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 Omuta, Japan (AFP) Nov 1, 2009 
Swathes of dirty clouds brood over a coal plant in rural Japan, but scientists are now hoping to send the pollutants the other way, deep into the bowels of Mother Earth. The cutting-edge but controversial technology of carbon capture and storage (CCS) is being tested at the Mikawa power station, located near the coast of Japan's southern Fukuoka prefecture. Toshiba Corp. has chosen it as ... read more 
Washington (AFP) Oct 30, 2009The US state of Maryland on Friday approved a plan for France' EDF Group to take a stake in Constellation Energy Group, clearing the final hurdle for a new nuclear power plant in the state. US regulators earlier this month had green-lighted the joint venture plan for the French state-controlled company to acquire nearly half of Constellation's nuclear assets. The companies say the nuclea ... 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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Tehran (AFP) Nov 1, 2009Russia's envoy to Tehran on Sunday urged Iran to sign on to a UN-drafted nuclear fuel deal in a bid to resolve the controversy over its atomic drive, which he said lacks "complete transparency." Alexander Sadovnikov's comments came a day after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Tehran that world powers had limited patience as Iran dilly-dallied over offering a categorical response ... more  
Santiago, Chile (UPI) Oct 30, 2009 Chile and Argentina have pledged to pursue full political integration and plan to drill new tunnels through the Andean mountains to bring the two countries physically closer together and ease free flow of their citizens. Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner Friday scheduled a unity summit, the highlight of which will be a bilateral ... more 
Sydney (AFP) Nov 1, 2009Australian authorities were Sunday ordered to help extinguish a fire which broke out on a leaking oil rig that has been pumping thousands of barrels of oil into the Timor Sea for months. Energy Minister Martin Ferguson directed the National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority to "extend every possible assistance" to respond to the blaze on the West Atlas rig off Australia's northwest coast. ... more |
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New York NY (SPX) Nov 02, 2009Boro Fuel Oil is going green. The company will introduce BioGreen in November - a new premium biofuel that's good for heating systems and the earth. Boro Fuel Oil is the first heating oil dealer in New York City to offer BioGreen. A blend of traditional heating oil and 10% soybean oil, eco-friendly BioGreen premium biofuel is clean, renewable, biodegradable, and non-toxic. BioGreen is also ... more 
Paris (AFP) Oct 30, 2009The French government is raising doubts about the purchase of half of US nuclear energy company Constellation by state-controlled French operator EDF, the Financial Times reported on Friday. Citing government officials, the newspaper said that the government was keen for EDF to invest more in Europe as regulatory difficulties in the United States delay the 4.5-billion-dollar (3.0-billion-eur ... more 
Baghdad (UPI) Oct 30, 2009 The president of Iraq's semiautonomous Kurdish region has demanded the disputed, ethnically divided city of Kirkuk, which dominates the northern oilfields, be put under his control. The Baghdad government, struggling to make ends meet, is unlikely to relinquish such a vital economic prize. So the demand by Massoud Barzani, who fought a guerrilla war against Saddam Hussein for de ... more |
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