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NIST Announces Three-Phase Plan For Smart Grid Standards Gaithersburg MD (SPX) Apr 14, 2009 
As part of the Obama Administration's commitment to moving the nation toward energy independence, the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today a three-phase plan to expedite development of key standards for a Smart Grid, a nationwide network that uses information technology to deliver electricity efficiently, reliably, and securely. ... read moreSofia mayor in 'garbage war' with Bulgaria PM 
Sofia (AFP) April 13, 2009Sofia's right-wing mayor Boiko Borisov entered a "garbage war" with his arch foe, Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev, on Monday, ahead of European and national elections this summer. Stanishev's Socialist government said last week that recent problems with garbage collection in Sofia posed a threat to people's health and declared a state of crisis in the city of two million people. ... more
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In "Africa Wax" war, Dutch take on China
Paris (AFP) April 12, 2009A new trade war is unrolling across Africa: a battle between Chinese textile-makers and a colonial-era company from The Netherlands, original maker of the eye-catching "Dutch Wax" fabrics often known as "Africa Wax." Little known at home or anywhere else in Europe, the house of Vlisco is one of Africa's most-known brands, suppliers since 1846 of the bright cloths stamped with extravagant des ... more Global steel industry awaits China, US auto turnaround 
Paris (AFP) April 12, 2009Steel is on edge and the global industry is cutting back hard, hanging on for either a budget blast from China, new credit for vast Middle Eastern building schemes or resurrection of the US auto industry. Demand has dwindled and steelmakers, notably the giant of them all, ArcelorMittal, are damping down surplus furnace capacity while waiting for credit to flow, construction cranes to turn ... more Metal In The Mussel That Gives Mussels Their Muscle Power 
Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Apr 14, 2009Researchers in California are reporting for the first time that metals are key ingredients that give the coatings of anchoring byssal threads of marine mussels their amazing durability. The study could lead to the design of next-generation coatings for medical and industrial applications, including surgical coatings that protect underlying tissues from abrasion and also life-threatening ba ... more  |
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Acquisition Gives Itochu Largest Solar Power Distribution Network In US
New York NY (SPX) Apr 14, 2009Itochu Corporation, jointly with Itochu International Inc, has agreed to acquire the business of SolarNet LLC, a solar energy solutions provider that includes DC Power Systems, the largest privately-held wholesale distributor of solar energy systems in the US, and Stellar Energy Solutions. Itochu has been actively implementing a global solar energy strategy since 2006 and has made a number ... more The Impact Of Ethanol On Water Supplies 
St Paul MN (SPX) Apr 14, 2009At a time when water supplies are scarce in many areas of the United States, scientists in Minnesota are reporting that production of bioethanol - often regarded as the clean-burning energy source of the future - may consume up to three times more water than previously thought. Their study is scheduled for the April 15 issue of ACS' Environmental Science and Technology, a semi-monthly publ ... more Analysis: Obama's European scorecard 
Berlin (UPI) Apr 10, 2009U.S. President Barack Obama was celebrated like a rock star in Europe but returned home without much concrete support for his most ambitious plans. Obama's diplomatic tour de force of Europe included pit stops at a Group of 20 summit in London aimed at saving the world economy; a NATO summit in France and Germany intended to celebrate the alliance's 60th anniversary and round up support ... more WHouse may postpone part of emissions plan: report 
Washington (AFP) April 8, 2009President Barack Obama's top science advisor said Wednesday the White House could agree to delay making companies pay for all greenhouse gas emission permits under his pollution cap-and-trade plan. "The idea, obviously, is to end up with a bill that reflects both the thinking of Congress and the administration, a bill that the president can sign," said top aide John Holdren in an interview ... more |
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