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Analysis: Montreux Convention and energy Washington (UPI) Aug 27, 2008 
The five-day military conflict between Russia and Georgia over the disputed enclave of South Ossetia has thrown into the spotlight a nearly forgotten 72-year-old treaty governing the passage of both merchantmen and warships between the Mediterranean and Black seas through the Bosporus and Dardanelles, collectively known as the Turkish Straits. The 1936 Montreux Convention roiled ... read more
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Rabobank Analysts Discuss The Food Versus Fuel Debate
New York NY (SPX) Aug 28, 2008The search for alternative fuels is often blamed for the high cost of food but, according to a new Rabobank podcast, it is just one of many factors. In the podcast, analysts with Rabobank Food and Agribusiness Research and Advisory (FAR) department discuss the food vs. fuel debate. "First, food versus fuel is a handy sound bite," said FAR Executive Director Karol Aure-Flynn. ... more Outside View: Racism trumps reason 
Manipal, India (UPI) Aug 27, 2008 Contrary to the expectations of Congress Party boss Sonia Gandhi and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, last week's special meeting in Vienna of the 45-member Nuclear Suppliers Group ended in deadlock. The meeting had been requested by the United States to approve George W. Bush's quest for a "clean waiver" for the resumption of nuclear trade with India -- commerce that had been ... more Oil prices climb above 117 dollars on Hurricane Gustav 
London (AFP) Aug 27, 2008World oil prices rallied Wednesday on the back of concerns that Hurricane Gustav may head for the Gulf of Mexico where many US energy installations are located, analysts said. The market was meanwhile on tenterhooks ahead of the traditional weekly update on US crude inventories. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in October, gained 1.41 dollars to 117.68 dollars ... more New Loan Program Makes Roof-Top Solar Easier To Own 
Phoenix AZ (SPX) Aug 28, 2008A new loan program will enable more APS customers to take advantage of rebates and tax incentives available for adding personal renewable energy systems. An agreement between APS and the non-profit Electric and Gas Industries Association (EGIA) provides competitive, unsecured installment financing for a personal renewable energy generating system, such as roof-top solar electric, solar ... more South Korea to build 10 more nuclear plants by 2030 
Seoul (AFP) Aug 27, 2008South Korea said Wednesday it will build 10 more nuclear power plants by 2030 and increase its renewable energy resources as part of a 100-billion-dollar plan to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels. South Korea, a highly industrialised nation with few natural energy sources, already uses nuclear plants to generate nearly a third of its power needs but hopes to increase that to nearly 60 ... more |
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San Antonio TX (SPX) Aug 28, 2008Sunrise Solar addresses the "solar myths" that often arise in shareholder questions relating to the role of solar power in America's future energy plans. Myth 1: Solar electricity cannot provide a significant part of America's electricity needs. Fact: The solar energy resource in a 100 square mile area of Nevada could supply ALL of the electricity needs of the United States ... more Radioactive Waste Recycling No Longer A Pain In The Ash 
Moscow ID (SPX) Aug 28, 2008A new recycling plant will soon recover uranium from the ashes of radioactive garbage to be recycled back into nuclear fuel using an efficient, environmentally friendly technology inspired by decaffeinated coffee. The technique's future may even hold the key to recycling the most dangerous forms of radioactive waste. Over the course of 20 years, Chien Wai, a University of Idaho chemistry ... more Hydrogen Engine Center Receives Order From Newfoundland And Labrador Hydro 
Algona IA (SPX) Aug 28, 2008Hydrogen Engine Center has announced the receipt of a purchase order from Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro [Hydro] for additional work for grid integration of the 250kW 4+1TM Oxx Power hydrogen generator for Hydro's Wind-Hydrogen-Diesel energy project in the remote community of Ramea, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Ramea is the site of a five-year innovative research and development ... more Future For Clean Energy Lies In Big Bang Of Evolution 
Paris, France (SPX) Aug 28, 2008Amid mounting agreement that future clean, "carbon-neutral", energy will rely on efficient conversion of the sun's light energy into fuels and electric power, attention is focusing on one of the most ancient groups of organism, the cyanobacteria. Dramatic progress has been made over the last decade understanding the fundamental reaction of photosynthesis that evolved in cyanobacteria 3.7 ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Aug 25, 2008The United States said Monday there were no indications Russia would renege on arms reduction pacts, such as the START I nuclear weapons treaty, following the conflict over Georgia but warned that such a move "will be crossing a new threshold." "We don't have any indication that the Russians plan to move away from agreements like the START treaty or Moscow treaty or the INF agreement," said ... more Drought stricken, Iran buys US wheat for first time in 27 years 
New York (AFP) Aug 25, 2008Wracked by drought, Iran has turned to the United States for wheat for the first time in 27 years, marking a setback for Tehran's search for agricultural self-sufficiency. According to a recent US Department of Agriculture report, Iran has bought about 1.18 million tonnes of US hard wheat since the beginning of the 2008-2009 crop season in June. The number, which has been growing steadily ... more TVA Fertilizer Technology Used Worldwide 
Muscle Shoals AL (SPX) Aug 27, 2008About 75% of fertilizers and fertilizer technology used around the world today were developed or improved during the 1950s to 1970s by scientists and engineers at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in the United States, says John Shields, a former TVA official. Shields is now Interim Director of the Research and Market Development Division of IFDC, an International Center for Soil ... more Going veggie can slash your carbon footprint, study says 
Berlin (AFP) Aug 23, 2008Giving up meat could drastically reduce your carbon footprint, with meat-eaters' diets responsible for almost twice the emissions of those of vegetarians, a German study said on Tuesday. A diet with meat is responsible for producing in a year the same amount of greenhouse gases as driving a mid-sized car 4,758 kilometres (2,956 miles), the Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IOeW) ... more
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