Landforms & Ecosystems

By IsraelNationalNews.com Being an IDF commando sounds like a great thrill, but first you have to march with 50 pounds on your back in the hills of Jerusalem. The military has detailed a...

Tokyo, Feb 7, 2012 - (JCN) - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has started a demonstration test of the Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) system installed on the diesel engine used for power generation on an...

Byline: Staff and wire reports Council district forums scheduled Voters will have another chance to quiz candidates for the City Council on Thursday. The League of Women Voters of Santa Fe County and...

Byline: The New Mexican Taos Ski Valley wants to install two new lifts, upgrade existing lifts, build a new tubing facility and snowshoe trail, and develop a mountain bike trail. The proposed developments...

Over the next five years, Hershey will expand and accelerate programs to improve cocoa communities by investing $10 million in West Africa and continuing to work with experts in agriculture, community development and...

Nicaragua has filed suit against Costa Rica at the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ), citing violations to national sovereignty and major environmental damages to its territory due to the construction of...

A loan from the Inter-American Development Bank is for a Coastal Risk Assessment & Management Program (Project No. BA-L1014; Loan No.2463/OC-BA). Some the funds are for Quality Assurance/Quality Control Consultancy. Deadline to prequalify:...

Costa Rica finished 2011 as the top exporter of fresh pineapple in the world, after increasing the value of its exports by 8%, according to the National Chamber of Pineapple Producers (Canapep), reports...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of El Salvador on Jan. 6 said it will plant 1.4 million tilapia fingerlings in lakes, ponds, reservoirs and family ponds. With the planned afforestation of fish...

MWH Global has won a $4.4 million contract with the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), the Broomfield, Colo. company said, reports Bizjournals.com (Jan. 11, 2012). MWH will provide preliminary and final design services for...

STRIP. A region along Puerto Rico's north coast will be off-limits to developers untila lawsuit filed by conservationists is resolved, an appeals court ruled, reports AP (Jan. 4, 2012): The ruling temporarily bars...

Puerto Rico residents continued their exodus from the island over the past year during tough economic times, with the local population shrinking by 19,099 residents, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, reports Caribbean...

St Vincent & the Grenadines has been ranked number five in the "World's Top Destinations for 2012" by Cable News Network (CNN), reports Caribbean News Now (Dec. 29, 2011). SVG is the only...

FOR YEARS THE PAPER INDUSTRY has been discussing how to communicate effectively with the public and to change the traditional image of the industry as forest damaging, polluting, outdated and inefficient Now that...

When John Fogerty musically asked "Who'll Stop the Rain?" 40 years ago, he was pondering the world's disquiet. But given the economic and insured damage from natural catastrophes that deluged the U.S. and...

Byline: Steve Terrell A bill that would give the governor and local governments more power to restrict fireworks during times of high fire risk won praise from several fire chiefs and mayors from...

Prof. Yamagata's predictions not only have enormous importance in terms of oceanic as well as atmospheric temperature variations, but also directly impact a wide range of economic and security issues for nations bordering...

Indiana casinos saw their take from gambling fall in 2011, and new competition in Ohio and perhaps other neighboring states virtually guarantees things will get worse from here. The house win at 13...

ACCOUNTING Giambalvo, Stalzer & Co., a Great River accounting firm, announced that George I. Victor and David T. Scheuer were admitted as shareholders of the firm. Victor joined Giambalvo, Stalzer in 2009, establishing...