BP Pledges $500 Million for Energy Biosciences Institute
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- BP Pledges $500 Million for Energy Biosciences Institute
- How the survival of vital food sources can be ensured
- Glamorgan boss supporting players
- Georgia home sales beat trends.
- Europe’s crime without frontiers.
- Qualcomm urged to cut royalty in India.
BP Pledges $500 Million for Energy Biosciences Institute
RenewableEnergyAccess.com - Jun 21, 2006
The research will be aimed at applying bioscience to the production of cleaner fuels for road transport. “We expect demand for biofuels to rise significantly through the next decade to meet consumer desire for more environmentally responsible products and to satisfy the requirements of governments for more energy to be home-grown. ”
– Lord John Browne, BP’s group chief executive Chief executive Lord Browne said BP had begun discussions with several universities to identify a possible host for the BP Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI), with the aim of launching early research programs by the end of 2007. Browne said the EBI would be staffed by scientists drawn both from the host university and other academic institutions, along with a small number of specialists from BP. “The world needs new technologies to maintain adequate supplies of energy for the future, Browne said. “Bioscience is already transforming modern medicine and we believe it can bring immense benefits to the energy sector.
How the survival of vital food sources can be ensured
The Independent - Independent - Jun 21, 2006
Following the US invasion, the seed bank was destroyed by looters. WALNUT, APPLE, APRICOT Where grown Central Asia. It’s the original home of many of the world’s fruits and nuts. In Turkmenistan, there are still wild pomegranate forests; in Kazakhstan there are apple (right) and apricot forests; in Kyrgyzstan, walnuts grow wild. Threat faced Thousands of wild, ancient varieties have gone as farmers destroy orchards to grow wheat or opium. How the seeds are being saved In Turkmenistan, former Soviet scientists tend orchards containing more than 1,000 uncatalogued pomegranate varieties… It is also a world centre for wheat, holding 95,000 varieties. A meeting at the centre earlier this year heard that many collections of maize held around the world are worthless, having been stored so badly that they will never germinate. CUCUMBER, AUBERGINE, PIGEONPEA Where grown South Asia. Home of long-grained rice, bred by ancient farmers from wild grasses some 9,000 years ago, as well as mango, aubergine and black pepper. Threat faced Thousands of ancient varieties of rice have been lost already as farmers have switched to modern high-yielding varieties - an estimated 7,000 varieties have disappeared from Bangladeshi paddies alone. India is also one of the original homes of the banana, the world’s most popular fruit, which is threatened by a global fungus epidemic. Breeders say traditional farmers’ varieties may contain genes to fight the fungus, but many have disappeared.
Glamorgan boss supporting players
BBC News - Jun 21, 2006
“We next look at English-qualified players developed by other counties and who need a change, people like Nicky Peng. “Then we look to supplement the squad with overseas players who are demonstrably better than anything we can put into the side. “We have to then accept that developing home-grown talent is a process of hard work and experience. “Playing at the top level without experience means that there will be failures, but we’re on a three-year rebuilding programme with this team and are looking for progress rather than perfection. ”
Glamorgan remain passionate in their refusal to turn to Kolpak players, which many have seen as a major cause of their current woes.
Georgia home sales beat trends.
Free with registration - Atlanta Journal Constitution - AccessMyLibrary.com - Jun 21, 2006
| Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Atlanta, GA) (June, 2006). 21–Home sales in Georgia and the South continue to buck national trends that indicate a cooling housing market, but nervous home builders are hedging their bets even in Atlanta’s robust and c.
Europe’s crime without frontiers.
Free with registration - Europe Intelligence Wire - AccessMyLibrary.com - Jun 21, 2006
These gangs are exploiting the lowering of national trade and travel barriers to commit crimes and escape punishment. The most serious threats can be traced to four main types of gang. First, there are the big, home-grown gangs. These are the mafia-style groups, like the Italian ‘Ndrangheta, that have developed extensive transnational contacts. Similar crime syndicates in the Netherlands, Britain and Belgium have also gone global, regularly working with gangs from other countries. Second come the Albanian, Chinese, Turkish, Moroccan and Russian-speaking immigrants who have formed violent ethnic gangs in several EU member-states. These gangs account for much of the illegal drugs and human trafficking in their host countries while maintaining strong links to their home countries.
Qualcomm urged to cut royalty in India.
Free with registration - UPI Hi-Tech - AccessMyLibrary.com - Jun 21, 2006
Qualcomm urged to cut royalty in India. | UPI Hi-Tech (June, 2006).