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Sanctions tighten squeeze on Iran's oilTehran (UPI) Oct 22, 2010 Iran is preparing to take over the presidency of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, a cartel it helped create, as its oil industry and its status as a leading player in the global oil market are being degraded by international sanctions. Iran's oil industry, desperately in need of foreign investment after years of neglect, has been in trouble for some time anyway but has been supported by China, which wants Iran's oil and natural gas. One of the most important projects Ch ... read more |
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  Indian PM in Japan for nuclear, trade talks Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Japan Sunday for a visit aimed at progressing towards a civilian nuclear deal and boosting trade ties between the two nations. ... more | .. |
  India, Japan PMs to confirm trade pact, discuss nuclear deal India's prime minister kicked off talks Monday in Japan where the population giant and the high-tech nation planned to confirm a trade pact and push efforts for civilian nuclear cooperation. ... more | .. |
  Hungary disaster sparks petition against Vietnam bauxite A deadly toxic spill in Hungary has sparked a petition in Vietnam where prominent intellectuals and former officials want a bauxite development stopped, a prominent economist said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Rio targets Australia iron ore after BHP bid lapse Mining giant Rio Tinto said it was focused on a massive ramp-up of its Australian iron ore operations Sunday, following the "disappointing" collapse of a lucrative tie-up with rival BHP Billiton ... more | .. |
  California Proposition 23 debate heats up U.S. President Barack Obama, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore have come out against California's Proposition 23, the ballot measure that would suspend the state's climate change law. ... more |
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Brussels (UPI) Oct 22, 2010 European support for a wider trade pact with Latin America is growing despite deep misgivings among EU lawmakers over the quality of future imports and worries over what cheaper food and commodities will do to Europe's own agriculture and trade balances. Lawmakers increasingly see the advantage of opening trade corridors in a continent that has bounced back from the downturn with more i ... more  
Sydney (AFP) Oct 22, 2010Australia Friday approved two multi-billion dollar coal gas projects with strict environmental conditions, clearing the way for exports of millions of tonnes of clean-burning energy to Asian countries. Environment Minister Tony Burke imposed more than 300 conditions to protect ecological treasures such as the Great Barrier Reef as he gave the go-ahead to BG Group and the Gladstone Liquefied ... more  
Primm, Nev. (UPI) Oct 20, 2010 Environmentalists have asked the California Energy Commission to block a solar energy project in the Mojave Desert. BrightSource Energy Co. plans to build an array of solar panels on 5.6 square miles in the Ivanpah Valley on the California-Nevada border. But biologists clearing out desert tortoises for a fence have found them in greater numbers than expected, The Press-Enterprise of Ri ... more |
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Chile mulls industry's water footprintSantiago, Chile (UPI) Oct 21, 2010 Chile's industrial advancement has been achieved at some cost to the country's freshwater resources but it's only now that awareness of the impending crisis has led to calls for action, environmentalist campaigners said. Chilean campaigners for a more intelligent and less destructive use of freshwater resources by industry are being helped by the Water Footprint Network, a non-profit organization that has headquarters at the University of Twente, Netherlands. The Water Footprint Network ... read more |
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