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Oil prices fall heavily as Iran tensions ease New York (AFP) July 7, 2008 
Oil prices fell sharply Monday in a move some traders attributed to an ease in geopolitical tensions related to Iran's nuclear program and a strengthening US dollar. New York's main oil futures contract, light sweet crude for August delivery, slumped a hefty 3.92 dollars to close at 141.37 dollars. The contract had earlier fallen over five dollars before trimming some of its losses. ... read more
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Commentary: Guns of August spiked?
Washington (UPI) Jul 7, 2008 Is the United States heading into a deadly confrontation with Iran? Congressman Ron Paul of Texas, the unsuccessful maverick Republican presidential candidate, warned millions of radio listeners this is now inevitable. He cited House Congressional Resolution 362, lobbied hard by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, as a "Virtual Iran War Resolution." Since its introduction thre ... more Energy-frugal Japan toots horn at G8 summit 
Toyako, Japan (AFP) July 7, 2008From air conditioning using snow to green vehicles and humanoid robots -- this year's Group of Eight summit is getting the full flavour of high-tech Japan and its efforts to save the planet. Japan sees the three-day meeting, which kicked off in this northern mountain resort on Monday, as a golden opportunity to showcase its state-of-the-art technology and efforts to curb global warming. ... more Fund launched in UAE to capture associated gas 
Abu Dhabi (AFP) July 7, 2008An Emirati company and British-based alternative investment firm Man said Monday they were launching a fund to invest in the use of associated gas to generate power and reduce environmental damage. The International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC), owned by the government of oil-rich Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, has committed an initial 300 million dollars to the fund, a statem ... more Protesters blast plans for Taiwan freeway 
Taipei (AFP) July 6, 2008Environmental activists protested Monday against a government plan to build a freeway in eastern Taiwan, saying it could do irreparable environmental damage to an area known for its lush parks. About 20 demonstrators chanted slogans outside the cabinet office in Taipei, demanding that Premier Liu Chao-shiuan abandon the plan and threatening bigger rallies if he moves forward. On Sunday, ... more Shanghai faces blackouts as temperatures sizzle: state media 
Shanghai (AFP) July 7, 2008Parts of Shanghai faced blackouts Monday as the Chinese economic hub's power network struggles to meet soaring electricity demand boosted by scorching heat, state media said. The city sizzled over the weekend when the mercury hit 38.8 degrees Celsius (101.8 Fahrenheit) on Saturday, the hottest July 5 ever since records began, the Shanghai Daily said. "The city's electrical grid is fully ... more |
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Tokyo (AFP) July 6, 2008US President George W. Bush and French President Nicolas Sarkozy had "fierce" arguments at last year's Group of Eight summit, Japan's then premier Shinzo Abe said Sunday. Abe offered the tidbit from last year's closed-door session as a lesson for Japan not to be too reserved about steering discussions as it hosts this year's G8 summit in the northern mountain resort of Toyako. ... more Kyoto Rules Must Change If Farmers Are To Contribute 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Jul 07, 2008THE National Farmers' Federation (NFF) is calling on the Australian Government to actively petition for new accounting rules under the Kyoto Protocol to ensure agriculture's sequestration of carbon is acknowledged. "The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties' examination of the rules under the new Kyoto Protocol, and how they affect Australia, is timely," NFF President David Crombie said. "A ... more US, Japan call for action on oil, food prices ahead of G8 meet 
Toyako, Japan (AFP) July 6, 2008The United States and Japan called Sunday for urgent action on red-hot oil and food prices that could derail the global economy on the eve of a summit of the world's richest nations. As US President George W. Bush arrived at this mountain resort, authorities sealed off Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, with demonstrations relegated to its largest city, Sapporo. Group of Eight leaders ... more No revamp of EU rules on GMO crops: ministerial meeting 
Paris (AFP) July 4, 2008A review of the European Union's procedures for vetting genetically modified crops does not imply the policy will undergo far-reaching change, a French environment minister said Friday. "We are not fundamentally questioning the European system, or looking to overhaul procedure," said Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, secretary of state for ecology, at an informal meeting of the EU's 27 environment ... more |
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Delft, Netherlands (SPX) Jul 07, 2008Researchers at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in The Netherlands have developed a technique for generating atom clusters made from silver and other metals. Surprisingly enough, these so-called super atoms (clusters of 13 silver atoms, for example) behave in the same way as individual atoms and have opened up a whole new branch of chemistry. If a silver thread is heated to around ... more Some Fundamental Interactions Of Matter Turn Out To Be Fundamentally Different Than Thought 
Stanford CA (SPX) Jul 07, 2008Collisions have consequences. Everyone knows that. Whether it's between trains, planes, automobiles or atoms, there are always repercussions. But while macroscale collisions may have the most obvious effects-mangled steel, bruised flesh-sometimes it is the tiniest collisions that have the most resounding repercussions. Such may be the case with the results of new experimental research on ... more JDR To Build Inter-Array Cables For World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm 
Cambridgeshire, England (SPX) Jul 07, 2008JDR, a worldwide provider of custom designed and manufactured subsea power cables, umbilical systems and specialised marine cables, has been awarded a contract by Fluor Ltd for the supply of inter-array cables for the Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm. Under development by Airtricity, the renewable energy development division of Scottish and Southern Energy Plc (SSE), Greater Gabbard will ... more Germany wants to build 30 windfarms: report 
Berlin (AFP) July 6, 2008The German government wants to build up to 30 offshore windfarms in a bid to meet its renewable energy targets, Environment Minister Wolfgang Tiefensee said in an interview published Sunday. Tiefensee told the Welt am Sonntag newspaper that the windfarms would be built in the Baltic and North seas and said some 2,000 windmills should soon be producing 11,000 megawatts of electricity. ... more
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