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 Paris (AFP) Oct 1, 2009 
France launched the "battle of the electric car" Thursday as it unveiled plans to invest 1.5 billion euros on infrastructure for the two million electric and hybrid cars it wants on the road by 2020. "No player can take the risk alone, but if all the actors take it at the same time, that works," said Ecology Minister Jean-Louis Borloo, flanked by top executives from French carmakers Renault ... read more 
Ottawa (AFP) Oct 1, 2009Iran is attempting to acquire clandestine shipments via Canada for its nuclear program, a senior customs official said Thursday. Canadian customs officers have seized everything from centrifuge parts to programmable logic controllers being shipped to Iran through third countries, George Webb, head of the Canada Border Services Agency's Counter Proliferation Section, told the National Post. ... more
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Heavy rain, snow disrupts transport in Spain Washington slaps fee on plastic shopping bags Vietnam says parched Red River at record low Philippine volcano darkens New Year for 50,000 villagers Shocked residents survey Australia wildfire wreckage Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Residents flee terrifying Australian wildfires Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax Thrill-seeking tourists flock to Philippine volcano 
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Washington (AFP) Oct 1, 2009The US government has taken a harder line on greenhouse gas emissions produced by factories, refineries and power plants by mandating energy efficient means for expansion, the Environmental Protection Agency said. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson she would use the agency's existing regulatory power to clamp down on large polluters by requiring them to use the greenest technology possible if ... more  
Milwaukee WI (SPX) Oct 02, 2009The Wisconsin Technical College System Board unanimously approved an innovative collaborative project between Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) and Johnson Controls, Inc. at a meeting in Rhinelander, Wis. The approval gives the green light to a $6.9 million solar education farm, the largest in the state of Wisconsin, and possibly the first entirely portable photovoltaic (PV) facility ... more  
Istanbul (AFP) Oct 1, 2009The International Monetary Fund on Thursday lifted its growth forecast for China's economy this year to 8.5 percent, saying the Asian giant was helping to drive the region's recovery. The IMF's new forecast, made in its twice-yearly World Economic Outlook report, was two percentage points higher than its April forecast of 6.5 percent -- and above the eight percent the government sees as key ... more |
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Canberra, Australia (UPI) Oct 1, 2009 Australia today announced a $100 million plan for the country's first commercial-scale "smart" grid to deliver electricity. The "Smart Grid, Smart City" initiative will be a cooperative effort between the Australian government and the energy and communications sectors. The program has the potential to reduce home energy bills, reduce carbon pollution and help tackle climate change, the ... more  
Houston TX (SPX) Oct 02, 2009Despite a number of key issues such as land use and competition for feedstocks supplies for traditional food and feed uses, global use of biofuels is excepted to more than double from 2009 to 2015, according to a new global analysis released by Hart's Global Biofuels Center. Leading the expansion is the United States with a growth of total biofuels use of more than 35%. Brazil will grow ... more 
Washington (AFP) Oct 1, 2009President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered federal employees not to send text messages while driving as his administration pressed a campaign against the dangers of distracted driving. An executive order signed by Obama said the federal government's three million civilian employees "shall not engage in text messaging" while driving official vehicles or while driving their own vehicles on off ... more |
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