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Biofuels backlash in US as food costs hit home Washington (AFP) May 9, 2008 
A biofuels backlash has erupted in major ethanol producer the United States, as lawmakers and experts debate the merits of converting food to fuel to support America's age-old love affair with the automobile. With gasoline at record prices at US pumps, and soaring corn, rice and wheat costs sparking a global food crisis this year with deadly riots in several nations, some have questioned the ... read more |
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Analysis: Nigeria rebels eyes U.S. race
Abuja, Nigeria (UPI) May 09, 2008Nigerian militants are calling for former U.S. President Carter to mediate talks between rebels and the government to end hostilities in the oil-rich Niger Delta and are weighing a reported cease-fire appeal by Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama. "We are ready to call off all hostilities and hold a temporary cease-fire in honor of President Carter should the Nigerian Governmen ... more Analysis: Define 'renewable' 
The Dalles, Ore. (UPI) May 8, 2008 Crucial options were left out of last year's energy bill, advocacy groups say, and policymakers are looking to remedy the exclusion. The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 has come under fire lately, just five months after President Bush signed it into law. Most of the controversy surrounds the law's establishment of an aggressive renewable fuels standard, which requires the c ... more EDF buys land near British nuclear sites: report 
London (AFP) May 9, 2008State-owned French power company EDF, in the running for a stake in British Energy, has bought land near two existing nuclear sites in England and Wales, the Financial Times said Friday. The business daily said the firm had acquired land near Wylfa on the island of Anglesey, north Wales, and Hinckley Point, in the county of Somerset, southwest England. It assessed that the "stealthy purc ... more U.S. plans two large-scale CO2 projects 
Washington (UPI) May 7, 2008 The U.S. Department of Energy says it has awarded more than $126.6 million for its fifth and sixth large-scale carbon sequestration projects. The awards went to the West Coast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership, or WESTCARB, and the Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership, MRCSP. The Energy Department said the projects in California and Ohio will demonstrate the ability ... more Most Finns against new nuclear reactors in Finland: poll 
Helsinki (AFP) May 8, 2008More than half of Finns are opposed to the building of new nuclear reactors in the Nordic country, a poll published Thursday showed. Some 53 percent said they were against new nuclear reactor projects, while 34 percent said they supported the idea, according to the poll conducted by research company Taloustutkimus for Finnish national broadcaster YLE. Around 12 percent of those questione ... more |
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New York NY (SPX) May 09, 2008Clear Skies Solar, Inc. will provide solar power to a Riverside County, CA, dairy farm, Scott Brothers Dairy Farms. Under the $1,700,000 agreement, Clear Skies Solar will provide approximately 240 kilowatts of solar power to the dairy farm, helping it to offset its carbon footprint, reduce energy usage and save on utility costs. Construction, anticipated to commence this summer, will consi ... more MIT Building Low-Cost Solar Concentrator 
Cambridge MA (SPX) May 7, 2008 For a project that could be on the very cutting edge of renewable energy, this one is actually decidedly low tech--and that's the point. A team of students, led by mechanical engineering graduate student Spencer Ahrens, has spent the last few months assembling a prototype for a concentrating solar power system they think could revolutionize the field. It's a 12-foot-square mirrored dish capable of concentrating sunlight by a factor of 1,000, built from simple, inexpensive industrial materials selected for price, durability and ease of assembly rather than for optimum performance. ... more Suntech BIPV Solar Systems Farm In France 
Alsace, France (SPX) May 09, 2008Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. has signed an agreement with Hanau Energies SAS to supply a 4.5MW building integrated PV system (BIPV) to a farm located in Alsace, France. The project will be one of the largest BIPV installations ever built and will employ Suntech's 'Just Roof' modules to form complete weatherproof roofs on five agricultural warehouses on a farm in the Alsace region of France ... more Magnolia Optical To Assit In NASA Solar Cell Development Contract 
Woburn MA (SPX) May 09, 2008Magnolia Optical Technologies reports that it will take part in the Kopin led team that has been selected for the award of a solar cell development contract from NASA. The Phase II STTR program will develop indium nitride (InN)-based quantum dot solar cell technology. "The goal of this STTR program is to develop high-efficiency solar cells that are resistant to extreme conditions while ach ... more |
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Jakarta (AFP) May 7, 2008The death toll from a landslide in Indonesia's eastern province of Papua rose to 19 on Wednesday as bad weather forced a halt to the search for survivors, miners involved in the rescue effort said. A spokesman for Freeport Indonesia, which operates a nearby mine, said it was unclear how many people had been buried when a cliff slid down on an illegal mining operation late Monday. "As of ... more Myanmar's generals shun US aid, see risk to political power 
Washington (AFP) May 6, 2008Tsunami-hit Indonesia and earthquake-jolted Pakistan once risked a backlash from their predominantly Muslim populations and allowed in US military forces to help in relief operations. But cyclone-ravaged Myanmar's ruling military junta is suspicious of any US aid. As the cyclone's official death toll soared to 22,000, two US Navy ships are standing by off Thailand awaiting the green light fr ... more UN denies slow response to Myanmar cyclone 
United Nations (AFP) May 7, 2008UN humanitarian chief John Holmes on Wednesday defended the world body's response to the cyclone disaster in Myanmar, saying foreign aid efforts were moving ahead despite delays. "Our reaction has been reasonable in the circumstances. We need to do better ... It's the beginning," he said in response to charges that the UN response to the devastating weekend cyclone had been inadequate. ... more Rice says Myanmar crisis 'not a matter of politics' 
Washington (AFP) May 7, 2008US Secretary of State Condolezza Rice on Wednesday urged cyclone-hit Myanmar to admit international disaster relief, saying it was a humanitarian crisis rather than a political issue. "What remains is for the Burmese (Myanmar) government to allow the international community to help its people," Rice told reporters in Washington. "It should be a simple matter. It's not a matter of politic ... more
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