But despite longstanding treaty commitments to help poor countries deal with warming, these industrial powers are spending just tens of millions of dollars on ways to limit climate and coastal hazards in the world's most vulnerable regions - most of them close to the equator and overwhelmingly poor. But despite longstanding treaty commitments to help poor countries deal with warming, these industrial powers are spending just tens of millions of dollars on ways to limit climate and coastal...

The refining process was complex; it involved separating rough grains from the industrial waste known as molasses, usually dumped in the sea. When beet sugar began threatening the cane market in the 19th century, Martinique producer Homre Clment had the idea to squeeze fresh cane and ferment the juice as if it was wine before distilling. But beyond the cachet and the H, is rhum truly a different beast from plain old rum? To find out, I set off on a course of research armed only with hot...

Bush, Big Three brainstorm in Oval Office meeting By JUSTIN HYDE Detroit Free Press WASHINGTON President Bush on Monday reiterated his support for expanding the use of ethanol and other renewable fuels for cars and trucks in a meeting with the heads of Detroit's automakers, who are committed to making half of all new vehicles flex-fuel capable by 2012. Bush, Big Three brainstorm in Oval Office meeting By JUSTIN HYDE Detroit Free Press WASHINGTON President Bush on Monday reiterated his...

To decide the level of scrutiny a plant should get, the "risk-based" system will consider the type of product and the plant's record of food safety violations. No timetable has been set for shifting to the new inspection system, although the Agriculture Department is expected to release one within the next few weeks. Agriculture Department officials say the agency's 7,500 food safety inspectors conducted about 9.2 million inspections at about 6,000 plants last year. Recently, large batches...

Miscanthus is one of the leading candidates for dedicated energy crops for production of biofuels such as ethanol from lignocellulosic plant material. Mendel has relationships with leading agricultural, forestry and horticulture companies for the commercialization of improved seed and plant products, including Monsanto. Mendel is developing new seed products for the emerging bioenergy market, focused on seeds and feedstock products for the cellulosic ethanol industry. This acquisition...