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China coal surge held back warming: studyWashington (AFP) July 5, 2011 China's soaring coal consumption in the last decade held back global warming as sulfur emissions served as a coolant, according to a study that takes head-on a key argument of climate skeptics. While 2005 and 2010 are tied as the hottest years on record, skeptics have charged that an absence of a steady rise from 1998 to 2008 disproves the view that people are heating up the planet through greenhouse gas emissions. Robert Kaufmann, a professor at Boston University, said he was motivated to condu ... read more |
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  Japan mayor opts to restart reactors The mayor of a small town in southwestern Japan approved the restart of two suspended nuclear reactors, the first such decision since the Fukushima nuclear disaster. ... more | .. |
 Philippine leader to visit China despite tensions Philippine President Benigno Aquino said Tuesday he would go ahead with a trip to China this year despite heightened tensions over territorial claims in the South China Sea. ... more | .. |
  Walker's World: Ireland bouncing back Ireland may have been classified as one of the losers of the euro crisis, bailed out along with Greece and Portugal by its European partners. But with exports up 10 percent over the year, and rising in each of the last 22 months, the country's real economy has more than made up for the crash of 2008-09. ... 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's export restrictions on raw materials illegal: WTO The World Trade Organisation ruled Tuesday against China's export restrictions on raw materials, in a case that could have a bearing on Beijing's moves to tighten its grip on rare earths. ... more | .. |
 Tanzania to mine uranium in game reserve Tanzania will begin uranium mining in its southern Selous Game Reserve, Africa's second-largest wildlife sanctuary and a UNESCO heritage site, the energy minister said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 German energy giants await London nuclear decision German energy giants EON and RWE said Tuesday they would wait for London to rule on the future of its nuclear power industry before going ahead with investments in new power plants in Britain. ... more | .. |
  US airlines fight EU's emissions rules in court US airlines took their battle against the European Union's emissions cap to court Tuesday, arguing that charging foreign companies for carbon permits violates international agreements. ... more |
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 Spain aims to welcome one million Chinese tourists in 2020 Spain, Europe's second-most visited country after France, aims to welcome one million Chinese tourists in 2020, the government said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 China probes ConocoPhillips over oil spill China said Tuesday it was investigating US oil giant ConocoPhillips' role in a spill off its eastern coast that authorities kept hidden from the public for nearly a month. ... more | .. |
  Developing world need $1 trillion a year for green tech: UN The world needs $1.9 trillion in green technology investments a year, with over half of that sum necessary for developing countries," the UN said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 China oil spill to have long-term impact: report An oil spill off China's eastern coast kept hidden from the public for weeks has caused long-term environmental damage that will hurt the area's fishing industry, state media reported Tuesday. ... more |
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 IMF sees slower global growth, rising headwinds The International Monetary Fund said Friday the global economy has hit a speed bump and warned the United States and Europe to get their fiscal houses in order to maintain momentum. ... more | .. |
 Flooding hinders US Yellowstone river cleanup ExxonMobil has deployed more than 280 people to clean up an oil spill along the scenic Yellowstone River but their efforts have been hindered by flooding, the oil giant said Monday. ... more | .. |
 China to pour $9 bn into Brazil this year: report China is expected to pour $9 billion into Brazil this year, with half for investment in the country's high-tech sector, state media said Tuesday, citing a senior Brazilian trade official. ... more | .. |
  Toyota to cut work at Brazil, Argentina plants Toyota, the world's biggest automaker, said Monday it will temporarily halt work at factories in Brazil and Argentina due to the lack of parts from Japan after the massive March quake and tsunami. ... more |
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SpaceX Crew Dragon docks with International Space Station
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  Biofuels from the sea Seaweed may prove a viable future biofuel - especially if harvested in summer. The use of kelp (Laminaria digitata) could provide an important alternative to terrestrial grown biofuels; however the ... more | .. |
 Nuclear waste requires cradle-to-grave strategy After Fukushima, it is now imperative to redefine what makes a successful nuclear power program - from cradle to grave. If nuclear waste management is not thought out from the beginning, the public ... more | .. |
  Magnetic memory and logic could achieve ultimate energy efficiency Future computers may rely on magnetic microprocessors that consume the least amount of energy allowed by the laws of physics, according to an analysis by University of California, Berkeley, electric ... more | .. |
  Solis Partners Completes Rooftop Commercial Solar Installation in Bridgewater Solis Partners, a leading developer and integrator of commercial solar power systems, and PVH Corp. (PVH), one of the nation's largest apparel companies, recently celebrated the completion of a 154 ... more |
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 Hydrogenics Awarded Hydrogen Fueling Station in Germany Hydrogenics Corporation will supply a HySTAT-60 electrolyzer for a hydrogen fueling station to be based in southern Germany. The electrolyzer is anticipated to be delivered this year and will ... more | .. |
 Recycling: A new source of indispensible 'rare earth' materials That axiom of sustainability "recycle and reuse" could help ease concerns about a reliable supply of substances, indispensible for a modern technological society, that are produced almost exclusivel ... more | .. |
 Peabody, China, Russia to develop Mongolia mine Mongolia said Monday it has chosen US miner Peabody Energy, China's Shenhua and a Russian-Mongolian consortium to develop the highly coveted Tavan Tolgoi coal deposit in the south Gobi desert. ... more | .. |
 China complains to Japan over fishing boats China lodged a formal complaint with Japan on Monday about fishing boats plying waters off a disputed island chain in the East China Sea, even as their foreign ministers vowed to pursue warmer ties. ... more |
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Trump deploys nuclear submarines in row with Russia
Navy F-35 jet crashes in California
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 French nuclear reactor authorised for 10 more years French safety authorities Monday said they had cleared a reactor at a 33-year-old nuclear plant to go on functioning for another decade provided maintenance work is carried out. ... more | .. |
 Antwerp diamond industry ties up with China The Antwerp diamond industry, world capital of the gem, on Monday announced an investment deal with leading Chinese bank ICBC. ... more | .. |
 India offers veiled warning to nuclear suppliers India has suggested that countries refusing to match nuclear reactor sales with technology transfers could be frozen out of one of the world's largest reactor markets. ... more | .. |
 Power company RWE wants compensation for nuclear opt-out The second largest German power company, RWE, wants government compensation after parliament voted to abandon nuclear energy by 2022, its boss Juergen Grossmann said in an interview Sunday. ... more |
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 Swiss solar plane returns after European flights Swiss solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse returned to Switzerland Sunday from Paris' Le Bourget airport, where it been on show, the plane's team said. ... more | .. |
 Diesel cars gain traction slowly in US market After many fits and starts, diesel cars are gaining traction in the US market, fueled largely by German carmakers including Volkswagen, which opened a plant in May in Tennessee. ... more | .. |
 Ocean floor muddies China's grip on '21st-century gold' China's monopoly over rare-earth metals could be challenged by the discovery of massive deposits of these hi-tech minerals in mud on the Pacific floor, a study on Sunday suggests. ... more | .. |
 Scientists Hope to Get Glimpse of Adolescent Universe from Revolutionary Instrument-on-a-Chip Scientists know what the universe looked like when it was a baby. They know what it looks like today. What they don't know is how it looked in its youth. Thanks to technological advances, however, s ... more |
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