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Bangladesh bans 'toxic' ship for second time Dhaka, Bangladesh (AFP) Sept 16, 2008 
Bangladesh's high court has ruled that a ship with allegedly hazardous substances cannot be dismantled on its coast, a lawyer said Thursday. The government last month banned the New Atlantia -- described by Greenpeace as hazardous in its global list of toxic ships -- after a Bangladeshi ship breaker imported it under the name of MT Enterprise. But that decision was reversed this week ... read more
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Washington (UPI) Sep 18, 2008 The U.S. Energy Department has delivered more than 1 million barrels of emergency exchange oil due to supply disruptions caused by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. Officials said the emergency oil was delivered along pipeline systems from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to various oil company refineries since Sunday. The deliveries included 678,000 barrels to the ConocoPhillips ... more New Carbon Material Might Store Large Quantities Of Renewable Energy 
Austin TX (SPX) Sep 19, 2008Engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have achieved a breakthrough in the use of a one-atom thick structure called "graphene" as a new carbon-based material for storing electrical charge in ultracapacitor devices, perhaps paving the way for the massive installation of renewable energies such as wind and solar power. The researchers believe their breakthrough shows ... more Middle East: New Frontier For Sustainability 
Singapore (SPX) Sep 19, 2008Eight months after world leaders met in Bali to chart the course to a low-carbon world, green initiative like carbon trading are gaining ground in a region long associated with Big Oil. The World Carbon Emission Reduction Summit in Abu Dhabi, unthinkable until recently, now attracts international heavyweights such as the World Bank, UNFCCC and UNEP FI CCWG. "The level of interest we are ... more MAXOS Technology Enables Turbine Blade Manufacturer To Reduce Inspection Time 
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 19, 2008Toshiba GE Turbine Components (TGTC) has reduced the time required to inspect and measure steam turbine blades from 280 minutes to 45 minutes by using the MAXOS non-contact measurement system from Steintek GmbH (Greding, Germany) and their distributor NVision Inc (Southlake, TX and Wixom, MI). The coordinate measuring machine (CMM) used in the past to inspect the blades was not only slow ... more West's relations with Russia at turning point: Australian PM 
Canberra (AFP) Sept 18, 2008The west's relations with Russia are at a turning point after its intervention in Georgia and a pact to sell Australian uranium to Moscow is in the balance, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Thursday. Parliament's treaties committee earlier recommended that the deal signed with former president Vladimir Putin last year be put on hold because of concerns about Russia's nuclear weapons programme. ... more |
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Research Triangle Park NC (SPX) Sep 19, 2008Lenovo has announced it has joined international non-profit organization, The Climate Group, and as part of that membership unveiled a comprehensive program that rewards consumers for recycling end-of-life devices, and offers consumers incentives to power new computers with renewable energy. This new program encourages consumers to make more environmentally responsible choices throughout ... more Economic downturn 'a chance to invest' in green energy: Gore 
Mumbai (AFP) Sept 18, 2008The global economic downturn and the crisis in the US financial markets offers the chance for investment in green energy, former US vice-president Al Gore said Thursday. Central banks have thrown billions of dollars at the global credit storm, which has seen stock markets plunge and scalped big banks exposed to the ongoing effects of last year's collapse of the US sub-prime mortgage market. ... more EU sees progress by China on market economy status: document 
Brussels (AFP) Sept 18, 2008China has made "considerable progress" on the road to winning coveted market economy status, the European Commission has concluded in an internal report obtained by AFP on Thursday. "China now has in place almost all the legislation which is necessary for granting of market economy status. That is a considerable achievement," the report said. Acknowledging China's "considerable progress" ... more China Oilfield set to seal deal with Norway's Awilco: report 
Beijing (AFP) Sept 19, 2008China Oilfield Services, a subsidiary of energy giant China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), was set to buy all shares in Norwegian firm Awilco Offshore after getting the go-ahead from government regulators, state media said Friday. China Oilfield (COSL) announced in July its offer to buy shares in the Norwegian oil firm in a deal worth 2.5 billion US dollars. COSL said the ... more Babcock And Brown Commences Construction Of Majestic Wind Farm 
Houston TX (SPX) Sep 19, 2008Babcock and Brown has announced the closing of financing and commencement of construction of its 79.5 megawatt (MW) Majestic Wind Farm near Panhandle, Texas, northeast of Amarillo. The project is expected to finish construction and reach full commercial operation before the end of 2008. Babcock and Brown was a leading supporter of designation of the Central Panhandle Region as a ... more |
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Paris (AFP) Sept 17, 2008Plant and soil can take up to two years to recover from an exceptionally hot year, a finding that has implications for the combat against global warming, according to research published on Wednesday. The recovery lag could cause a rethink about the ability of grasslands and soil to act as a sponge, also known as a "sink," that removes carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air, its authors said. ... more Walker's World: Paulson, American Lenin 
Beijing (UPI) Sep 17, 2008 The most interesting political feature of the Wall Street crisis is not the effect it will have on what looks to be an extremely close presidential race, but just how much of the U.S. economy the new president will be running. The U.S. government is fast becoming a socialist institution, owning the commanding heights of the economy. It has taken over responsibility for Freddie Mac and ... more Saltwater Solution To Save Crops 
Sydney NSW (SPX) Sep 18, 2008Technology under development at the University of New South Wales could offer new hope to farmers in drought-affected and marginal areas by enabling crops to grow using salty groundwater. Associate Professor Greg Leslie, a chemical engineer at UNSW's UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology, is working with the University of Sydney on technology which uses reverse-osmosis membrane ... more Minisubs Complete First Stage Of Lake Baikal Study 
Novosibirsk, Russia (RIA Novosti) Sep 18, 2008The Mir-1 and Mir-2 mini-submarines have completed the first stage of their study of Lake Baikal, the world's deepest freshwater lake, an environmental official said Wednesday. The mini-subs have so far made 52 dives. Mikhail Borzin, the vice president of Lake Baikal's preservation foundation, said the second stage will start in spring 2009. A foundation spokesman said Monday that research ... more Sowing A Future For Peas 
Norwich, UK (SPX) Sep 18, 2008New research from the John Innes Centre and the Central Science Laboratory could help breeders to develop pea varieties able to withstand drought stress and climate change. The research also shows that the composition of crops is likely to change with the climate. "While many compounds have been reported to change in laboratory based drought stress experiments, few have identified how such ... more
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