| Michigan tea partiers launch surprise push By KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN 2010-08-26T18:46:23ZLANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan Republican Party Chairman Ron Weiser talks enthusiastically about welcoming tea party supporters into the GOP, but he wasn't planning to give them his seat at the state convention.... hosted.ap.org |
Biotech Company to Patent Fuel-Secreting Bacterium The organism can grow in bodies of water unfit for drinking on land that is useless for farming, the company says. feeds.nytimes.com |
Whale carcass sparks shark attack fears Swimmers and surfers are being warned to keep their distance from a dead beached whale near Bulli, on the New South Wales south coast, to avoid shark attacks. abc.net.au |
Row over shipping emissions plan Environmentalists at the UN climate talks in Tianjin have criticised big developing nations for blocking plans for efficiency standards on shipping. bbc.co.uk |
Krill kill leaves scientists guessing A 20-year study shows worrying results about the decline of krill, a form of plankton, in the Southern Ocean. abc.net.au |