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Analysis: Brazil may delay oil drilling Miami (UPI) Oct 29, 2008
Production at Brazil's newly discovered offshore oil fields may be delayed by the lack of legislation to oversee the finds, according to energy officials.
Since the first large offshore oil deposits discovery in 2007, Brazilian lawmakers have begun seeking ways to spend what surely will amount to a multibillion-dollar windfall. However, profits from what some experts say is a ... read moreWalker's World: Obama's stimulus plan
Washington (UPI) Oct 29, 2008 Despite the superstition that precludes it from saying so, the Obama camp is not just confident of victory in next week's presidential election. It already has teams of economists working hard on an infrastructure investment package. From off-the-record conversations with some of Sen. Barack Obama's advisers, it looks as if it will come in two tranches worth a total of some $500 ... more
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The Fluid Transducer: Electricity From Gas And Water
Stuttgart, Germany (SPX) Oct 30, 2008A large number of technical systems work with air or water. Air compression systems and water pipes are just two examples. Researchers of the Fraunhofer Technology Development Group TEG have now successfully managed to convert this fluidic energy into electricity. This could enable sensors to supply themselves with energy in future. Air compression systems can be found in many manufacturin ... more Study: Biosolids pose little worker risk
Madison, Wis. (UPI) Oct 29, 2008 U.S. environmentalists say they've found there is only a low risk from aerosolized microorganisms involved in applying treated sewage sludge as a fertilizer. Class B biosolids are sewage sludges that have been treated to contain fewer fecal coliforms. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates 6.3 million tons of Class B biosolids are generated in the United States each year. ... more Rate-cut hopes relieve financial gloom
London (AFP) Oct 29, 2008Stock markets soared on Wednesday, buoyed by expectations of rate cuts in the United States and Japan as China announced its own reduction in a bid to counter the impact of the global financial crisis. But a string of gloomy business news, including the collapse of a budget airline in Europe and a plunge in profits for Japan's Sony Corp. underlined the scale of the task facing policymakers ... more |
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Road Test For Vehicle-To-Vehicle Communication
Koeln, Germany (SPX) Oct 30, 2008A large-scale demonstration of inter-vehicle communication took place on 22 and 23 October 2008. At the Opel proving ground in Dudenhofen near Frankfurt am Main, the new car-to-car (C2C) communication technology was demonstrated in real life. The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) was one of the parties involved in this project. On both days of the ... more Kissinger: Crisis should force US, China to solve energy problems
Shanghai (AFP) Oct 29, 2008Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said Wednesday Beijing and Washington should work together on solving energy problems as part of necessary changes brought about by the economic crisis. Kissinger, who helped broker Beijing's opening up to the world in 1978, said China, the fastest growing economy, and the United States, the world's largest, "have a special need for each other." ... more ICP Solar Announces Sunsei Agreement With Major RV Manufacturer
Montreal, Canada (SPX) Oct 30, 2008ICP Solar Technologies has announced that the company has signed an agreement for the sale of its Sunsei solar vents to a major North American supplier of recreational vehicles beginning in 2009. This marks the first time that Sunsei vents will be installed directly at the factory of an RV producer, and it is estimated that this Fortune 500 OEM will purchase the equivalent of eight ... more Fourth Chinese Hostage Found Dead In Sudan
Khartoum (AFP) Oct 29, 2008The body of a fourth Chinese hostage was found in Sudan on Wednesday as two local staff for a Yemeni company were shot dead, exacerbating fears of growing insecurity for the country's oil industry. The recovery of the Chinese oil worker, one of a group of nine snatched in central Sudan 11 days ago, confirms Beijing's official death toll of four, although the circumstances of their killings ... more |
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