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Exxon Mobil has announced an alliance with leading biotech company, Synthetic Genomics to research and develop next generation biofuels from photosynthetic algae. "This investment comes after several years of planning and study and is an important addition to ExxonMobil's ongoing efforts to advance breakthrough technologies to help meet the world's energy challenges," said Dr. Emil Jacobs ... read more 
Moscow (AFP) July 14, 2009Russian authorities were scrambling Tuesday to contain a major oil spill on the Volga River after a barge ran aground when its captain fell asleep. The barge spilled two tonnes of oil products into Europe's longest river when it ran aground early Monday, creating a 12-kilometre (7.5 mile) slick, the emergency situations ministry said. "It was early morning and the captain fell asleep," ... more
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Vilnius (AFP) July 14, 2009Japan's Mitsubishi, among the world's leading manufacturers of nuclear reactors, is interested in working on Lithuania's planned nuclear energy plant, the Baltic nation's prime minister said Tuesday. "Their interest in our plan is important for us," Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius said, quoted by the Baltic News Service. "We think that we can use this to develop wider contacts as well," ... more 
Jakarta (UPI) Jul 14, 2009 Two Japanese power companies cannot take the Indonesian government to international arbitration for breach of contract regarding the massive Donggi-Senoro liquefied natural gas project in Sulawesi, an Energy Ministry official said. Japan's Kansai Electric and Chubu Electric Power agreed in February to purchase 1 million tons each of LNG from the Donggi-Senoro consortium. In March the ... more  
Sydney (AFP) July 14, 2009Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd pledged Tuesday to do all he could for a mining executive detained in China, as Beijing widened its industrial espionage probe surrounding fraught iron ore talks. Rudd vowed to raise the case of Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu at the highest level necessary in China, dismissing opposition claims that he has been too lenient in a bid to preserve Canberra's ... more 
Hanoi (AFP) July 14, 2009Vietnamese police on Tuesday announced the start of their annual two-month campaign to combat human trafficking to places such as China and Cambodia, after about 200 cases were uncovered this year. The campaign starts next week and focuses on areas bordering China in the north and Cambodia in the south, said an official from the Hanoi police General Department, who refused to be named. ... more |
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Berkeley CA (SPX) Jul 15, 2009Understanding how ionic liquids dissolve lignocellulose will help scientists find new and better ways of producing advanced fuels from biomass. They've been dubbed "grassoline" - second generation biofuels made from inedible plant material, including fast-growing weeds, agricultural waste, sawdust, etc. - and numerous scientific studies have shown them to be prime candidates for replacing ... more 
Washington (AFP) July 14, 2009Top Chinese and US leaders have agreed to meet in late July in Washington for the first "strategic and economic dialogue" with the Obama administration. The new high-level discussions, set for July 27-28, are an extension of economic talks begun under the previous administration of George W. Bush, but with a broader focus. The dialogue "will focus on addressing the challenges and ... more  
New York (AFP) July 14, 2009Intel posted a second-quarter net loss on Tuesday as a record fine by European Commission antitrust regulators sent the US computer chip giant into the red. Intel reported a net loss of 398 million dollars for the April-June period after being hit with a 1.45-billion-dollar fine in May for allegedly abusing its stranglehold on the semiconductor market to crush its main rival, AMD. Intel ... more 
Ankara, Turkey (UPI) Jul 14, 2009 A major 1,800-mile pipeline to bring gas from the Caspian Sea and the Middle East to Europe, while bypassing Russia, has been given a formal green light by the five states it will cross. An intergovernmental agreement to promote the Nabucco pipeline's construction has been signed in Ankara by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his counterparts from Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and ... more |
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