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Bush calls on Congress to lift offshore drilling ban Washington (AFP) June 18, 2008 
US President George W. Bush on Wednesday urged Congress to lift a decades-old ban on offshore oil drilling to reduce dependence on foreign imports and offset sky-high energy prices. Calling the federal ban "outdated and counterproductive," Bush asked the Democratic-controlled Congress to take action to expand access to the nation's Outer Continental Shelf. "Congress must face a hard ... read more
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US, China agree to launch talks for key investment accord
Annapolis (AFP) Maryland (AFP) June 18, 2008The United States and China have agreed to launch negotiations to forge a bilateral investment treaty that will protect investors after more than a year of discussions, officials said. The move to pursue the accord, aimed at promoting open markets, fair treatment, transparency and the rule of law, was agreed at the senior level US-China Strategic Economic Dialogue in Annapolis, Maryland ... more SolarCity Initiates Affordable Solar Program 
Foster City CA (SPX) Jun 19, 2008SolarCity, California's No. 1 residential solar power company, has initiated a new community solar power program in the East Bay. The program will be available in Danville, Pleasanton, Livermore, Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda, Walnut Creek and other surrounding cities. George and Darlene Gayler, co-owners of Gayler Construction, a design and remodeling business in Danville, are leading the ... more Russian Premier Urges Stable Power Supply After UES Reform 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 19, 2008Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin urged on Wednesday the provision of stable electric power supplies after Russia's electric power monopoly ceases to exist. The Unified Energy System of Russia (RAO UES) will cease to exist in July as part of a restructuring of the electricity industry. "During this period, it will be necessary to prevent a loss of control over the electric power ... more Russian Nuclear Agency Rejects Rumors Of Radiation Leaks 
Moscow (SPX) Jun 19, 2008Russian nuclear power agency Rosatom dismissed on Monday rumors circulating of a radioactive leak from two plants in northwest and south Russia. Bogus e-mail messages on June 15 said that there had been alleged radioactive leaks at the Leningrad nuclear power station, in northwest Russia, and the Volgodonsk nuclear power plant, in the south of the country, a spokesman for the company said. ... more Medvedev For Legal Action Over Failed Trans-Siberia Pipeline Firms 
Moscow (SPX) Jun 19, 2008Russia's president has called for legal action to be taken against those contractors who failed to meet their deadlines under a project to build an oil pipeline from East Siberia to the Pacific. Delays in the East Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline, an ambitious project designed to pump up to 1.6 million barrels of crude per day eastward to Russia's Far Eastern regions, China and Asia ... more |
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Tokyo (AFP) June 18, 2008Japan and China said Wednesday they had struck a deal to jointly develop gas fields in the East China Sea, partly resolving a spat that has been a thorn in ties between the major energy importers. After four years of on-off talks, Asia's two largest economies agreed to share the potentially lucrative gas resources from an area that lies near islands which remain a focus of bitter dispute. ... more ICP Solar Expands Distribution Relationship With Wal-Mart 
Montreal, Canada (SPX) Jun 19, 2008ICP Solar Technologies has announced that Wal-Mart Stores will now carry the complete line of Coleman solar chargers including the CL100, CL300,CL600 CL1200 and the CC4000 charge controller on Walmart.com. "We are thrilled that Wal-Mart.com has decided to carry the complete line of Coleman solar chargers. Having our products selected by the premier retailer in the world validates the ... more German cabinet agrees a raft of energy-saving laws 
Berlin (AFP) June 18, 2008The German cabinet on Wednesday adopted new measures aimed at cutting the country's carbon dioxide emissions by more than a third by 2020, the environment ministry said. The package includes laws aimed at lowering electricity consumption, in particular in private homes, and proposes calculating tolls for vehicles according to their emission levels, the ministry said in a statement. ... more Electric COOP Board Nominations, Elections, And Term Limits A Potential Hot Wire 
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 19, 2008In a recent survey, the National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA) touches on many high voltage issues including: nominations, elections, and term limits for Electric CO-OP Directors. In light of recent high-profile CO-OP Board issues in the press, questions will certainly prompt some discussion and action by Electric CO-OP boards. Challenges from State and Local Government ... more |
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Tokyo (AFP) June 18, 2008Brazil's state-controlled energy company Petrobras will begin sales of biofuel for motor vehicles in Japan as early as this year, a report said Wednesday. Petrobras, one of the world's largest biofuel producers, will supply gasoline blended with ethanol to independent gas stations, which number 10,000 in Japan, the Nikkei business daily said without citing sources. The wholesale price is ... more Areva to create world's largest uranium mine in Namibia 
Windhoek (AFP) June 18, 2008French nuclear group Areva plans to invest 750 million dollars to create the world's largest uranium mine in Namibia, the company said Wednesday. Namibia's mining ministry granted the license on Tuesday for Trekkopje, some 300 kilometres (190 miles) west of the capital Windhoek, said Iain McPherson, manager of Areva's local subsidiary UraMin. Construction for the 750 milliondollar (483 ... more Analysis: Brazil finds new oil field 
Miami (UPI) Jun 18, 2008 A consortium of Brazilian and foreign oil companies has discovered yet another oil field off the coast of South America's largest country, adding to the already multibillion-barrel reserves found in Brazilian waters in recent years. According to officials from Petrobras, Brazil's state-owned energy firm, the newly discovered light-oil deposit is some 190 miles off the coast of Sao Paul ... more Air Force Scientists Develop Transparent Transistors 
Arlington VA (AFPN) Jun 19, 2008Air Force Research Laboratory scientists have demonstrated world-record performance of transparent transistors created from thin-film nanocrystalline zinc oxide which can function, undetected, on clear surfaces such as glass or plastic. Lead investigator Dr. Burhan Bayraktaroglu of AFRL's Sensors Directorate and his team are responsible for developing and testing these transparent ... more
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