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Sakhalin II Operator Vows To Fix Environmental Damage In Year Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 29, 2007 
Sakhalin Energy, operator of the Sakhalin II oil and gas project off Russia's Pacific Coast, said Friday it would rectify violations, identified by Russia's environmental watchdog, within a year. Sakhalin Energy CEO Ian Craig said at a meeting with Russian Natural Resources Minister Yury Trutnev that the program, including the reinforcement of landslide-prone river banks and reforestation, would ... read more
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Russia, EU To Create Energy Supply Early Warning System
Mafra, Portugal (RIA Novosti) Oct 29, 2007Russia and the European Union agreed to establish an early warning system to keep track of possible problems with energy supplies from Russia, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday. "During the meeting, stress was placed on the further consolidation of Europe's energy security... We agreed to continue work to establish an early warning mechanism in relation to deliveries and demand for energy ... more The Race For Biofuels Driving Alternative Sources Of Biomass 
New Orleans LO (SPX) Oct 29, 2007Researchers have been studying fuels from biomass for years. Now, with growing dependency on foreign oils and an energy-conscious society emerging, biofuels are fast becoming part of a fuel revolution that could reach pumps all across America. Ethanol blends are already available at some gas stations. However, their availability varies from state to state, depending on the volume of ethanol prod ... more Learning The Lessons Of Oil Crises 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 29, 2007Oil 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 ten dollars 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 t ... more Analysis: Turkey-Iraq spat may hit energy 
Washington (UPI) Oct 26, 2007 As Washington, Baghdad and Ankara intensively seek a last-minute diplomatic solution to Turkey's intention to invade Iraqi Kurdistan to deal a decisive blow to Kurdistan Workers Party guerrillas, the ominous consequences of an invasion are becoming clearer. While a Turkish military operation carries the possibility of inflaming the one remaining area of Iraq relatively free of insurgent ... more US nudges India on nuclear deal 
Kolkata (AFP) Oct 28, 2007US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson urged India Sunday to quickly conclude a nuclear energy deal, stalled due to opposition from the communists who prop up India's federal coalition. "We want the nuclear deal to move forward as quickly as possible," Paulson said after a function in Amtala village, 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of Kolkata, capital of the Marxist-ruled state of West Bengal. ... more |
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Singapore (AFP) Oct 26, 2007A Norwegian solar energy company said Friday it plans to invest more than 3.0 billion euro (4.31 billion US) building a manufacturing plant in Singapore to produce solar wafers, cells and modules. Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) said the project has the potential of becoming the world's biggest complex of its kind with a production capacity of up to 1.5 gigawatts, or about 75 percent of t ... more Japan court refuses to stop nuclear plant on quake fear 
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 26, 2007A Japanese court on Friday refused to shut down a nuclear power plant, rejecting a plea by residents who fear radiation if a major earthquake strikes. An earthquake in July damaged the world's largest nuclear power plant northwest of Tokyo, which leaked tiny amounts of radiation and remains shut for inspections. Residents near the separate Hamaoka nuclear power plant south of Tokyo filed ... more Philippine-Chinese venture plans major ethanol plant 
Manila (AFP) Oct 28, 2007A Filipino oil company and its Chinese partner are planning a 30-million-dollar ethanol plant in the southern Philippines to cash in on an expected biofuel boom, a company official said Sunday. Fernando Martinez, president of Eastern Petroleum, said his company and China's Guanxi Estates were planning the plant in the southern island of Mindanao with construction expected to start late next ... more Russia To Develop New Uranium Deposit In East Siberia 
Neryungi, Russia (RIA Novosti) Oct 29, 2007A large uranium field will be developed in Yakutia in East Siberia, a first deputy prime minister said on Friday. "A large uranium ore deposit will be developed here," Sergei Ivanov told journalists. According to Russia's Federal Agency for Nuclear Power (Rosatom), the country has 870,000 metric tons of natural uranium, the world's third-largest reserves behind Australia and Kazakhstan. Iv ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Oct 25, 2007The White House on Thursday defended its prediction that climate change would bring some "health benefits" to humans, a forecast unlikely to endear it to critics of the US environmental record. But a document cited to buttress the claim also warned that the advantages would be "outweighed by the negative health effects of rising temperatures worldwide, especially in developing countries." ... more Agricultural Soil Erosion Not Contributing To Global Warming 
Exeter, UK (SPX) Oct 26, 2007Agricultural soil erosion is not a source of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, according to research published online today (25 October) in Science. The study was carried out by an international team led by researchers at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, the University of Exeter, UK, and the University of California, Davis. The researchers developed a new method to establish the net ... more REC Solar Helps Harvest Market Use The Sun To Power Its Business 
Fort Bragg CA (SPX) Oct 26, 2007Harvest 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 ... more 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
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