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Shell told to withdraw drilling claims in S.African adCape Town (AFP) July 6, 2011 Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell was ordered on Wednesday to withdraw claims about controversial shale gas drilling in an advertisement carried in several South African newspapers. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said the company had made claims that were unsubstantiated and likely to mislead, in a complaint brought by a lobby group that is fighting a bid by Shell to explore for gas deposits. Shell wants to drill using hydraulic fracturing known as "fracking" in the country's vast centra ... read more |
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 Argentine offshore oil quest inconclusive An Argentine initiative to find hydrocarbons in an Atlantic basin halfway to the British-ruled Falkland Islands has been inconclusive but the quest will continue with Brazilian, Chinese and Spanish interests taking part. ... more | .. |
  Lagarde says debt among IMF top concerns Under pressure on many fronts, Christine Lagarde used her first news conference managing director of the International Monetary Fund to lay out her concerns and to suggest ways to shore up financial markets around the world. ... more | .. |
  Poor frameworks block African energy plans Poor legal frameworks, issues of governance and inadequate safeguards for investors are hindering growth in Africa's renewable energy sector, despite perceived huge potential in the region. ... 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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 Pollution risk of CFL bulbs studied Mercury vapor released from broken compact fluorescent light bulbs can be higher than the amount considered safe for human exposure, U.S. researchers say. ... more | .. |
 Euro Bank launches $385M efficiency fund The European Investment Bank says it has launched a $385 million fund targeting energy efficiency project aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. ... more | .. |
 Natives decry first pipeline to Canada's Pacific coast Aboriginals fearing a spill are threatening to try again to block Canada's first pipeline connecting the rich oil fields of Alberta to the Pacific Coast aiming to reach new markets in Asia. ... more | .. |
 Philippine minister to visit China amid tensions Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario will visit China on Thursday to discuss rising tensions over conflicting territorial claims in the South China Sea, his office said. ... more |
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  China's BYD, Societe Generale unit end tie-up Chinese car maker BYD, backed by billionaire Warren Buffet, said Wednesday it has ended a joint venture to provide financing for car purchases in China with a unit of France's Societe Generale. ... more | .. |
  36 trapped after China coal mine fire: state media At least 36 people are trapped underground at a coal mine in eastern China after a fire broke out, state media reported Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Anger mounts in China over oil spill Chinese media and green groups on Wednesday slammed the state-run China National Offshore Oil Corporation and the marine watchdog for keeping an oil spill hidden from the public for nearly a month. ... more | .. |
  Chinese media attack WTO ruling against China Chinese media on Wednesday lashed out at a ruling by the World Trade Organisation that said Beijing's export restrictions on raw materials are illegal, and warned rare earths would be the next target. ... more |
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 Oil slips on eurozone crisis, China rate hike World oil prices slipped Wednesday amid concerns over the impact of the eurozone debt crisis and another Chinese interest rate hike on global demand for energy. ... more | .. |
  Niger president says Areva uranium mines safe Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou said Wednesday that his security forces had made safe the uranium mines in his country run by French state-owned nuclear firm Areva. ... more | .. |
 Iran fires anti-ship missiles near key Gulf strait Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday launched several anti-ship missiles near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the country's Arabic-language television channel Al-Alam reported. ... more | .. |
  Japan's Mitsui in quake-zone solar plan: report Japanese trading house Mitsui plans to build large-scale solar power plants with the capacity to supply 30,000 households in the tsunami-hit northeast, a newspaper reported Wednesday. ... more |
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SpaceX Crew Dragon docks with International Space Station
Bid to relocate US Space Shuttle Discovery faces museum pushback
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 Japan to 'stress test' all nuclear reactors Japan said Wednesday it will run "stress tests" on all its nuclear reactors in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi atomic accident sparked by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster. ... 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 | .. |
 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 |
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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 | .. |
 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 |
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Trump deploys nuclear submarines in row with Russia
Navy F-35 jet crashes in California
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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 | .. |
  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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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