March 28, 2009

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CIVIL NUCLEAR Analysis: Armenia's nuclear power plant Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2009 Last year's record-high oil prices renewed worldwide interest in alternative forms of energy and gave nuclear power a new lease on life, particularly in countries bereft of hydrocarbon resources. While many in the West think of the former Soviet Union as an energy El Dorado, not all of its republics were blessed with abundant energy reserves. Armenia, unlike its neighbor Azerbaijan ... read more CIVIL NUCLEAR 30 years after Three Mile Island, US eyes nuclear rebirth Washington (AFP) March 27, 2009 Thirty years after the accident at Three Mile Island shattered Americans' trust in nuclear power, lawmakers are touting a nuclear rebirth as a safe, green way to wean the United States off foreign oil. "We have the enormously powerful opportunity for a nuclear renaissance in our country. We need to pursue that aggressively and effectively to meet all of our energy and environmental goals ... more Previous Issues Mar 27 Mar 26 Mar 25 Mar 24 Mar 23 ENERGY NEWS Analysis: Kazakh hydroelectric potential Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2009 To most Westerners, the terms Kazakhstan and energy are synonymous with the country's dramatic rise as a petro-state since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union. Like its oil industry, though, Kazakhstan's hydroelectric industry has roots in the Soviet era, and today the country's efforts to develop its hydroelectric potential are entangled with the conflicting policies of the other pos ... more TRADE WARS Australia deals blow to China firm's plan to take over miner Sydney (AFP) March 27, 2009 Australia said Friday a 2.6-billion-dollar (1.8-billion-US) takeover of debt-laden OZ Minerals by China's Minmetals cannot go ahead if it includes mines in a military zone. "OZ Minerals' Prominent Hill mining operations are situated in the Woomera Prohibited Area in South Australia," Treasurer Wayne Swan said in a statement. "The Woomera Prohibited Area weapons testing range makes a uniq ... more POLITICAL ECONOMY British growth sinks as calls mount for global regulation London (AFP) March 27, 2009 Britain reported its worst quarterly economic performance in nearly 30 years and eurozone factory orders slumped further on Friday as the crisis led to further calls for tighter financial controls. Global stock markets also fell as nervous investors cashed in quickly on profits from a major rally earlier in the week founded on greater optimism that the crisis may be beginning to ease and the ... more   nuclear-civil: IAEA fails to agree on new chief nuclear-civil: Radioactive material found in China: state media trade: 'Thousands' of Chinese workers heading to Vietnam CAR TECH US announces new fuel economy standard for 2011 Washington (AFP) March 27, 2009 The US administration Friday announced updated automobile fuel efficiency standards for new vehicles starting with the 2011 model year that aim to reduce gasoline consumption and emissions. The new rules aim at implementing a 2007 law mandating better fuel efficiency. The new standards will raise the industry-wide combined average to 27.3 miles (43.9 kilometers) per gallon (3.8 liters), ... more CIVIL NUCLEAR Work on new Ignalina reactor could begin this fall: Adamkus Siauliai, Lithuania (AFP) March 27, 2009 Work on a stalled project to build a new nuclear reactor at Lithuania's Ignalina atomic power facility could begin this autumn, the country's president Valdas Adamkus said Friday. "By the fall of this year we could start working, digging the ground (for Ignalina)," Adamkus said after a Friday meeting with the presidents of Estonia and Latvia. "I'm committed (even) if it takes 24-hours wo ... more POLITICAL ECONOMY US plans sweeping financial regulatory reforms Washington (AFP) March 26, 2009 US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner proposed to Congress Thursday sweeping financial regulatory reforms, including a single entity to oversee all key financial institutions and payment systems. "We need to strengthen our system of prudential supervision across the financial sector," he told lawmakers as he unveiled the broad reforms covering banks and other financial firms as well as hed ... more ENERGY TECH Analysis: Nigeria oil strike called off Washington DC (UPI) Mar 26, 2009 Nigerian oil workers have called off a proposed strike following two days of talks between the government and union leaders, with both sides agreeing to create a joint panel to discuss the workers' complaints about violence in the petroleum-rich Niger Delta. Officials from Nigeria's two leading oil workers' unions -- the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, kn ... more  �  � pollution: Berlusconi opens Naples incinerator car-tech: Software Fits Flexible Components energy-tech: Ice That Burns May Be Bridge To Sustainable Global Energy Future Blue Light Specials The Rebirth Of Cold Fusion New Material Could Lead To Faster Chips New Material Could Help Cut Future Energy Losses France's Areva signs uranium deal with DR Congo High-Speed Signal Mixer Demonstrates Capabilities Of Transistor Laser China court rejects appeals in tainted milk scandal: state media Climate change debunkers take stage in US Congress China milk scandal retrial begins: court Vote on IAEA chief inconclusive after first three rounds Rio Tinto exec says Chinalco deal is 'favourable' People of Athens fight for green space amid sea of concrete Outside View: Obama courting disaster China central bank chief says economy turning around Astrotech And Space Florida Announce Partnership China military buildup changing balance in Asia: US Obama defends right to NATO expansion Walker's World: Europe in disarray again Iraq says Turkey to double water supply How Air Pollution Causes Heart Disease China court accepts first milk scandal lawsuit: state media Authorities Still Unprepared For Oil Spills 20 Years After Exxon Valdez Papaua New Guinea forests reveal 56 new species PetroChina profit falls 22 percent in 2008 Previous Issues Mar 27 Mar 26 Mar 25 Mar 24 Mar 23 The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2008 - SpaceDaily. 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