Recycling Wind Turbines
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 24, 2007
The development of wind power promises much in terms of providing us with renewable energy for the future and wind turbines could be the most effective way to harness that power. Danish researchers now suggest that in order to assess the overall environmental impact of wind power, however, the finite lifespan of wind turbines and the need to replace and recycle them must be taken into account. S ... read more
Nuclear energy to be key in low-carbon energy policy: Brussels
Brussels (AFP) Sept 21, 2007
Nuclear power will remain a key element as the world seeks to move toward low carbon energy, the European Commission said Friday, announcing a new forum for nuclear energy research.
The Sustainable Nuclear Energy Technology Platform will bring together industry and researchers to draw up a strategy "to prepare for the future and maintain European leadership in this sector," the EU's executiv ... more
Yemen discusses nuclear reactor with US, Canadian firms
Sanaa (AFP) Sept 22, 2007
Yemen will hold talks with US and Canadian investors on funding construction of a nuclear reactor in the Arabian peninsula country, Energy and Electricity Minister Mustafa Bahran said Saturday.
The negotiations, to be held in Sanaa next week, aim at "a final agreement between the two sides" on launching the project to produce 5,000 megawatts of electricity and desalinate sea water, he told t ... more
Radio Wave Cooling Offers New Twist On Laser Cooling
Gaithersburg MD (SPX) Sep 24, 2007
Visible and ultraviolet laser light has been used for years to cool trapped atoms-and more recently larger objects-by reducing the extent of their thermal motion. Now, applying a different form of radiation for a similar purpose, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have used radio waves to dampen the motion of a miniature mechanical oscillator containing more ... more
China's Chery group matures into global auto player
Wuhu, China (AFP) Sept 23, 2007
China's Chery Auto sales vice president Jin Yibo remembers when the roof in the president's office had a leak so big that they had to put out buckets to collect the water.
"Those were tough times," said Jin, shaking his head in disbelief as he recalled Chery's humble beginnings 10 years ago.
It was March 1997, and the firm based in Anhui, one of China's poorest rural provinces, had been ... more
Analysis: Turkmenistan and trans-Caspian
Washington (UPI) Sep 21, 2007
The death last December of Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov set off a renewed feeding frenzy among Western energy companies eager to exploit Turkmenistan's energy reserves.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said U.S.-Turkmen relations had turned a "new page" as the United States sent 15 delegations to Ashgabat to confer with new Turkmen President Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov. T ... more
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ENERGY TECH
Analysis: Energy security and unbundling
WOOD PILE
Cheung Yan: Dragon queen of waste paper
SUPERPOWERS
Analysis: Berlin and Paris move apart
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Helping The Carbon Nanotube Industry Avoid Mega-Mistakes Of The Past
Washington, DC (SPX) Sep 21, 2007
A new analysis of by-products discharged to the environment during production of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) - expected to become the basis of multibillion-dollar industries in the 21st Century - has identified cancer-causing compounds, air pollutants, and other substances of concern, researchers reported here today at the 234th national meeting of the American Chemical Society.
Study co-autho ... more
New Microsensor Measures Volatile Organic Compounds In Water And Air On-Site
Atlanta GA (SPX) Sep 20, 2007
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a miniature sensor that uses polymer membranes deposited on a tiny silicon disk to measure pollutants present in aqueous or gaseous environments. An array of these sensors with different surface coatings could be used during field-testing to rapidly detect many different chemicals.
Since this new sensor allows water and a ... more
Pollution Causes 40 Percent Of Deaths Worldwide
Ithaca, NY (SPX) Sep 21, 2007
About 40 percent of deaths worldwide are caused by water, air and soil pollution, concludes a Cornell researcher. Such environmental degradation, coupled with the growth in world population, are major causes behind the rapid increase in human diseases, which the World Health Organization has recently reported. Both factors contribute to the malnourishment and disease susceptibility of 3.7 billio ... more
On climate change, US vies to come in from the cold
Washington (AFP) Sept 20, 2007
The United States appears to have crept in from the cold on the climate change debate but still opposes the sort of painful action that scientists say is needed to avert a potential disaster.
President George W. Bush intends to address a September 27-28 gathering of 16 nations in Washington on how best to combat global warming, which he now accepts to be a "serious challenge."
But while ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR
Japan nuclear body can't say when damaged plant to restart
ENERGY TECH
Analysis: Angolan oil piques interest
ENERGY TECH
Analysis: Oil pollution in the Caspian
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Cellulose-Munching Microbe At Heart Of New Bioethanol Company
Amherst MA (SPX) Sep 21, 2007
The search for greener alternatives to fossil fuels has led to a major investment in a microbe that converts plant matter into ethanol. Dubbed the "Q microbe," the bacterium has been the focus of University of Massachusetts Amherst microbiologist Susan Leschine's work for the past decade. Now it's taking center stage at SunEthanol, a new Amherst-based biofuels technology company.
Noted for ... more
Climate poker: Who's bidding what
Paris (AFP) Sept 20, 2007
A key UN conference taking place in Bali, Indonesia, from December 3-14, is tasked with launching a roadmap for negotiations for strengthening action against global warming.
The ultimate goal: A new agreement for reducing global greenhouse-gas emssions from the end of 2012, when the Kyoto Protocol's first round of commitments expires.
This year has seen a flurry of meetings ahead of the ... more
Military links between Australia, Japan, US worry Russia: official
Moscow (AFP) Sept 19, 2007
Growing military cooperation between Australia, Japan and the United States is worrying Moscow, as is work on US-Japanese missile defence cooperation, a top foreign ministry official said in an interview Wednesday.
"The strengthening of US-Australian-Japanese ties has got our attention.... Narrow alliances, especially tight military-political unions, are a worry," Deputy Foreign Ministry Ale ... more
Yam Bean A Nearly Forgotten Crop
Madison WI (SPX) Sep 20, 2007
The Yam bean originated where the Andes meet the Amazon and is locally grown in South and Central America, South Asia, East Asia and the Pacific. It is produced in three species which are called the Amazonian, Mexican and Andean. Interbreeding of the bean has resulted in fertile and stable hybrids. This gives it potential to be reclassified as a single species, provide high quality food producti ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Malaysia's Smart Satellite Teleport Plays Role In Tsunami Warning
FROTH AND BUBBLE
International Team Shows Mercury Concentrations In Fish Respond Quickly To Increased Deposition
FARM NEWS
Grazing Land Management For Better Beef And Reef
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