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Continental, Boeing And GE Announce Sustainable Biofuels Flight Demonstration Plan Houston TX (SPX) Mar 16, 2008 
Continental Airlines, Boeing and GE Aviation have announced plans to conduct a biofuels demonstration flight in the first half of 2009 in an effort to identify sustainable fuel solutions for the aviation industry. Continental is the first major U.S. carrier to announce plans to highlight technological advancements in sustainable biofuels that can help to further reduce carbon emissions. ... read more |
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PSE And G Joins Effort To Boost Efficiency Of Electric Delivery Systems
Newark NJ (SPX) Mar 17, 2008Public Service Electric and Gas has announced that it will play a leading role in the research and development of "green circuits," an initiative aimed at improving energy efficiency in the electric distribution system. New Jersey's largest utility has informed the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) that it will support its Green Circuit Initiative, an 18-month research and development ... more Blair urges binding gas cuts by all countries 
Makuhari, Japan (AFP) March 15, 2008Tony Blair on Saturday urged the world's heaviest polluters including the United States, China and India to agree to binding emissions cuts, saying failure to act on global warming would be "unforgivably irresponsible." But disagreements were out in the open as the former British prime minister took on his new role as a mediator trying to help all sides meet a deadline to draft a successor ... more Analysis: Poland, Azeris eye energy ties 
Warsaw (UPI) Mar 14, 2008Washington never tires of reminding Europe of the dangers of over-reliance on Russia as an energy source, muttering darkly that in the future the Kremlin will use its growing presence to influence European governments in a manner detrimental to their own interests. It is not an idle concern, with some analysts predicting that by 2020 Europe could be dependent on Russia for up to 70 percent of ... more Analysis: Central Asia and Gazprom 
Washington (UPI) Mar 14, 2008Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan have long chafed under Gazprom's pricing arrangements for their natural gas exports, as the energy giant has long adhered to the policy of buy cheap, sell dear. In a development fraught with ominous implications for Gazprom's Central European consumers, the leaders of the three nations recently indulged in some tough negotiations with Gazprom ... more Analysis: Nazi mines stop Egypt's oil flow 
Berlin (UPI) Mar 14, 2008The legacy of Egypt's World War II invasion by Germany hampers the country's access to potentially vast energy resources. From 1940 to 1943, soldiers led by Nazi Germany's Gen. Erwin Rommel, also dubbed the "Desert Fox," battled Allied troops all over North Africa. While Rommel's Africa Corps was eventually driven out of the continent, in Egypt, the dangerous leftovers of World War II ... more |
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New Delhi (AFP) March 16, 2008India, as an advanced developing nation, can help lead the world in renewable energy technologies to solve "the climate change crisis," former US vice president and Nobel Peace winner Al Gore said. "India has proven its capability in sectors like information technology and can be a leader in the world in developing new renewable technologies to combat climate change," Gore told reporters her ... more 60 Billion Dollars In Infrastructure Projects For Latin America 
Miami FL (SPX) Mar 17, 2008The Six Degrees Annual Latin American Leadership Forum has announced the complete list of the Top 50 strategic infrastructure projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Leadership Forum will be held in Miami, from April 1-3, 2008. The projects were selected through a rigorous six-month process, and engaged governments and private developers throughout the region. According to Yukiko ... more Sustainability And Innovative Design Honored At Third Annual CEMEX US Building Awards 
Las Vegas NV (SPX) Mar 17, 2008Sustainable and innovative projects in California and Oregon took top honors in the Third Annual CEMEX U.S. Building Awards, announced last night at a reception at the CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008 trade show in Las Vegas. From a juvenile justice center built to maximize sustainability to a ground-breaking water bypass system geared to improve the downstream migration of salmon, the projects executed the ... more Renewable Energy World Conference And Expo North America Experiences Record Growth 
Tulsa OK (SPX) Mar 17, 2008Renewable Energy World Conference and Expo North America opened in February with a standing-room only keynote with speeches by the U.S. Senate Majority Leader, presenters from GE Energy and Xcel Energy and the Mayor of Las Vegas. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev) used this national forum to make a major renewable energy address in which he called on the U.S. Congress to pass a ... more |
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Toronto, Canada (SPX) Mar 17, 2008GreenField Ethanol, Canada's largest ethanol producer, and Enerkem, a leading gasification and catalysis technology company, have signed a Binding Term Sheet outlining their plan to produce cellulosic ethanol on a commercial scale. "We are excited to work with Enerkem to make cellulosic ethanol a commercial reality in Canada," said Bob Gallant, President and CEO of GreenField Ethanol. "Can ... more China reports more than 81,000 road deaths last year 
Beijing (AFP) March 16, 2008More than 81,000 people died on China's roads last year, an average of around 223 a day, state-run press said Sunday. The 81,649 deaths was down from 89,000 in 2006 but still meant there were more fatalities on China's roads last year than anywhere else in the world, Xinhua news agency said, citing the China Automotive Technology Research Centre. "The government should attach greater ... more China Holdings Announces Biomass Renewable Energy Development 
Beijing (SPX) Mar 17, 2008China Holdings announced the Company has executed its 4th development contract with the exclusive right to develop and construct a Biomass Energy Power Generation Plant with a power capacity of 50 MW through its controlled subsidiary "China Power, Inc." with the local Ongniute Government, Inner Mongolia Province, People's Republic of China. The breakthrough brings the Company's total ... more Britain and France relaunch initiative for green VAT cuts 
Brussels (AFP) March 14, 2008Britain and France on Friday persuaded their EU partners to consider cutting value-added tax (VAT) on environmentally friendly domestic products. Speaking at the end of a two-day European summit in Brussels, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the EU leaders had made "substantial progress" on the issue. "I think people have been persuaded by the argument that we should look at this ... more
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