Monday, July 26th, 2010
DESERTIFICATION – Severe and persistent drought held southern Russia in its grip in June and July 2010. Low rainfall and hot temperatures damaged 32 percent of the country’s grain crops, said Russian Agriculture Minister, Yelena Skrynnik on July 23. This satellite vegetation index image, made from data collected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)
Sunday, July 25th, 2010
INDYSTAR – In a city the size of Indianapolis, a chance to make a lasting difference in multiple neighborhoods and for thousands of people is rare. That’s especially true given the financial constraints that governments at all levels have been forced to operate under in recent years. Read More
Sunday, July 25th, 2010
ECMap – A child’s development during the first three years affects lifelong learning, behaviour, health and well-being. Getting a good start in life is vital to a positive future. ECMap is part of the Early Child Development (ECD) Mapping Initiative launched by Alberta Education to help Albertans understand how well their young children are doing
Sunday, July 25th, 2010
SMART METERS – New Brunswick Power’s electricity demonstration project, PowerShift Atlantic, will receive over $15 million through the Government of Canada’s Clean Energy Fund to help underwrite the $32 project. The smart grid initiative, which includes three Maritime Provinces, was announced by Keith Ashfield, Minister of National Revenue. Read More
Sunday, July 25th, 2010
ARIZONA SUN – Whoever said that the states are the laboratories of democracy certainly got it right, at least when it comes to energy policy. While Washington dithers over how to hold coal-fired power plants accountable for all the CO2 they emit for free into a rapidly warming atmosphere, states like Arizona are tweaking tax
Sunday, July 25th, 2010
OANA – Iran plans to launch a remote sensing satellite in the near future, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday during a speech at a youth festival in Tehran Ahmadinejad said that Iran will send the first Iranian astronaut into space by Iranian calendar year 1398 (March 2019-March 2020). Iran originally planned to launch
Sunday, July 25th, 2010
EU – This call includes 14 topics in total, of which eight are the calls for proposals which are now open and cover €30.5 million. The remaining six calls for tender, totalling €6.5 million, will be published later. Read More
Sunday, July 25th, 2010
BBC – The potentially toxic bloom, covering 377,000 sq km, could pose a risk to marine life in the region, warn scientists. They added that a lack of wind and prolonged high temperatures had triggered the largest bloom since 2005. The affected area stretches from Finland in the north to parts of Germany and Poland
Sunday, July 25th, 2010
EO – Severe and persistent drought held southern Russia in its grip in June and July 2010. Low rainfall and hot temperatures damaged 32 percent of the country’s grain crops, said Russian Agriculture Minister, Yelena Skrynnik on July 23. This satellite vegetation index image, made from data collected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)
Saturday, July 24th, 2010
NEW JERSEY STATE – For more than 20 years New Jersey Future has championed this cause, advancing state planning and the State Development and Redevelopment Plan as the best way to guide where and how New Jersey adds new residents and businesses in the future. Recent economic conditions and the continued loss of open space
