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 New Delhi (AFP) Oct 20, 2009 
India's environment minister reiterated on Tuesday that New Delhi would not bow to international pressure to accept legally binding carbon emission cuts. Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said in a statement that a leaked letter from him which appeared in Indian newspapers on Monday "suggested the possibility of some flexibility in India's stance." He said the media reports had only ... read more 
Luxembourg (AFP) Oct 20, 2009European Union finance ministers agreed on Tuesday that they will start reducing bloated national deficits from 2011 "at the latest," assuming ongoing economic recovery is sustained. The deficits decision marks the closest thing yet to a setting a timetable for implementing so-called exit strategies to wind down fiscal stimulus plans aimed at alleviating the fallout from the gloabal economic ... more
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Prisoners used to shovel snow-bound US capital
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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Landover MD (SPX) Oct 21, 2009The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced that FDC Enterprises of Columbus, Ohio, was one of five winners to share in a $21 million grant to develop supply systems to handle and deliver feedstocks for cellulosic biofuels production. Cellulosic biofuels can be derived from a diverse number of feedstocks including switchgrass, woodchips, and agricultural residues. ... more  
Beijing (UPI) Oct 19, 2009 Beijing is making some progress in fighting air pollution. So far in 2009, through the end of September, the government recorded a total of 221 days when the pollution index was below 101, on a scale of 0 to 500, The New York Times reports. That's the most "blue sky days" since Beijing began publishing the daily measurements in 1998. During the same period, two days were rated ... more  
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 20, 2009Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled Tuesday a new hybrid luxury sedan, the "Sai", aiming to keep its pole position in environmentally friendly vehicles. The new vehicle, which will go on sale only in Japan from December 7, is a compact sedan with a 2.4-litre engine and fuel economy of 23 kilometres per litre, against 38 kpl for the third-generation Prius. It is the second Toyota-brand vehicle ... more |
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Calgary, Alberta (UPI) Oct 20, 2009 Canadian scientists say they have discovered a new material that can help increase the efficiency and decrease the cost of fuel cells. University of Calgary chemists Jeff Hurd and Professor George Shimizu said they discovered a material that allows a fuel cell -- known as a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell -- to work at a higher temperature. That, they said, is extremely important ... more  
Helsinki (AFP) Oct 20, 2009Finland, which is building its fifth nuclear reactor, has yet to decide how many reactors it will need in the next decade but it will be fewer than three, Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen said Tuesday. "I don't believe that based on calculations (on future energy needs) the government could decide (to accept) all three nuclear reactor applications," Vanhanen wrote on his blog. Three utility ... more 
Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Oct 21, 2009Alfa Laval has received an order from PetroVietnam Group. The order value is about SEK 100 million and includes equipment and engineering solutions to an ethanol production plant in central Vietnam. Delivery is scheduled for 2010. Alfa Laval's heat exchangers, decanters and tank cleaning equipment will be used in the starch-based fermentation, distillation and dehydration processes of the ... more |
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