Environment

Friday, July 20th 2012 - 08:18 UTC
Seaweed bio-fuels plant fuelled with CO2 from sugar cane processing in Brazil

The world's first industrial plant producing bio-fuels from seaweed will be built in the north-eastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco in late 2013, the official in charge of the project said Thursday
Friday, July 20th 2012 - 07:59 UTC
US solar companies can compete with China with a bit of innovation

The US solar industry is undergoing some serious growing pains, with bankruptcies and mergers a necessary part of that process; meanwhile, competition from Chinese solar panels has many believing that American solar simply cannot compete. Not so.
Thursday, July 19th 2012 - 18:17 UTC
US worst drought since 1956 sends soybeans and corn skyrocketing

The commodities soy and corn’s prizes sky rocked on Thursday thanks to the severe drought that has been punishing the United States heartland. Soy and corn were being sold at record high of 638.89 dollars/ton and 320.26 dollars/ton respectively.
Wednesday, July 18th 2012 - 08:46 UTC
Penguins washed up along south Brazil died of natural causes, say scientists

Researchers at the Brazilian Center for Coastal Studies at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil believe that 745 penguins found washed up along the state's coastline since June 15 have died of natural causes.
Tuesday, July 17th 2012 - 23:40 UTC
South Korea scraps criticized ‘scientific’ plan to resume whaling

South Korea has decided to scrap its fiercely criticised plan to resume “scientific” whaling, apparently because of international pressure, a report said Tuesday.
Tuesday, July 17th 2012 - 19:49 UTC
Chilean village heartfelt thanks for Falklands support

The Chilean village of Lolol in the Colchagua region has sent its heartfelt thanks, in the form of a plaque, to the people of the Falklands and the Chilean Community in the Islands for their very generous support following the devastation of buildings in the area as a result of the earthquake in 2010.
Monday, July 16th 2012 - 23:55 UTC
Drought stretching across US threatens economies of farming states and food prices

A worst-in-a-generation drought from stretching across the United States is damaging crops and rural economies and threatening to drive food prices to record levels. Agriculture, though a small part (1.2%) of the 15.5 trillion dollars US economy, had been one of the most resilient industries in the past three years as the country struggled to recover from the recession.
Saturday, July 14th 2012 - 07:30 UTC
Humboldt penguins threatened by eggs and chicks eating rats

Humboldt penguins are threatened by inexorable man and …rats. Invading rats with bodies up to 20 centimetres long have begun eating eggs and chicks, and some experts fear that unless the rats are eradicated, they could tip the Humboldt penguin toward extinction.
Saturday, July 14th 2012 - 00:54 UTC
More than 500 penguins found dead of beaches of south Brazil

More than 500 penguins have been found dead on beaches of Brazil's southern Rio Grande do Sul state, authorities said Friday.
Saturday, July 14th 2012 - 00:26 UTC
Brazil’s 2012/13 soybean crop in place to dispute the US supremacy

Next season, 2012/13 Brazilian soybean growers could be in place to jump from the world's No. 2 producer and dispute the US first place. Brazil's 2012-13 soybean production is expected to rise 25% from this season’s drought-punished, to 83.1 million tons.