January 09, 2009

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ENERGY NEWS Bush administration scraps updated fuel efficiency rules Washington (AFP) Jan 7, 2009 The outgoing Bush administration said Wednesday it was scrapping efforts to implement better automobile fuel efficiency rules, leaving the update until after the presidential transition. The Department of Transportation said it would put off a final rule on Corporate Fuel Economy Standards, in a process begun last year. "The recent financial difficulties of the automobile industry will ... read more ENERGY TECH Australia's Santos, Apache in 1.3 billion gas deal with Citic Sydney (AFP) Jan 7, 2009 Australian energy company Santos Wednesday said it and joint venture partner Apache had signed a contract worth an estimated 1.3 billion US dollars to supply natural gas to a Citic Pacific project. Santos said the gas would be delivered to Citic's Sino Iron magnetite mining development in Western Australia from the offshore Reindeer gas field off the state's resource-rich Pilbara coast. ... more Previous Issues Jan 07 Jan 05 Jan 02 ENERGY TECH Analysis: Venezuela suspends free oil Miami (UPI) Jan 6, 2009 Venezuela has suspended its program of providing free heating oil for America's poor following a recent decision to slash its federal budget due to falling global oil prices. Low-income residents in 23 U.S. states who depended heavily on discounted heating oil from Venezuela to get through the cold winter months will have to find another way to heat their homes in the coming months. ... more ENERGY TECH Analysis: Venezuela facing a troubled 2009 Miami (UPI) Jan 7, 2009 Lower oil prices could make for a tough road ahead for Latin America's petroleum-rich countries like Venezuela and those in the region -- as well as in the United States -- that depend on Caracas for discount oil. Falling oil prices forced Venezuela to cut its 2009 budget and could put countries like Cuba and Nicaragua, both of which depend heavily on discounted oil from Venezuela to me ... more ENERGY TECH Analysis: Ukraine-Russia gas row escalates Berlin (UPI) Jan 6, 2009 Russia's gas price row with Ukraine escalated Tuesday, disrupting deliveries to Europe as the continent is suffering from a bitterly cold winter. Alexander Medvedev knows he needs to soothe his best customer. The No. 2 at the Russian energy giant Gazprom arrived in Berlin Tuesday to meet with German Economy Minister Michael Glos and a representative from the Czech presidency of the Euro ... more   energy-tech: Study: Shade trees lower bills, emissions nuclear-civil: Slovakia says it might reopen nuclear plant if gas freeze lasts pollution: 'Red tide' linked to nutrient pollution CIVIL NUCLEAR Niger picks France's Areva to operate giant uranium mine: company Paris (AFP) Jan 5, 2009 French nuclear energy group Areva said on Monday it had been awarded a licence to operate a uranium mine in Nigerm which it described as the biggest in Africa and the second biggest in the world. The agreement foresees Areva holding a 66.65 percent stake in the company operating the mine, with the Niger state holding the remainder. Production is set to begin in 2012 and will enable Niger ... more ENERGY TECH Japan, China to discuss disputed gas field: official Tokyo (AFP) Jan 6, 2009 Japan and China will hold talks this week on a row over Beijing's development of a disputed gas field in the East China Sea, officials said Tuesday. Japan's Vice Foreign Minster Mitoji Yabunaka and Chinese counterpart Wang Guangya will meet Friday in Tokyo to "discuss a range of key issues including the disputes over development of gas fields," said a foreign ministry official in charge of ... more CHIP TECH Intel warns of big slump in revenues San Francisco (AFP) Jan 7, 2009 The economic slump will take a big bite out of quarterly revenues for Intel, the world's biggest computer chip maker, the company said Wednesday. The California giant was expected to report fourth-quarter revenue of around 8.2 billion dollars, down 20 percent from the prior quarter and down 23 percent year over year. This is lower than the company's previous forecast on November 12, "as ... more ENERGY NEWS Indian teachers burn books to keep warm: report New Delhi (AFP) Jan 7, 2009 A group of teachers in eastern India used books meant for poor children to light a bonfire to keep them warm, a report said Tuesday. The teachers at a school in Bihar state sent students home over the weekend, citing the cold weather, and set light to the books, the Press Trust of India news agency reported. Police have registered a case against the school principal and 16 others, the re ... more  �  � energy-tech: Flipping The Switch On Cheaper LED Room Lighting trade: Chinese toy makers must comply on safety despite crisis: US regulator car-tech: China's Foton to form 930-mln-dlr truck partnership with Daimler Cathay Pacific books 7.6 billion HK dollar loss over oil hedging Solving The Mysteries Of Metallic Glass Princeton Researchers Discover New Type Of Laser China's preparing Tiananmen Square military parade: report China's Hu tells Bush Sino-US ties will remain strong: govt Vidalia Farmers Develop Alternative To Hand-Transplanting Onions U-Pick Pumpkin Farms Recycle Urban Leaves Thousands flood refugee camps after strong Indonesia quakes Put kangaroos, camels on Australian eco-menu: scientists Organic Plant Waste Proves Effective Weed Control For Citrus Trees New Use For Human Hair New Study Examines Effects Of South Carolina Chlorine Gas Disaster Honeybees Also Serve As Plant Bodyguards Grazing Animals Help Spread Plant Disease Blasts at China fireworks factories kill 14: state media Aquaculture Developments See Continuing Steady Growth 33 dead in Guatemala landslide: rescue workers Alstom boss says world should not buy Chinese trains: report US Oil Use Remains Flat Due To Expanded Biofuels Industry Worldwide semiconductor sales fall in November Oil And Gas Pipelines Hit Center Stage In 2008 N-Viro International Biofuel Project Receives Initial Approval Japan, South Africa diplomats in running for IAEA top job Hong Kong air pollution worst since records began: official data Previous Issues Jan 07 Jan 05 Jan 02 The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2008 - SpaceDaily. 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