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Columbus, Ohio-Based Plastics Firm Finds New Use for Corn
A year ago, Plastic Suppliers, which makes the film used in food labels and envelope windows, faced the same problem that dogs most American manufacturers: intense foreign competition. >> Read the Full Article
Low-cost Technology for Environment-Friendly Plastic Developed
Osaka Gas Co. said Friday it and an ally have developed a low-cost manufacturing technology for a new environmentally friendly but highly heat-resistant plastic that can be recycled with a special type of bacteria. >> Read the Full Article
Global Warming Could Worsen US Pollution, Report Says
Global warming could stifle cleansing summer winds across parts of the northern United States over the next 50 years and worsen air pollution, U.S. researchers said Saturday. >> Read the Full Article
New Global Network Aims for Tsunami Warning System
A global tsunami warning system to get critical information to people in the path of the potentially deadly waves was approved Wednesday as a top priority for the world's climate experts. >> Read the Full Article
U.S. Cities Eye Ocean Waves for Power Supplies
Since ancient times poets have revered the power of the seas. Now energy companies and coastal cities like New York and San Francisco are aiming to tap ocean waves and tidal currents as abundant sources of electricity. >> Read the Full Article
2005 Could Be Warmest Year Recorded, Says NASA
A weak El Nino and human-made greenhouse gases could make 2005 the warmest year since records started being kept in the late 1800s, NASA scientists said this week. >> Read the Full Article
Asia Quake, Tsunami Moved Islands, Shortened Days
The massive earthquake that triggered the Asian tsunami wobbled the earth on its axis, forced cartographers back to the drawing board and changed time by a fraction, but there's no need to adjust your clocks. >> Read the Full Article
California Considers Ban on Pet Cloning
A California lawmaker said Wednesday he would introduce a bill this week to ban sales of cloned pets, a move that could end a California company's plans to replicate beloved domestic animals. >> Read the Full Article
Experts Try to Predict What the Next Tsunami Will Do
WASHINGTON — Philip Liu of Cornell University in New York and several of his colleagues rushed to Sri Lanka after the Dec. 26 Indian Ocean tsunami. Liu's team had developed a computer model to predict how a quake might generate a tsunami and wanted to test it. >> Read the Full Article
Researchers Work on Red Tide Sensor
Researchers at the University of South Florida have been working on a biological sensor that would test waters off Florida for red tide, hoping to eventually track the harmful algae blooms. >> Read the Full Article