Wind farms get pass on eagle deaths May 15th, 2013 - 00:00h (CET +01.00) CONVERSE COUNTY, Wyo. (AP) - Wind farms in this corner of Wyoming have killed more than four dozen golden eagles since 2009, one of the deadliest places in the country of its kind. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : wind, farms, pass, eagle, deaths, Top Keywords

AP IMPACT: Wind farms get pass on eagle deaths May 14th, 2013 - 09:50h (CET +01.00) CONVERSE COUNTY, Wyo. (AP) - It's the not-so-green secret of the nation's wind-energy boom: Spinning turbines are killing thousands of federally protected birds, including eagles, each year. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : impact, wind, farms, pass, eagle, deaths, Top Keywords

Wind farms to lure back German lobsters decimated by WW2 May 2nd, 2013 - 18:50h (CET +01.00) By Madeline Chambers BERLIN (Reuters) - New wind farms off Germany's North Sea coast will provide an ideal habitat that could help restore the lobster population near Heligoland after British bombing during and after World War II drove them away... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : wind, farms, lure, back, german, lobsters, decimated, Top Keywords

Malaysia firm says high-tech farms can help poor Nov 8th, 2012 - 11:10h (CET +01.00) For one Malaysian widow, moving to this experimental farming village represented hope for a brighter future for her seven children. Her new neighbor, also among the first to settle here, sought an easier life after years of low-paying, back-breaking ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : malaysia, firm, says, hightech, farms, help, poor, Top Keywords

Sweeping new changes expected at NKorean farms Sep 24th, 2012 - 08:40h (CET +01.00) North Korean farmers who have long been required to turn most of their crops over to the state may instead be allowed to keep their surplus food to sell or barter in what could be the most significant economic change enacted by young leader Kim Jong ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : sweeping, changes, expected, nkorean, farms, help, poor, Top Keywords

Rooftop farms flourish in space-starved Hong Kong Aug 14th, 2012 - 07:30h (CET +01.00) On the rooftop of a tower block above the hustle and bustle of teeming Hong Kong, dedicated growers tend to their organic crops in a vegetable garden. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : rooftop, farms, flourish, spacestarved, hong, kong, poor, Top Keywords

Vietnam's tiger farms are called trafficking hubs Jul 27th, 2012 - 10:20h (CET +01.00) Nineteen tigers prowl outdoor cages the size of dormitory rooms, nibbling frayed wire fences and roaring at a caretaker who taunts them with his sandal. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : vietnam's, tiger, farms, called, trafficking, hubs, poor, Top Keywords

British farms a better bet than gold Jun 26th, 2012 - 14:40h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - The price of British farms will rise higher than any other class of real estate in Europe over the next four years driven by investors buying farmland to capitalise on growth in global demand for food and also to shield wealth and ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : british, farms, better, gold, trafficking, hubs, poor, Top Keywords

Once-Green Sahara Hosted Early African Dairy Farms Jun 20th, 2012 - 19:40h (CET +01.00) The sandy dunes of the Sahara may seem an unlikely place for a dairy farm, but about 7,000 years ago, herders tended and milked cattle in what is now desolate desert, new research shows. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : oncegreen, sahara, hosted, early, african, dairy, farms, Top Keywords

UK police find 20 cannabis farms a day Apr 30th, 2012 - 10:30h (CET +01.00) Police discovered more than 20 cannabis farms and factories in the UK every day last year, seizing drugs worth up to £100 million, figures showed on Monday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : police, find, cannabis, farms, african, dairy, farms, Top Keywords