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China's economy grew 7.9 percent in the second quarter of 2009, the government said Thursday, in a stunning turnaround for the Asian powerhouse that offered some hope for the rest of the world. With help from 580 billion dollars in government pump priming, the world's third biggest economy picked up pace again after the global economic crisis dragged growth down to 6.1 percent in the first ... read more 
Ottawa (AFP) July 16, 2009A Canadian newspaper has received a letter from the apparent perpetrators of a string of gas pipeline bomb attacks, threatening new violence unless gas company EnCana halts operations. "Cease all your activities and remove all your installations. Return the land to what it was before you came... before things get a lot worse for you and your terrorist pals in the oil and gas business," the ... more
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Twin Cities MN (SPX) Jul 17, 2009"Done right," biofuels can be produced in large quantities and have multiple benefits, but only if they come from feedstocks produced with low life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions, as well as minimal competition with food production. This consensus emerges in a new journal article by researchers from the University of Minnesota, Princeton, MIT and the University of California, Berkeley. ... more  
Ottawa (UPI) Jul 16, 2009 Canadian officials imposed visa requirements on visitors from the Czech Republic and Mexico following a sharp increase in refugee claims from travelers from those countries. The Canadian Ministry of Immigration issued releases stating that effective at 12:01 a.m. EDT Tuesday, the new visa regulations would be in effect. It wasn't long before protests were filed by governments in Prague ... more 
Beijing (AFP) July 16, 2009China warned Australia Thursday not to interfere in the case of a detained Rio Tinto executive, as the two-sides stepped up their diplomatic war of words in the sensitive "spy" affair. After Australia's top leaders repeatedly said the treatment of detained Australian passport-holder Stern Hu could impact China's business reputation, Beijing signalled it would not tolerate any lectures. ... more 
Richland WA (SPX) Jul 17, 2009A new method for capturing significantly more heat from low-temperature geothermal resources holds promise for generating virtually pollution-free electrical energy. Scientists at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will determine if their innovative approach can safely and economically extract and convert heat from vast untapped geothermal resources. The goal ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) July 16, 2009US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said Thursday that he had raised concerns over Internet censorship and online control with Chinese officials. "The issue of Internet control, the issues confronted by Google, the Green Dam issue were raised," Locke told journalists on the second day of a visit to China. Locke discussed the issues in talks with his Chinese counterpart Chen Deming and other ... more 
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 17, 2009A group of 34 U.S. Nobel Laureates is calling on President Obama to urge Congress to include the president's proposed $150 billion Clean Energy Technology Fund in the climate legislation it is considering. The climate bill approved by the House in June falls far short of this goal, they told the president in a letter sent to the White House. "The stable support this Fund would provide is ... more 
Idaho Falls ID (SPX) Jul 17, 2009To make the conversion of biomass to biofuels more cost-effective, new technologies are essential, according to Dr. Richard Hess from the Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho Falls in the US and his team. Their cost-analysis1 of the steps involved in the corn stover supply chain is published in Springer's journal Cellulose, in a special issue dedicated to technological advancements in the ... more 
Manhattan KS (SPX) Jul 17, 2009A Kansas State University student is combining engineering and nature to design a more affordable and more sustainable lighting source for those living without electricity. Tai-Wen Ko, K-State senior in electrical engineering, is mentoring Justin Curry, K-State freshman in electrical engineering. The pair is designing a solar lantern with a more affordable initial cost. Ko is focusing his ... more |
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