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 Paris (AFP) July 28, 2009 
France's government was set to consider taxing carbon emissions as part of a drive to fight global warming, after experts handed in a report on the issue on Tuesday. The government-named panel headed by former Socialist prime minister Michel Rocard recommended that the tax be paid "by everybody without exception and exemption." Trade unions and consumers' associations have already said ... read more 
Amman (AFP) July 28, 2009Jordan is forging ahead with a peaceful nuclear programme that would turn the energy-poor kingdom into an exporter of electricity, nuclear chief Khaled Tukan told AFP. "We are moving in great strides in the field of civilian nuclear energy in order to stop being dependent on the import of fuel," said Tukan, who chairs the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC). Jordan is the latest Sunni ... more
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Washington (AFP) July 27, 2009US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan stressed cooperation in the battle against the global economic crisis at high-level talks Monday in Washington. Geithner praised China's "ambitious plans" to move its economy away from an export-led growth model, which has produced a huge trade surplus with the US, and spur consumer demand. A rebalancing of the ... more  
New York (UPI) Jul 28, 2009 Targa Resources Partners LP will buy the natural gas liquids logistics and marketing business off its parent Targa Resources, Inc. for $530 million. Moody's ratings service said the transaction would impact on approximately $1.8 billion of securities and emphasized the outlook for both companies was stable. Both Targa Resources, Inc. and Targa Resources Partners LP have headquarters in ... more 
Beijing (AFP) July 28, 2009China's energy firms must do more to combat climate change and reduce dependence on coal, environmental group Greenpeace said on Tuesday, warning of a rise in "extreme" weather. "China is suffering the pains of extreme weather events such as droughts, heatwaves, typhoons and floods, worsened by climate change," Greenpeace China's climate campaigner Yang Ailun said as he unveiled a new ... more |
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Tadcaster, England (UPI) Jul 27, 2009 A British university has quietly resumed growing genetically modified potatoes a year after protesters ripped up the crop, prompting calls of foul play. The 400 plants in the field near Tadcaster, 15 miles east of Leeds and 10 miles west of York, were originally removed in May 2008, just weeks after planting, as a result of damage caused by unidentified environmentalists. ... more  
Toronto (AFP) July 27, 2009Outdoor city workers struck a tentative deal Monday with Canada's biggest city after a five-week strike that has raised a big stink with a halt to garbage collection. "We have the basis for a deal," said Mark Ferguson, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 416, which represents 6,200 workers in Toronto. However, he cautioned, the strike would only end once the ... more 
Beijing (UPI) Jul 27, 2009 British oil giant BP is negotiating with China to build a sizable refinery in China, the world's second-largest fuel market. While BP China would not disclose any possible partners, BP president Chen Liming told China Business News that the company is currently negotiating with domestic companies to build a joint-venture refinery. An unnamed source told China Daily that BP was ... more |
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