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 Syracuse NY (SPX) Oct 20, 2009 
Summerhill Biomass Systems is planting the seeds of innovation into the Syracuse Tech Garden. Summerhill, named after the Cayuga County community where the technology was developed, has pending patents across the globe on its system for grinding up timber, brush, corn stalks and other plant waste and converting the fine powder into heat. Dr. James T. McKnight, Summerhill president and ... read more 
Washington (AFP) Oct 19, 2009Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Google, Twitter and other leading Web and technology companies expressed support Monday for Federal Communications Commission (FCC) efforts to ensure an open Internet. "An open Internet fuels a competitive and efficient marketplace, where consumers make the ultimate choices about which products succeed and which fail," the chief executives and founders of two dozen ... 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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Oslo (AFP) Oct 19, 2009Norwegian energy giant StatoilHydro said Monday it could sell some US oil assets in the Gulf of Mexico but declined to comment on a report that the prospective buyer would be China's state-owned CNOOC. "We are currently optimising our asset portfolio. To this end, we have opened our data room on some assets bought in 2007 and 2008 so that interested companies can consult it," Kai Nielsen ... more  
Cleveland OH (SPX) Oct 20, 2009Parker Hannifin has announced initial commercial commitment for its new series hydraulic hybrid system, which is designed to completely replace the traditional drive train on delivery vehicles and has yielded significantly increased fuel efficiency and reduced carbon emissions. The commitment came as part of a grant under the United States Department of Energy's Clean Cities program and was ... more  
Newark NJ (SPX) Oct 20, 2009The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has announced that New Jersey now has over 100 MW of solar capacity with more than 4,340 projects statewide. The ground-breaking achievement is the latest example of New Jersey's renewable energy leadership and commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. "This monumental achievement only serves to further strengthen New Jersey's position ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Oct 19, 2009Information technology (IT) spending is expected to rebound in 2010 from its worst year ever, market research firm Gartner said Monday. Gartner said worldwide IT spending was forecast to total 3.3 trillion dollars in 2010, a 3.3 percent increase from 2009. Worldwide IT spending is on a pace to decline by 5.2 percent this year, the biggest slowdown since the dotcom bust of 2001, according ... more  
Paris (AFP) Sept 25, 2009Enriching uranium for nuclear power -- or building a weapon of mass destruction -- lies at the heart of the controversy surrounding Iran's nuclear programme. The point of enrichment -- which is to be discussed again at talks between Iran and the western powers in Vienna on Wednesday -- is to boost the ratio in uranium of the uranium-235 isotope, which splits in a chain reaction and releases ... more 
Canberra, Australia (UPI) Oct 19, 2009 Opposition political parties have again slammed the Australian government over asylum policies as coast guard ships race to the rescue of more crowded boats in distress. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority reported on the weekend that one of its ships went to help Indonesian and Malaysian vessels after two boats signaled they were in trouble. However, the AMSA said it could ... more |
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