The Plan To Destroy OPEC
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 27, 2007
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez says he wants to send oil to $200 a barrel. Robert Zubrin has a plan to stop him. In his just released book, Energy Victory: Winning the War on Terror by Breaking Free of Oil, Zubrin, an American aerospace engineer known previously primarily for his inventive approach to Mars exploration, lays out the strategy.
To say the book is remarkable, would be a severe unders ... read more
'Alternative' nuclear energy forum opens in Bratislava
Bratislava (AFP) Nov 26, 2007
Around 100 politicians, industrialists, producers and experts met in Bratislava Monday for the first European Energy Forum dedicated to reviving nuclear power as an "alternative" energy source.
The meeting comes against a backdrop of declining carbon energy resources and the battle against global warming.
"Nuclear energy is a promising alternative solution, its current revival sends a po ... more
Renewable energy way forward for poor countries: Germany
Berlin (AFP) Nov 26, 2007
Industrial nations should help poorer nations to develop renewable energy from the wind and sun, Germany's environment minister said Monday, days before a conference on the world's response to climate change.
"Prosperity for everyone is possible and it is compatible with the environment," Sigmar Gabriel said in an interview with Bild newspaper.
"We must put economic growth on a different ... more
Britain's business chiefs target global warming
London (AFP) Nov 26, 2007
Britain's leading employers' body said Monday that tackling climate change was an "urgent" priority for business, government and consumers.
The Confederation of British Industry placed global warming at the heart of its agenda as its annual conference began in London.
The CBI will address "urgent, concrete and measurable actions that UK business needs to take to address the risk of clima ... more
Buckyball Birth Observed By Sandia Nanotech Researcher
Albuquerque NM (SPX) Nov 27, 2007
Almost everyone in the scientific community has heard of buckyballs, but no one until Sandia's Jianyu Huang has seen one being born. Buckyballs - more formally known as buckminsterfullerene C-60 - are carbon-linked nanostructures named for their resemblance to the geodesic dome macrostructures favored for their strength by environmentalist Buckminster Fuller.
In addition to the strength ge ... more
Planting Carbon Deep In The Earth -- Rather Than The Greenhouse
Leeds, UK (SPX) Nov 27, 2007
Storing carbon dioxide deep below the earth's surface could be a safe, long-term solution to one of the planet's major contributors to climate change. University of Leeds research shows that porous sandstone, drained of oil by the energy giants, could provide a safe reservoir for carbon dioxide. The study found that sandstone reacts with injected fluids more quickly than had been predicted - suc ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR
Argonne's Nuclear Energy Research Moves Toward Greater Reliance On Computer Simulation
CARBON WORLDS
High-Performance Transistors Produced From Carbon 60
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Areva announces 8 bln euro nuclear deal with China
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Smarter Energy Storage For Solar And Wind Power
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Nov 27, 2007
Development of the first hybrid battery suitable for storing electricity from renewable energy sources such as solar and wind is now a step closer. CSIRO and Cleantech Ventures have invested in technology start-up Smart Storage Pty Ltd to develop and commercialise battery-based storage solutions.
Director of the CSIRO Energy Transformed National Research Flagship Dr John Wright said the Sm ... more
China to order up to 150 Airbus jets during Sarkozy visit: report
Paris (AFP) Nov 23, 2007
China will announce the order of up to 150 Airbus aircraft, including 100 of its short-haul A320 planes, during the upcoming visit of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, the La Tribune newspaper reported Friday.
Chinese airlines are also interested in the long-haul A330 family of planes, it added, quoting a company source.
However no orders of Airbus' recently launched A380 superjumbo airc ... more
Russia studying US missile defence proposals: agencies
Moscow (AFP) Nov 22, 2007
Russia is studying a set of written proposals it has received from Washington on missile defence, a Russian foreign ministry spokesman was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying on Thursday.
The proposals are a follow-up to a visit to Moscow last month by US Defence Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, said the spokesman, Mikhail Kamynin, quoted by Interfax.
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Then there was one: US now alone as Kyoto holdout
Paris (AFP) Nov 24, 2007
Supporters of the Kyoto Protocol were gleeful on Saturday after Australian elections left the United States in the wilderness as the only major economy to boycott the UN's climate pact.
The ouster of Prime Minister John Howard stripped President George W. Bush of a key ally barely a week before a conference in Bali, Indonesia, on the world's response to climate change beyond 2012, they said. ... more
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CLIMATE SCIENCE
New Australian leader works on climate change
CAR TECH
German cars world champs, except in Germany
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Indonesia's peatlands: a little-known culprit in climate change
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US marines assist stepped up relief effort in Bangladesh
Dhaka (AFP) Nov 25, 2007
US marines were on the ground in cyclone-hit southern Bangladesh Sunday as the military-led relief operation was stepped up and international aid continued to pour in.
More than 3,400 people have been confirmed dead and the government estimates that 360,000 people have been left homeless by cyclone Sidr which smashed into the southern coast on November 15, prompting a massive aid operation. ... more
Indonesia's forests: a precious resource in climate change fight
Pangkalan Kerinci, Indonesia (AFP) Nov 23, 2007
Indonesia's vast forests have long been seen by governments and businesses alike as a resource to be exploited for massive profit.
But as worldwide climate negotiations approach in Bali next month, keeping the nation's forests just as they are could become a new multi-billion-dollar industry.
A drive to do just that is called Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD), w ... more
Life's Lubricant
Columbus OH (SPX) Nov 26, 2007
For the first time, scientists have directly observed how water lubricates the movements of protein molecules to enable different functions to happen. Scientists are now one step closer to understanding how proteins move when they perform functions essential for supporting life.
In a paper published in the online early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Ohio St ... more
Scientists warn of agrarian crisis from climate change
Hyderabad, India (AFP) Nov 22, 2007
An agrarian crisis is brewing because of climate change that could jeopardise global food supplies and increase the risk of hunger for a billion poorest of the poor, scientists warned Thursday.
South Asia and Africa would be hardest hit by the crisis, which would shift the world's priorities away from boosting food output year after year to bolstering the resilience of crops to cope with war ... more
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ENERGY TECH
Analysis: KazMunayGaz's prosperity rises
ENERGY TECH
Analysis: U.S. irked by Turkmen gas policy
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Vattenfall to restart two German reactors by end of February
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