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Oil disaster not 'a source of tension' with Britain: USWashington (AFP) June 10, 2010 The United States on Thursday dismissed the notion that the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster involving British energy giant BP had become a source of tension between London and Washington. Antipathy in Washington towards the British-registered global company is causing disquiet among business leaders and politicians in London, as the price of BP's shares - a staple of many pension funds - plunges. "I don't see it as a source of tension," US State Department spokesman Philip Crowley told journalists ... read more |
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Washington (AFP) June 10, 2010The United States trade deficit expanded a notch in April, led by a surge in goods imports from China, government data showed Thursday amid a rising US outcry over Chinese monetary policy. The US trade gap rose to 40.3 billion dollars from a revised 40.0 billion dollars in March, the Commerce Department said. The reading was smaller than the 41.3 billion dollars expected by most analysts ... more  
Alberta, Canada (SPX) Jun 10, 2010The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) has said a protest against development of Canada's oil sands is a misguided attempt to promote environmental activism based on misinformation and rhetoric, not facts. "The Canadian oil and gas industry is committed to achieving an appropriate balance of what energy consumers tell us they want - environmental protection, economic growth ... more 
Helsinki (AFP) June 9, 2010A Swiss professor who developed a low-cost solar power cell using cheap materials such as dye squeezed from berries won a million-dollar technology prize in Finland on Wednesday. Michael Graetzel, 66, won the Millennium Technology award for process of "artificial photosynthesis" to capture the sun's energy without need for an elaborate manufacturing process. The so-called "Graetzel's cel ... more |
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No quick fix on warming, says new UN climate chiefBonn (AFP) June 9, 2010 The UN's incoming chief on climate change cautioned on Wednesday it could take until 2050 to build the machinery that will ultimately tame greenhouse gases. In an interview with newswire reporters on the sidelines of UN talks in Bonn, Christiana Figueres said she was approaching her new job with optimism tempered by hard-edged realism. "I continue to be confident that governments will meet this challenge, for the simple reason that humanity must meet the challenge. We just don't have another opt ... read more |
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