U.S. energy chief: Energy bill concerns
Washington (UPI) Dec 4, 2007
Congress is poised to pass an energy bill largely backed by environmental groups, but the U.S. energy secretary warns of going too far.
"Congress has the opportunity right now to pass meaningful legislation," said Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman at a news conference hosted by the global energy firm Platts.
He specifically touted the Bush administration's plan to reduce gasoline co ... read more
Cooler, Faster, Cheaper: Clemson Researchers Advance Process To Manufacture Silicon Chips
Clemson SC (SPX) Dec 05, 2007
The next generation of laptops, desk computers, cell phones and other semiconductor devices may get faster and more cost-effective with research from Clemson University. "We've developed a new process and equipment that will lead to a significant reduction in heat generated by silicon chips or microprocessors while speeding up the rate at which information is sent," says Rajendra Singh, D. House ... more
IAEA chief to visit uranium enriching plant in Brazil
Brasilia (AFP) Dec 4, 2007
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog IAEA Mohamed ElBaradei will arrive in Brazil Wednesday for a visit to an uranium enrichment plant due to start selling fuel in 2010.
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency is to meet with Foreign Minister Celso Amorim and Science and Technnology Minister Sergio Rezende in Brasilia on Wednesday.
Then on Thursday, ElBaredei will visit a nucle ... more
Collision Avoidance Technology For Mine Haul Trucks
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Dec 05, 2007
Today's mine haul tracks are massive vehicles in which drivers have limited vision and cannot see anything within around 30 metres. If a smaller vehicle on the mine site gets in the way of one of these monsters, the consequences can be dire.
CSIRO Exploration and Mining's Dr Patrick Glynn is leading a research project to help solve this problem by developing a 360 degree proximity detection sys ... more
Europe urges steeper greenhouse gas cuts
Nusa Dua, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 4, 2007
The EU again dangled the prospect of even steeper cuts in greenhouse gas emissions on Tuesday, as nations held nitty-gritty talks to cope with the looming threat of global warming.
The proposal came as nearly 190 nations began hammering out the preliminary details in a long process to agree to a successor to the Kyoto Protocol, the main international accord on climate change, before its expi ... more
V2G Car Generates Electricity And Cash
Newark DE (SPX) Dec 05, 2007
The price of oil nearly reached $100 a barrel recently, but a new University of Delaware prototype vehicle demonstrates how the cost of the black stuff could become a concern of the past. A team of UD faculty has created a system that enables vehicles to not only run on electricity alone, but also to generate revenue by storing and providing electricity for utilities. The technology--known as V2 ... more
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ENERGY TECH
New Form Of Compound Stimulates Research On Hydrogen Storage
FROTH AND BUBBLE
A lone voice in China wins friends for environmental campaign
CAR TECH
Daimler expects huge US demand for tiny Smart car
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Ford eyes new China car plant: report
Beijing (AFP) Dec 4, 2007
Ford Motor Co, which is selling off parts of its automotive empire and closing plants in North America, is mulling a new car plant in China to meet growing demand, state media said Tuesday.
"We are gauging the need for further expansion of our manufacturing capacity," said Kenneth Hsu, spokesman for Ford's China operations, according to the China Daily.
"Local governments are keen to hav ... more
Investors covet Canadian nuclear energy market
Montreal (AFP) Dec 3, 2007
The Canadian province of Ontario is preparing to invest tens of billions of dollars in the modernization of its nuclear industry, a project that promises a windfall for international industry leaders.
Currently, coal-fueled power plants produce about 17 percent of the electricity consumed by the most populous Canadian province of 12 million residents.
As industries and governments strugg ... more
Brazil slams EU-US 'green' WTO proposals as protectionist
Geneva (AFP) Dec 4, 2007
Brazil on Tuesday sharply criticised joint proposals by the United States and European Union for fewer tariffs and other trade barriers on "green" goods and services as protectionist and only serving their own interests.
"Brazil is deeply disappointed. We find the proposal modest, biased and protectionist," Brazil's trade negotiatior at the WTO Roberto Azevedo told journalists.
The EU an ... more
Dark Matter In Newborn Universe Doused Earliest Stars
Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Dec 04, 2007
Perhaps the first stars in the newborn universe did not shine, but instead were invisible "dark stars" 400 to 200,000 times wider than the sun and powered by the annihilation of mysterious dark matter, a University of Utah study concludes. The study - to be published next month in the journal Physical Review Letters - calculated how the birth of the first stars almost 13 billion years ago might ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL
MU Engineers Develop Software Solution For Complex Space Missions
SUPERPOWERS
Behind the Kitty Hawk spat
WATER WORLD
Once the 'pearl' of Ivory Coast, Abidjan lagoon now a pollution nightmare
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Asian meet looks to confront water crises
Beppu, Japan (AFP) Dec 3, 2007
Asian nations came together Monday for a first "water summit" to plan action amid warnings of a dire situation with water resources shrinking and natural disasters on the rise.
The 49-nation conference in Beppu, a southern Japanese town famed for natural hot springs, comes amid growing concern that climate change is aggravating water-related incidents in Asia and elsewhere.
Japan's Crown ... more
Australian PM ratifies Kyoto Protocol
Sydney (AFP) Dec 3, 2007
Labor Party leader Kevin Rudd became Australia's 26th prime minister Monday and immediately began dismantling the former government's policies by ratifying the Kyoto Protocol on climate change.
Rudd had pledged to commit Australia to the landmark United Nations treaty on greenhouse gas emissions as his first priority and kept his word after his official swearing in at Government House in Can ... more
Toll Of Climate Change On World Food Supply Could Be Worse Than Thought
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 04, 2007
Global agriculture, already predicted to be stressed by climate change in coming decades, could go into steep, unanticipated declines in some regions due to complications that scientists have so far inadequately considered, say three new scientific reports.
The authors say that progressive changes predicted to stem from 1- to 5-degree C temperature rises in coming decades fail to account f ... more
WHRC Releases 4 Key Reports
Woods Hole MA (SPX) Dec 04, 2007
As UNFCCC negotiations move towards a powerful new mechanism for compensating tropical countries for their nation-wide reductions of greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD), several important questions remain: How much will REDD cost? Will it benefit forest people? Is it possible to monitor forests when so many countries are chronically covered with clouds?
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WOOD PILE
Report Finds Deforestation Offers Very Little Money Compared To Potential Financial Benefits
SOLAR DAILY
Germany Using Photovoltaics To Reduce Carbon Emissions And Strengthen The Economy
ENERGY TECH
Outside View: Russia hikes gas to Ukraine
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