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Fukushima: Sea contamination likely to be local - scientistsParis (AFP) March 29, 2011 Radioactive contamination of the sea from Fukushima is likely to be only a local problem, but could lead to an exclusion zone if there is a major release of long-term pollutants, scientists say. So far, the biggest contaminant identified by Japanese officials has been radioactive iodine 131. Samples of water taken close to the plant have been as high as 1,850 times the legal limit of iodine, but levels have fallen back, Japanese officials said on Tuesday. Radioactive iodine can enter the mar ... read more |
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 TEPCO nationalisation an option, says govt: report Japan on Tuesday said nationalising the beleaguered operator of the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was "an option" but denied it had immediate plans to do so. ... more | .. |
  Japan PM urges clean energy push Japan's Premier Naoto Kan said Tuesday the country must push alternative energy sources as it recovers from its quake and tsunami disaster and struggles to contain a nuclear emergency. ... more | .. |
  New Approach To Programming May Boost Green Computing A Binghamton University computer scientist with an interest in "green" software development has received the National Science Foundation's most prestigious award for young researchers. Yu Davi ... 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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 China, Germany move ahead on clean energy: study Germany has outpaced the United States as the number two player in clean energy while China keeps racing ahead as the world's green investment leader, a study said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Envision Solar To Supply Solar Tree Parking Structures Envision Solar International has announced that it has been selected by Renewvia Energy to be the exclusive provider of EnvisionTrak Solar Tree structures and CleanCharge Electric Vehicle Charging I ... more | .. |
 HyperSolar Technology Well-Positioned To Capture Silicon Panel Market HyperSolar has announced that following a new industry report predicting elevated growth of the CPV sector, the company expects its technology to redefine and expand the boundaries of conventional C ... more | .. |
 Conflicts a threat to Indonesia's energy Political conflict in oil producing countries could worsen the energy situation in Indonesia, an industry official said. ... more |
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Ex-US climate envoy: Trump threatening 'consensus science' worldwide
How did an Indian zoo get the world's most endangered great ape?
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 Germans fight over nuclear power In Germany, the fight over nuclear power is in full swing. ... more | .. |
  Nano-Bricks May Help Build Better Packaging To Keep Foods Fresher Longer Scientists are reporting on a new material containing an ingredient used to make bricks that shows promise as a transparent coating for improving the strength and performance of plastic food packagi ... more | .. |
  Outside View: Economy remains vulnerable The U.S. economy picked up in the first quarter. After adding 175,000 jobs in February, economists expect the U.S. Labor Department will report on Friday that the economy added 188,000 jobs in March. ... more | .. |
 Sarkozy to decide on fate of Areva chief within days President Nicolas Sarkozy will decide within days about the leadership of French nuclear group Areva, a government source said Tuesday, amid mounting speculation that Anne Lauvergeon will keep the top job. ... more |
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 Nuclear fears spark rush for radiation detectors A scare over irradiated food from Japan has sparked a global rush to buy radiation detectors, US dealers said Tuesday, with most reporting they have no more stock to sell. ... more | .. |
 Japan passes record budget, but deadlock remains The Japanese parliament Tuesday passed a record $1.1-trillion budget for the year starting April but faced deadlock over key funding bills needed to put much of it into action. ... more | .. |
Romania to carry on with nuclear programme Romania must pursue its nuclear programme in order to limit electricity imports, Nuclearelectrica chief Pompiliu Budulan said Tuesday, adding that the Cernavoda plant was "among the safest" worldwide. ... more | .. |
 Calm urged as radiation spreads across Asia Small amounts of radiation from Japan's leaking nuclear power plant have spread across Asia, authorities said Tuesday, deepening concerns for millions of people already wary of eating Japanese food. ... more |
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Constellations of Power: Smart Dragon-3 and the Geopolitics of China's Space Strategy
Ten Years Later, LIGO is a Black-Hole Hunting Machine
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 S.Africa takes heat for burning coal The global fight over fossil fuels has hit home in South Africa as the coal-dependent country debates its energy future before hosting UN climate talks later this year. ... more | .. |
  World's highest hotel opens in Hong Kong The world's highest hotel opened its doors in Hong Kong on Tuesday, housed in the city's tallest skyscraper and offering unrivalled panoramic views of the world famous Victoria Harbour. ... more | .. |
Finns' support for nuclear slips due to Japan crisis: poll Nearly half of people in Finland, where a new generation nuclear reactor is being built, say the crisis in Japan has shaken their trust in nuclear power, a poll released Tuesday showed. ... more | .. |
Home lures Taiwan businesses as China costs soar Taiwan enterprises have struggled for years to enter China, but now, just when access to the mainland market is becoming easier than ever, many are paradoxically heading back to their home island. ... more |
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  New Trash-To-Treasure Process Turns Landfill Nuisance Into Plastic With billions of pounds of meat and bone meal going to waste in landfills after a government ban on its use in cattle feed, scientists described development of a process for using that so-called mea ... more | .. |
  Volvo to hire 1,200 new employees Swedish carmaker Volvo, now owned by China's Geely, said Tuesday it would hire 1,200 new employees, mostly engineers, over the next year to hike production and develop electric cars. ... more | .. |
 Chicken Fat Biofuel: Eco-Friendly Jet Fuel Alternative In an RV nicknamed after an urban assault vehicle, scientists from NASA's Langley Research Center traveled cross-country this month for an experiment with eco-friendly jet fuel. The Langley te ... more | .. |
 Debut Of The First Practical Artificial Leaf Scientists claimed one of the milestones in the drive for sustainable energy - development of the first practical artificial leaf. Speaking here at the 241st National Meeting of the American Chemica ... more |
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Russia offers to extend nuclear arms limits with US
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 Closing In On The Pseudogap Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California at Berkeley have joined with researchers at Stanford University ... more | .. |
 Green Cars Could Be Made From Pineapples And Bananas Your next new car hopefully won't be a lemon. But it could be a pineapple or a banana. That's because scientists in Brazil have developed a more effective way to use fibers from these and other plan ... more | .. |
 TU Delft Identifies Huge Potential Of Nanocrystals In Fuel Cells The addition of extremely small crystals to solid electrolyte material has the potential to considerably raise the efficiency of fuel cells. Researchers at TU Delft were the first to document this a ... more | .. |
 TEP To Develop New Grid-Connected Solar Power Systems On Local Rooftops Tucson Electric Power (TEP) is preparing to build new grid-tied solar arrays on the roofs of large public buildings to help serve a growing demand for renewable power. Through its new TEP Brig ... more |
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 Semiconductor Research And Masdar Institute Host Solar Technology Scientists Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) and the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology has announced Abu Dhabi's first world-class gathering of solar experts and university researchers for a fo ... more | .. |
 Colorado's Solar Permit Processes Lag Behind Best Practices The Vote Solar Initiative (Vote Solar) and the Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association (COSEIA) have released a report and online interactive map rating solar permitting practices in 34 cities ... more | .. |
 Nevada Report Shines Light On Big Economic Benefits Of Small Solar Power Advocates at Vote Solar and Clean Energy Project NV have released a new report on the expected economic and job creation benefits of developing solar on homes and businesses across Nevada. The analy ... more | .. |
  Rescuers struggle in quake-hit Myanmar Rescue teams struggled Sunday to reach those affected by a powerful earthquake that struck Myanmar's east three days ago, as aid workers feared the death toll would increase. ... more |
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