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Electric vehicles spark at Paris car show Paris (AFP) Oct 3, 2008 
Carmarkers rolled out a slew of electric models at the Paris motor show Friday, with a view to filling dealer showrooms by 2012 when new European legislation on curbing emissions kicks in. About a third of the new models presented at the show are "clean cars" that use "a little or a lot of electricity," said Francois Roudier of the French carmakers' group CCFA. Big names like Germany's ... read moreWWF bemoans attempts to water down EU's green targets 
Brussels (AFP) Oct 3, 2008Europe's plan of action to tackle climate change is being undermined by pressure from industry and may no longer achieve its original green goals, the environmental group WWF said Friday. The compromise with industry, particularly German interests, is "undermining everything (and) really goes in the wrong direction," Daria Villagrasa, from the group's energy programme, told a press conferenc ... more
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Rice in India, but no signature for nuclear pact
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 4, 2008US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice held talks Saturday in India on a visit to showcase a landmark bilateral nuclear deal, but last-minute hitches derailed the scheduled signing of the pact. Rice, who had lobbied Congress to approve the deal despite fears it could undercut global efforts to curb the spread of nuclear weapons, had hoped to initial the agreement as the highlight of her brie ... more Analysis: Ecuador rethinks oil strategy 
Miami (UPI) Oct 3, 2008 Ecuador's oil-based economy is going to be further regulated and its foreign investors subject to greater scrutiny, according to the country's leftist leader, President Rafael Correa, who won a sweeping victory in this week's constitutional referendum vote on a new constitution. Correa, an open critic of multinational petroleum corporations he says operated with impunity for decades in ... more Analysis: Azerbaijan's new export routes 
Washington (UPI) Oct 3, 2008 The August military confrontation between Georgia and Russia had a crippling collateral effect on Azerbaijan. In the wake of the conflict, which effectively shut in the majority of Azeri oil exports, Baku has broadened its export strategy to include renewing ties with Russia and, in an event certain to irk Washington, expanding oil swaps with Iran. The truth is, however, the Russian-Ge ... more  |
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Experts: Better plan needed for biofuels
West Lafayette, Ind. (UPI) Oct 4, 2008 U.S. researchers said more research is needed to help the next generation of biofuels avoid the pitfalls of corn ethanol. Purdue University agricultural economist Otto Doering said cellulosic biofuels made from grasses, crop residues and inedible plant parts have the potential to be more efficient and environmentally friendly than current grain-based fuels, the university said Friday in ... more German power giant to run Bulgarian nuclear plant: ministry 
Sofia (AFP) Oct 3, 2008Bulgaria has chosen German power giant RWE to help finance and run a new nuclear plant on the Danube, Economy and Energy Minister Petar Dimitrov announced Friday. The Bulgarian National Electricity Company's (NEC's) directors "ranked the offers for a strategic investor of the Belene plant and RWE came first," Dimitrov told a press conference. RWE was to acquire a 49-percent stake in the ... more Nuclear deal set to boost US-India ties 
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 5, 2008The United States looked Sunday to burgeoning trade, defense and other ties with powerhouse India after New Delhi tipped its hat to Washington for unlocking the door to the global nuclear market. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Indian hosts on Saturday hailed a deepening "strategic partnership," even if last-minute hitches derailed the signing in New Delhi of a landmark civil ... more The Athenian School Shows Solar Smarts With Tioga Energy, REC Solar 
Danville CA (SPX) Oct 06, 2008The Athenian School in Danville will soon be using renewable electricity harvested from the sun to meet half of its annual energy needs. The School has announced plans for a new 220-kilowatt (kW) photovoltaic project, which will be installed by REC Solar and financed and operated by Tioga Energy. Comprised of 1,300 Mitsubishi Electric solar panels ground-mounted in a 30,000 square foot ... more |
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