China's rolls out first home-made commercial jet
Shanghai (AFP) Dec 21, 2007
China's first home-made passenger airliner rolled off the production line on Friday in an event hailed as a milestone in the nation's ambition to become a giant of the global aviation industry.
The mid-range ARJ-21 was unveiled at its Shanghai assembly plant in a glitzy nationally televised ceremony which was as much an advertisement for potential customers around the world as a boost to nat ... read more
China, India building trust in first joint military exercises: official
Beijing (AFP) Dec 20, 2007
China said Thursday its first-ever joint military exercises with India that began this week were aimed at building trust between the neighbours, which still have rival claims to Himalayan territory.
The nine-day military exercises in southwest China, which involve around 100 troops from each side, began on Wednesday, foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang told a regular press briefing.
"The ... more
Walker's World: Is Europe doing better?
Washington (UPI) Dec 19, 2007
The euro is riding high and the dollar is weak. European car sales boom while Detroit suffers. European growth rates are recovering and the United States is slipping toward recession.
The Fed seems unable to do much about the U.S. financial crisis, while the European Central Bank has just swamped the market by pumping $500 billion in low-interest funding into liquidity and forced lendi ... more
El Nino Affected By Global Warming
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 21, 2007
The climatic event El Nino, literally "the Baby Jesus", was given its name because it generally occurs at Christmas time along the Peruvian coasts. This expression of climatic variability, also called El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO), results from a series of interactions between the atmosphere and the tropical ocean. It induces drought in areas that normally receive abundant rain and, conver ... more
Kashmir lake tourist jewel has become 'cesspool': report
Srinagar, India (AFP) Dec 20, 2007
Dal Lake, Indian Kashmir's top tourist attraction, has become a "cesspool" and huge efforts are needed to save it, a court-appointed committee said, according to a report on Thursday.
The lake, ringed by mountains and celebrated by admirers as Kashmir's shimmering centrepiece, is being flooded by raw sewage and silt, said the committee, formed by the state's high court in 2002 to oversee cle ... more
Analysis: China's fuel oil reserves
Hong Kong (UPI) Dec 21, 2007
North Korea no longer has the capability to initiate a large-scale invasion of South Korea; in fact it lost this ability in the mid-1990s. This assessment is based on the calculation of the fuel oil the mechanized battle groups of the North Korean People's Army would need to launch an invasion and the actual oil inventory of the country.
Using similar calculations, one can analyze how l ... more
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CAR TECH
US environment chief ignored advice on Cal. emissions: report
ENERGY TECH
Commentary: CHIMEA no chimera
ENERGY TECH
Analysis: Caspian ecology
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California to sue over emissions snub in weeks: Schwarzenegger
Los Angeles (AFP) Dec 20, 2007
California will sue the US government within weeks over its failure to give the green light to the state's tough new vehicle emissions standards, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said Thursday.
The movie star turned Republican politician said in a strongly worded statement that the Environmental Protection Agency's rejection of a request by California to be allowed to set its own standards was ... more
Analysis: Militants threaten oil industry
Miami (UPI) Dec 19, 2007
Nigeria's leading militant group has called for its allies to band together to cripple the country's oil industry through attacks on oil installations.
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta issued a statement to local reporters earlier this week saying all "genuine" militant groups in the West African country's oil-rich Niger Delta should wage full-blown attacks on oil i ... more
Electric-Powered Dragster Sets New World Speed Record
Tucson AZ (SPX) Dec 21, 2007
Altair Nanotechnologies has announced that Dennis "Kilowatt" Berube has set the National Hot Rod Association's (NHRA) Super Pro class world speed record for electric dragsters driving an electric vehicle powered by Altairnano battery packs.
Powered by Altairnano's lithium-titanate battery packs, Berube's electric dragster, named the Current Eliminator V, accelerated to a speed of 153.6 mph ... more
AISI To Participate In Future Steel Vehicle, A New Global Steel Industry Research Initiative
Detroit MI (SPX) Dec 21, 2007
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) announced that it will participate in the fifth steel industry global research initiative to mitigate automotive greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The project, Future Steel Vehicle, will develop steel auto body concepts that address alternative powertrains, such as advanced hybrid, electric and fuel cell systems.
The goal of this research is to de ... more
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AEROSPACE
EU agrees curbs on airline emissions from 2012
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Iran's nuclear reactor not ready until end 2008: contractor
CHIP TECH
Move Over, Silicon: Advances Pave Way For Powerful Carbon-Based Electronics
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Rice declines to rule out trip to NKorea
Washington (AFP) Dec 20, 2007
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice declined Thursday to rule out traveling to North Korea before President George W. Bush's term ends early in 2009, saying "nothing is inconceivable."
In an exclusive interview with AFP, Rice said North Korea has "been cooperative" in disabling its plutonium program, but still had to issue a full declaration on its activities by December 31 and then start ... more
Bush says nuclear energy 'best' for greenhouse gases
Washington (AFP) Dec 20, 2007
US President George W. Bush said Thursday that nuclear power represents the "best solution" to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and stressed he was serious about fighting climate change.
Bush said he told Nobel peace laureate and former vice president Al Gore that he takes the issue of greenhouse emissions "seriously" and that his administration was "developing a strategy that will deal wi ... more
Problems reported at two German nuclear power plants
Berlin (AFP) Dec 20, 2007
Incidents have occurred at two nuclear power plants in Germany, officials said on Thursday, six months after the sector was shaken by accusations that problems at plants had been covered up.
A small leak was found Thursday in a pipe that forms part of the cooling system at a reactor at the Biblis nuclear power plant in Hesse that has been shut down for renovations, the environment ministry i ... more
France backs India nuclear accord
New Delhi (AFP) Dec 20, 2007
France's foreign minister said Thursday he was hoping to see India secure a nuclear safeguards agreement with the UN atomic watchdog that would pave the way for energy business in the country.
India needs to reach an agreement on UN inspections as part of a deal with the United States that would give New Delhi access to the global nuclear fuel market even though it has not signed the Non-Pro ... more
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ENERGY TECH
Analysis: Eye on Novorossiisk
ENERGY TECH
The Quest For A New Class Of Superconductors
SUPERPOWERS
Evidence of China's rise everywhere in 2007
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