Pollution 'matter of life or death': HK leader
Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 11, 2007
Hong Kong's leader said Thursday tackling pollution in the territory was "a matter of life and death" and conceded that failing to do so would harm the city's competitiveness in the long term.
Speaking following his annual policy address Wednesday, Chief Executive Donald Tsang pledged to improve air quality by the time he leaves office in 2012 and said he expected the full backing of China's ... read more
New Membrane Strips Carbon Dioxide From Natural Gas Faster And Better
Austin TX (SPX) Oct 12, 2007
A modified plastic material greatly improves the ability to separate global warming-linked carbon dioxide from natural gas as the gas is prepared for use, according to engineers at The University of Texas at Austin who have analyzed the new plastic's performance.
Like a sponge that only soaks up certain chemicals, the new plastic permits carbon dioxide or other small molecules to go throug ... more
Estonia completes secure storage facility for Soviet-era reactors
Tallinn (AFP) Oct 11, 2007
Estonian authorities said Thursday they had finished rebuilding a secure facility meant to prevent potential leaks from two mothballed nuclear reactors and radioactive waste left by the Soviet navy.
The upgraded facility at a former Soviet military base in the Estonian coastal town of Paldiski is meant to provide safe storage for the next 50 years, after which the reactors are to be dismantl ... more
China, Japan meet on long-running East China Sea dispute
Beijing (AFP) Oct 11, 2007
Chinese and Japanese officials met in Beijing on Thursday for a fresh round of talks on resolving a dispute over rival claims in the energy-rich East China Sea, a government spokesman said.
The Asian rivals, two of the world's largest energy importers, are locked in a long-running disagreement over the boundaries of their territorial waters and have held regular bilateral talks on the issue ... more
Analysis: Nigeria looks for outside help?
Miami (UPI) Oct 11, 2007
Nigeria's vice president has asked the United Nations to assist the government's efforts to stop the flow of illegal arms to the oil-rich Niger Delta, though he stressed Abuja did not want to internationalize the issue.
Speaking to officials Monday, Vice President Jonathan Goodluck said U.N. help was essential to tackle the problems of arms coming into the delta and falling into the han ... more
Chlamy Genome Holds Clues For Renewable Energy, The Environment And Human Health
Twin Cities MN (SPX) Oct 12, 2007
University of Minnesota researchers contributed to a national effort to sequence the genome of an ancient, one-celled organism that will help advance research in a broad range of areas, from biofuels to restoring the environment to understanding a variety of human diseases.
The organism, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, known affectionately as "Chlamy," has long fascinated scientists because it ... more
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ENERGY TECH
Analysis: The Caspian's division
SPACEMART
Interest In Space Wanes Despite America's Space Dependency
RAY GUNS
Northrop Grumman Begins Integrating Megawatt-Class Laser Onto MDA's Airborne Laser Aircraft
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Walker's World: Fixing global finance
Washington (UPI) Oct 10, 2007
The global economy is under new management, if those somewhat battered institutions the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund may be said to play such a managerial role.
Certainly nobody else is doing the job. The Group of Seven finance ministers' meetings hardly qualify. So long as they exclude the finance ministers of key emerging markets like China, India and Brazil, they ar ... more
NAS Report Offers New Tools To Assess Health Risks From Chemicals
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 11, 2007
Determining how thousands of chemicals found in the environment may be interacting with the genes in your body to cause disease is becoming easier because of a new field of science called toxicogenomics. A new report issued today by the National Academies of Sciences (NAS) recognizes the importance of toxicogenomics in predicting effects on human health and recommends the integration of toxicoge ... more
For Japanese automakers, the future's green and groovy
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 10, 2007
Forget horsepower, top speed and miles per gallon. The cars of the future are all about making drivers feel warm, fuzzy and less guilty about damaging the planet.
Japanese automakers have taken the wraps off a clutch of futuristic new concept cars that put the emphasis on funky designs, low emissions and a new level of interaction between humans and their vehicles.
Among them is Toyota M ... more
EA And BP Collaborate To Include Climate Education In SimCity Societies
Redwood City CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2007
Electronic Arts and BP have collaborated to include climate change education within SimCity(TM) Societies, the next iteration in the genre-defining city-building franchise that has sold more than 18 million games to date. The collaboration brings together world-class game building skills and industry expertise on energy, electricity production and greenhouse gas emissions to highlight the impact ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR
Nuclear power share-out not delaying grid deal: Lithuania, Poland
ENERGY TECH
Australia approves 17.8-billion-dollar Gorgon gas project
SOLAR DAILY
By Taming the Physics Braggone Captures More Light Into The Solar Cell
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China Nuvo Technology Addresses Current Silicon Shortage
West Palm Beach FL (SPX) Oct 11, 2007
China Nuvo Solar Energy says that its licensed technology based on an invention entitled "Photovoltaic Cell with Integral Light Transmitting Wave Guide in a Ceramic Sleeve" can address the current short supply and rising prices for silicon.
The Company's licensed technology uses a ceramic sleeve as a receptacle for the various materials used for a solar cell. The ceramic sleeve replaces ty ... more
Analysis: Iraqi Kurds make oil sales pitch
Washington (UPI) Oct 10, 2007
The Kurdistan Regional Government is offering the global oil industry its first and, so far, only chance at entering the Iraqi crude sector. Despite anger in Baghdad, the KRG plans to sign even more controversial oil deals and is waving the "For Sale" sign proudly.
"We have many opportunities to excite you," KRG Natural Resources Minister Ashti Hawrami told United Press International wh ... more
Ferro To Break Ground In China For Solar Paste Production Facility
Cleveland OH (SPX) Oct 11, 2007
Ferro has announced that it will begin construction in fourth quarter 2007 on a 16,500-square-meter (177,604-square-foot) facility in Suzhou, China, where it will produce aluminum pastes for the Southeast Asia solar cell manufacturing market. The new site is expected to begin production in the third quarter of 2008 and will include expansion capacity to accommodate expected growth of Ferro Elect ... more
Analysis: PDVSA to increase ranks
Miami (UPI) Oct 10, 2007
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he wants to increase the workforce of state-run petroleum company PDVSA by 35 percent in the coming year, a move some say is an effort to increase the government's hold on the country's oil and gas industry and win additional political support ahead of a key vote.
Chavez said he would like to expand PDVSA's workforce from 75,000 workers to nearly 10 ... more
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SPACEMART
NASA Spacecraft To Carry Russian Science Instruments
SUPERPOWERS
Sarkozy praises 'frank' talks with Putin, 'closer' views on Iran
WOOD PILE
Greenpeace aims to expose Indonesian forest destruction
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