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Nuclear breaks out as America's new 'green' darling Washington (AFP) May 22, 2008 
Long considered a pariah by environmental activists, nuclear energy is making a comeback as the new darling of the US "green" rush, as Americans cozy up to the idea of carbon-free power.
The nuclear drive underway caps nearly three decades of a freeze on reactor construction following the 1979 accident at Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island (TMI) plant, which sparked panic over the risk of radi ... read more
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UN food expert wants halt to biofuel investment
Geneva (AFP) May 22, 2008New investments and subsidies favouring the production of biofuels should be frozen in an effort to curb food price rises, the United Nations' new independent expert on the right to food said Thursday. Such a move could send a strong signal that the price of food crops will not keep rising, and thus halt speculation, Olivier De Schutter told a special UN Human Rights Council session on the g ... more Italy to reverse policy and build nuclear power stations: minister 
Rome (AFP) May 22, 2008The Italian government said Thursday it would begin building nuclear power stations, reversing a 20-year ban in an initiative likely to spark strong resistance and take a long time to come to fruition. "During the term of this parliament, we will lay the first stone for the construction in our country of a group of new-generation nuclear power stations," Economic Development Minister Claudio ... more Russian leader stresses openness on first tour 
Astana (AFP) May 22, 2008Russia's new president, Dmitry Medvedev, declared a "pragmatic" and "open" foreign policy as he began his first foreign tour since taking office, holding talks in Kazakhstan before heading to China. The 42-year-old struck a less hawkish tone than his predecessor Vladimir Putin in his most specific foreign policy statements since his May 7 inauguration, in an interview with Chinese journalist ... more Analysis: Farm bill hikes biofuels funding 
Washington (UPI) May 22, 2008 The farm bill passed last week by Congress, and promised a veto this week by President Bush, gives a big boost to the renewable fuels industry. The bill passed by high majorities, with a vote of 318-106 in the House and 85-15 in the Senate -- enough to override a veto if the majority of policymakers vote the same way again. Government subsidies and funding for the research and de ... more New Italian rubbish measures leave EU doubtful 
Brussels (AFP) May 22, 2008The European Commission said Thursday that measures announced by the Italian government to tackle the rubbish crisis in the Naples area did not resolve the underlying "structural problems." "We hope very much that the measures that have been applied so far will solve the crisis at the moment," commission spokeswoman Barbara Helfferich told journalists in Brussels. "But the structural pro ... more |
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Moscow (AFP) May 22, 2008Moscow and Beijing are close to reaching agreement on building a pipeline from Siberia's oil fields to energy-hungry China, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday. "We currently have a basic agreement on this and today are at the concluding stage in talks between Rosneft and CNPC," Russia's and China's state oil companies, Medvedev said in an interview posted on the Kremlin website. ... more European leaders call for nuclear power revival 
Prague (AFP) May 22, 2008European nuclear leaders launched a call here Thursday for measures to ensure the revival of atomic energy in the face of soaring oil prices and concerns over global warming. At a two-day European Commission-sponsored forum in Prague, officials and government leaders said real steps had to be taken to put nuclear power back into the energy mix. "We are more and more dependent on oil and ... more China scrambles to help homeless as quake death toll climbs 
Mianzhu, China (AFP) May 21, 2008China scrambled on Wednesday to provide shelter and prevent disease among five million people made homeless by last week's earthquake, as the number of dead and missing climbed above 74,000. With hope virtually extinguished of finding more survivors amid the rubble of the devastated towns and villages across mountainous Sichuan province, soldiers and relief workers focused on the desperate ... more China Plans Billions For Relief As More Survivors Found In Quake Rubble 
Shifang, China (AFP) May 21, 2008A woman emerged alive Wednesday after being trapped for nine days in a tunnel following China's earthquake, as the government ordered budget cuts to fund a multi-billion-dollar relief package. Rescuers plucked to safety the woman who had been stuck in the water tunnel of a hydropower plant in southwestern Sichuan province's quake-ravaged town of Shifang, the state-run Xinhua news agency said ... more |
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Washington (AFP) May 21, 2008Amid a surge in food prices blamed in part on US expansion of corn-based ethanol production, lawmakers, experts and industry officials are urging the government to rethink a new law mandating alternative fuels. The United States is the world's top producer of corn-based ethanol, which the administration of President George W. Bush sees as a way of reducing dependence on foreign oil and curb ... more Researchers Create Superior Polymer By Adding Graphene 
Chicago IL (SPX) May 22, 2008Researchers at Northwestern University and Princeton University have created a new kind of polymer that, because of its extraordinary thermal and mechanical properties, could be used in everything from airplanes to solar cells. The polymer, a nanocomposite that incorporates functionalized, exfoliated graphene sheets, even conducts electricity, and researchers hope to use that property to ... more Quantum And Asola To Triple Plant Capacity For Solar Modules In Germany 
Irvine CA (SPX) May 22, 2008Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide has announced that its German solar partner, Asola Advanced and Automotive Solar Systems, is expanding its annual solar module manufacturing capacity to 45 MW (megawatts peak power), in response to increasing demand for photovoltaic power systems in Europe. Asola has successfully secured financing for this expansion, and plans to commission the ... more Progress Energy Florida Selects Preferred Area For Power Lines 
St. Petersburg FL (SPX) May 22, 2008Progress Energy Florida has selected a "preferred corridor" for potential transmission lines that predominantly follows the path of existing lines across nine Central Florida counties, minimizing the impact on the community and the environment. "During the past year, we have actively solicited community input and suggestions about this project," said Jeff Lyash, president and chief ... more
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