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 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (AFP) Sept 23, 2009 
Leaders of emerging and developed nations agreed Friday to a US plan to phase out government subsidies for fossil fuel blamed for global warming, a joint statement said. "We commit to rationalize and phase out over the medium term inefficient fossil fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption," the leaders said after a two-day Group of 20 summit in Pittsburgh. The leaders asked ... read more 
Wilmington NC (SPX) Sep 28, 2009GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has announced it has achieved a key milestone in deploying the world's most advanced nuclear reactor design. GEH has completed its submittal of the design certification document for the Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). With the submittal, GEH has provided detailed information for the NRC to ... more
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San Francisco (AFP) Sept 25, 2009A prominent auto safety group is calling on US officials to restrict truckers from using mobile phones, laptop computers, CB radios or other gadgets while driving. Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety wants the Department of Transportation (DOT) to ban or curb the use of gadgets for "talking, texting and other purposes" by drivers of buses, tractor-trailers or large vans. ... more 
New York (AFP) Sept 25, 2009Oil prices rose Friday as rekindled tensions over Iran's nuclear program overshadowed concerns about energy demand and the pace of economic recovery. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for November delivery, rose 13 cents to close at 66.02 dollars a barrel. Brent North Sea crude for November delivery climbed 29 cents to settle at 65.11 dollars in London trade. ... more 
Geneva (AFP) Sept 25, 2009Switzerland will inaugurate on Saturday a new mountain refuge in the Alps that looks more like a futuristic space station than the no-frills stonewall huts that alpinists are more familiar with. The new refuge, at an altitude of 2,883 metres (9,349 feet) near Zermatt in the south-west, resembles a gigantic crystal, with metallic-looking cladding on the exterior, and an interior that is ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Sept 27, 2009China said Sunday it expects to cut energy consumption per unit of gross domestic product by five percent this year but meeting a pledge to cut consumption by 20 percent by 2010 would be difficult. Xie Zhenhua, China's chief negotiator in climate change talks, told a news conference Beijing was trying to fight global warming, but did not propose any new specific emissions targets ahead of ... more 
Shanghai (AFP) Sept 25, 2009Ford and its Chinese partner announced Friday they will build a third plant in China as the US automaker struggles to improve its weak performance in the world's strongest market. Ford will run the new 490-million-dollar plant in southwestern Chongqing through Changan Ford Mazda, its joint venture with Chongqing Changan Automobile Co and Japan's Mazda Motor Corp, the company said in a ... more  
New York NY (SPX) Sep 28, 2009SunNight Solar is partnering with the Clinton Global Initiative to launch the Light Haiti Initiative. The Initiative will provide over 500,000 solar powered flashlights to the people of Haiti utilizing innovative, environmentally friendly new technologies. For most of us, lighting our homes is as simple as flipping a switch, yet for one third of the planet, lighting is an expensive luxury. ... more |
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