post - 36 mins ago]
Climate change hits women [Viet Nam News - 38 mins ago]
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International collaboration key to mitigating c... [US Embassy Uruguay: Montevideo - 39 mins ago]
The Blood Diamond Files [Tehelka - 44 mins ago]
Copper up on possible Chile supply threats [Globe and Mail - 46 mins ago]
India Urges West To Stop Eating Beef [Red Orbit - 48 mins ago]
Drought Caused By El Nino Wreaks Havoc Across L... [Red Orbit - 48 mins ago]
Policeman dies as devastating deluge strikes Br... [Guardian.co.uk - 49 mins ago]
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UPDATE 2-Pennsylvania residents sue over gas dr... [Economy-Finance - 19 mins ago]
(Adds quote from Cabot spokesman) By Jon Hurdle DIMOCK, Pennsylvania, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Residents of asmall rural Pennsylvania town sued Cabot Oil & Gas ...
Trudie Styler: Do We Want To Be The Generation ... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 39 mins ago]
The following post was originally delivered at the UN General Assembly's meeting on climate change on Thursday, November 19th. It has been 20 years ...
Tulsi Tanti: COP15 is in danger of being hot air [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 50 mins ago]
I am a natural optimist; as entrepreneurs tend to be. But I fear that the international excitement in the run up to COP15, with supporters and naysayers ...
Split Carbon Costs of Deforestation Between Pro... [Treehugger - 58 mins ago]
It's probably no great secret to TreeHugger readers at this point that part of the reason are rapidly rising is partially because manufacturing of goods for export ...
Split Carbon Costs of Deforestation Between Pro... [Treehugger - 1 hour ago]
It's probably no great secret to TreeHugger readers at this point that part of the reason carbon emissions in developing nations are rapidly rising is partially ...
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Severe Rain Causes Flood Chaos In Northern England [Sky News - YouTube - 1 hour ago]
Attack Ad Distorts the Truth About Energy [Rep. Denny Rehberg - YouTube Channel - 1 hour ago]
Brown salutes flood death PC [ITN News - YouTube - 1 hour ago]
Extreme Weather [Fox News Channel - YouTube - 2 hours ago]
Rudd: Climate change is real [CNN International - YouTube - 3 hours ago]
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