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US Carbon-Dioxide Emissions Fell 1.3 Percent In 2006 Washington (AFP) May 23, 2007 
US carbon-dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels fell by 1.3 percent in 2006, the federal government said Wednesday, citing weather conditions and higher energy prices as factors. US emissions from the burning of oil, natural gas and coal typically increase by one percent a year, according to the average determined by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) for the period of 1990-2006. ... read more
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Britain Launches Energy Blueprint, Stresses Importance Of Nuclear
London (AFP) May 23, 2007The British government outlined a plan for meeting future energy needs Wednesday, stressing nuclear power would likely play a key role, despite opposition from green groups. The Energy White Paper, which aims to tackle looming problems of climate change and energy security, was launched alongside a five-month public consultation on the use of nuclear power. Ministers want to increase the a ... more Valere Power's Management System Will Make Solar Power More Effective 
Richardson TX (SPX) May 24, 2007Valere Power has announced it has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration to develop a management system that will dramatically improve the efficiency of solar power systems for better power extraction. The company will use the grant funds to do basic research on the management system. The SBIR grant program was begun in 19 ... more SkyPower And SunEdison Canada Awarded Ontario Solar Power Supply Contract 
Beltsville MD (SPX) May 24, 2007Joint venture partners SkyPower and SunEdison Canada are pleased to announce the award of their first Standard Offer Contract with the Ontario Power Authority. The 9.12 megawatt solar project, to be located in Norfolk County in South-Central Ontario, will interconnect with local utility Norfolk Power. The solar park will generate enough green renewable energy to displace 9,500 metric tonne ... more PowerLight Completes 2.2 Megawatt Solar Power Plant In Korea 
Seoul, South Korea (SPX) May 24, 2007SunPower announces that its subsidiary, PowerLight Corp., has completed construction of Mungyeong SP Solar Mountain, a 2.2-megawatt solar electric power plant in Mungyeong, Korea. The plant is comprised of 10,500 panels and covers an area of approximately 43,000 square meters. PowerLight worked as a subcontractor to LG CNS Co., Ltd, by supplying solar technology and providing design and in ... more ExxonMobil Shareholders To Raise Heat On Global Warming 
Washington (AFP) May 23, 2007A group of ExxonMobil shareholders, including large public US pension funds, said Wednesday they planned to raise the heat on oil giant ExxonMobil over its climate change policies. The investors, who include the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) and the New York City Employees Retirement System among others, said they would seek to reform ExxonMobil's position on global warmi ... more |
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Tucson AZ (SPX) May 23, 2007Eco-friendly lighting company EcoLEDs.com has launched the brightest LED light bulb ever made available to consumers in the United States. Using just 10 watts and a single LED component made in the USA, the LED light uses just 1/10th the electricity of an incandescent light bulb and reduces CO2 emissions by 9,070 pounds over its life. ... more Shanghai Group Will Not Become A Military Alliance Says Russian Official 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) May 23, 2007The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will not be transformed into a military alliance, Russia's senior security official said Tuesday. The regional group, dominated by Russia and China, is widely seen as a counter to U.S. influence in resource-rich Central Asia and NATO's expansion. "The issue of transforming the organization into a military alliance has not been brought up," Security Cou ... more CO2 Emissions Increasing Faster Than Expected 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) May 23, 2007Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels - the principal driver of climate change - have accelerated globally at a far greater rate than expected over recent years, according to a paper published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The paper explains that the average growth rate of carbon dioxide emissions increased from 1.1 per cent a year in the 1990s to a ... more Burns Postpones India Visit Indefinitely As Nuke Deal Heads South 
New Delhi (ANI) May 23, 2007US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns will not be visiting India in 'near future' to help conclude the bilateral 123-Agreement, which would have ratified the 'historical' civil nuclear energy cooperation. Burns, who was expected to reach Delhi this weekend, has 'postponed his visit indefinitely' at the last moment, which has signalled that the bilateral agreement has ... more |
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London (AFP) May 23, 2007Departing Prime Minister Tony Blair put forth the case for a new generation of nuclear power stations in Britain as his government was set to publish Wednesday proposals to secure the country's energy supplies. The proposals come after the government suffered a political blow in February when the British High Court ruled that a decision last year to approve plans for new nuclear power plants was ... more Revamped, Renewed, Restarted: High Flux Isotope Reactor Back On Line 
Oak Ridge, TN (SPX) May 23, 2007The research reactor at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is back in action and better than ever. After $70 million in renovations and more than a year of meticulous system checks, ORNL's High Flux Isotope Reactor was restarted this week, taken to 10 percent power, and reached its peak power of 85 megawatts Wednesday. "The restart has gone well," said Kelly Beierschm ... more New Process Generates Hydrogen from Aluminum Alloy To Run Engines And Fuel Cells 
West Lafayette, IN (SPX) May 23, 2007A Purdue University engineer has developed a method that uses an aluminum alloy to extract hydrogen from water for running fuel cells or internal combustion engines, and the technique could be used to replace gasoline. The method makes it unnecessary to store or transport hydrogen - two major challenges in creating a hydrogen economy, said Jerry Woodall, a distinguished professor of electrical a ... more Climate Change Threatens Wild Relatives Of Key Crops 
Rome, Italy (SPX) May 22, 2007Wild relatives of plants such as the potato and the peanut are at risk of extinction, threatening a valuable source of genes that are necessary to boost the ability of cultivated crops to resist pests and tolerate drought, according to a new study released today by scientists of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). The culprit is climate change, the researchers ... more
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