| Sun 5 Jul 2009 |
Tucson rainwater harvesting law drawing interest
Denver Post | TUCSON, Ariz.—Long dependent on wellwater and supplies sent hundreds of miles by canal from the Colorado River, this desert city will soon harvest some of its 12 inches of annual rainfall to help bolster its water resources. | Under the natio... |
16 killed and 320,000 evacuated in China
Gulf News | Beijing: At least 16 people have died and more than 320,000 have evacuated homes in southern and central China after heavy rains toppled houses, flooded roads and damaged a dam, news reports say. | In the central province of Hunan, floods have kill... |
Tucson rainwater harvesting law drawing interest
The Press Democrat | Under the nation's first municipal rainwater harvesting ordinance for commercial projects, Tucson developers building new business, corporate or commercial structures will have to supply half of the water needed for landscaping from harvested rainw... |
RIL makes govt party to gas supply dispute with RNRL
The Times Of India | Text: NEW DELHI: Mukesh Ambani-led RIL has made the government a party in its petition before the apex court challenging the Bombay High Court verdict on the gas supply dispute with Anil Ambani ... |
Tucson rainwater harvesting law drawing interest
Kansas City Star Related: | More News | Long dependent on wellwater and supplies sent hundreds of miles by canal from the Colorado River, this desert city will soon harvest some of its 12 inches of annual rainfall to help bolster its water resources. | Under the nati... |
Tucson rainwater harvesting law drawing interest
The News Tribune | Long dependent on wellwater and supplies sent hundreds of miles by canal from the Colorado River, this desert city will soon harvest some of its 12 inches of annual rainfall to help bolster its water resources. | Under the nation's first municipal ... |
Tucson rainwater harvesting law drawing interest
The News & Observer | TUCSON, Ariz. -- Long dependent on wellwater and supplies sent hundreds of miles by canal from the Colorado River, this desert city will soon harvest some of its 12 inches of annual rainfall to help bolster its water resources. | Under the nation's... |
Floods trap 300 teens at school in southern China; rains leave 15 dead, 550,000 flee homes
Star Tribune | BEIJING - Floods blocked roads in southern China, leaving some 300 teenagers stranded at a school with limited supplies of food and water, an official said Sunday, after days of heavy rain killed at least 15 people. | About 550,000 people have fled... |
Electric cars left out in Utah's clean-air tax credits
The Salt Lake Tribune Environment » Law overlooks vehicles with no gas-burning equivalent.Updated: 07/05/2009 07:50:39 AM MDT | Click photo to enlargeVictor Cooper's electric vehicle, which he uses for his business and errands around his hometown of Kanab, is i... |
Washington rowed the Delaware, but never "Ducks"
The Examiner Comments PHILADELPHIA (Map, News) - As the odd-looking boat on wheels bumped along cobblestone streets in historic Philadelphia, tour guide Captain Ken tossed out nuggets of information about the nation's founding fathers. | At the same time, childre... |
Iraqis skeptical about significance of US pullback
Syracuse | (AP) - BAGHDAD - Iraqis are skeptical that much will change after last week's pullback of U.S. combat troops from Baghdad and other cities, a sentiment not shared by their government. | The government declared the June 30 pullback National Sovereig... |
Nigeria militants attack Shell, amnesty hopes fade
The Star | LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian militants said on Sunday they had launched their third attack against Royal Dutch Shell since President Umaru Yar'Adua made an amnesty offer and warned their campaign of sabotage would intensify. A Nigerian Joint Task For... |
House passes climate bill, but will environment benefit?
Buffalo News | WASHINGTON — In early spring, when the prospect of a global warming bill passing Congress seemed like an Al Gore pipe dream, President Obama invited Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., to the Oval Office. | “He realized that this was a very to... |
Iraq urges Europe to deny support to Turkish dam
The Guardian BAGHDAD, July 5 (Reuters) - Iraq has appealed to European backers of a hydroelectric project in Turkey to withdraw their support for the construction of a dam it believes will worsen an already dire shortage of water. Turkey announced last week that ... |
Extraordinary climate solutions presented in Manchester
The Guardian | This weekend at Manchester Town Hall a panel of experts have been examining a wide range of ambitious ways to tackle global warming | The mosaic floors of Manchester's imposing town hall are decorated with bees that represent the city's once unriva... |
Zim again behind on Mozambique power bill
Independent online | Maputo - Zimbabwe's electricity utility owes Mozambique's hydro-electric power company Hidroelectrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB) at least US50-million, according to media reports on Sunday. | Mozambique's national news agency AIM quoted Mozambican Energ... |
Electrical and evangelical: These churches are rockin'
The Providence Journal | Move over Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Pete Townshend. | Worship music at some evangelical churches is cranking up - driven by electric guitars. | Many churches have long provided services that appeal to their congregants' musical interests: tradit... |
Hyundai has another winner with gas-capping deal
The Providence Journal | SAN FRANCISCO - If this car-selling gig doesn't work out, executives at Hyundai might want to consider careers in psychology. | The Korean automaker has played masterfully on the fears of its customers during some of the darkest days the industry h... |
Poland also grapples with fossil-fuel issue
Nashville Tennessean | Wind turbines generating electricity dot a hilltop in the largely flat, grassy expanse lying between Warsaw and Krakow. | A few miles away stands evidence of Poland's main power source shrouded in a thin cloud of haze: one of the country's massive ... |
Ordinance seeks to restrict planting on easements
Nashville Tennessean | FRANKLIN — Franklin leaders must dig a little deeper to solve the frustrations some residents have voiced over the cutting back of trees near utility lines. | Franklin planning commissioners last week deferred approval of a wide-ranging proposed or... |
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