Outside View: Controlling Iraqi oil
"Americans remain optimistic that a last minute deal can be reached," reported The Wall Street Journal in its June 14-15, 2008 edition, describing an impasse over an extraordinary long-term "security" deal between the United States and Iraqi governments that would keep U.S. troops in Iraq for many, many years. Gina Chon, reporting from Baghdad, was not referring to the American public. ... read more
Vote voided after Berlusconi ally rejects Naples waste proposal
Rome (AFP) June 19, 2008
A right-wing party allied with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi voted Thursday against a government decree to ease a garbage crisis in Naples but the vote was later annulled due to a technicality. Lower house of parliament speaker Gianfranco Fini said the vote -- in which the Northern League voted along with the centre-left opposition against an amendment -- was annulled because of a ... more
100 Wind Farms Open For European Wind Day 2008
Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Jun 20, 2008
All across Europe, a wide range of events took place to help celebrate European Wind Day 2008. Thousands of members of the public have already taken part in activities from exhibitions in Belgian train stations to photo contests in Sweden. The events all focussse on how wind energy works and the benefits it brings as a clean and sustainable power source. The official Wind Day was on Sunday ... more
Oil prices hit 137 dollars after fresh Nigeria outage
London (AFP) June 19, 2008
World oil prices jumped to 137 dollars a barrel on Thursday, within reach of record heights, after a militant attack slashed output in Nigeria, Africa's biggest crude producer. Prices later fell, however, as dealers banked profits. New York's main oil futures contract, light sweet crude for July delivery, spiked to 137.00 dollars per barrel before pulling back slightly. It later ... more
Green car bonus to push French budget into red: report
Paris (AFP) June 19, 2008
An initiative which rewards buyers of environmentally friendly cars and penalises those who buy high pollution vehicles could cost the French government 200 million euros, the business daily Les Echos reported Thursday. France introduced the bonus-malus (bonus-penalty) system this year, giving a tax break for the purchase of new vehicles which emit less than 130 grammes of carbon dioxide per ... more
Canadian Solar Announces Delivery Of BIPV Modules For 2008 Olympics
Jiangsu, China (SPX) Jun 20, 2008
Canadian Solar has announced it has completed the delivery of 66 KW of BIPV modules for the lamp posts along the Olympic Boulevard from the "Bird's Nest", the main stadium for the 2008 Olympic Games, to the Olympic Square. This BIPV project sits right on the axis of Beijing, symbolizing the nation's increasing commitment to sustainable development. Over its 25-year operating lifespan ... more
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ENERGY TECH
Cardinal Gas Storage Partners Acquires Two Natural Gas Storage Development Projects
CAR TECH
Montreal Develops A Unique And Innovative Public Bike System
SOLAR DAILY
Thin Film Deposition Process Offers Thermal Stability For Solar Panels
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Suntech To Launch BIPV Products For The European Market At Intersolar 2008
Munich, Germany (SPX) Jun 20, 2008
Suntech Power Holdings has announced it will introduce its Just Roof, Light Thru and QuikSnap building integrated PV (BIPV) products from Suntech's MSK Solar Design Line to the European market at the upcoming Intersolar Technology Trade Fair 2008. With more than 4,000 installations worldwide, Suntech's Just Roof is a roof integrated PV system designed to form a complete roof, replacing ... more
ICP Solar Launches New Line of Sunsei Solar Products And Services
Montreal, Canada (SPX) Jun 20, 2008
ICP Solar Technologies has announced that ICP Solar senior management, led by CEO and Chairman Sass Peress, will introduce the Company's new line of Sunsei Solar products, services and website at Intersolar 2008, the world's largest solar technology trade fair being held in Munich, Germany. "The concept behind our 2008 Sunsei line was to combine our consumer-centric development approach ... more
France OKs work to resume on nuclear reactor
Paris (AFP) June 19, 2008
France's nuclear safety authority ASN flashed a green light Thursday for construction to resume at the site of the third-generation European Pressurised Water Reactor in Flamanville. Work had been halted on June 21 after "anomalies" were detected at the facility, situated alongside two older reactors built in the 1980s on the English Channel in Lower Normandy. In a statement, ASN said ... more
Ecological fears over venture between BHP and Indonesian miner
Jakarta (AFP) June 19, 2008
Anglo-Australian giant BHP Billiton and an Indonesian firm announced Thursday a massive nickel mining partnership that has environmentalists raising concerns about a protected island paradise. The 50-50 joint venture between BHP and state-owned Antam in eastern Indonesia has raised fears for marine life in the rich waters off Gag Island in West Papua province. The companies have released ... more
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ENERGY TECH
China's cheap fuel underpins global oil price spike
ENERGY TECH
China to raise petrol, diesel prices by 16 pct: Xinhua
SOLAR DAILY
BioSolar Focused On Growth Of Solar Market
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Performance Plants Establishes US Biofuels Facility
Kingston, Canada (SPX) Jun 20, 2008
Performance Plants has announced that it has established an American Research Center to develop specialized non-food crops for industries seeking renewable feedstocks for liquid transportation fuels, biochemicals and coal replacement. The facility, located in Waterloo, New York, will develop biomass feedstocks adapted to maximize cellulose energy productivity per acre on land less suitable ... more
Analysis: Syrian-Turk energy cooperation
Washington (UPI) Jun 18, 2008
One of the more intractable legacies of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war has been Israel's inability to bring Syria to the table to sign a peace treaty, as Syrian demands for an agreement include at a minimum the return of the occupied Golan Heights. As U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice continues her efforts to broker a Middle East peace settlement, she might consider engaging further the ... more
Walker's World: France's new military
Washington (UPI) Jun 18, 2008
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who has just unveiled a strikingly ambitious new plan for a joint European military force and identity, has an interesting sense of timing. He launched his bold proposals for a new EU aircraft carrier task force, along with a common air transport and logistics command and common procurement systems, on June 16. This was the anniversary of ... more
China has no plans to 'encircle' India: ambassador
Hong Kong (AFP) June 18, 2008
China has no plans to try and dominate the shipping lanes of the Indian Ocean, its ambassador to India said in Hong Kong Wednesday. "We don't have such an intention to establish a chain to encircle India," said ambassador Zhang Yan at a lunch held by the Asia Society in Hong Kong. "It's not in China's interest to undertake this kind of strategic move. We see India as our partner," he ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Guard Units Provide Real-Time Video Of Flood Damaged Areas
CLIMATE SCIENCE
US should take on lead role in climate change battle: envoy
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Spate of disasters empties Red Cross coffers
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