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China says southeast nuclear plant part of stimulus plan Shanghai (AFP) Nov 24, 2008 
China National Nuclear Corp., the country's biggest nuclear reactor builder, said Monday it has begun building a plant in the southeast as part of the government's economic stimulus plans. The 100 billion-yuan (14.6 billion-dollar) plant in Fuqing in the province of Fujian will have six 1,000-megawatt reactors, the state-run company said in a statement. China announced a four trillion ... read moreCommentary: Nostradamus Redux 
Singapore (UPI) Nov 21, 2008 Although political forecasting and economic prognostication have long made astrology look respectable, there is still a latter-day Nostradamus who has defied the odds. "If Nostradamus were alive today," said the New York Post, "he'd have a hard time keeping up with Gerald Celente" -- the man who tracks the world's social, economic and business trends for corporate clients. Celente's ... more
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Jordan, China sign nuclear protocol
Amman (AFP) Nov 24, 2008China on Monday signed a protocol with Jordan to help the tiny desert kingdom produce nuclear power to meet its growing energy needs and desalinate water, a senior official said. "China is going to assist Jordan in mining and enriching uranium as well as training and studies related to building a nuclear station," Khaled Tukan, head of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission, told the state-run ... more Feed-In Tariff For Australia's Largest State 
Sydeny, Australia (SPX) Nov 25, 2008The Deputy Premier NSW and Environment Minister Carmel Tebbutt has announced the move towards a feed-in tariff for solar energy at the Australia-Germany Solar and Bio Energy Industry Conference in Sydney. 130 delegates representing the solar energy industry from Australia and Germany convened to discuss current market opportunities and challenges. The symposium was organised by the German ... more Cyprus accuses Turkey of obstructing oil search 
Nicosia (AFP) Nov 24, 2008Cyprus on Monday accused Turkey of interfering in its oil exploration and protested that a Turkish warship had impeded a Norwegian-flagged exploration vessel off the island's coast earlier this month. "We have made all the necessary protests and taken every conceivable action," Foreign Minister Marcos Kyprianou told reporters after the November 13 incident was made public. "Such moves by ... more  |
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Report says 'cement wall' growing along Spanish coast
Madrid (AFP) Nov 24, 2008More than a quarter of Spain's Mediterranean coast is now under concrete after a construction boom to meet the demands of mass tourism, according to a study quoted by a Spanish newspaper Monday. Spain has "created a cement wall along the coast that is empty most of the year," Carolina de Carvalho, a researcher at the environment ministry's institute for sustainable development, was quoted as ... more Report: Feds ignoring Rocky Flats data 
Denver (UPI) Nov 24, 2008 U.S. officials aren't acting on information to help Rocky Flats nuclear power plant employees exposed to radiation, a scientist said. Margaret Ruttenber of the Colorado Department of Public Health told the Rocky Mountain News she's collected data that show which workers were monitored for a particularly dangerous type of radiation emitted by neutrons. She said a federal scientist has ... more Walker's World: Don't count on China 
Washington (UPI) Nov 24, 2008 As panic gripped the world markets again last week after U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry "Hank" Paulson decided to sit on his remaining $350 billion war chest and not buy any toxic mortgage assets, the only sign of relief came from China. The Beijing government's decision to pump $586 billion into new infrastructure investment appeared like manna from Keynesian heaven, a promise that ... more SunPower Completes 18MW Olivenza PV Plant In Spain 
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Nov 25, 2008SunPower has announced the completion of the 18-megawatt Olivenza solar electric power plant in Badajoz, Spain. SunPower installed its proprietary SunPower T20 Tracker solar tracking system at the site, covering a total of approximately 70 hectares. The SunPower Tracker follows the sun as it moves across the sky, increasing sunlight capture by up to 30 percent over conventional fixed-tilt ... more |
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