Monday, July 18th, 2011
The United Nations’ forecast of how quickly global sea levels will rise this century is vital in determining how much money might be needed to combat the phenomenon. But predictions by researchers vary wildly, and the attempt to find consensus has become fractious. Read More
Sunday, July 17th, 2011
The newly-appointed CEO of state-owned Bulgartransgaz company, a subsidiary of Bulgargaz, Kiril Temelkov will also be in charge of the Bulgarian firm for the realization of the Nabucco gas transit pipeline. Temelkov is going to serve temporarily as the head of Bulgaria’s “National Nabucco Company” until a suitable person is found to fill the position within the upcoming weeks, Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbH, the Nabucco consortium, announced Friday. Read More
Sunday, July 17th, 2011
Psychology experiments showed that people presented with difficult questions began to think of computers. When participants knew that facts would be available on a computer later, they had poor recall of answers but enhanced recall of where they were stored.The researchers say the internet acts as a “transactive memory” that we depend upon to remember for
Sunday, July 17th, 2011
Edmonton-based Synodon Inc. has won a $350,000 federal contract to use its realSens technology for remote sensing survey services to detect and measure naturally occurring methane seeps in the Canadian Arctic. The project will expand on a successful small scale survey completed in 2009 in conjunction with Natural Resources Canada, and will test the technology’s ability
Saturday, July 16th, 2011
European co-operation in education and science has netted Iceland ten billion kronur over the last 15 years, according to a University of Iceland source. According to Agust Hjortur Ingthorsson, the head of Research Services at the university, pan-European science and education funding has profited Iceland to the tune of ISK 10 billion (EUR 60 million) in
Saturday, July 16th, 2011
The Forestry Department has redoubled its efforts to limit the loss of Jamaica’s forest cover at a time when the preservation of the precious natural resource is deemed critical, given the reality of a changing climate as well as its economic value. “The Forestry Department’s aim is to ensure there is minimum loss of forest cover
Saturday, July 16th, 2011
Peru’s national ombudsman – the Defensoria del Pueblo – said Friday that the government needs to promote territorial planning to define areas exclusively for agriculture to avoid future social conflicts, state news agency Andina reported. “A policy for land demarcation is basic so these activities can develop in a compatible way with the environment,” said Ivan Lanegra, the
Saturday, July 16th, 2011
Two international business and investment publications released reports ranking Costa Rica and its capital city as top 10 investment locations in Latin America. In the quarterly “Euromoney Country Risk” survey, the London, United Kingdom-based financial publication Euromoney ranked Costa Rica as the 7th safest investment destination in Latin America and 68th safest country for investment in
Saturday, July 16th, 2011
The Santiago metro system announced this week additional construction to lines 3 and 6 of the metro system, adding 28 new stations that will reach five new boroughs. Read More
Friday, July 15th, 2011
Transport Canada published this week a study that determined one additional airport will be needed in central Ontario between 2027 and 2037 and that the federal government should keep land it has owned northeast of Toronto since 1972. Although no specific construction plans have been released, the Pickering Lands Needs Assessment Study, published Monday by the federal
