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Walker's World: Who falls faster? London (UPI) Feb 18, 2009 
For the past month there has been something of a race between East Asia and Eastern Europe to see which is collapsing faster in the global recession. Until this week the catastrophic decline in Asia's export trade appeared to make it the more likely candidate. Taiwan's exports fell 42 percent year on year in December, and its economy shrank by almost 7 percent in the fourth quarter last ... read moreLargest Ever Solar PV Tracker Deployed In California 
Richmond CA (SPX) Feb 19, 2009West County Wastewater District (WCWD), Solar Power Partners and Premier Power Renewable Energy have announced the completion of a solar energy system designed to replace 35 percent of WCWD's annual electricity usage with clean, renewable solar energy at zero out-of-pocket costs. Solar Power Partners, which owns and operates the solar equipment, set up a power purchase agreement (PPA) with ... more
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Venezuela, China boost economic ties
Caracas (AFP) Feb 17, 2009Venezuela and China agreed to boost economic relations Tuesday, as Vice President Xi Jinping began a two-day visit to the country and Beijing continued to expand its presence in Latin America. Xi and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez agreed to establish a joint business committee to foster contacts between business leaders in both nations and increase ties in the service, trade and investment ... more WMECO Announces Solar Energy Plan For Western Massachusetts 
Springfield MA (SPX) Feb 19, 2009Western Massachusetts Electric Company (WMECO) announced that it filed with the Department of Public Utilities a plan to implement an integrated, large-scale solar energy program in its service area that can begin to generate power from photovoltaic (PV) facilities as early as 2010. Under the Green Communities Act, ground-breaking legislation passed in 2008, electric distribution companies ... more US-China tensions rise amid financial chaos: experts 
Washington (AFP) Feb 17, 2009Tensions between the United States and China are set to increase during current financial turmoil but any trade war can adversely impact the two key drivers of global growth and the rest of the world, experts warn. Trade frictions will erupt as the United States enters deeper into recession and China's economic growth shortfall worsens, the experts said. US Treasury Secretary Timothy Gei ... more  |
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All on board crashed helicopter off Scotland safe: air force
London (AFP) Feb 18, 2009All 18 people on board a helicopter that went down in the North Sea off the east coast of Scotland on Wednesday have been rescued, the coastguard said. The 16 passengers and two crew are safe and well and have been taken to an oil platform near where the Super Puma helicopter went down, about 120 miles (200 kilometres) east of Aberdeen, a city on the eastern Scottish coast. There were s ... more The Future Global Demand For Biofuels 
Miami FL (SPX) Feb 19, 2009Gunster shareholder James E. McDonald who serves as the general counsel for the International Biofuels Commission (IBC) recently addressed the critical need for infrastructure and logistics to support worldwide biofuels production and trade during a recent presentation to members of the Canning House in London, the prestigious headquarters for the Hispanic and Luso Brazilian Council, a non-polit ... more Stimulus Package Gives Big Boost To Municipal Solar Financing Programs 
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 19, 2009The economic stimulus package just passed by Congress includes strong support for an innovative new solar and energy efficiency financing program that allows property owners to install solar and energy efficiency projects and pay for them over 20 years through a line item on their property tax bills. This new program overcomes the principal obstacle that has hindered widespread adoption of ... more Regional Partnership To Target Solar Companies 
Bay County MI (SPX) Feb 19, 2009Bay Future, Midland Tomorrow and Saginaw Future have launched a dynamic partnership to attract new business investment to the region. The Great Lakes Bay Economic Development Partnership (EDP) is a marketing collaboration that will present a unified marketing message and help stimulate the region's solar industry. "The three economic development organizations have worked cooperatively on ... more |
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