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Some areas near Indonesia volcano now seen safe
Source: Reuters - May 23 2006 00:51
Merapi, located in the center of the country's main Java island, has been rumbling for weeks and scientists say a major eruption could come anytime.





Oil prices continue to rise on hurricane jitters (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News - May 23 2006 00:11

Motorists queue up to have their motorcycles refueled at a service station in downtown Jakarta. Oil prices have jumped above the 70 dollar level in Asian trade as experts forecast a potentially packed Atlantic hurricane season, dealers said.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)AFP - Oil prices have jumped above the 70 dollar level in Asian trade as experts forecast a potentially packed Atlantic hurricane season, dealers said.



Experts: Hurricane Season Won't Match 2005 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News - May 22 2006 16:51

Water rises in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans in the file photo from Friday,  Sept. 23. 2005.  Hurricane Rita brought more  high winds and tides into the New Orleans area. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, FILE)AP - A hectic, above-normal tropical storm season could produce between four and six major hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico this year, but conditions don't appear ripe for a repeat of 2005's record activity, the National Hurricane Center predicted Monday.



Slovak doctor says solar flares could raise strokes
Source: Reuters - May 22 2006 09:54
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Human beings may be at higher risk of strokes in years when the explosions on the sun peak, according to a neurologist who studied the records of 6,100 patients in Slovakia.


Beijing wages war against termites, hungry moths
Source: Reuters - May 22 2006 00:06
Workers renovating Beijing's 700 year-old Forbidden City for the 2008 Olympics discovered termites burrowing through the wooden structure, the China Daily said.


Cape baboons: Hairy, hungry and in the house
Source: Reuters - May 20 2006 23:09
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Unruly gangs are raiding the expensive homes that line the spectacular coast of South Africa's Cape Peninsula, clearing out pantries, emptying fridges, and defecating over the designer furnishings.


Iowa Co. Hopes to Make Gasoline Obsolete (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News - May 19 2006 21:55

Dean Schultz, of the Hydrogen Engine Center research and development department, monitors an engine, Friday, May 19, 2006, in Algona, Iowa.  The company is working on ways to make engines that use alternative fuels including hydrogen. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)AP - While much of the world fumes over escalating fuel prices, a small company in north central Iowa is quietly hoping to make gasoline obsolete as an engine fuel.



LNG projects clear US FERC staff environment review
Source: Reuters - May 19 2006 16:00
The proposed LNG Clean Energy Project that would be located in the Port of Pascagoula would be able to send out up to 1.5 billion cubic feet of gas a day.


Merapi guardian walks to placate volcano
Source: Reuters - May 19 2006 02:12
MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia (Reuters) - The spiritual keeper of Indonesia's Mount Merapi performed a midnight ritual walk around villages to calm the mountain as vulcanologists warn the country's most dangerous volcano could still massively erupt.


Apes Shown to Be Able to Plan Ahead (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News - May 18 2006 20:08
AP - They don't bring along an umbrella or sunglasses that might be needed later, but researchers say apes, like people, can plan ahead.

Scientists Claim New Monkey Species Found (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News - May 18 2006 19:19
AP - Brazilian scientists say they have discovered a new monkey species overlooked in the receding rain forest of the country's northeast coast, although other experts believe the primate may have been documented before.

Under fire, Exxon Mobil touts environmental record
Source: Reuters - May 18 2006 07:30
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp. in a report said it cut oil and other spills by 20 percent last year to the lowest level in its history, touting its environmental record as it works to shake off its corporate villain image.


Under fire, Exxon Mobil touts environmental record (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News - May 18 2006 07:25
Reuters - Exxon Mobil Corp. in a report said it cut oil and other spills by 20 percent last year to the lowest level in its history, touting its environmental record as it works to shake off its corporate villain image.

Last Male Purebred Rabbit Species Dies (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News - May 17 2006 19:25
AP - The last male purebred Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit has died, leaving just two females in a captive breeding program created to try to save the endangered species from extinction.

Tattooed mummy unlocks Peru's Moche culture
Source: Reuters - May 17 2006 10:27
HUACA CAO VIEJO, Peru (Reuters) - Archeologists probing Peru's lifeless northern desert discovered a 1,500-year-old mummy that may unlock secrets of the Moche, one of the mysterious civilizations that once ruled the Andean nation.


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