Launch Of Fisker Premium Hybrid At North American International Auto Show
Irvine CA (SPX) Jan 11, 2008
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide announced that its Fisker Automotive, Inc. joint venture will launch the Fisker Hybrid at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) to be held in Detroit, MI on January 19-27, 2008.
The Fisker Hybrid sedan will be showcased in two locations at NAIAS, with the main display in the Oakland Hall at Booth OAK9 and a second sedan displayed tog ... read more
India's low-cost car may prove too high a price to pay
Paris (AFP) Jan 10, 2008
The launch Thursday of India's low-cost car at just 2,500 dollars points the way to a higher standard of living for the billions of people in the developing world but at the price of increased pollution, congestion and energy consumption.
"Global growth is profiting" from the rapid growth of the Asian giants, China and India, and their catching up with the developed countries "should be welc ... more
GM says China ventures notch sales record
Shanghai (AFP) Jan 10, 2008
US auto giant General Motors said Thursday its Chinese joint ventures had sold more than 1.03 million vehicles in China last year, a record annual sales mark in the country by a global automaker.
Sales rose 18.5 percent over 2006, powered by its mini-van venture with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp and Wuling Motors, it said in a statement.
SAIC-GM-Wuling sold 548,945 units, while GM's ... more
Ireland to ban low-efficiency light bulbs
Dublin (AFP) Jan 10, 2008
Ireland is to ban the sale of traditional light bulbs from next year and promote the use of low-energy CFL bulbs, environment minister John Gormley said Thursday.
He said the switch will see Ireland lead the way in Europe -- just as it taken the lead with its ban on smoking in public places and its levy on plastic shopping bags.
"The ultimate aim of this measure is to increase energy eff ... more
Egypt names site of first nuclear power reactor
Cairo (AFP) Jan 10, 2008
Egypt's first nuclear reactor will be built at Dabba on the Mediterranean coast west of the main port of Alexandria, Electricity and Power Minister Hassan Younis said on Thursday.
The site, 160 kilometres (100 miles) west of Alexandria, "meets all the safety conditions and the requirements of operating an electricity generating nuclear plant," Younis said in a statement.
Egypt's nuclear ... more
Analysis: Turkey, Iran shiver together
Washington (UPI) Jan 10, 2008
For Iranian consumers, Turkmenistan's halting of natural gas deliveries to the Islamic republic on Dec. 31 has represented a bitter New Year's present, as the country endures its hardest winter in a decade. The weather has caused 21 deaths, and Iran's northern regions are covered with nearly 2 feet of snow.
Turkmenistan halted daily deliveries of up to 23 million cubic meters to Iran b ... more
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ENERGY TECH
Energy Insights Predicts Climate Change Issues To Drive Increased Tech Investment In 2008
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Britain approves new nuclear reactors, to Green fury
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Nuclear power gains steam in energy race
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Analysis: Russia eyes Nigerian gas
Washington (UPI) Jan 10, 2008
Russia's state-owned Gazprom is moving to gain access to Nigeria's gas reserves, considered Africa's largest.
According to Nigerian officials, Gazprom has already approached energy officials in Abuja about investing in Nigeria's infrastructure in return for development rights in the country.
"What Gazprom is proposing is mind-boggling," a Nigerian official told The Financial Time ... more
ATK To Acquire Information Systems And Geospatial Businesses Of MacDonald Dettwiler And Associates
Minneapolis MN (SPX) Jan 10, 2008
Alliant Techsystems has negotiated definitive agreements with Canadian-based MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates, to acquire its Information Systems and Geospatial Information Services businesses for $1.325 billion (CDN). The company expects that this acquisition will provide a higher growth and earnings profile, and be neutral to earnings per share (EPS) in fiscal year 2009 (FY09) an ... more
Commentary: Bipartisan manifesto
Washington (UPI) Jan 9, 2008
The bipartisan conclave in Oklahoma this week was designed as a bridge between moderate Republicans and moderate Democrats who seek to use "smart power" to build a new world order. Smart power is the skillful conjugation of soft (diplomacy) and hard (military intervention) power, which kept the world at peace for half of the 20th century. (Wars in Korea and Vietnam were bumps in the road.) ... more
Walker's World: A Union of the West
Washington (UPI) Jan 9, 2008
Former French Prime Minister Edouard Balladur this week proposed in a long essay "a true union of the West" between Europe and North America, which received a warm response from France's new President Nicolas Sarkozy.
His call reflects what has become the conventional wisdom, to interpret the widespread predictions of future economic growth in China and India as meaning that Asia will b ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT
WHO Says Only 151 000 Iraqis Died From Violence Since 2003 Invasion
POLITICAL ECONOMY
World moving towards 'vibrant sustainable economy'
CLIMATE SCIENCE
Japan temperatures could rise five degrees by 2100: panel
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Mafia at centre of Naples' rubbish mess
Naples, Italy (AFP) Jan 9, 2008
Many Naples residents sum up the region's recurring waste disposal nightmare in one word -- the mafia -- but organised crime is only part of the conundrum.
"The Camorra (mafia) ... are active at every link in the chain, from collecting rubbish to storing it and treating it," says Massimiliano Marotta, a litigation lawyer who specialises in the issue.
The companies that manage rubbish col ... more
Dartmouth Researchers Alarmed By Levels Of Mercury And Arsenic In Chinese Freshwater Ecosystem
Hanover NH (SPX) Jan 10, 2008
A team of researchers, led by biologists at Dartmouth, has found potentially dangerous levels of mercury and arsenic in Lake Baiyangdian, the largest lake in the North China Plain and a source of both food and drinking water for the people who live around it.
The researchers studied three separate locations in Lake Baiyangdian, all at varying distances from major sources of pollution, such ... more
Automobile's future is electronic and green: GM chief
Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 8, 2008
The automobile's future is electronic and green, using alternate fuels and slick technology to protect both people and the environment, the head of the world's largest car company said Tuesday.
General Motors chief executive Rick Wagoner's prediction came in an unprecedented address at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
He capped his presentation by unveiling a prototype Cadillac Provo ... more
Sustainable Fuel For Road, Rail, Air And Sea Transport
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Jan 10, 2008
CSIRO's newly formed Future Fuels Forum (FFF) is bringing together community, industry and government to plan for the future of transport fuels in Australia. Emissions trading, future fuels and international oil supply are just some of the factors that will be considered as the Forum articulates the main challenges for our nation in arriving at a secure and sustainable transport fuel mix for roa ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR
Groups lobby for restrictions on US-India nuclear deal
ENERGY TECH
Northrop Grumman Wins Orders To Upgrade Navigation Systems For Shell Liquefied Natural Gas Carriers
CIVIL NUCLEAR
Spain's PM vows to reduce country's nuclear energy dependence
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