cientists are only months away from creating artificial life, it was claimed yesterday.

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At the beginning of the 21st century, as at the close of 19th, the story hasn't changed but the players have: China, South Korea, India, Qatar, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Dubai, and the US (to name a few) are seeking to protect their people's future as climate change begins to  …

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This announcement suggests that O.P.E.C.

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Japan Airlines will conduct a test flight using biofuel on Jan. 30, becoming the fourth airline to undertake such a test as the industry is paying increasing attention to biofuel.

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THEY came for the Moon, and for the first three orbits it was to the Moon that the astronauts of Apollo 8 devoted their attention.

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Seems to me that we'll need to completely rethink the idea of the internal combustion engine. But until then, this is a cool diversion.

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The British Nobel laureate Sir Paul Nurse, now residing in the US, complains that President George W Bush was in office for more than a year before appointing a science advisor. In order not to believe in evolution you must either be ignorant, stupid or insane Professor R …

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There's little doubt that the rush to biofuels has been ill-advised. Study after study shows that crop-based biofuels do not reduce carbon emissions as much as they first seemed to.

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Middle Eastern oil sheiks move over. There's a new kid on the energy block! Bio-fuel is the new green, completely clean fuel source. It's also known as "agro-fuel" and can be broadly defined as any solid, liquid or gas fuel consisting of or derived from biomass.

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From the article, "Biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75% - far more than previously estimated - according to a confidential World Bank report obtained by the Guardian.

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The prices of most food products around the world have risen after basic commodities such as wheat, rice and corn hit record highs in recent months.

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As Oil Hits New Highs, House of Representatives Sue OPEC

The US House of Representatives has passed a resolution to sue OPEC over the skyrocketing price of a barrel of oil. Representatives have voiced concern that the recent increase in prices has been artificially created by this cartel who must be withholding oil production.

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The rice cartel idea was proposed by Dhanin Chearavanon, Chairman of CP, leading poultry producer in the region, and the 317th richest man in the world, to the Prime Minister of Thailand.

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As the West encourages the global south to stop growing food and start planting for bio-fuels, the majority world goes hungry.

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The Alternative Energy System With the Most Potential

Introduction: There are three basic sources of power available to us: fossil fuels, nuclear power and renewable energy. While the former two are generally referred to as "conventional" power sources, the latter are known as "alternative" energy. So what is the difference?

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Rocketing global food prices are causing acute problems of hunger and malnutrition in poor countries and have put back the fight against poverty by seven years, the World Bank said yesterday.

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As gas prices continue to soar to record highs, motorists are crying out for an alternative that won't cramp their pocketbooks.

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A local bio diesel plant in Alabama is just one of many that have recently shown how the fuel isn't as eco-friendly as touted to be. ---

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Britain will be forced to build thousands more wind turbines in the countryside under a Brussels edict to be announced tomorrow.

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Decision-makers in the climate change field have little faith in biofuels as a low-carbon technology, the World Conservation Union (IUCN) has found.

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The rush for biofuels could harm the world's poorest people, Oxfam has said. In a new report, the UK aid charity appears to be joining a growing chorus of concern about the side-effects of Europe's drive to get fuel from plants.

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By Timothy Gardner NEW YORK (Reuters) - The winning of the Nobel Peace Prize by Al Gore and the U.N. climate panel on Friday should give a push to alternative energy technologies that are already enjoying their best year ever, experts said.

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Particularly in the southern part of the state, Florida's climate could yield high volumes of bio-oil rich crops.

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As biofuels produce 75 per cent less carbon dioxide this is seemingly a viable and environmentally sound alternative.

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The benefits of biofuels are not as clear-cut as was once assumed. And even major food exporters will see only limited benefits from the rising price of soft commodities.

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