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US business groups blame China, India for WTO talks collapse Washington (AFP) July 29, 2008 
US business groups on Tuesday blamed China and India for the collapse of the WTO's Doha Round of trade negotiations, saying it was a blow to the world economy and the poor. The WTO talks broke down in Geneva after the United States and India failed to agree on proposals for measures to help poor farmers. The US Chamber of Commerce, which represents more than three million businesses and ... read more
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WTO failure bodes ill for climate change: delegates
Geneva (AFP) July 29, 2008The failure of key powers to agree a new pact on global trade does not bode well for international cooperation in other areas such as climate change, top delegates warned Tuesday. The European Union's agriculture commissioner Mariann Fischer-Boel told journalists that the collapse of talks after nine days at the World Trade Organization headquarters in Geneva would have "wider consequences ... more NASA evaluates new wing sensor 
Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. (UPI) Jul 29, 2008 The U.S. space agency said it is evaluating an advanced, fiber optic-based sensing technology that could aid development of active wing shape control. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said controlling a wing's shape during flight would allow it to take advantage of aerodynamics and improve overall aircraft efficiency. "The Fiber Optic Wing Shape Sensor system ... more China's new energy watchdog begins operations: govt 
Beijing (AFP) July 29, 2008The National Energy Administration, China's new government agency to oversee the energy sector, has formally started operations, the government said Tuesday. The long-awaited agency is likely to become a more efficient player than the scattered bureaucracies that have so far been in charge of energy, suggesting the high priority China attaches to fuelling its economy, analysts said. ... more China and Russia to hold energy talks later this year: Beijing 
Beijing (AFP) July 29, 2008China and Russia will hold their second round of talks on energy cooperation in Moscow later this year, the Chinese foreign ministry said Tuesday. The news follows a visit by Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin to Beijing over the weekend, where he met with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Vice Premier Wang Qishan to launch a dialogue on energy cooperation. "We hope the two countries ... more DuPont PV Fluoromaterials Signs Technology Licensing Agreement With Toppan 
Wilmington DE (SPX) Jul 30, 2008DuPont Photovoltaic Fluoromaterials (PVFM) has announced it has developed a proprietary technology to produce backsheet containing DuPont Tedlar polyvinyl fluoride (PVF) polymer in a single step, and has signed a Technology Licensing Agreement with Toppan Printing, located in Tokyo, Japan, to commercialize backsheet for photovoltaic (PV) modules using this new technology. This technical ... more |
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Shanghai (AFP) July 29, 2008China Railway Group, the nation's largest railway construction firm, said Wednesday it had won two contracts worth 8.1 billion yuan (1.2 billion dollars). It said one of its units won a contract worth 7.6 billion yuan for an electrification project of the railway linking Beijing and Kowloon in Hong Kong, according to a statement filed with the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The project started ... more Brazil's Petrobras starts commercial biodiesel production 
Candeias, Brazil (AFP) July 29, 2008Brazil's state-run oil group Petrobras started commercial production of biodiesel Tuesday, ignoring the food versus biofuel controversy already dogging the planting of crops to make carburant. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva inaugurated the first of three plants Petrobras is to open this year to turn out the biodiesel. It is located in Candeias, a town 55 kilometers (35 miles) from ... more GreenLight Project To Improve Energy Efficiency Of Computing 
La Jolla CA (SPX) Jul 30, 2008The information technology industry consumes as much energy and has roughly the same carbon "footprint" as the airline industry. Now scientists and engineers at the University of California, San Diego are building an instrument to test the energy efficiency of computing systems under real-world conditions - with the ultimate goal of getting computer designers and users in the scientific ... more Green Technology Advances Are On The Program At SPIE Optics+Photonics 
Bellingham WA (SPX) Jul 30, 2008Optics and photonics researchers and engineers working to meet the world's demands for sustainable energy, better predict weather patterns, monitor and understand climate impacts of wildfires, and develop safe uses for nanotechnology will share their latest work next month in San Diego, CA. The event - the annual SPIE Optics+Photonics symposium - will draw 4,500 researchers and innovators ... more |
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Phoenix AZ (SPX) Jul 30, 2008RoseStreet Labs Energy has announced the successful implementation of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with Los Alamos National Laboratory to produce cutting edge photovoltaic technology. At the center of this collaboration is an innovative technology called ENABLE, which comprises the use of an energetic neutral atom beam to synthesize high quality thin films critical to ... more Raytheon Awarded JPL Data Systems Contract 
Reston VA (SPX) Jul 29, 2008Raytheon has been awarded the data and systems implementation and operations, or DSIO, subcontract by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Raytheon will provide systems engineering and design, Web development and information technology services to support the center's mission. Managed under a prime contract between NASA and the California Institute of Technology, the subcontract will cover a ... more Russia to explain security pact in September: diplomats 
Brussels (AFP) July 28, 2008Russia's ambassador to NATO said Monday that he would outline in detail in September Moscow's plans for a sweeping new post-Cold War-era security pact, according to Russian and alliance diplomats. Questioned by his NATO counterparts about Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's idea, Moscow's envoy Dmitry Rogozin said that he would provide fuller answers on September 24. One diplomat said ... more Rising Energy, Food Prices Major Threats To Wetlands As Farmers Eye New Areas For Crops 
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 29, 2008Critical food shortages and growing demand for bio-fuels and hydro-electricity due to high fossil fuel prices rank among the greatest threats today to the preservation of precious wetlands worldwide as farmers and developers look for new areas for agriculture, energy crop plantations and hydro dams. However, resisting pressures to convert wetlands is vital to avoid destroying ecosystems ... more
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