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Eon to build fifth U.K. offshore wind farmLondon (UPI) Feb 15, 2011 German energy giant Eon has been given the green light to build its fifth offshore wind farm in Britain, making it the dominant developer in Europe for wind farms at sea. British authorities last week gave Eon permission to build a 77-turbine wind farm about 5 miles off the coast of Yorkshire in northeastern England. The 230-megawatt offshore wind farm, called Humber Gateway, could eventually generate electricity for up to 170,000 households. Duesseldorf-based Eon said construction of the proje ... read more |
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  Chevron penalty is $9.5 bln for cleanup in Ecuador US oil giant Chevron's court-ordered indemnification of Ecuadoran communities for environmental pollution increases 10 percent to $9.5 billion under a provision in Ecuadoran law, a lawyer for the plaintiffs said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Bolivia nearer meeting iron ore target Bolivia is nearer to meeting its goal of becoming a major iron ore exporter after agreements reached with an Indian company promised to kick off the trade in March, officials said. ... more | .. |
  Inflation soars in Europe, China Britain's annual inflation rate hit a two-year high in January, official data showed Tuesday, as China and Spain also announced soaring consumer prices as a result of surging food and oil costs. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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  EU sets new limits on CO2 emissions for vans The European parliament signed off Tuesday on new carbon dioxide restrictions for commercial vans to cut fuel costs and limit emissions blamed for global warming. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan's AU Optronics pushes into solar energy Taiwan's AU Optronics, a leading flat-screen maker, has launched a multi-billion-dollar foray into solar power, as the island tries to outclass China in the growth industry, officials and media said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
Peru faces copper competition from China Peru is facing growing competition from China for its share of the global copper ore market, which is at the risk of shrinking amid aggressive mining and marketing by East Asia's economic giant. ... more | .. |
South Stream confident on EDF deal There's no question that French energy giant EDF will join the Russian-led South Stream pipeline project, consortium head Marcel Vietor said. ... more |
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Early Earth may have had active plate tectonics far sooner than thought
Comet debris signs found in Baffin Bay sediments linked to Younger Dryas cooling
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GM recalls 2,800 imported cars in China: report Shanghai General Motors is to recall 2,806 imported Cadillacs in China to repair faulty suspension, state media said Monday, citing a government statement. ... more | .. |
 Obama budget asks to ramp up clean energy US President Barack Obama proposed Monday to ramp up research in clean energy and develop small new nuclear reactors, signaling that climate remains a priority for him despite tough budget times. ... more | .. |
  800 million more air travellers by 2014: IATA Eight-hundred million more people will travel by air by 2014, over a quarter of them from China, raising the need for more efficient traffic management and airports, IATA trade body said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Cellulosic Biomass The Challenge For Biofuels A combination of rising costs, shrinking supplies, and concerns about global climate change are spurring the development of alternatives to the burning of fossil fuels to meet our transportation ene ... more |
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  LED Products Billed As Eco-Friendly Contain Toxic Metals, Study Finds Those light-emitting diodes marketed as safe, environmentally preferable alternatives to traditional lightbulbs actually contain lead, arsenic and a dozen other potentially hazardous substances, acc ... more | .. |
  Researchers At Harvard And MITRE Produce World's First Programmable Nanoprocessor Engineers and scientists collaborating at Harvard University and the MITRE Corporation have developed and demonstrated the world's first programmable nanoprocessor. The groundbreaking prototyp ... more | .. |
  Researchers Discover A New Class Of Magic Atomic Clusters Called Superhalogens An international team of researchers has discovered a new class of magnetic superhalogens - a class of atomic clusters able to exhibit unusual stability at a specific size and composition, which may ... more | .. |
 Nanonets Give Rust A Boost As Agent In Water Splitting's Hydrogen Harvest Coating a lattice of tiny wires called Nanonets with iron oxide - known more commonly as rust - creates an economical and efficient platform for the process of water splitting, an emerging clean fue ... more |
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Four astronauts home from space station after splashdown
Perseid meteor shower set to peak Aug. 12-13
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Israel gears up to go electric These heralds of a new age are remarkably quiet. No drums, no trumpets, just the whirr of a robot changing batteries and an electric car silently gliding around the Better Place test track. ... more | .. |
Oil workers in Iraq's Kirkuk threaten strike Some 300 day workers at Iraq's state-owned North Oil Company on Saturday warned they would go on strike if their work conditions did not improve, threatening oil production that is the lifeline of the country's economy. ... more | .. |
Egypt concerns spur Israeli gas drive Israel's concerns that the downfall of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak could end the countries' 1979 peace treaty and halt supplies of natural gas from the Arab nation has spurred efforts to develop the Jewish state's offshore gas fields as soon as possible. ... more | .. |
 Biofuel plant planned for Florida The United States' first facility to produce advanced biofuels from waste on a commercial scale is planned for Florida, project developers said. ... more |
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  Vattenfall may not restart German reactor Swedish utility Vattenfall might not restart its error-prone reactor in Brunsbuettel, near Hamburg, because modernizing it might prove too costly, Vattenfall Chief Executive Officer Oystein Loseth said. ... more | .. |
 Australia blames mining for greenhouse gas rise Australia said Wednesday carbon emissions will rise more than predicted by 2020 in the world's biggest per capita polluter, blaming its Asian-led mining boom. ... more | .. |
Boeing, EADS submit final bids for US tanker deal US aerospace giant Boeing and European rival EADS said Thursday they were submitting their final bids to the US Air Force for a hotly contested, $35 billion aerial refueling tanker contract. ... more | .. |
Deportees a China-Taiwan issue: Philippines A row over 14 Taiwanese deported by the Philippines to China is an issue between Beijing and Taipei and does not involve Manila, a government minister said Wednesday. ... more |
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Trump, Putin agree to meet next week in Alaska
Iran will not allow Trump-backed corridor linking Azerbaijan to exclave; Russia cautious
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Tokyo, Moscow have highest expat rents: survey Tokyo's rents are the highest in the world for expatriates followed by Moscow and Hong Kong, where prices surged 22 percent, the biggest yearly increase, according to a new survey. ... more | .. |
Apple says Foxconn suicide measures 'saved lives' Apple said its contractor, Taiwan high-tech firm Foxconn, has "saved lives" with a suicide prevention programme established after a number of workers killed themselves at plants in China. ... more | .. |
China January inflation stays high at 4.9% China said Tuesday its inflation rate stayed stubbornly high at 4.9 percent in January, prompting analysts to predict further steps by the government to cool prices. ... more | .. |
Problems abound for China despite number-two rank China's triumph in overtaking Japan as the world's number two economy masks a worrisome over-reliance on exports and investment, and lagging social development, analysts say. ... more |
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Italian banks join solar energy project Italy's two biggest banks, Unicredit and Intesa Sanpaolo, on Friday said they have joined the German-led Desertec project to build giant solar power stations in North Africa and the Middle East. ... more | .. |
  Australia's emissions set to rise Australia's emissions could be 24 percent higher in 2020 than in 2000 if the government continues with current policies, a new study shows. ... more | .. |
Canada to review PetroChina's shale gas bid Canada's industry minister said Friday he will review Chinese oil giant PetroChina's $5.4-billion investment in a Canadian shale gas project developed by North America's top gas producer Encana. ... more | .. |
 Iran claims 'nuclear fusion mastered' Iran's atomic body claimed on Thursday it has mastered the technology of nuclear fusion, in a declaration on the eve of the 32nd anniversary of the Islamic revolution. ... more |
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