Stepping Up Efforts To Push Through IPI Gas Project
Gujarat, India (ANI) May 08, 2007
India on Monday said it was trying hard for a speedy realization of a planned 7.4-billion-dollar trans-nation Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project. Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said that though the three concerned parties were trying hard to arrive at a solution, it was, however, to early to say anything on it.
"We are trying very hard to push through the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipe ... read more
Bush Rings Manmohan To Discuss Nuclear Deal And WTO Talks
New Delhi, India (ANI) May 08, 2007
US President George W Bush today made a telephone call to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and discussed about the ongoing bilateral negotiations on finalisation of the 123 agreement the successful of which would ratify the civilian nuclear energy cooperation between the two countries.
Both the leaders "expressed happiness at the strengthening of the bilateral relations and reviewed devel ... more
Thorium Reactors Integral To Indian Energy Independence
Athens, Greece (ANI) May 08, 2007
Speaking to scientists and academicians at the National Centre for Scientific Research at Demokritos, Athens, on Friday, President A.P.J.Abdul Kalam said that "energy independence is India's first and highest priority." Kalam also advocated the need for using thorium reactors for the country, saying, "India has to go for nuclear power generation in a big way using thorium-based reactors. Thoriu ... more
Duke Energy Adds Energy Efficiency To Nuclear, Coal, Natural Gas And Renewables
Charlotte NC (SPX) May 08, 2007
Duke Energy Carolinas has filed a far-reaching energy efficiency plan with the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) that makes energy efficiency the company's "fifth fuel" in meeting customer demand, along with advanced nuclear, clean coal, natural gas and renewable energy.
"We are proposing an innovative approach to help meet growing customer demand with new and creative ways to sav ... more
Wal-Mart Announces Solar Power Pilot Project
Bentonville AR (SPX) May 08, 2007
Wal-Mart Stores have announced a major purchase of solar power from three solar power providers, BP Solar, SunEdison LLC, and PowerLight, a subsidiary of SunPower Corporation, for 22 combined Wal-Mart stores, Sam's Clubs and a distribution center in Hawaii and California. As part of a pilot project to determine solar power viability for Wal-Mart, the total solar power production from the 22 site ... more
United Solar Ovonic Receives Order For Photovoltaic Products From Unimetal In Italy
Auburn Hills MI (SPX) May 08, 2007
United Solar Ovonic, a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices, has announced that it has received two orders totaling over $ 5.8 million of photovoltaic (PV) products from Unimetal S.p.A to be delivered before September 2007. Unimetal, a supplier of sheet metal roofing materials based in Torre San Giorgio, Italy, will integrate the unique UNI-SOLAR flexible solar products in its st ... more
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New Layered-Layered Materials For Rechargeable Lithium Batteries
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Indonesia Prosecutors Challenge Newmont Verdict
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From Illusions To Reality In The Former Soviet Republics
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US Control Strategies May Make Flu Epidemics Worse
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 07, 2007
Regular as clockwork, the flu arrives every year. And, according to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 5 to 20 percent of the U.S. population on average will come down with it. About 36,000 people will die. But among health experts, a bigger concern than the seasonal flu is an outright flu pandemic, such as a human strain of avian flu. And officials say it is not a question ... more
Scientists Retrieve Pristine Record of the Continent's Climate Cycles From Beneath Antarctica's Ross Sea
Lincoln NE (SPX) May 07, 2007
Frequent climate fluctuations on the world's southernmost continent have been so extreme over the past 5 million years that Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf, a floating slab of ice the size of France, oscillated in size dramatically, and perhaps even disappeared for periods of time when the West Antarctic Ice Sheet may have been smaller, according to scientists engaged in an unprecedented internation ... more
Light Sticks May Lure Turtles To Fishing Lines
Chapel Hill NC (SPX) May 07, 2007
Chapel Hill NC (SPX) May 07, 2007
Thousands of loggerhead turtles die every year when they get tangled or hooked in commercial fishing longlines meant for tuna or swordfish. New research suggests a possible reason why turtles swim into the lines. The glowing light sticks that lure fish to longlines also attract turtles, according to a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study.
Th ... more
Science Triumphs Over Politics At UN Climate Change Meeting
Bangkok (AFP) May 05, 2007
Science had a rare victory over politics at this week's UN climate change conference, after a united call for action emerged despite fierce debate over how to best tackle global warming. The UN's top body on climate change on Friday released a report approved by delegates from 120 nations, laying out how the world could avoid the worst impacts of global warming with minimal economic damage.
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Despite Perils UN Report Upbeat On Climate Change
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Question Marks Over Commitment By China Climate Change Mitigation
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Sarkozy Urges Action On Global Warming
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Russia Ready To Modernize Slovakia Nuclear Facilities
Moscow (RIA Novosti) May 07, 2007
Russia is ready to help Slovakia modernize its Soviet-designed nuclear power facilities, the president said opening negotiations with the Slovak premier Friday. Russia won a tender in December 2003 to supply nuclear fuel to all the four operating power units in Slovakia until 2010 under a $200-million contract. "Russia is not only a fuel supplier to Slovakia but it is also willing to help modern ... more
North Korea To Import Solar Power To Give Soldiers TV
Tokyo (AFP) May 06, 2007
North Korea's rulers are to import solar power from the West so that its soldiers can watch television and use computers when in barracks, a press report said Sunday. The energy poor nation has acted after communist leader Kim Jong-Il toured a military unit last year and found that power shortages were stopping soldiers from watching programmes, the major Japanese daily Mainichi reported.
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China Taps North Korea Resources
Seoul (UPI) May 04, 2007
China has sharply expanded its business ventures in North Korea in recent years, tapping into the country's natural resources as it seeks to boost its leverage over the communist state, South Korea's state-run think tank says. What's more, China will exploit its impoverished neighbor further in future -- Beijing sees Pyongyang as a potential part of its northeastern area, bordering Russia or Mon ... more
The Physics Of Utensils
College Park MD (SPX) May 07, 2007
More details on Bloomfield's article
American Institute of Physics
Whether you're cooking dinner or eating it, the knives, spoons, and forks you're using are probably made of steel. It's ... more
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NATO Urges Russia Not To Abandon Arms Treaty
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Indigenous Groups Seek Millions From Credit Suisse Over Timber Deal
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