AFP - President Barack
Obama will attend the
climate summit in
Copenhagen next month and
offer to cut US
greenhouse gas emissions
by 17 percent from 2005
levels by 2020, officials
said Wednesday.
AP - Dousing rampant
speculation, President
Barack Obama has decided
to travel to Copenhagen
next month and spell out
U.S. goals for curbing
greenhouse gas emissions
at a widely anticipated,
high-stakes global
climate summit.
LiveScience.com - Imagine
wrapping paper that could
be a gift in and of
itself because
it lights up with words
like "Happy Birthday."
That is one potential
application of a new
biodegradable battery
made of cellulose, the
stuff
of paper.
AP - Ships are on alert
and maritime authorities
are monitoring the
movements of hundreds of
menacing icebergs
drifting toward New
Zealand in the southern
Pacific Ocean, officials
said.
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AFP - The space shuttle
Atlantis and its
seven-astronaut crew
undocked from the
International Space
Station on Wednesday as
it prepared its return to
Earth.
LiveScience.com - Whether
you're a seasoned cook or
it's your first time
stuffing a turkey, you
likely want the end
result to be tasty and
easy on the belly. Yet
even experts admit
Thanksgiving dinner can
be challenging.
AP - Shuttle Atlantis
undocked from the
International Space
Station early Wednesday,
headed home with one
astronaut eager to hold
his newborn daughter for
the first time and
another who's been away
from her young son since
the summer.
AFP - Climate change will
imperil health through
malaria, cholera,
heatwaves and hunger, but
many problems can be
eased or avoided if
countries make wise
policy choices, doctors
said on Wednesday.
Reuters - Better home
insulation and
ventilation and using
electricity instead of
fossil fuels could reduce
indoor pollution and save
thousands of lives,
especially in low-income
countries like India, a
study has found.
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