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Is Any Country Already Able To Meet All Of Its Energy Needs From Renewable Sources?Stuttgart, Germany (SPX) Aug 19, 2010 A growing volume of energy originating from renewable sources is being used right around the world - from Europe to America to China. This trend is especially widespread in the electricity-generation sector. Over the last couple of years, the USA and the countries of the EU have been building more power station capacity based on wind, water and solar energy than they in conventionally fuelled power stations, - that is, coal, gas or uranium. However, is any country already able to meet all of its e ... read more |
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Tokyo (AFP) Aug 18, 2010Japan said Wednesday that territory disputed with China in the East China Sea is subject to the Japan-US security treaty, stressing that the allies would "respond together" to any attack there. "We have not been notified by the United States that it has changed its stance" on the handling of the islands of Senkaku, called Diaoyu in China, said foreign ministry press secretary Kazuo Kodama. ... more  
Ottawa (AFP) Aug 18, 2010An environmental group sought on Wednesday to stop construction of a new bridge at the Windsor-Detroit border that aims to boost Canada-US trade, saying the span poses a risk to endangered wildlife. The bridge project "would result in the permanent degradation of a sensitive ecosystem and the destruction of threatened species," said Sierra Club Ontario director Dan McDermott. Specificall ... more 
Baghdad (AFP) Aug 18, 2010James Jeffrey, the new US ambassador to Iraq, arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday and presented his diplomatic credentials to the conflict-torn nation's head of state, the US embassy said in a statement. Jeffrey, a veteran diplomat with extensive experience of the Middle East, met President Jalal Talabani and Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari at ceremonies in Baghdad, it said. "It is a great h ... more |
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Merkel embarks on energy tripBerlin (UPI) Aug 18, 2010 German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday embarked on an energy tour through Germany, shortly before her government will unveil its energy concept for the next decades. Wind turbines, gas-fired power plants and nuclear reactors - Merkel will see the entire energy portfolio during her energy trip through Germany. It comes roughly a month before the German government decides what the country's future energy mix should look like. The German government's energy concept, to be unveiled by ... read more |
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