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REC Solar Helps Harvest Market Use The Sun To Power Its Business Fort Bragg CA (SPX) Oct 26, 2007 
Harvest Market is proud to announce the completion of its new 25.5 kilowatt (kW) solar electric system which was designed and installed by REC Solar. Harvest Market has set the standard for years in the grocery business in Mendocino County and has once again raised the bar by using solar electricity to power their business. Tom Honer, Owner of Harvest Market, explains: "Being the largest indepen ... read more
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Sarkozy backs 'carbon tax' to fight climate change
Paris (AFP) Oct 25, 2007French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday came out in support of a "carbon tax" on fossil fuels and other pollutants, as well as a possible levy on imports from countries outside the Kyoto Protocol. In a speech wrapping up four months of climate negotiations between the French government, industry and the green lobby, Sarkozy said he would consider shifting part of the French tax burden f ... more Darfur rebel group kidnaps foreign oil workers 
Khartoum (AFP) Oct 25, 2007A Darfur rebel group has attacked a Sudanese oilfield and kidnapped a Canadian and an Iraqi worker, a leader of the group said on Thursday, vowing further attacks unless foreign oil companies pull out. "We attacked Defra oilfield and kidnapped two foreign workers, one is Canadian and another is Iraqi," said Abdelaziz el-Nur Ashr, field commander for the Justice and Equality Movement in Kordo ... more Airbus superjumbo makes first commercial flight 
Aboard The Airbus A380 (AFP) Oct 25, 2007Loaded with champagne, caviar and excited passengers from around the world, the biggest airliner ever built touched down in Australia on Thursday after its first commercial flight. The Airbus A380 superjumbo, a gigantic double-decker, flew from Singapore to Sydney and into aviation history, making its maiden passenger voyage after months of delays and billions of dollars in cost over-runs. ... more PetroChina sets IPO price for multi-billion dollar IPO 
Shanghai (AFP) Oct 25, 2007PetroChina, the country's largest oil and gas firm, Thursday set a price for its initial public offering that is expected to raise at least 5.0 billion dollars. The company, already listed in Hong Kong and New York, gave an indicative price range of 15.00 to 16.70 yuan (2.00 to 2.22 US dollars) each for up to four billion yuan-denominated A-shares in Shanghai, a statement said. The price ... more Outside View: Oil crisis lessons learned 
Moscow (UPI) Oct 25, 2007 Oil prices on the world's commodity markets have topped $90 per barrel. "Black gold" now costs more than it did during the fuel crisis of 1973 (with a correction for inflation) and is just $10 below its 1980 record high. Analysts say a new record could be set before the end of this year. However, such forecasts do not cause panic in the Western world, where consumers have learned over ... more |
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Miami (UPI) Oct 25, 2007 A former senior Nigerian official has called for Nigeria to review all deals with foreign petroleum companies. Speaking with media earlier this week in the capital, Abuja, Rilwanu Lukman said deals with foreign oil giants operating in the Niger Delta should be more mutually beneficial. "We have to look at what is on (the) ground now and see which way we can improve the condition ... more Rooftop Solar Is The Best Solution To Our Energy Problems 
Los Gatos CA (SPX) Oct 26, 2007Rooftop solar energy is a remarkably simple answer to many of America's energy problems, one of the country's leading designers and installers of solar systems documents in two white papers made public this week. b>We Can't Drill Our Way Out of This Mess br> /b> "With oil hitting $90 a barrel last Friday, it's economically naive to think that we can drill our way out of this energy mess, ... more Solar Leads Laguna Beach Fire Watch System 
Laguna Beach CA (SPX) Oct 26, 2007Laguna Beach Video Surveillance "Fire Watch" System Now Live From Laguna Broadcasting and Tropos Networks. System provides Real-Time Protection for Laguna Canyon and Laguna Beach Urban Wild Lands. The Laguna Broadcasting Network, a leading provider of wireless broadband Internet services, and Tropos Networks, the market leader in metro-scale wireless mesh network solutions, have announced a uni ... more Suntech Opens US Headquarters In San Francisco 
San Francisco CA (SPX) Oct 26, 2007Suntech Power Holdings has announced the opening of its headquarters in San Francisco. San Francisco Mayor Mr. Gavin Newsom and Suntech's Chairman and CEO, Dr. Zhengrong Shi, officially opened the new headquarters office at a press conference held at 2.30pm Pacific Time on Monday, October 22, 2007 at the San Francisco City Hall. "The establishment of Suntech's U.S. base in San Francisco reflects ... more |
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San Francisco CA (SPX) Oct 26, 2007Suntech Power Holdings announced that it has entered into a definitive contract with Asia Silicon Co., Ltd. to purchase high purity polysilicon from Asia Silicon with a total value of up to $1.5 billion over a seven-year period. The polysilicon supplied by this agreement during the seven-year period is subject to the acceptance of product deliveries and other conditions. The contract provides fo ... more CTDC Announces Strategic Partnership With Terra Solar 
Hong Kong, China (SPX) Oct 26, 2007China Technology Development Group signed a memorandum of understanding ("MOU") with Terra Solar Global to form a strategic partnership to develop and integrate applications of solar energy technology. The partnership is driven by the technological advantages of Terra Solar's leading status in the BIPV (building integrated photovoltaic) market place as well as the cost advantages of the product ... more Analysis: U.S. vs. Russia on all fronts 
Berlin (UPI) Oct 24, 2007 U.S.-Russian relations have hit a new post-Cold War low with Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking out against U.S. policies on several contentious issues -- the Iranian nuclear conflict, the U.S. missile defense system in Eastern Europe and the unresolved status of Kosovo, to name just a few. In the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, U.S. President Bush received steadfa ... more Ahmadinejad sticks to nuclear defiance after talks 
Tehran (AFP) Oct 24, 2007President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Wednesday brushed off threats of military action and sanctions over the Iranian nuclear drive, a day after his new negotiator held his first talks with the European Union. Ahmadinejad maintained his confidence that the United States would not dare to launch an attack against Iran, saying that any such warnings were no more than darts being thrown at a wall. ... more
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