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 Kolkata, India (UPI) Aug 24, 2009 
Asia has been importing refined oil products like gasoline and diesel from the West for decades to keep the wheels of its economies rolling. But the tables may be turning as the region's two largest economies, India and China, aggressively pursue capabilities to refine imported crude on their own, not only for local use but also for export.
Some small European refineries have already ... read more 
Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Aug 25, 2009Brazil's largest organization representing its ethanol industry and the official fuel supplier for this Indy Racing League season will be represented at this weekend's Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California, by its Institutional and Government Relations Executive, Leticia Phillips. In its fuel supply agreement with the IRL, the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry ... more
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Sydney (AFP) Aug 24, 2009A major oil spill at a drilling rig off Australia's northwest coast will take at least seven weeks to contain, authorities said Monday. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said a Hercules aircraft spraying dispersant had helped reduce an oil slick that at one point stretched eight nautical miles (15 kilometres) but the spill remained a major incident. Oil and gas began ... more 
Athens GA (SPX) Aug 25, 2009All wood-consuming bioenergy projects are not created equal. For example, wood pellet-producing and wood-to-electricity projects rely on off-the-shelf, proven technologies while cellulosic ethanol projects depend on evolving and currently economically unviable technology. However, assuming all 100 wood bioenergy projects publicly announced in the US South succeeded, they would consume ... more  
Carlsbad CA (SPX) Aug 25, 2009Shrink Nanotechnologies has announced that Dr. Michelle Khine, Ph.D., the scientific founder of Shrink's nanofabrication platform, was named by MIT Technology Review as one of the top 35 global innovators under the age of 35. The award is provided to an elite group of accomplished young innovators who exemplify the spirit of innovation and whose work spans medicine, computing, communications, na ... more |
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Auburn Hills MI (SPX) Aug 25, 2009Global glass manufacturer Guardian Industries continues to expand its line of solar glass products with the announcement of EcoGuard Solar Boost-LP, laminated parabolic mirrors for concentrated solar power (CSP) applications. The new product is designed to provide best-in-class solar reflectivity, efficiency and durability. Guardian's EcoGuard Solar Boost-LP averages more than 94.5 percent ... more  
New York (AFP) Aug 24, 2009US auto giant General Motors on Monday said it is making headway in finalizing a deal to sell its Hummer sport-utility vehicle brand to Chinese machinery maker Tengzhong. "Negotiations continue to progress," GM spokesman Nick Richards told AFP, adding that the finalized deal would be announced "as soon as appropriate." GM and little-known Tengzhong in early June signed a tentative ... more  
Changsha, China (AFP) Aug 24, 2009Two weeks ago, Xiao Fengying travelled seven hours by car with her two sick children aged six and 13 from their home in China's rural Hunan province to Changsha city for medical treatment. Both were suffering from suspected lead poisoning caused by a smelting plant near their village. Seventeen children from their area, aged 10 months to 14 years, are living in the hospital here as doctors ... more |
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