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Britain's government named 10 sites where new nuclear power stations could be built Monday, while unveiling changes to planning rules aimed at speeding up approval for energy projects. Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband said the move would help secure a new generation of low carbon energy for British homes in coming decades, as part of the fight against climate change. The 10 nuclear ... read more 
Shanghai (AFP) Nov 9, 2009US auto giant General Motors said Monday it had extended its record sales streak in China, selling more than 1.5 million units this year in contrast to weak sales at home since exiting bankruptcy. GM and its Chinese joint venture partners passed the 1.5 million mark Monday after strong a October pushed sales for the first 10 months to about 1.46 million, the company said in a statement. ... 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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Murray Hill NJ (SPX) Nov 10, 2009Waste Management and Linde North America have announced that their joint venture company has begun producing clean, renewable vehicle fuel at its facility located at the Altamont Landfill near Livermore, California. The facility is the world's largest landfill gas (LFG) to liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant. The plant, which Linde built and operates, purifies and liquefies landfill gas that ... more 
New York (AFP) Nov 9, 2009Oil prices rebounded Monday on dollar weakness and concerns over Hurricane Ida's potential damage to petroleum installations in the Gulf of Mexico despite being downgraded to a tropical storm. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in December, jumped 2.00 dollars to 79.43 dollars a barrel. In London, Brent North Sea crude for December rose 1.90 dollars to 77.77 dollars ... more  
Troy NY (SPX) Nov 10, 2009Experts at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Lighting Research Center (LRC) estimate that about half of the approximately 13 million streetlights in America have the opportunity to significantly reduce energy consumption by as much as 50 percent, translating to an annual savings of 1 billion kWh, and a reduction in power plant CO2 emissions of 546,000 tons per year. LRC researchers ... more |
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Des Plaines IL (SPX) Nov 10, 2009Envergent Technologies has announced that Italian power company Industria e Innovazione has selected the Envergent RTP rapid thermal processing technology for the development of a facility to convert biomass into pyrolysis oil for renewable power generation. Industria e Innovazione and Envergent have signed an agreement to pursue development of an RTP facility to convert a mix of pine ... more 
Paris (AFP) Nov 9, 2009Japanese high tech giant Toshiba and US conglomerate General Electric are bidding for a unit of Areva, the French nuclear power firm, Areva said Monday of a deal that according to press reports could be worth up to nearly 7.5 billion dollars. A third offer for Areva's Transmission and Distribution unit is a joint bid by French engineering groups Alstom and Schneider Electric. ... more 
Sopot (AFP) Nov 9, 2009Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero Monday signed an agreement for the purchase of carbon dioxide emission rights from Poland worth 25 million euros (37 million dollars). "This agreement is beneficial to Spain and to Poland and also for limiting the influence of (greenhouse gas) emissions on climate change," Zapatero said at a joint press conference with Polish Prime Minister Donald ... more |
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