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US lawmakers vote to end 26-year ban on offshore drilling Washington (AFP) Sept 16, 2008 
US lawmakers Tuesday sought to overturn a decades-old ban on offshore drilling voting in favor of a new energy bill which has been spurred by spiralling oil prices. The new bill, which was put forward by the majority Democrats in the House of Representatives, was approved by 236 votes to 189. It would allow drilling off the US coastline up to a distance of between 50 to 100 miles ... read more
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Russia must set borders in oil-rich Arctic: Medvedev
Moscow (AFP) Sept 17, 2008Russia must formally set its borders in the oil-rich Arctic region in the near future, President Dmitry Medvedev said Wednesday amid an international race for the region's reserves. "We must wrap up all the formalities for drawing the external border in the continental shelf. This is our direct responsibility to future generations," Medvedev said at a Kremlin meeting of his national security ... more SolarCity And KQED Partner To Increase Solar Power Awareness 
Foster City CA (SPX) Sep 18, 2008SolarCity completed a solar power system at KQED's headquarters in San Francisco earlier this week. KQED's new solar arrays will be unveiled at its San Francisco headquarters, during the broadcaster's Annual Fall Preview Event. The new solar installation is part of a broader partnership between KQED and SolarCity designed to educate consumers and businesses about affordable new solar ... more PosiCharge Battery Fast Charge Systems 
Irvine CA (SPX) Sep 18, 2008Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A. and AeroVironment have established an alliance to market AV's PosiCharge fast charge systems. PosiCharge systems are now available through 68 authorized Toyota Industrial Equipment dealers with 190 locations throughout the United States. "Beyond pushing the bounds of product innovation, one of Toyota's goals is to support environmentally appropriate and ... more New Research Could Help Cars Kick The Fossil Fuel Habit 
Bath, UK (SPX) Sep 18, 2008Researchers at the University of Bath are helping to develop new rechargeable batteries that could improve hybrid electric cars in the future. Transport is a major energy user and is estimated to be responsible for around 25% of the UK's total carbon emissions. As concern grows about climate change, a range of 'green technologies' are being developed to help reduce carbon emissions. ... more Johnson Controls Constructs PV Roofing Solutions 
Milwaukee WI (SPX) Sep 18, 2008Johnson Controls has announced it has a proprietary renewable energy solution that will be used on projects in Wisconsin, California and Washington. The building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) roofing system will be installed by Solar Integrated Technologies. One of the three projects is the Johnson Controls global headquarters building in Glendale, Wisconsin. The Building Integrated Photo ... more |
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San Francisco (AFP) Sept 17, 2008Internet titan Google and technology colossus General Electric said Wednesday they are joining forces to promote a "smart" US electric power grid and clean energy policies. The companies said they will work together on green energy technologies and lobby US political leaders to support "visionary policies" on renewable energy. "Both companies believe that our economic, environmental and ... more General Motors looks for a jolt from electric Volt 
Detroit (AFP) Sept 16, 2008General Motors Corp. honored its past and put the spotlight on its future Tuesday rolling out the production version of the new electric Volt as celebrated its centennial. "GM has a very bright future," said GM Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Rick Wagoner, who used the Volt's coming-out party to challenge skepticism about the company's future in the face of rising fuel prices, declining ... more EU vows to help Vilnius reduce Russian energy dependence 
Brussels (AFP) Sept 17, 2008The European Commission on Wednesday promised to help Lithuania reduce its dependence on Russian energy supplies while not allowing it to keep its Soviet-era nuclear plant. EU commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso told visiting Lithuanian Prime Minister Gedimimas Kirkilas that Brussels would help Vilnius develop renewable energy sources and help make energy savings, notably with the help of ... more DTE Energy And University Of Michigan Launch Clean Energy Prize 
Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Sep 18, 2008To help move clean energy technologies from the laboratory to commercial production, DTE Energy and the University of Michigan are challenging teams from Michigan colleges and universities to develop the best business plans for bringing new clean energy technologies to market. The teams with winning ideas will share $100,000 in prize money, to be awarded in the spring of 2009. ... more Analysis: China, Venezuela to talk energy 
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 18, 2008Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is headed to China to discuss bolstering trade ties with oil-hungry Beijing. Chavez is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao for talks on their growing energy ties. However, Venezuelan and Chinese officials have not elaborated on the agenda for their meeting. "We know that Venezuela is an important oil exporter in the world. ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Sep 15, 2008 is stepping up its rhetoric about redeploying its Black Sea Fleet to the Mediterranean if Ukraine pushes ahead with plans to evict it from its home port base of Sevastopol on the Crimean Peninsula. "Undoubtedly, the withdrawal (of the Black Sea Fleet) from the Crimea will affect Russia's security in the south. New bases in the Mediterranean Sea could make up for the ... more NATO Blocked In The Caucusus Part Two 
Paris (UPI) Sep 16, 2008 If the little former Soviet republic of Georgia on the eastern shore of the Black Sea does not join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, then neither will the much larger and more important former Soviet republic of Ukraine. The accession of the two Black Sea states to the Atlantic alliance was part of the same U.S.-led strategic plan that went up in smoke as soon as Russian troops ... more China says more talks set with India on border row 
Beijing (AFP) Sept 16, 2008Chinese and Indian officials will meet in Beijing this week for the latest round of talks on their decades-old Himalayan border dispute, an official here said on Tuesday. Chinese diplomat Dai Bingguo will hold talks with Indian national security adviser M.K. Narayanan on Thursday and Friday, foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told reporters. India says China occupies 38,000 square ... more Analysis: West vs. Russia, no end in sight 
Berlin (UPI) Sep 16, 2008 Russia would have invaded Georgia even if Georgia had been a NATO member, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev recently told a group of experts in Moscow. The crisis between Russia and the West is still simmering. First, there is the unresolved security situation in Georgia, with two breakaway provinces recognized by Russia only; second, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is pushing ... more US Gives Green Light To Food Sales To Hurricane-Hit Cuba 
Havana (AFP) Sep 17, 2008Bypassing its trade embargo on communist Cuba, the United States on Tuesday announced approving 250 million dollars in "farm sales" to Havana after Hurricanes Gustav and Ike devastated Cuba's crops. The licenses for agricultural sales, which include food and construction materials, were approved after Ike lashed Cuba a week ago and "wood, a material essential to rebuilding, is included," ... more
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