Walhi Bagikan 1.200 Bibit Mahoni
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Palembang (ANTARA News) – Dalam memperingati hari bumi sedunia, Wahana Lingkungan Hidup (Walhi) Sumatra Selatan membagikan 1.200 bibit pohon mahoni kepada warga yang melintasi perempatan lampu merah, Charitas Palembang, Sumsel, Kamis. Manager Pengembangan Sumberdaya Organisasi Walhi Sumsel, Hadi Jatmiko mengatakan, pembagian bibit pohon mahoni …
Pemerintah Pusat Penuhi Komitmen Terkait WOC
Jakarta – Gubernur Sulawesi Utara SH Sarundajang mengatakan bahwa pemerintah pusat telah memenuhi semua komitmennya terkait dengan persiapan pelaksanaan World Ocean Conference (WOC) dan CTI Summit di Manado, 11-15 Mei 2009. Hal itu dikemukakan oleh SH Sarundajang di Kantor Kepresidenan Jakarta, Rabu, seusai melaporkan kesiapan …
Unregulated Biofuel Crops Pose Invasive Pest Risk
ScienceDaily — Researchers with the University of Hawaii Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit have examined the impact of unregulated planting of biofuel crops for their potential invasiveness and raised concerns about their impacts on Hawaii’s environment. Their findings conclude that biofuel crops proposed for use in …
Viruses Can Turn Harmless E. Coli Dangerous
ScienceDaily — For her doctorate, Camilla Sekse studied how viral DNA can be transmitted from pathogenic to non-pathogenic E. coli. Viruses that infect bacteria in this way are called bacteriophages. Her findings reveal that such transmission of bateriophage between bacteria can occur, and that in …
Secret To Night Vision Found In DNA’s Unconventional ‘Architecture’
ScienceDaily — Researchers have discovered an important element for making night vision possible in nocturnal mammals: the DNA within the photoreceptor rod cells responsible for low light vision is packaged in a very unconventional way, according to a report in the April 17th issue of …
Kredit Bermasalah, Penyebab dan Dampaknya
Data terbaru Bank Indonesia (BI) mengungkapkan bahwa kualitas kredit perbankan cenderung mengalami pembusukan. Indikasinya terlihat sangat jelas dari peningkatan kredit macet atau non-performing loan (NPL). Sampai dengan pertengahan Maret 2009, nominal NPL perbankan sudah mencapai Rp54 triliun, meningkat sebesar Rp12 triliun dari semula Rp42 triliun …
Australia Alami Resesi Ekonomi
Brisbane, (ANTARA News) – Australia telah memasuki masa resesi ekonomi dan pemerintah federal memberi sinyal kuat bahwa anggaran negara yang akan disampaikan Mei 2009 berisi paket stimulus ekonomi ketiga untuk menanggulangi resesi, demikian laporan media Australia, Rabu. Kejatuhan Australia ke dalam resesi ekonomi itu telah …
Turmeric: India’s ‘Holy Powder’ Finally Reveals Its Centuries-old Secret
ScienceDaily — Scientists in Michigan are reporting discovery of the secret behind the fabled healing power of the main ingredient in turmeric — a spice revered in India as “holy powder.” In the study, Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy and colleagues point out that turmeric has been used …
