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Global waste meeting fails to break impasse: delegate Nusa Dua, Indonesia (AFP) June 28, 2008 
A conference in Indonesia on the international waste trade ended without breaking a 14-year impasse over the sale of hazardous waste across borders, the host's delegate said Saturday. The five-day conference on the resort island of Bali ended late Friday with a coalition of countries again stalling the ban proposal, Agus Purnomo said. "The problem is we have almost a dozen countries who ... read more
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Spanish PM firm on phasing out nuclear power
Madrid (AFP) June 28, 2008Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said Saturday he would not extend the life of Spain's ageing nuclear plants as he repeated his government's commitment to phasing out nuclear power. "We are committed to respecting the normal life-span of the plants unless there are urgent energy needs, and to not building new nuclear plants," he said in an interview with top-selling daily El Pais. ... more Solar Reactor Heads To Europe For Testing 
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 30, 2008A research team from Valparaiso University's College of Engineering will take a solar reactor they've designed and built from scratch to Switzerland next month to begin a series of tests at one of the world' premier solar energy research institutes. Valparaiso is a member of the Council on Undergraduate Research. Dr. Robert Palumbo, Jenny professor of emerging technology and one of the ... more Putin says central Asia wants to raise gas price for Ukraine 
Moscow (AFP) June 28, 2008Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Saturday told his Ukrainian counterpart that Central Asian countries were urging Moscow to increase gas prices for Ukraine. Putin made the comments at the end of talks in Moscow with Ukranian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko during which he also threatened to restrict military cooperation if the neighbouring country joined the NATO military alliance. ... more FPL Announces Plans For New Solar Energy Generation 
Miami FL (SPX) Jun 30, 2008Florida Power and Light Company has announced new solar energy projects that include the world's largest photovoltaic solar plant and first "hybrid" energy center, coupling solar thermal technology with an existing combined-cycle generation unit. "Pending regulatory approval, FPL will build 110 megawatts of solar power right here in the Sunshine State, making Florida No. 2 in the nation ... more Americans outsource life's tough or mundane tasks 
Washington (AFP) June 29, 2008One woman outsourced the breaking off a relationship. A man sought bidders to clean his ears, and found someone highly qualified. Both turned to a new breed of US company that harnesses the worldwide web to get someone else to take on the difficult and tedious tasks in life or the little things that never seem to get done during a packed working day. "One woman called and had us brea ... more |
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Bellingham WA (SPX) Jun 30, 2008SPIE has long been active in advancing the research and technology behind solar electric systems for homes and businesses. Now the Society has made an investment in the cost-efficient, sustainable energy resulting from this research, with the installation of a new 15kW solar electric system on the roof of its Bellingham, WA, headquarters. When complete, the system will include 75 solar ... more New Efficiency Benchmark For Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells 
Lausanne, France (SPX) Jun 30, 2008In a paper published online in the journal Nature Materials, EPFL professor Michael Graetzel, Shaik Zakeeruddin and colleagues from the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have achieved a record light conversion efficiency of 8.2% in solvent-free dye-sensitized solar cells. This breakthrough in efficiency without the use of volatile organic solvents ... more European airlines angered by EU 'CO2 tax' 
Brussels (AFP) June 27, 2008European airlines complained Friday that new EU rules on carbon dioxide emissions will cost them 4.8 billion euros (7.6 billion dollars) a year and threaten their future. Under an agreement reached Thursday, the European Union will set quotas on carbon dioxide, the main gas that causes global warming, on all airlines -- those from Europe and abroad -- from 2012. They would then have to ... more Engineering students create solar car 
Evanston, Ill. (UPI) Jun 27, 2008 A solar car created by engineering students is being road-tested in preparation for this summer's North American Solar Challenge. Northwestern University said the car -- NUsolar sc5, designed and built by a team of 40 undergraduates -- is being test-driven on campus in Evanston, Ill., and on rural roads in Wisconsin. Team members will drive the to Texas next week to prepare for ... more |
CIVIL NUCLEAR
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Argonne IL (SPX) Jun 30, 2008The future of high-intensity x-ray science has never been brighter now that scientists at U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have devised a new type of next generation light sources. "The free electron laser oscillator (X-FELO) we are proposing can create x-rays up to one hundred million times brighter than currently operating machines," Argonne Distinguished fellow ... more Hong Kong to launch commodities exchange next year 
Hong Kong (AFP) June 25, 2008Hong Kong is set to launch its first commodities exchange early next year to capitalise on the mainland's growing demand for oil and other raw materials, officials said Wednesday. The Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange (HKMEx) will initially sell contracts on fuel oil, with other commodities following, the exchange said in a statement announcing its formation. It will "better reflect mainland ... more AIDS epidemic is disaster like drought, floods for Africa: Red Cross 
Geneva (AFP) June 26, 2008The AIDS epidemic in southern Africa is so severe that it should be classed as a disaster comparable to floods or famine, a new study by the Red Cross said Thursday. In its annual "World Disasters Report", the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said that there was "no doubt" that HIV/AIDS matches the United Nations definition of a disaster. The UN ... more British climate envoy grim on G8 prospects 
Tokyo (AFP) June 26, 2008Britain's negotiator on climate change warned Thursday that the upcoming summit of the Group of Eight rich nations was unlikely to reach a consensus on how to tackle global warming. "We should be careful not to expect too much of the conversations next week," John Ashton told reporters in Tokyo ahead of the July 7-9 summit in the northern resort of Toyako. "We are not going to have a ... more
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