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Canadian Oil Sands Going Nuclear Fort Mcmurray, Canada (AFP) June 26, 2007 
Petroleum companies are eyeing nuclear power to feed burgeoning oil production in Canada's oil patch, pitting ecologists against ecologists unable to agree on its climate change impact. Squeezing one barrel of oil from the Athabasca, Peace River and Cold Lake Oil Sands in western Canada requires twice as much energy as pumping it from a conventional well, according to the industry, or three time ... read more
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Russian Authorities Promise Prosperity By 2020
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 27, 2007The Russian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade spent nearly a year working on President Vladimir Putin's instructions to elaborate a socioeconomic development strategy for the period until 2020. According to the press, the strategy is ready and has been forwarded to the government. It includes three development scenarios: the inertial scenario (which is the least desirable, as it involve ... more Japan And China Struggle To Resolve Gas Dispute 
Tokyo (AFP) Jun 26, 2007Japan and China on Tuesday failed to break the deadlock in a longstanding dispute over drilling rights in the energy-rich East China Sea in their latest round of talks, officials said. The Asian rivals' one-day meeting in Tokyo, the ninth round of talks since the dialogue began in 2004, ended without tangible results and with no fresh formal proposals from either side, Japanese officials said. more Baltic And Polish Premiers To To Build A New Nuclear Power Plant 
Vilnius (SPX) Jun 27, 2007The prime ministers of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland are to sign a joint declaration on building a new nuclear power plant in Lithuania, the spokeswoman for Lithuania's premier said on Tuesday. "Premier Gediminas Kirkilas discussed the declaration with Latvian head of government Aigars Kalvitis and Estonia's Andrus Ansip during the recent EU summit in Brussels," the spokeswoman Nemira Pu ... more Gazprom Takes Over Another Gas Deposit 
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Jun 27, 2007The Russian government is making efforts to regain control of its energy resources. Last week, BP's Russian subsidiary, TNK-BP, sold the rich Kovykta gas deposit in the Irkutsk Region in Eastern Siberia, one of the largest in the world, to Russia's Gazprom. Foreign investors are taking the news with reserved optimism, because the Kovykta license could have been revoked without any compensation a ... more Co2 Burial Could Help Extract Methane From Old Coal Mines 
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jun 27, 2007Deep coal seams that are not commercially viable for coal production could be used for permanent underground storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) generated by human activities, thus avoiding atmospheric release, according to two studies published in Inderscience's International Journal of Environment and Pollution. An added benefit of storing CO2 in this way is that additional useful methane will be ... more |
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Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2007Northrop Grumman has entered the integration and test phase for the Joint High Power Solid State Laser (JHPSSL) Phase 3 program after exceeding all demonstration requirements for the first gain module, or building block, that forms the core of its 100 kW solid-state laser system. The achievement came as the company successfully completed a Critical Design Review conducted by Department of Defens ... more US Charitable Giving Sets New Record Topping Katrina Effort 
Washington (AFP) June 25, 2007US charitable giving hit a record 295.02 billion dollars in 2006 as Americans topped the philanthropic effort from major disasters a year earlier, a survey showed Monday. A report by Giving USA Foundation showed a third straight year of charity giving growth fueled in part by mega-gifts from billionaires life Warren Buffett, but also from mainstream Americans, who donated roughly two percent of ... more Organic Farms Provide A Clue For India's Struggling Farms 
New Delhi (AFP) June 25, 2007As India struggles to deal with stagnation in its crucial agricultural sector, small-scale organic farming initiatives near the capital are providing clues on how to reap healthy profits from the land. Many farmers in India, where more than 70 percent of the people depend on the land, eke out a living -- or else fall steadily into debt -- trying to grow water, fertiliser and pesticide-heavy crop ... more Scientists Call For Global Push To Advance Research In Synthetic Biology 
Oxnard CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2007With research backgrounds ranging from materials engineering to molecular biophysics, seventeen leading scientists issued a statement announcing that, much as the discovery of DNA and creation of the transistor revolutionized science, there is a new scientific field on the brink of revolutionizing our approach to problems ranging from eco-safe energy to outbreaks of malaria. That research ... more |
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Bratislava (AFP) Jun 25, 2007French state-owned electricity giant Electricite de France (EDF) is interested in building a new nuclear plant in Slovakia, the SITA news agency reported on Monday. "We would like to participate in the development of the electricity sector in Slovakia and to use our means and know how to develop new production capacity to ensure that Slovakia is self-sufficient as regards production," vice presi ... more Putin Pushes For Long-Term Energy Contracts For Black Sea States 
Istanbul (RIA Novosti) Jun 26, 2007Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday the energy markets of Black Sea littoral states should be stabilized by long-term contracts. "A secure energy supply is an increasingly important factor for progress. In this context, we propose broader use of long-term contracts as a means of strengthening the stability of Black Sea energy markets," the president said at a summit of the 12 members of ... more Schwarzenegger Hails Energy And Inclusiveness Of Sarkozy 
Paris (AFP) June 25, 2007California governor and sometime film star Arnold Schwarzenegger hailed Monday in Paris the inclusiveness of new French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his impact on international relations. "I've come back here at least a hundred times," said the man who became famous as the Terminator, after a half-hour meeting with Sarkozy. "But it's the first time I'm here as the governor of the great state of ... more New Russian Tanker Company To Develop Arctic 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 26, 2007On June 20, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree ordering the country's two largest tanker companies to be reorganized into a single corporation. The objects of the merger are 100% state-owned Sovkomflot in St. Petersburg, the country's largest tanker company by capacity, and Novoship, the second largest, in which the government owns an 87.4% stake, in Novorossiisk on the Black Sea c ... more
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