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Unlocking The Hydro Potential Of Tajikistan Washington DC (UPI) Aug 10, 2007 
Since 1991, the world has been in a mad dash for the energy resources of the Caspian, leaving out the resource-poor mountainous eastern nation Tajikistan. Sixteen years after the collapse of communism, the former Soviet republic may have the last laugh, as it sits atop immense water resources, which if properly utilized will allow it to generate surplus energy for export and negotiate lucrative ... read more
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World's largest nuke plant closed for months
Tokyo, Aug 10, 2007 UN inspectors said Friday that the world's largest nuclear plant in Japan will be closed for months, weeks after being hit by an earthquake. A mission from the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), spent four days inspecting the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant. The giant facility northwest of Tokyo caught fire and leaked a small amount of radiation following a powe ... more Total, Chevron To Work Together In Iraq As US Rebuilds Strategic Reserve 
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 10, 2007France's Total and U.S.-based Chevron have secured an agreement to work together on projects in Iraq -- a move that signals an interest that Western energy companies are preparing to enter the country. According to an article in Le Figaro, Total and Chevron have signed an agreement for the exploration and development of some of Iraq's biggest oil fields. Collaboration will commence with the Majn ... more Humans not proven to cause global warming: Australian MPs 
Sydney (AFP) Aug 13, 2007Scientists have yet to prove that human activity causes global warming, a point other planets in the solar system may exemplify, a group of Australian legislators said Monday. Warming was a recurring natural phenomenon and had been observed on other planets, including Mars, Jupiter, Pluto and Neptune, the four backbenchers said in a dissenting chapter in a parliamentary report related to cli ... more Is The Shanghai Cooperation Organization The New Warsaw Treaty Group 
Hong Kong (UPI) Aug 10, 2007The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is holding joint military exercises this week in Russia, with all six member nations participating for the first time. However, judging from the number of soldiers taking part, the significance of the maneuvers is more symbolic than practical. Less than 4,000 troops are involved in the drills dubbed Peace Mission 2007: 1,600 from China, 2,000 from Russia, 10 ... more 'Worrisome signs' for global rice crop 
Manila (AFP) Aug 10, 2007The world's top rice expert warned here Friday of "worrisome signs," with high prices for rice and fertiliser and stocks at their lowest levels for about 30 years. Robert Zeigler, director general of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), said new farm technologies were needed to replicate the gains made from the "Green Revolution," which had lifted hundreds of millions of rural A ... more |
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East Lansing MI (SPX) Aug 12, 2007Permafrost - the perpetually frozen foundation of North America - isn't so permanent anymore, and scientists are scrambling to understand the pros and cons when terra firma goes soft. Permafrost serves like a platform underneath vast expanses of northern forests and wetlands that are rooted, literally, in melting permafrost in many northern ecosystems. But rising atmospheric temperatures are acc ... more Net Energy A Useless Misleading And Dangerous Metric Says One Expert 
London UK (SPX) Aug 13, 2007As oil becomes scarce, the world needs new transportation fuels. As new fuel options develop we need means of assessing which are most effective at replacing petroleum. So far many scientists have used a measure called 'net energy'. However, Professor Bruce Dale from Michigan State University claims, "Net energy analysis is simple and has great intuitive appeal, but it is also dead wrong and dan ... more Germany And Russia Joined At The Pipe 
Berlin (UPI) Aug 10, 2007Germany's special energy relationship with Russia threatens energy security in Europe, critics say. Others argue Europe's largest economy needs to build up strong ties with Europe's biggest energy importer. Energy security has become an increasingly important topic in European politics of the past years; domestic resources of oil and gas were scarce to begin with, and they are dwindling as consu ... more Biofuels Shift Seen To Put Major Squeeze On Food Prices 
Manila (AFP) Aug 09, 2007A global shift toward renewable energy could jack up food prices by up to 80 percent as crops and farmland are diverted to producing biofuels, an international agricultural think-tank warned Thursday. Joachim von Braun, director-general of the International Food Policy Research Institute, said further crop yield improvements and increased efficiency of these alternative fuels were required if a ... more |
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East Lansing MI (SPX) Aug 10, 2007Permafrost - the perpetually frozen foundation of North America - isn't so permanent anymore, and scientists are scrambling to understand the pros and cons when terra firma goes soft. Permafrost serves like a platform underneath vast expanses of northern forests and wetlands that are rooted, literally, in melting permafrost in many northern ecosystems. But rising atmospheric temperatures a ... more Indian Village Under Water Since 1995 
Barabih, India (AFP) Aug 09, 2007Thousands of villages in India's Bihar state have been flooded for the last two weeks, but one hamlet has been under at least a foot of water for the last 12 years. Since 1995, Barabih residents have either got used to living with floods, or left. In fact about 75 percent of the population has fled, leaving behind 1,400 hardy souls. "We have been campaigning for a almost decade for the aut ... more New World Record For A Superconducting Magnet Set At National High Magnetic Field Laboratory 
Tallahassee FL (SPX) Aug 10, 2007A collaboration between the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University and industry partner SuperPower Inc. has led to a new world record for a magnetic field created by a superconducting magnet. The new record -- 26.8 tesla -- was reached in late July at the magnet lab's High Field Test Facility and brings engineers closer to realizing the National Research Council goal ... more Japan Looks To Turn Straw Into Biofuel Amid Price Crunch 
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 09, 2007Japan will study turning inedible crops such as straw into biofuel to run cars amid concern that the growing popularity of ethanol is inflating food prices, an official said Friday. Biofuels are seen as alternative clean energy resource which can reduce the dependence on Middle Eastern oil and lessen the impact on global warming. One biofuel, ethanol, is derived from sugar beets, wheat, co ... more
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