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March 17, 2010
BIO FUEL
10 000 000 Flex-Fuel Vehicles Strong In Brazil
Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Mar 17, 2010
The announcement that Brazil's 10 millionth Flex-Fuel vehicle was built yesterday, made by the country's National Association of Vehicle Manufacturers (Anfavea), is a milestone for the industry and the country. It should encourage automakers to invest more in the global dissemination of what has been accomplished in Brazil, as well as in their countries of origin. This was the assessment of the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA), which sees an abundance of good reasons to spread the word a ... read more

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ENERGY TECH

Africa should harness Chinese oil-interest: analyst
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TECH SPACE

Metallic Glass Yields Secrets Under Pressure
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ENERGY TECH

All renewables: How realistic is it?
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ENERGY NEWS

Mastery Of Rare-Earth Elements Vital To American Security
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

India withdraws nuclear power bill
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TECH SPACE

Ultra-Powerful Laser Makes Silicon Pump Liquid Uphill With No Added Energy
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BIO FUEL

Frog Foam And Fuel
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BIO FUEL

Biogas Plant Markets Finally On The Upswing
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SOLAR DAILY

Sanyo sets up solar parking lots for electric bikes
TRADE WARS

China vows to support steel mills in iron ore talks
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Poland sticks to 2020 target for first nuclear plant: official
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BIO FUEL

Flanders And Netherlands Cooperate On Biofuels
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FROTH AND BUBBLE

Pollution fears stop Thailand's industrial heart
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POLITICAL ECONOMY

Outside View: Dodd reforms won't fix banks
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ENERGY TECH
NGO: differing oil figures could fuel Sudan tension
Khartoum (AFP) March 16, 2010
A large discrepancy over actual oil production figures in Sudan could fuel tensions between the North and South which share the proceeds, an international NGO said on Wednesday. Global Witness said that accurate production figures were important because a 2005 peace agreement between the north and south was predicated on an agreement to share oil revenues. It said that six months after i ... more

TRADE WARS
Rio 'in talks' with Chinalco over huge Africa iron ore field
Sydney (AFP) March 16, 2010
Rio Tinto is in talks with China's Chinalco on a massive mining project in Guinea, reports said Tuesday, raising hopes of a rapprochement that could unlock one of the world's biggest iron ore fields. The mining giant is in "advanced" discussions with its former Chinese suitor, the Wall Street Journal and Australia's Fairfax media group both said without giving sources. Rio did not make any c ... more

CAR TECH
The California Air Resources Board Approves EVI Zero Emission Vehicles
Stockton, CA (SPX) Mar 16, 2010
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved Electric Vehicles International's (EVI) fully electric return-to-base Medium and Heavy-Duty trucks. CARB approval recognizes that EVI's Freightliner Custom Chassis model EVI-WI and Daimler Freightliner M2 Model EVI-MD are clean, California-certified zero emission vehicles. These US Department of Transportation (DOT) approved, road-ready ve ... more

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BIO FUEL

Agrilife Scientists Do Groundwork For Genetic Mapping Of Algae Biofuel Species

POLITICAL ECONOMY

China cuts back Treasury bond holdings amid tensions


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MISSILE NEWS
500th Directional Infrared Countermeasures System Delivered

LockMart Awarded Continues Production Of Symphony IED Jammer Systems

Boeing Gets Big Order For Joint Direct Attack Munition Kits

MISSILE NEWS
India's missile shield test fails: officials

Israelis worry about their missile shield

Aegis Weapon System Tested During International Multiple Ship Demonstration

MISSILE NEWS
Belarus touts anti-air defense system for Venezuela

Raytheon Awarded Contract For SLAMRAAM Long-Lead Purchases

France buys U.S. missiles, upgrades army

MISSILE NEWS
Joint Strike Fighter cost may top 100 million dollars: US

Czech firm to build Black Hawk cockpits: report

US brushes aside notion of protectionism in tanker contract

MISSILE NEWS
Avatars In Space

Japanese baby-bot with runny nose teaches parenting skills

Chatty robots, flying alarm clocks at top high-tech fair

MISSILE NEWS
Bangladesh slaughters 117,000 birds over avian flu

World could soon shield most newborns from HIV: Global Fund

Climate Change One Factor In Malaria Spread

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WATER WORLD
Worlds Most Usefull Tree Provides Low-Cost Water Purification
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 08, 2010
A low-cost water purification technique published in Current Protocols in Microbiology could help drastically reduce the incidence of waterborne disease in the developing world. The procedure, which uses seeds from the Moringa oleifera tree, can produce a 90.00% to 99.99% bacterial reduction in previously untreated water, and has been made free to download as part of access programs under John Wiley and Sons' Corporate Citizenship Initiative. A billion people across Asia, Africa, and Latin A ... read more

WATER WORLD
State of disaster declared in cyclone-hit Fiji

Haiti reconstruction estimated at 11.5 billion dollars

US warns of Haiti murder, kidnap threat

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WATER WORLD
Chilean courts to probe tsunami warning failures

Cyclone leaves trail of damage in Fiji

Survey Shows Lack Of Confidence In National Hurricane Response Planning

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WATER WORLD
Russia, India May Jointly Make Glonass, GPS Navigation Devices

Russia Launches Proton-M Carrier Rocket With 3 Glonass Satellites

Russia launches three new navigation satellites: report

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WATER WORLD
Australia says China ties 'back on track'

Russian arms score big in North Africa

U.S. getting snared again in Somalia

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WATER WORLD
India's missile shield test fails: officials

Israelis worry about their missile shield

Aegis Weapon System Tested During International Multiple Ship Demonstration

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