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Water Spray Latest Headache For Indonesian Mudflow Engineers Jakarta (AFP) June 20, 2007 
Indonesian experts scrambled Wednesday to deal with a massive water spray gushing from the ground near a "mud volcano" of toxic sludge on Indonesia's Java island. Ahmad Zulkarnain, the spokesman for the government team handling the disaster, said that the five-metre (16-feet) high spray began before dawn on Saturday through the floor of a restaurant in Jatirejo village, near the mudflow area. ... read more
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Banned Chinese GM Rice Protein Found In Dutch Shipment To Cyprus
The Hague (AFP) June 20, 2007The Dutch food safety authorities reported Wednesday that a banned genetically modified rice protein was found in a shipment sent to Cyprus in March. The so-called BT63 rice is genetically modified to be resistant to certain bacteria but there are concerns about for the safety of the rice for human and animal consumption, the Dutch authorities said. In March Cyprus reported that it had ... more Wines Knocked Into Carbon Reduction 
Bordeaux (AFP) France, June 20, 2007The green genie, released from its bottle, has left little untouched, and wine is at the mercy of environmental and consumer trends as much as any other consumer product. At the Vinexpo wine and spirits fair, the world's largest, held in Bordeaux every second year, interest in organic wines and environmentally friendly packaging has reached new heights, driven particularly by demand from the ... more Polluted Chinese River Hospitalises 61 
Beijing (AFP) June 20, 2007More than 60 people had to be treated in hospital for a severe skin reaction after coming into contact with a polluted Chinese river, state media reported Wednesday. The victims, who had collected dead fish or washed their clothes in the Jindong River in eastern Anhui province on Tuesday, felt a burning sensation on their skin a few hours later, Xinhua news agency reported. The report ... more Indonesia Aims To Halve Haze-Causing Fires 
Jakarta (AFP) June 20, 2007Indonesia aims to halve the number of forest fires this year in an effort to tackle the choking haze which affects the region annually, a minister said Wednesday after Southeast Asian talks on the issue. Environment ministers from Brunei, Indonesia and Singapore and deputy ministers from Malaysia and Thailand held talks in Jambi on Sumatra island to track progress on mapping out plans to reduce ... more Human Noses To Sniff Out Pollutants Across China 
Beijing (AFP) June 20, 2007A dozen people with professional "noses" are set to help in the battle against pollution in southern China by sniffing out dangerous chemicals in the air, state media said Wednesday. The team will be employed by an environmental monitoring station in Guangzhou city to detect noxious gases released by chemical and rubber factories, as well as from rubbish dumps and sewers, the China Daily said. ... more |
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Philadelphia PA (SPX) Jun 21, 2007With fuel now averaging $3.00(1) per gallon nationwide, more American consumers declare themselves (highly) concerned about high gas prices (83%) than about terrorism (62%) or the economy as a whole (69%). These are findings from the inaugural National Analysts Worldwide "Foods, Fats and Fuels" study completed in March that surveyed a nationally representative sample of 502 consumers via the ... more AREVA Launches Pre-Licensing Nuclear Power Planet Process In UK 
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 21, 2007AREVA has applied to the UK Regulators for its EPR nuclear reactor design to be considered for the forthcoming Generic Design Assessment (GDA) process. The application is accompanied by letters of support from British Energy, EDF, E.ON UK, Iberdrola, RWE npower and SUEZ, all who consider EPR to be a potential design for new build nuclear in UK. Other major utilities have also expressed serious ... more US Official Emphasizes Enforcement Role in Energy Markets 
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 21, 2007The chief enforcement officer of the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Wednesday expressed confidence that the federal government can adequately monitor the expanding physical and financial energy markets. At a Platts Energy Podium roundtable with reporters, FERC Office of Enforcement Director Susan Court emphasized the commission's enforcement efforts as members of ... more Engineers Develop Higher-Energy Liquid-Transportation Fuel From Sugar 
Madison WI (SPX) Jun 21, 2007Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air and combine it with water molecules and sunshine to make carbohydrate or sugar. Variations on this process provide fuel for all of life on Earth. Reporting in the June 21 issue of the journal Nature, University of Wisconsin-Madison chemical and biological engineering Professor James Dumesic and his research team describe a two-stage process for turning ... more |
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San Jose CA (SPX) Jun 21, 2007SunPower has announced that Morgan Stanley has agreed to own and finance solar electric power systems totaling more than four megawatts that SunPower will deploy on seven Wal-Mart facilities in California. The financing agreement was secured under the SunPower Access program, which allows SunPower customers to purchase solar-generated electricity from a SunPower financing partner as an ... more Ceradyne Opens First China Solar Energy Ceramic-Related Factory In Tianjin 
Costa Mesa CA (SPX) Jun 21, 2007Ceradyne has announced the opening ceremonies for its new 98,000 square foot factory in Tianjin, China. This newly constructed factory will produce high purity ceramic crucibles for the forming of large polysilicon ingots for use in the manufacturing of photovoltaic silicon solar cells. The opening ceremonies were attended by local and other officials as well as customers, vendors and key ... more Deli Solar USA Raises Another Round Of Private Financing 
New York NY (SPX) Jun 21, 2007Deli Solar, a substantial seller of hot water and space heating devices in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), has announced that on June 14, 2007 it raised $2.75 million in a private placement from the sale of Series A Preferred Stock and Warrants with Barron Partners L.P. as the lead investor investing $2.55 million. The investors purchased an aggregate of (i) 1,774,194 shares of ... more USW Endorses Rendell Energy Independence Strategy 
Pittsburgh (SPX) Jun 21, 2007The United Steelworkers (USW) has given a ringing endorsement to Governor Ed Rendell's Energy Independence Strategy. "The Governor's proposed Energy Independence Strategy will do much more than create a cleaner environment and help liberate our people from depending on Mideast oil, said USW International Vice President Fred Redmond, who appeared with the Governor today in the Capital Rotunda. ... more
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