Since late October, a natural gas storage well in California has been leaking 100,000 pounds of methane per hour. The colorless and odorless gas is hazardous to health and the environment. The Aliso Canyon leak is accidental but many companies deliberately burn off excess natural gas at energy...
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Science, literature and art stir the imagination and, in turn, innovation. Water still flows on Mars with seasonal patterns, reports the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration: “Nasa’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter identified waterlogged salt molecules in the long ‘streaks’ seen flowing...
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With urbanization and a swelling global middle class come enormous amounts of waste. Many governments and companies respond to this challenge with sustainable solutions including recycling. Organic material – food, in particular – is the largest part of household waste in Europe, Asia and the...
Ocean of plastic: Singapore makes a determined effort to recycle electronic waste; international NGOs examine floating plastic in the Pacific
NEW HAVEN: The developed world is drowning in garbage with rising consumerism. Global urbanization and a...
Struggling to repay its debt and asking for new terms, Greece is desperate for relief. In April, Spanish Prime Minister José Manuel García-Margallo criticized the decision of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, during a visit to Moscow, to denounce the sanctions and counter-sanctions between the...
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North Korea has about 2 million cell phones, accessed by the wealthiest in the urban centers. “In a 14-month span between 2012 and 2013, the number of mobile-phone subscribers in North Korea doubled to two million from one million, and it now may exceed 2.5 million, according to Orascom Telecom...
An odd thing is happening in North Korea, and it may be happening faster than anyone anticipated.
Access to mobile technology has exploded, at least among those who can afford it. In the capital and other major cities, there are now two million or...
The self-proclaimed Islamic State terrorist group moved swiftly through Syria and Iraq, committing war crimes in two countries ravaged by civil war and sectarian divide. The group’s evolving name and online maps make no secret of the group’s ambitions for restoring a caliphate. ISIS closes in on...
Unpalatable choice: The West abhors joining force with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad who is allied with Iran, seen in file photo with Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, top, against brutal enemy – the Islamic State group rampaging through...
A 30-year natural gas deal with Russia and towing a massive oil rig in disputed waters in the South China Sea are just two examples of China’s intense pursuit of energy. “Whether by diplomacy, investment or in extreme cases, force, China is going to great lengths to satisfy its growing hunger for...
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