| Cloud seeding for rain is a growth area in U.S. Government agencies and utilities throughout the U.S. spend an estimated $15 million a year on cloud seeding, and the number of projects has jumped by nearly a third in the last decade. msnbc.msn.com |
Senator pleads with landholder to end hunger strike The National Senate Leader, Barnaby Joyce, wants the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, to convince a New South Wales Monaro farmer to end a long hunger strike. abc.net.au |
Thursday's forecast: Wet, wintry for Eastern USA Wet and active weather is expected to develop across the eastern USA on New Year's Eve. rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Cadia expansion sparks water worries The New South Wales Government has approved plans to develop the nation's largest underground gold mine near Orange in the state's central west. abc.net.au |
Australia's first wave energy plant on track Australia's first wave energy plant, off Perth's Garden Island, is expected to be completed by early next year. abc.net.au |