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Nigeria losing $14 billion a year in oil Miami (UPI) Aug 30, 2007 
Nigeria loses $14 billion a year to oil theft, according to Stephen Hayes, the president of the Corporate Council on Africa.
The supposed monetary losses incurred by the oil-rich West African country were calculated based on the estimated number of barrels of lost production due to corruption and crime, said Hayes.
"If you are losing 600,000 barrels a day on oil at $70 a barrel ... read more
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Indian committee to review objections to US nuke deal
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 30, 2007India's foreign minister said Thursday that the Congress party-led government would set up a committee to review objections by communist allies to a controversial nuclear deal with the United States. "The operationalisation of the nuclear deal will take into account the committee's findings," foreign minister Pranab Mukherjee said in a statement after a meeting with communist parties. ... more Grain Will Not Become Oil 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Aug 31, 2007Russian Minister of Agriculture Alexei Gordeyev will discuss a possibility of creating an OPEC-like grain cartel with his colleagues from Australia in September. He said the United States is reviewing the idea, and somewhat earlier Ukraine and Kazakhstan accepted it as a rational suggestion. But agricultural experts are not too optimistic about the idea to control the production and trade in ... more OSU Sweet Biofuels Research Goes Down On The Farm 
Stillwater OK (SPX) Aug 30, 2007Oklahoma State University's sorghum-related biofuels research is taking a localized approach, with the aim of making possible the effective production of ethanol in the farmer's own field. Sweet sorghum can be grown throughout temperate climate zones of the United States, including Oklahoma. It provides high biomass yield with low irrigation and fertilizer requirements. Corn ethanol ... more Brazil's TAM Airlines Orders 1,000th Boeing 777 
Seattle WA (SPX) Aug 30, 2007Boeing has announced that an order from Brazil's TAM Airlines for four additional 777-300ERs brings to 1,003 the number of 777s ordered since the first order of the popular widebody in 1990. Today's announcement also means that, to date in 2007, Boeing has received orders for 100 of the popular 777s. TAM is Brazil's largest airline, flying both domestic and international routes. TAM ... more US Senator Lugar Speaks For Extending START-I Treaty 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Aug 30, 2007Russia and the U.S. should extend the START-I Treaty, which expires in 2009, or else negative consequences will result, U.S. senator Richard Lugar said Tuesday. "The United States and Russia must extend the START Treaty's verification and transparency elements, which will expire in 2009," Lugar told an arms control round table in Moscow. Lugar said the two countries should also introduce ... more |
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
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Blacksburg VA (SPX) Aug 29, 2007Streams, lakes, and bays may soon be cleaner thanks to an innovative approach to managing stormwater runoff being developed at Virginia Tech and funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). A novel software application will help engineers and planners select the most efficient and site specific methods - called "Best Management Practices" (BMPs) ... more Researchers Clone Aluminum-Tolerance Gene In Sorghum, Boost For Crop Yields In Developing World 
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 30, 2007When soils are too acidic, aluminum that is locked up in clay minerals dissolves into the soil as toxic, electrically charged particles called ions, making it hard for most plants to grow. In fact, aluminum toxicity in acidic soils limits crop production in as much as half the world's arable land, mostly in developing countries in Africa, Asia and South America. Now, Cornell researchers ... more Working Assets Wireless First US Mobile Company To Offer Solar Powered Charger 
San Francisco CA (SPX) Aug 30, 2007Working Assets Wireless has announced it is offering the Solio, the first solar-powered charger offered by a mobile phone company in the United States. The hybrid charger by Better Energy Systems accepts power from the sun or a wall socket, and is part of Working Assets' effort to help people make a difference for the environment and reduce climate change. For a limited time, the solar ... more Analysis: Venezuelan energy chief fined 
Miami (UPI) Aug 29, 2007 Venezuela's chief energy official, Rafael Ramirez, was fined recently for instructing employees at the country's state-run energy firm to support President Hugo Chavez, the latest in a series of developments that some experts say illustrates the president's quest to wrest full control of the sector. Last week Venezuela's National Election Council fined Ramirez nearly $9,000 for ... more |
ENERGY TECH
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Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Aug 30, 2007Octillion has announced plans to bolster its management team with expertise in commercial solar and photovoltaic technologies on the heels of recent significant achievements in the research and development of the Company's first-of-its-kind transparent glass window capable of generating electricity. "The last few quarters have been very exciting for Octillion, having achieved and ... more US casts doubt on global carbon market 
Vienna (AFP) Aug 29, 2007The US delegate to a United Nations conference on climate change cast doubt Wednesday about the creation of a global carbon market to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. "It's unclear when and if there's going to be a global carbon market," Harlan Watson, the head of the US delegation, told a press conference in Vienna. The European Union as well as US allies such as Australia and ... more Go Green Swimming Pools With Clear Water 
Phoenix AZ (SPX) Aug 30, 2007AquavidaPools.com is in full swing with a variety of Alternative and Low Energy Efficient products for pool owners looking to "Go Green". The benefits to Go Green are trendy but owners can now become less dependent on high output products using outdated technologies. "Almost every manufacturer has developed enhanced products with low Amperage or Solar pumps to decrease energy bills from ... more Oil Imports And Oil Prices Drive US To Increase Renewable Energy Capacity 
Palo Alto CA (SPX) Aug 30, 2007Faced with rising oil imports and mounting concerns over the environment, the U.S. and Canadian governments will undertake proactive initiatives to reduce their dependency on fossil fuels. In January 2007, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Clean Energy Act. When enforced, this legislation expects to transfer more than $14 billion from certain subsidies to investments in clean energy. ... more
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