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PetroChina Shanghai IPO attracts record 440 billion dlrs: report Shanghai (AFP) Oct 29, 2007 
PetroChina, the country's largest oil and gas producer, has attracted a record 3.3 trillion yuan (440 billion dollars) in orders for its Shanghai initial public offering, state media said Monday.
Demand exceeded the previous record set by China's top coal company, Shenhua Energy, which drew 2.67 trillion yuan in a share offer last month, the China Securities Journal reported.
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GM looks to China for cleaner cars
Beijing (AFP) Oct 29, 2007US giant General Motors said Monday it would launch a 250-million-dollar alternative fuel research centre in China, as it looks to dramatically ramp up production of more environmentally friendly cars. The new centre in Shanghai, which will conduct research into fuels and vehicles, will be launched in conjunction with the firm's Shanghai auto partner, SAIC, General Motors chief executive Ric ... more ElBaradei urges global cooperation to supply nuclear fuel 
United Nations (AFP) Oct 29, 2007The head of the UN atomic watchdog agency, Mohamed ElBaradei, on Monday pressed for a global reserve of nuclear fuel to safely meet growing worldwide demand for nuclear energy. In a report on his agency's activities to the UN General Assembly, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief said his agency was weighing a proposal for "an actual or virtual reserve fuel bank of last resort ... more Egypt launches nuclear power programme 
Cairo (AFP) Oct 29, 2007Egypt announced on Monday a programme to build several nuclear power stations, pushing it towards the front of a queue of Middle Eastern nations eager for access to the controversial technology. President Hosni Mubarak said during the opening of a "traditional" power station in Cairo that a decree would be issued in a few days' time to establish a higher council for the peaceful use of nucle ... more Walker's World: India's dead nuke deal 
Manipal, India (UPI) Oct 29, 2007 The failure by the Indian government to win parliamentary approval for its nuclear agreement with the Bush administration is being widely explained in the United States as an essentially political problem caused by the left and the Communist party, on whose vote the government of Manmohan Singh depends. This explanation is flawed. The refusal of the Indian Communists to endorse the deal ... more China Solar Power Enters Thin Film Solar Module Market In China 
San Mateo CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2007Charles E. Johnson, Managing Director of Tano China Capital Management, has announced the signing of a three-way strategic alliance between its affiliates China Solar Power (Holdings) Ltd. (CSP), Tano China Private Equity Fund II (TCPEF II) and ULVAC Inc. of Japan. The parties signed a Strategic Alliance Agreement in Chigasaki, Japan on October 17, 2007. With the establishment of this strategic ... more |
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Halfmoon NY (SPX) Oct 29, 2007DayStar Technologies announced today the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 15,000,000 shares of common stock, all of which are being sold by the company at $4.25 per share before underwriting discounts and commissions. DayStar has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,250,000 shares to cover any over-allotments. DayStar plans to use the net ... more Leading Aviation Companies Form Alliance To Advance System Wide Information Management For National Airspace 
Rockville MD (SPX) Oct 30, 2007Lockheed Martin, along with Boeing, Computer Sciences Corporation, and Harris Corporation, has announced the formation of an industry alliance to help advance the transformation of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) System Wide Information Management (SWIM) initiative. The SWIM Alliance, which is led by Lockheed Martin, is being established to help improve the efficiency of the Na ... more Applied Materials Opens SunFab Technology Center to Accelerate Solar Innovation 
Alzenau, Germany (SPX) Oct 29, 2007Applied Materials is pioneering a new era in photovoltaic (PV) research and development with the opening of its SunFab Technology Center, one of the industry's most advanced facilities dedicated to next generation solar technology applications. The 2,000m2 center, located in Alzenau, Germany, features state-of-the-art solar module manufacturing equipment, including Applied Materials' PECVDa and ... more Prudential Santa Fe Lists Sustainable Village Featuring Solar Thermal Systems 
Santa Fe NM (SPX) Oct 29, 2007A new sustainable village is under construction in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Oshara Village not only reduces the creation of greenhouse gasses, but is designed to prosper in a world of climate change. Alan Hoffman, an associate broker with Prudential Santa Fe is the listing agent and developer of Oshara Village, just north of the Santa Fe Community College. Designed to be less vulnerable to wild fir ... more |
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Sydney (AFP) Oct 28, 2007Australian Prime Minister John Howard was defiant Sunday in the face of reports his environment minister urged him to reverse government policy and sign the Kyoto Protocol ahead of upcoming polls. The prime minister is battling for his political life in the November 24 election against a Labor Party leader who has vowed to immediately sign onto the UN-backed Kyoto process if he wins. How ... more Rebuilding of Indonesia's Aceh nearly complete: officials 
Jakarta (AFP) Oct 26, 2007The multi-billion dollar reconstruction of Indonesia's Aceh province after the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami is nearing completion but survivors still face challenges, officials said Friday. The agency overseeing reconstruction of the province at the northern tip of Sumatra island said just over 100,000 houses have been rebuilt, still short of a 120,000 target, set following the trag ... more Coming soon -- "climate neutral" wine 
Bordeaux, France (AFP) Oct 28, 2007The first-ever attempt at a climate neutral vineyard in France is underway in Bordeaux's Medoc region, where winemaker Remi Lacombe plans to offset his own carbon emissions by investing in a carbon-reducing project elsewhere. Lacombe, who has four chateaux in the region, is working in conjunction with German based climate protection group, ClimatePartner, to measure his own emissions and fin ... more Faroes go against the current for a sustainable fishing industry 
Torshavn (AFP) Oct 28, 2007At the Torshavn docks, Ola Jacobsen is busy preparing his fishing boat for the coming season. Unlike most fishermen, his quota is set in days instead of tonnes, part of the Faroe Islands' new ecological fishing policy. The system, designed to prevent fishermen from throwing excess fish back into the North Atlantic, was introduced in 1996 after a crisis in the early 1990s when fish prices plu ... more
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