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Aviation giants look to China amid global turbulence Zhuhai, China (AFP) Nov 3, 2008 
The giants of the aerospace industry will jet in to China's only international airshow starting Tuesday hoping the country's aviation sector can provide shelter from the global financial crisis. But there are early signs China has not escaped the drop-off that has hit the global industry, with analysts and airlines warning of a "cold winter" of slowing passenger demand. Boeing of the ... read moreGlobal crisis makes 2008 China's worst year in recent times: Wen 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 3, 2008Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said the global economic crisis had made 2008 the worst year for China's development in recent memory, and warned of worse to come. His comments, in a signed article in a journal published by the Communist Party, come as China struggles with its slowest growth in five years. "We must be aware that this year is the worst in recent times for our economic ... more
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Serbia stops Bulgarian train over radioactive cargo: customs
Belgrade (AFP) Nov 3, 2008Serbia has denied entry to a train from Bulgaria after discovering a carriage laden with radioactive material, the customs service said Monday. "Serbian Customs found radioactivity 3,000 times over permitted levels inside one of the carriages of the train and 300 times on the (outer) surface of the carriage," it said in a statement sent to AFP. The train, which was stopped at a ... more Helping Wean The Chemicals Industry Off Crude Oil 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Nov 04, 2008CSIRO scientists have joined one of the world's largest biotechnology consortia to help develop crops which produce oils to be used by the chemicals industry as sustainable alternatives to those derived from the world's non-renewable stocks of crude oil. The Industrial Crops producing added value Oils for Novel chemicals (ICON) project, is a four-year global collaboration involving leading ... more Inner-City College Solar Project Major Step Toward Energy Independence 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 04, 2008As we find ourselves faced with escalating fuel costs and depleting natural resources, the clamor for answers is growing every day. With its latest inner-city solar project at L.A. Southwest College (LASC), the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is doing more than just listening to the call for action -- it is continuing its ambitious move toward ultimately declaring energy independe ... more  |
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Top Slovakian power producer starts building two nuclear units
Bratislava (AFP) Nov 3, 2008The dominant Slovakian power producer Slovenske elektrarne (SE) launched the construction of two new units at the Mochovce nuclear power plant in western Slovakia on Monday. "This project is essential to Slovakia's self-sufficiency. Nuclear energy is now a segment that is crucial and correct, as confirmed by EU officials," Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico said at a ceremony on the ... more Areva shares rise sharply on US nuclear waste deal 
Paris (AFP) Nov 3, 2008Shares in French group Areva were up sharply on Monday after the world's biggest nuclear operator said it would be taking part in a US deal to manage atomic waste. In late morning trade, Areva was up 4.62 percent at 412.02 euros in a slightly firmer market. Its shares are down more than 47 percent so far this year as a result of the rout of the financial markets. The US nuclear waste ... more Bratislava, Prague back nuclear to fight green-house gases 
Bratislava (AFP) Nov 3, 2008Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and his Czech counterpart Mirek Topolanek on Monday called on the EU to back nuclear energy as a means of cutting carbon dioxide emissions and increasing energy independence. "We won't be able to do without nuclear energy in the upcoming decades (...) we have to cut our dependence on Russia and there is also the EU energy-climate package," Topolanek said at ... more The Future Of Wind Power 
Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Nov 04, 2008This Business Insights report analyses the future of wind generation - one of the fastest growing areas of the power market. It looks at how the wind power technologies are maturing and evolving and their impact on the electricity generation landscape. It examines how technological developments, government renewable targets and capacity additions are having a massive impact on the economic ... more |
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