Pollution preferable to unemployment for Romanian town
Copsa Mica, Romania (AFP) Feb 8, 2009
For the residents of Copsa Mica, a tiny town in central Romania, the closure of its local smelting plant is a worse catastrophe than having a reputation as the most polluted place in Europe. "I know the plant was a threat to our health, but at least people had a job," said Diana Roman, a 22-year-old woman who sells potatoes and carrots on the market square of Copsa Mica, which has a populati ... read more
Laid-off China migrants seek Plan B
Zhugao, China (AFP) Feb 8, 2009
When migrant worker Zhong Yan lost her job in southern China amid the implosion of the country's manufacturing sector, she wasted no time coming up with a Plan B. Zhong, 26, returned home to rural Sichuan province in December and plunged into China's now perilous business waters, opening a small clothing shop with her savings and a new government credit line for peasant businesses. "My h ... more
Japan minister suggests additional stimulus plan
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 8, 2009
Japan's economy minister Kaoru Yosano said Sunday the government may consider offering an extra economic stimulus package if the economy deteriorates further. "I think that would be a wise move," Yosano told the private broadcaster TV Asahi, when asked whether the government was ready to offer additional stimulus packages if Japan's economic growth for the fourth quarter to December turns ... more
Japan PM to draft 'Green New Deal:' report
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 8, 2009
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso will order his ministries to draft a "Green New Deal" this week to counter the twin threats of climate change and the economic downturn, a report said Sunday. Aso will order a stimulus package focusing on slashing greenhouse gases at a meeting of his global warming advisory panel Wednesday, the business daily Nikkei said citing unnamed government sources.
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Indian cyclists fighting for pedal power revolution
Mumbai (AFP) Feb 8, 2009
In India, where the car is king, the only cyclists tend to be delivery men, heaving the pedals of ancient, rusting, single-gear machines laden with milk churns or tied-up bales of newspapers. But the country's small, yet vocal, band of cycling enthusiasts is hoping to change all that, by taking to the streets in a regular celebration of pedal power to show that push bikes exist and also have ... more
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Analysis: Green business going strong
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 06, 2009
Whole Foods is doing it. So are PepsiCo, REI, New York University and ING Financial Services.
Despite the credit crunch, they're all buying 100 percent of their electricity from renewable sources. And they're not alone. Almost 1,100 U.S. businesses, universities and non-profit organizations have chosen to juice at least part of their operations with green power, even though it us ... more
Analysis: Azerbaijan crucial to gas export
Washington (UPI) Feb 5, 2009
No Caspian nation has been more affected by the perfect storm of the global economic bust, Russian-Ukrainian gas disputes and the Georgian-Russian conflict than Azerbaijan. In 2009 Baku will attempt to juggle multiple concerns, from raising exports amid falling prices to remaining on good terms both with Western consumers and its giant northern Caspian neighbor Russia.
Its partner may b ... more
TED ends with hope clever solutions will trump daunting woes
Long Beach, California (AFP) Feb 7, 2009
Giants of technology, science and the arts ended a brain-sparking gathering on Saturday with hope that collaborations and clever solutions will trump the world's alarming woes. The five-day-long Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) Conference in southern California was a seemingly endless stream of revelations aimed at provoking new looks at the planet's ills as well as its wonders. ... more
Saudi-China-French group wins Mecca rail project
Riyadh (AFP) Feb 7, 2009
A Saudi-French-Chinese consortium has bagged the 1.8 billion dollar civil works contract for the Mecca-Medina high speed railway, a project official said Saturday. The Al-Rajhi construction group together with France's Alstom and China Railway Engineering won the 6.8 billion riyal (1.8 billion dollar) contract, an official of the Saudi Railways Organisation told AFP, declining to be named. ... more
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