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NGO Warns Of Explosion Risk At Russian Nuclear Storage Oslo (AFP) June 01, 2007 
A Russian nuclear waste storage facility on the Kola Peninsula runs the risk of exploding soon due to severe corrosion on three tanks, the Norwegian environmental organisation Bellona warned on Friday. "The risk of an uncontrolled chain reaction in the storage facility is imminent," Bellona, which works with nuclear contamination on the Kola Peninsula in northern Russia, said in a statement.
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Kenyan Ingenuity Takes A Byte Out Of E-Waste
Nairobi (AFP) June 03, 2007Subjected nightly to his wife's soap opera fetish, used-computer refurbisher Norman Mutunga began to look desperately for a way out. From the corner of his eye, Mutunga -- whose single television set is a luxury -- glimpsed a blank computer screen and an idea to solve both his company's problem with excess monitors and end to his own torture. With the help of a colleague, Mutunga hatched a ... more Climate Change Burning Issue At G8 Summit As US Claims Leadership Role 
Paris (AFP) June 03, 2007George W. Bush's 11th-hour initiative on climate change has severely roiled international waters, threatening to plunge the G8 summit of industrialised economies starting Wednesday into a stormy debate over how best to keep the planet from overheating. The US president's call for a "new framework" in which the world's biggest carbon polluters will set long-term goals for curbing greenhouse ... more Centex Homes Offers Sharp Solar Electricity Systems In New Home Development 
Naples FL (SPX) Jun 04, 2007Centex Homes will offer solar electricity systems from Sharp, the world's leading provider of solar cells, on 89 homes in The Quarry, a new community north of Naples, Florida. Sharp solar systems will be offered on several single-family and estate homes in two "solar neighborhoods" within The Quarry community, designed to augment the power supplied to each home from the grid. "Centex is co ... more Australia Sets Carbon Trading Date In 2012 But Prefers An Aspirational Target Only 
Sydney (AFP) June 03, 2007Prime Minister John Howard announced Sunday that Australia, one of the worst per-capita polluters in the world, will launch a domestic carbon trading scheme in 2012 to fight global warming. But Howard warned that capping the carbon dioxide belched out by coal-fired power stations could seriously hurt the economy and Australia might have to turn in part to previously shunned nuclear energy. ... more GE's Jenbacher Engine Powers Commercial Landfill Gas Conversion Plant Supplying Fuel For Public Vehicles 
Atlanta GA (SPX) Jun 04, 2007A GE Energy ecomagination-certified Jenbacher landfill gas engine is powering the world's first commercial landfill gas (LFG)-to-liquid natural gas (LNG) conversion facility designed to create alternative fuel for vehicles. The LNG produced at the new facility is primarily targeted to be used as fuel for mass transit and other large vehicle fleets in the Los Angeles, Calif. region. Accordi ... more |
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Honolulu HI (AFP) Jun 01, 2007US Defense Secretary Robert Gates called on China Thursday to explain its intentions in undertaking a major military buildup that the Pentagon warns is altering the military balance in the region. "There is no question that the Chinese are building significant capacity," Gates said. "Our concern is over their intent." Gates spoke to reporters during a stopover here on his way to Singapore ... more Space-Inspired Garden Takes Top Prize At UK's Chelsea Garden Show 
London UK (SPX) Jun 01, 2007Sarah Eberle, designer of "600 Days with Bradstone," consulted with ESA human spaceflight experts to perfect her award-winning garden. Her garden, intended to realistically model what might be used in a future human habitation on Mars, won a Gold Medal last week at the Chelsea Flower Show, operated by the UK's Royal Horticultural Society. "600 Days with Bradstone" was also named 'Best Show Garde ... more Satellites Track Human Exposure To Fine Particle Pollution 
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 01, 2007When it comes to air pollution, the smallest size can do the most harm. More than a decade ago, a pioneering study by Harvard's School of Public Health showed that one of the most dangerous forms of air pollution is particulate matter 10 microns (about 0.0004 inch) or less in size. Called PM 10, this tiny airborne debris is a product of burning fossil fuels. It can be found wherever there are ca ... more Bush Pushes New Climate Change Plan 
Washington (AFP) May 31, 2007US President George W. Bush said Thursday he would urge major industrialized nations at a summit next week to join a new global framework for fighting climate change after the Kyoto Protocol lapses. Environmental groups immediately criticized the plan as vague and based on non-binding limits on the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, but Britain and Germany hailed the move as an importan ... more |
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Washington (AFP) May 31, 2007The United States on Thursday again blamed "some technical issues" for delays in a nuclear energy deal with India but insisted it was still "committed" to the unprecedented agreement. "I can't give you a sense on the final timing, but, look, the government's clearly committed to it," White House spokesman Tony Snow said as negotiators from both sides held talks in New Delhi. Chief US negot ... more Putin Says No Link Between Energy And Foreign Policy 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) May 31, 2007Russia's president said Thursday his country did not link its energy policy with political cooperation with its partners. Vladimir Putin told a news conference following talks with his Greek counterpart, Karolos Papoulias, "Our position is open, absolutely transparent and market-based for all our partners, regardless of current political relations." "In our economic relations, we intend to ... more Single Spinning Nuclei In Diamond Offer A Stable Quantum Computing Building Block 
Boston MA (SPX) Jun 01, 2007Surmounting several distinct hurdles to quantum computing, physicists at Harvard University have found that individual carbon-13 atoms in a diamond lattice can be manipulated with extraordinary precision to create stable quantum mechanical memory and a small quantum processor, also known as a quantum register, operating at room temperature. The finding brings the futuristic technology of quantum ... more Spectacular Growth Of The Green Energy Market 
London (SPX) Jun 01, 2007The Green Energy sector is growing at breathtaking speed, driven by the challenges of climate change, surely unprecedented in our time. Globally, it has already become a multi-billion dollar industry, with very high growth potential which is attracting record investment. Over the last few years, eco-industries in the European Union have grown to such an extent that they have now become a promine ... more
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