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India faces a mounting challenge to dispose of an estimated 420,000 tonnes of electronic waste a year that it generates domestically and imports from abroad, a green lobby group said Tuesday. Priti Mahesh, senior programme officer with New Delhi-based Toxic Link, said there were no separate figures for e-waste generated by Indians and the amount imported, but the scale of the problem was ... read more 
Beijing (UPI) Oct 27, 2009 China's role in the global energy market is on the rise, with its purchase of oil and gas supplies worldwide totaling an estimated $15 billion so far this year, double the amount of 2008, National Public Radio reported Tuesday. In early October Russia agreed to sell about 2.5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas annually to China. That's almost the same amount that Russia sells to Europe ... 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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Paris (UPI) Oct 27, 2009 The head of French oil company Total has warned politicians not to implement environmental policies that stop investments in fossil fuels before renewable alternatives are available at a large scale. "Governments need to assess the needs of this planet in terms of energy and stop saying we will develop solar and then not have enough," Christophe de Margerie, Total's chief executive ... more  
Sydney (AFP) Oct 27, 2009Australian firms have signed 3.1 billion dollars worth of contracts for projects in Guangdong, a report said Tuesday, with further deals possible according to the Chinese province's governor. "At present, it is a good time for further enhancing the cooperation between Guangdong and Australia," Huang Huahua said in Sydney on Tuesday, the Australian Associated Press (AAP) reported. ... more 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 27, 2009China's sovereign wealth fund has said it will invest 500 million dollars in SouthGobi Energy Resources, a unit of Canada's Ivanhoe Mines with coal operations in Mongolia. The major investment in SouthGobi is the latest for the 200-billion-dollar China Investment Corp (CIC) as Beijing tries to secure access to energy resources and diversify its investments away from US dollar assets. ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Oct 27, 2009China's overall energy output rose nine percent on-year in the first nine months of 2009, state media reported Tuesday, in another sign its emergence from the global slump is picking up steam. Energy output from January to September totalled 2.01 billion tonnes of standard coal equivalent, as production ramped up along with the recovering economy, the People's Daily said, citing the National ... more  
Sofia (AFP) Oct 27, 2009Bulgaria welcomed a proposal by the European commission Tuesday to give it an additional 300 million euros (446 million dollars) to help dismantle obsolete reactors at its Kozloduy nuclear plant. "The decision taken (by the European Commission) is an expression of the solidarity of the EU with the Bulgarian government," the foreign ministry said in a statement. Brussels' safety concerns ... more 
Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 27, 2009Hong Kong exports fell 8.6 percent year-on-year in September, the government said Tuesday, a smaller decline than previous months as regional trading activity rebounded. The total value of shipments dropped to 225.9 billion Hong Kong dollars (29 billion US), the Census and Statistics Department said in a statement. The year-on-year decline in exports for September narrowed markedly from ... more |
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