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Analysis: Energy report, fact or fantasy? The Dalles, Ore. (UPI) Dec 3, 2007 
A few months after the release of a prominent energy report, some experts say its recommendations possess minimal potential for solving the world's energy woes, while others wish Congress would adopt its comprehensive approach.
The National Petroleum Council, an advisory committee for the U.S. Department of Energy, released its 380-page report, "Facing the Hard Truths about Energy," in ... read more
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Outside View: Russia hikes gas to Ukraine
Moscow (UPI) Dec 3, 2007 On Nov. 27 the Russian energy giant agreed to buy Turkmenistan's gas at a higher price, and this sparked the rumor that the gas price for Ukraine would be raised since Gazprom resells Turkmen gas to Ukraine. However, the agreement Russia and Ukraine are initially preparing already stipulates a higher price. The leaders of Turkmenistan and Gazprom agreed on Nov. 27 to raise the ... more China releases draft energy law 
Shanghai (AFP) Dec 3, 2007China released the draft version of a long-awaited energy law Monday, calling for more environment-friendly energy policies and a more market-based pricing mechanism. The law aims to "construct a stable, economical, clean and sustainable energy supply and service system, increase energy efficiency and safeguard energy security", said the draft posted on a government agency website. The l ... more Philippines seeks Spain investments in alternative fuels 
Manila (AFP) Dec 3, 2007Philippine President Gloria Arroyo will seek investments and funding for the country's alternative fuel sector when she begins a state visit to Spain later Monday, the agriculture department said. "We have forwarded to the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food several project proposals for consideration and possible funding," Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap said in a statement ... more Dark Energy -- 10 Years On 
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 03, 2007Three quarters of our universe is made up of some weird, gravitationally repulsive substance that was only discovered ten years ago - dark energy. This month in Physics World, Eric Linder and Saul Perlmutter, both at the University of California at Berkeley, reveal how little we know about dark energy and describe what advances in our knowledge of dark energy we can expect in the coming decade f ... more Campaigns Should Support Space Exploration 
Arlington VA (SPX) Dec 03, 2007Presidential campaigns should publicly express their support of NASA's Constellation Program to ensure America's leadership in space exploration as well as boost education, Aerospace Industries Association President and CEO Marion Blakey said. The exploration program, which will return astronauts to the moon and explore Mars and beyond, should not be delayed under any circumstances since there i ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Dec 1, 2007US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has promised lawmakers will next week take up a "historic" bid to raise fuel efficiency standards for most cars to 35 miles per gallon by 2020. Friday's announcement of the most significant such reform in 30 years followed tense talks between lawmakers who had argued for the sweeping environmental reform, and those worried about the impact on ... more Between Water And Rock -- A New Science 
Blacksburg VA (SPX) Dec 03, 2007Water chemistry and mineralogy are scientific fields that have been around long enough to develop extensive knowledge and technologies. The boundary of water and rock, however, is not a thin wet line but the huge new field of nanoparticle science. Scientists are discovering that aquatic nanoparticles, from 1 to 100 nanometers, influence natural and engineered water chemistry and systems differen ... more Massive landslide threatening homes in central Austria: authorities 
Vienna (AFP) Dec 1, 2007A massive landslide was threatening dozens of houses on the banks of Traunsee lake in central Austria, local authorities said Saturday. The mass of rock and debris descending Traunstein mountain, near Gmunden, moved another 1.5 metres (5 feet) between Friday and Saturday, said Wolfgang Ebner, spokesman for the nearby city of Gmunden. It had already moved several metres on Friday, causing ... more Quality Groundwater Essential To Global Development 
Perth, Australia (SPX) Dec 03, 2007The 6th International Association of Hydrological Sciences Groundwater Quality Conference 2007 (GQ07) features a program of over 300 international scientists working in the field of groundwater quality, meeting for the first time in the Southern Hemisphere, giving local scientists unprecedented access to a wealth of international learning. "Mankind's relationship with groundwater is confus ... more |
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Moscow (UPI) Nov 30, 2007When Turkmenistan announced last week it would raise the gas price for Gazprom by 30 percent, the Russian energy giant actually sighed with relief. It had long expected Ashgabat to raise the prices, and $130 per 1,000 cubic meters is a moderate price for today, considerably lower than the rumored $150. In the end, the news is one more proof that Russia's increase of gas prices for Ukraine is jus ... more The Energy Ties That Bring Turkey And Iran Together 
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 30, 2007One casualty of the Bush administration's ambiguous attempts to mollify Turkey over the issue of clamping down on Kurdish insurgents in northern Iraq may well be Washington's larger agenda of isolating Iran. Ankara and Tehran have signed $1.5 billion in agreements providing for the joint construction of three 2,000-megawatt thermal power plants -- two in Iran and one in Turkey, and several hydro ... more French, Italian energy groups reach deal on nuclear cooperation 
Nice, France (AFP) Nov 30, 2007French energy group EDF and Italian counterpart Enel said Friday they had reached agreement to enable Enel to take part in the development of a third generation nuclear reactor in France. The accord, signed during a French-Italian summit here, calls for Enel to take a 12.5 percent stake in an ongoing project to build the reactor in Flamanville in northern France. Enel in addition would h ... more China's largest-ever coal-fired power plant starts operation: report
Beijing (AFP) Nov 30, 2007China's largest coal-fired power plant, a 2.1-billion-dollar complex supplying the energy-hungry east coast, has entered into operation, state media reported Friday. The four 1,000-megawatt generating units that make up the plant are located in east China's Zhejiang province and operated by China Huaneng Group, one of the nation's top energy producers, the Xinhua news agency said. The fa ... more
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