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Some 80.5 million acres of biotech corn are planted _ about 40 percent of the country 's crop _ though much of that is used for animal feed.In all , about 136.5 million acres of the nation 's 445 million acres of farmland was under biotech cultivation last year , an increase of 10 percent over 2005 plantings.Clive James , head of the advocacy group that prepared the report , said he expected more genetically engineered corn seed to be planted this year because of the recent boom in ethanol production . The diet is composed of the house of representatives , a body of 480 members elected for terms of four years , approximately three fifths of which are chosen by single-seat constituencies and the rest proportionally ; and the house of councilors , having 252 members elected for terms of six years . " One thing I can tell you is Barbaro had many , many good days , " Richardson said , choking with emotion . The reactor has been taken off-line , " the Emergency Situations Ministry said in a statement.The Balakovo plant was the site of a false alarm in late 2004 , when a turbine malfunction prompted a shutdown and rumors of a major accident sparked panic among nearby residents.Russian lawmakers recently passed legislation to restructure the country 's nuclear power sector , which includes 31 reactors at 10 nuclear power plants , accounting for about 17 percent of electricity generation.President Vladimir Putin has pledged to build another 42 atomic reactors by 2030 and increase the proportion of electricity generation produced by nuclear plants to about 25 percent.Environmental groups have criticized government plans to keep older model nuclear plants operational , saying that graphite reactors like the one that exploded in Chernobyl and other types have serious safety flaws.About half of Russia 's nuclear reactors are of the graphite and older models . and Gongju city in South Chungcheong prov ., with construction to begin in 2007 and the relocation to be completed by 2030 . " One nearby resident , Brad Botwin of Derwood , has created a Web site and circulated a flier urging his neighbors to " tell Ike and his trailers to take a hike . And its reports must be unanimous , approved by 154 governments _ including the United States and oil-rich countries such as Saudi Arabia.Pachauri said the report would make " significant advances " over the 2001 report , addressing gaps in that document , reducing uncertainties and adding new knowledge about past changes in climate.As the panel meets , awareness of the consequences of climate change is growing.Last week , President Bush referred to global warming as an established fact , after years of arguing that not enough was known about its causes to do anything about it.Indonesia 's environment minister warned Monday that rising sea levels could inundate some 2,000 of his country 's more than 18,000 islands by 2030.And new data released Monday by the U.N. Environment Program said 30 reference glaciers lost about 2.2 feet in thickness on average in 2005 , for a total loss of 34.6 feet on average since 1980.Activists want to ensure that consumers and governments do n't sit and wait for the world to get warmer.Just a few hundred yards from the conference at UNESCO headquarters , Greenpeace activists strung a banner across the Eiffel Tower to urge swifter action against global warming , reading " It 's Not Too Late . " One of the advantages of McCain-Feingold is that it 's clear , " said Trevor Potter , an adviser to Sen. John McCain ( R-Ariz .