Key Challenges And Issues Facing The US Nuclear Energy Outlook
New York NY (SPX) Dec 17, 2008
Nuclear power plays a major role in the US energy industry as the country, after coal and natural gas, produces its maximum amount of electricity from nuclear power plants. Oil and hydropower are the next biggest sources of energy. But the US heavily depends on imported uranium for its nuclear power industry. And with China, India and Russia planning for massive deployments in nuclear ... read more
Livermore Lab And American Shale Oil Team To Study Carbon Sequestration
Newark NJ (SPX) Dec 17, 2008
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and American Shale Oil has announced that they have entered into a technical cooperation agreement to develop carbon sequestration technologies for in-ground shale-oil production processes. Specifically, LLNL will partner with AMSO to study how to use depleted underground oil shale retorts to permanently store carbon dioxide generated during ... more
Philippines to see more investment after India attacks: consultant
Manila (AFP) Dec 16, 2008
The terror attacks in Mumbai will likely drive more business into the Philippines' outsourcing industry as firms reevaluate the security situation in India, a global property consultant said Tuesday. India is the Philippines' main rival in the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector, and last month's attacks on its financial hub would have forced multinationals to rethink their policies ... more
Semiconductor revenue to fall again next year: Gartner
Washington (AFP) Dec 16, 2008
Worldwide semiconductor revenue is forecast to drop next year, the first ever back-to-back years of declining sales, market research firm Gartner said Tuesday. Gartner said worldwide semiconductor revenue is forecast to total 219.2 billion dollars in 2009, a 16.3 percent decline from 2008 revenue. Gartner has forecast revenue for the industry of 261.9 billion dollars in 2008, according ... more
EU Support For Nuclear Fuel Bank Under IAEA Control
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 17, 2008
Speaking in Washington, Ambassador John Bruton, Head of the European Commission's Delegation to the USA, welcomed the statement by the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) co-chairman, former Senator Sam Nunn on the importance of the EU's decision to join the USA, the UAE and Norway in funding an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) nuclear fuel bank to ensure that member states in compliance ... more
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nuclear-civil:
Westinghouse, FirstEnergy Sign 10-year Nuclear Alliance Agreement
energy-tech:
Vu1 Completes Financing For Further Development Of Mercury-Free Light Bulb
pollution:
So. Cal seals show high level of DDT, PCB
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In breezy Britain, wind farm cooperatives take off
London (AFP) Dec 16, 2008
With annual returns of 10 percent coupled with low risk, wind farm cooperatives are drawing growing numbers of investors in Britain -- good news for Europe's hopes to lead the world in renewable energy. Along with being a safe investment during turbulent economic times, the cooperatives are drawing interest from those concerned not just with global warming and climate change, but also with ... more
Electronics firms slow on climate change: Greenpeace
Manila (AFP) Dec 16, 2008
Electronics manufacturers are finally taking climate change seriously but have been slow on the uptake, environmentalists said Tuesday. Companies have been going green by reducing power consumption and the toxic substances in their products but have been "slow to get serious about climate change", Greenpeace campaigner Beau Baconguis said. Her comments followed the launch of the group's ... more
China regrets WTO decision on auto parts
Beijing (AFP) Dec 16, 2008
China expressed regret Tuesday over a World Trade Organisation ruling that its tariffs on imported car parts were not in line with global rules, and refrained from saying it would comply. Commerce ministry spokesman Yao Jian said Beijing welcomed sections of the WTO ruling on imported car kits, but was unhappy its appeal on imported parts was turned down. "We express our regret over the ... more
China outlines plan to fight global economic crisis
Beijing (AFP) Dec 15, 2008
Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao outlined Tuesday his government's plan to fight the global economic downturn and spur growth, in a meeting with the visiting World Bank chief, the government said. "Our efforts to expand domestic demand are being linked up with overall economic growth, social development and the improvement of living standards," the foreign ministry quoted Wen as saying in ... more
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economy:
China economic growth could slow to near 20-year low: economists
energy-news:
Analysis: Energy law gets mixed reviews
energy-tech:
Air Products Fuels Fleet Of Fuel Cell Lift Trucks
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