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Wind to make 20 percent of power by 2030: advocates 
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The U.S. wind power industry will see half a trillion dollars of investment by 2030 to take the renewable source up to 20 percent of U.S. electricity generation, an industry conference heard on Monday. Reuters: Science News, 2007-06-05 19:09:42
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The U.S. wind power industry will see half a trillion dollars of investment by 2030 to take the renewable source up to 20 percent of U.S. electricity generation, an industry conference heard on Monday. Reuters: Science News, 2007-06-05 19:09:42
More EU states wary on GMO maize
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Several influential EU states have dug in their heels on whether their farmers may grow one of Europe's oldest genetically modified (GMO) crops, raising the stakes in the EU's long-running stalemate over biotech policy. Reuters: Science News, 2007-06-05 19:09:42
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Several influential EU states have dug in their heels on whether their farmers may grow one of Europe's oldest genetically modified (GMO) crops, raising the stakes in the EU's long-running stalemate over biotech policy. Reuters: Science News, 2007-06-05 19:09:42
Climbers to recreate Mallory's Everest attempt
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - An American who discovered the body of George Leigh Mallory on Mount Everest eight years ago will try to recreate the British mountaineer's pioneering attempt using only 1920s gear, a hiking official said on Tuesday. Reuters: Science News, 2007-06-05 19:09:42
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - An American who discovered the body of George Leigh Mallory on Mount Everest eight years ago will try to recreate the British mountaineer's pioneering attempt using only 1920s gear, a hiking official said on Tuesday. Reuters: Science News, 2007-06-05 19:09:42
Indonesia to return rare kangaroos to Papua forests
JAKARTA, Jun (Reuters) - Seventeen endangered miniature kangaroos are being returned to their native habitat in the forests of Indonesia's remote Papua province, an official from the country's forestry ministry said on Tuesday. Reuters: Science News, 2007-06-05 19:09:42
JAKARTA, Jun (Reuters) - Seventeen endangered miniature kangaroos are being returned to their native habitat in the forests of Indonesia's remote Papua province, an official from the country's forestry ministry said on Tuesday. Reuters: Science News, 2007-06-05 19:09:42
World warmer than average in year to May: UK
LONDON (Reuters) - The world was slightly warmer than average in the first four months of this year, but 2007 may not turn out to be the hottest on record, Britain's official weather forecaster said on Tuesday. Reuters: Science News, 2007-06-05 19:09:42
LONDON (Reuters) - The world was slightly warmer than average in the first four months of this year, but 2007 may not turn out to be the hottest on record, Britain's official weather forecaster said on Tuesday. Reuters: Science News, 2007-06-05 19:09:42
Illegal ivory imports flourish in U.S.: report
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The large quantity of illegal worked ivory entering the United States from China and Japan is a sign of the strong demand that is contributing to an alarming increase in elephant poaching in Africa, a conservation group said on Tuesday. Reuters: Science News, 2007-06-05 19:09:42
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The large quantity of illegal worked ivory entering the United States from China and Japan is a sign of the strong demand that is contributing to an alarming increase in elephant poaching in Africa, a conservation group said on Tuesday. Reuters: Science News, 2007-06-05 19:09:42
Endangered Chinese ibises lose taste for wild life
BEIJING (Reuters) - Four highly endangered red ibises have been taken back into captivity in China, after two days of free living made them lose their appetite, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday. Reuters: Science News, 2007-06-05 19:09:42
BEIJING (Reuters) - Four highly endangered red ibises have been taken back into captivity in China, after two days of free living made them lose their appetite, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday. Reuters: Science News, 2007-06-05 19:09:42
Scientists plan stem cell cure for blindness
LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists plan to use stem cells to cure a common form of blindness, with the first patients receiving test treatment in five years. Reuters: Science News, 2007-06-05 19:09:42
LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists plan to use stem cells to cure a common form of blindness, with the first patients receiving test treatment in five years. Reuters: Science News, 2007-06-05 19:09:42
World Environment Day homes in on fear of melting ice
TROMSOE, Norway (Reuters) - The world marked Environment Day on Tuesday with cheerful events like tree-planting and solar cooking in the heat of Asia, but also gloomier talk in the not-so-frozen north of melting polar caps. Reuters: Science News, 2007-06-05 19:09:42
TROMSOE, Norway (Reuters) - The world marked Environment Day on Tuesday with cheerful events like tree-planting and solar cooking in the heat of Asia, but also gloomier talk in the not-so-frozen north of melting polar caps. Reuters: Science News, 2007-06-05 19:09:42
Astronauts arrive for space shuttle launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The seven-man crew assigned to the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis' upcoming mission to the International Space Station arrived at the Kennedy Space Center on Monday in preparation for Friday's planned liftoff. Reuters: Science News, 2007-06-05 00:28:39
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The seven-man crew assigned to the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis' upcoming mission to the International Space Station arrived at the Kennedy Space Center on Monday in preparation for Friday's planned liftoff. Reuters: Science News, 2007-06-05 00:28:39