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World's first floating wind turbine launched in Berlin Berlin (AFP) Dec 5, 2007 
A floating wind turbine that its makers claim could significantly boost the renewable energy sector was officially launched at a trade show in the German capital on Wednesday.
Dutch company Blue H Technologies said its invention, which adapts technology used in offshore oil rigs, was a world first.
It will soon go into operation off the coast of Puglia in southern Italy.
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California urges regulation on aircraft emissions
Los Angeles (AFP) Dec 5, 2007California has urged the US government to introduce new regulations aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft, officials said Wednesday. Attorney General Jerry Brown told a news conference at Los Angeles International Airport that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was being petitioned to staunch a "large and rapidly growing source" of emissions. The move is the late ... more Major Physics Breakthrough In Understanding Supersolidity 
Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Dec 06, 2007Physicists at the University of Alberta, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, have made a major advance in the understanding of what appears to be a new state of matter. Working in the highly specialized field of quantum fluids and solids, Prof. John Beamish, chair of the Department of Physics, and PhD student James Day, report their findings in a paper to be published in the science journal Nature on ... more Germany passes 'ambitious' climate change package 
Berlin (AFP) Dec 5, 2007The German cabinet on Wednesday agreed a package of measures designed to fight climate change that it said was one of the most ambitious initiatives of its kind undertaken anywhere in the world. As 190 nations meet on the Indonesian island of Bali to create a framework for a post-2012 treaty to replace the Kyoto Protocol, Germany unveiled 14 new laws and decrees to allow it to meet its goal ... more France slaps penalties on gas-guzzling cars 
Paris (AFP) Dec 5, 2007France's environment ministry Wednesday unveiled a system of green taxes on gas-guzzling cars and bonuses for cleaner vehicles, as part of a nationwide strategy to slash global warming emissions. From January 1, any driver who buys a new car emitting more than 160 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometre (just over half a mile) will be charged a once-off penalty of up to 2,600 euros (3,800 doll ... more Energy Lab Sets Aggressive Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goal 
Boulder CO (SPX) Dec 06, 2007The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 75 percent from 2005 to 2009. The new goal is part of NREL's participation in the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Climate Leaders program and was announced at the Climate Leaders meeting in Boulder, Colo., this week. To achieve its new goal, NREL will in ... more |
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Chicago IL (SPX) Dec 05, 2007Faint, fleeting blue flashes of radiation emitted by particles that travel faster than the speed of light through the atmosphere may help scientists solve one of the oldest mysteries in astrophysics. For nearly a century, scientists have wondered about the origin of cosmic rays-subatomic particles of matter that stream in from outer space. "Where exactly, we don't know," said Scott Wakely, Assis ... more Commentary: Time for smart power 
Washington (UPI) Dec 4, 2007 Why did President Bush raise the specter of World War III on Oct. 3 when he had known for at least six months what the gist of the National Intelligence Estimate would say? The key questions for talking heads on television programs are what did the president know and when did he know it? Clearly, Bush did not wish to disappoint loyal supporters at home and Israeli allies abroad who saw ... more World farm output to drop due to global warming: experts 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 4, 2007Global warming is likely to cause a significant decline in world agricultural output, with poor countries in Africa set to be hurt the most, a group of farm experts said Tuesday. As a result, policymakers must take into account food issues when dealing with climate change, a report by the International Food Policy Research Institute said. "World agricultural output is projected to decrea ... more Bali climate meet must show results: Pacific islands 
Beppu, Japan (AFP) Dec 4, 2007Leaders of small Pacific island states threatened by rising sea levels on Tuesday called for action rather than empty rhetoric at a key climate change conference underway in Bali. Young Vivian, prime minister of the tiny Pacific state of Niue, said he feared the high-profile meeting in Bali would be "talk, talk, talk and meeting, meeting and meeting." "I don't know, maybe next year there ... more |
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Clemson SC (SPX) Dec 05, 2007The 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, 2007The 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 New Form Of Compound Stimulates Research On Hydrogen Storage 
Grenoble, France (SPX) Dec 05, 2007Research on hydrogen-fueled cars may be one step closer to application thanks to a new form of hydride discovered by scientists at the ESRF. The material, lithium borohydride, is a promising energy storage system: it contains 18 weight percents of hydrogen, which makes it attractive for use in hydrogen-fueled cars. Its drawback is that it only releases hydrogen at quite high temperatures (above ... more Brazil slams EU-US 'green' WTO proposals as protectionist 
Geneva (AFP) Dec 4, 2007Brazil 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
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