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BY RACHEL JONES, in Caracas

THE OSCAR Machado Zuloaga Airport (SVCS), (NOTE – SPELLING IS CORRECT) also known as the Caracas Airport, sits on a mesa (flat-topped hill) in Charallave, a 45-minute drive from Venezuela’s capital of Caracas. The privately owned airport, flanked by manicured boulevards, provides a tranquil home for about 500 small planes.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL and DAVID HAWORTH, in Brussels

THE TOUGH fight facing the European Union (EU) auto industry to keep technically achievable, proposals for mandatory caps on CO2 emissions has become clearer this week. The European Parliament yesterday started debating proposed legislation to force carmakers to cut CO2 emissions from new models to an average of 130 grams per kilometer across the fleet by 2012, of which 120 grams per kilometer must be through improved engine technology.…

BY MONICA DOBIE, in Ottawa

COMPANIES fighting commercial crime are always on the lookout for new resources and tools to deal with the problem. Where better to look than the world’s best universities in the USA? Monica Dobie reports.

THE UNIVERSITY of Maryland’s Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice is a national and international leader in research into crime and justice.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

MANY international organisations have an impact on the fish farming sector, although with quite a narrow remit, drawing up specialist health and environmental standards for the industry, for instance. However, the UN’s Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has a broader role, with freedom to pursue a wide variety of imaginative schemes.…

BY ALAN OSBORN

DIFFERENT parts of the world have devised a wide range of regulations to promote biofuels as an answer to traditional fuels posed by supply and environmental concerns. Japan began promoting alternative fuels in the mid-70s following the oil crisis, replacing oil-powered electric generators with units driven by alternative fuels, as well as natural gas, coal and nuclear power.…

BY MONICA DOBIE

HYBRID poplar trees, grown on plantations for pulpwood may be a biofuel source of choice according to scientists from America’s Agricultural Research Service. Researchers say using hybrid poplar wood could produce a three-fold greater reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared to corn-soybean rotations.…

BY MARK ROWE

CONCERNS over the way in which soybean production takes place have led to calls for the Brazilian government to dramatically escalate its efforts to clean up the industry. Groups campaigning for a socially and environmentally responsible approach to soy production have called on the Brazilian government to speed up the process of providing satellite images that can map the scale of soy-related deforestation, and regulate the ownership of land earmarked for soy production.…

BY RACHEL JONES, in Caracas

A NUMBER of factors have contributed to a booming Latin American market in soap, perfume and cosmetics – most importantly, regional economic growth and a healthy overall GDP. Hair care is the region’s biggest seller, but an increase in life expectancy has created a growing demand for skin care products, especially those related to anti-aging and sun protection.…

BY ALAN OSBORN

DIFFERENT parts of the world have devised a wide range of regulations to promote biofuels as an answer to traditional fuels posed by supply and environmental concerns. Japan began promoting alternative fuels in the mid-70s following the oil crisis, replacing oil-powered electric generators with units driven by alternative fuels, as well as natural gas, coal and nuclear power.…

BY MONICA DOBIE

THE NUMBER of West Nile virus cases in the United States may reach epidemic proportions this year according to US government researchers after health authorities reported four times more cases than last year.
Then, there were 4,269 cases in the US.…