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Analysis: Forum in Iran to discuss energy Washington (UPI) Mar 4, 2009 
The Tehran meetings of the Economic Cooperation Organization represent a critical mass of decision makers, and as the development of the region's energy potential tops the meetings' agendas, the discussion on the Caspian seabed undoubtedly will be, to use diplomatic parlance, "frank and candid." Summit organizers nonetheless already are informing the media that the ECO sessions are expe ... read moreAnalysis: Mexico offers new oil fields 
Miami (UPI) Mar 4, 2009 Mexico has allocated more than 170 new sites for petroleum development amid falling production in its traditionally bountiful Cantarell oil field, where officials have revised production estimates for the year to reflect the forecast for further decreasing output. Typically the second-largest supplier of oil to the United States, Mexico has seen production drop, prompting a relook at o ... more
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Analysis: Who should pay to cut CO2?
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 04, 2009As poorer polluting nations attempt to cut carbon emissions, they look to more wealthy countries for assistance. But not all U.S. policymakers are convinced the country can spare the cash or that donations will be used wisely. The international community gears up to negotiate the next global treaty on climate change this December in Copenhagen, Denmark, and one of the top issues on the ... more Better solar panel efficiency achieved 
Chestnut Hill, Maine (UPI) Mar 4, 2009 U.S. scientists say they have developed a titanium nanostructure that provides an expanded surface area and greater efficiency in the transport of electrons. Boston College researchers said their achievement will help in developing solar panels thick enough to absorb sunlight, yet thin enough to collect and transport electrons with minimal energy loss. Assistant Professor Dunwei ... more China hunts for Europe takeovers as stocks jump 
London (AFP) March 4, 2009Chinese businesses hunted for takeover targets in Europe and bargain hunters pushed up flagging stock markets on Wednesday, as the economic crisis dealt more heavy blows to firms and nations in the West. Unemployment soared to more than 10 percent in once-booming Ireland, France warned its public deficit will rise to a record level in 2009 and Australia reported its first quarterly economic ... more  |
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Fire at Japan nuke plant, no radiation leak: operator
Tokyo (AFP) March 5, 2009A small fire broke out in a Japanese nuclear plant Thursday, injuring one worker, but it was extinguished with no threat of a radiation leak, said operator Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO). The fire was at a reactor in the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant, the world's largest, near the city of Niigata, about 225 kilometres (140 miles) northwest of Tokyo, TEPCO said. The company was investigating ... more Wen declares China can ride out economic storm 
Beijing (AFP) March 5, 2009Premier Wen Jiabao confidently declared Thursday that China would be able to ride out the unprecedented challenges of a worsening global crisis and achieve eight percent economic growth this year. In his annual "state of the nation" address to open parliament, Wen gave the most detailed blueprint yet of a four trillion yuan (585 billion dollar) stimulus plan aimed at steering China throug ... more Siemens teams up with Russia for slice of nuclear pie 
Berlin (AFP) March 4, 2009Siemens has become the latest German firm to up its game and tap into the renewed interest in nuclear power being seen all across the world -- but not in the company's own backyard. The Munich-based industrial giant said late Tuesday it had signed a memorandum of understanding to form a joint venture with Russian firm Rosatom that they hope will become the "world market leader" in nuclear te ... more US launches foreclosure relief program; China hopes rise 
Washington (AFP) March 4, 2009The United States Wednesday launched a foreclosure relief program to help distressed homeowners, while markets found their own relief in reports that China will announce a new stimulus plan. Wall Street snapped a five-day losing streak, with investors encouraged by President Barack Obama's administration launch of a 75-billion-dollar rescue plan to stem rising home foreclosures. European ... more |
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