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U.S. Defense aims for clean energyWashington (UPI) Sep 23, 2011 The U.S. Department of Defense spending on alternative energy could top $10 billion annually by 2030, a new study says. "From Barracks to Battlefield: Clean Energy Innovation and America's Armed Forces" by Pew Charitable Trusts indicated that such spending from 2006-09 rose 300 percent, from $400 million to $1.2 billion. In 2010 the Defense Department's total energy cost was $15.2 billion, with 74 percent for operations and 26 percent for facilities. In the past half-century, the ... read more |
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  Rosatom not worried about Siemens move Russian nuclear power company Rosatom says it isn't worried about its partner, German engineering conglomerate Siemens, opting to leave the nuclear industry. ... more | .. |
  Ahmadinejad calls for western navies to leave Gulf Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday called on NATO naval forces to withdraw from the Gulf, calling them a threat to security. ... more | .. |
 IMF, World Bank eye carbon tax on airline, ship fuels The World Bank and IMF are proposing global carbon taxes on aviation and ship fuels in developed economies to help reduce carbon dioxide emissions, according to a draft proposal seen by AFP Friday. ... 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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  Failed US solar energy firm silent at Congress hearing Executives from a solar energy firm that went bankrupt after getting a half-billion-dollar government loan refused to testify at a congressional hearing Friday where one lawmaker accused them of a "heist." ... more | .. |
India shrugs off China warnings on oil exploration Shrugging off Chinese warnings, India's state-run oil firm ONGC said on Friday it would press ahead with long-term partner Vietnam in exploring the disputed South China Sea for oil. ... more | .. |
Iran says in talks with Russia on new nuclear plant Iran is in talks with Russia to build a second nuclear plant in the Islamic Republic, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Friday. ... more | .. |
CO2 storage law falls through in Germany Germany's parliament Friday blocked a law allowing the storage of carbon dioxide underground, as Europe's top economy wrangles over energy policy following Japan's nuclear disaster. ... more |
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One billion years of protein evolution reveals surprising design flexibility
MetOp Second Generation satellite fully fuelled ahead of August launch
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  WTO cuts 2011 world trade growth forecast to 5.8% The World Trade Organization cut its 2011 trade growth forecast to 5.8 percent from 6.5 percent as earlier predicted, amid increasing economic uncertainty on Friday. ... more | .. |
Sata eyes Chinese mines to help Zambia's poor Zambia's new President Michael Sata, who made his name denouncing China's presence in the country, has vowed to ensure that ordinary Zambians benefit from Beijing's heavy investment in mining. ... more | .. |
For nuclear, Fukushima was a just bump in the road Japan's Fukushima accident six months ago provoked major worries worldwide about nuclear power, but now that the dust has settled it is clear that atomic energy still has a rosy future. ... more | .. |
Struggling HP names Meg Whitman CEO Hewlett-Packard on Thursday named former eBay chief Meg Whitman its new president and chief executive officer, replacing Leo Apotheker at the helm of the world's biggest computer maker. ... more |
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China makes Arab trade push on ancient Silk Road As European and US economies falter, China is making a trade push with the Arab world, where businessmen say recent political changes will further open up the region to investment. ... more | .. |
Shanghai's young high rollers splurge on luxury Kelly Ying, one of a swelling group of young high-rollers in Shanghai, has just treated herself to a birthday present of a $45,000-dollar watch. ... more | .. |
  Isuzu eyes truck plan with China partner: report Isuzu Motors will develop large trucks with its Chinese partner, as Japanese truckmakers shift their to focus more towards growing markets in the rest of Asia, a report said Friday. ... more | .. |
  Painting The Skies Green Over Santa Rosa NASA and Centennial Challenge partner organization, the Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency, or CAFE, Foundation of Santa Rosa, Calif., are encouraging aerospace enthusiasts to attend the Green F ... more |
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Mars glaciers are purer and more uniform than previously thought
Curiosity Rovers Boxwork Campaign Reaches New Heights on Mount Sharp
Skyfall Mars helicopter fleet to scout future astronaut landing sites | .. |
 Silicon Energy PV Modules Receive ETL Certification Silicon Energy has announced that its Cascade PV Modules, manufactured in its new Minnesota plant, have been certified to Underwriters Laboratories UL 1703 standard by ETL certification testing labs ... more | .. |
 Solar Frontier Surpasses 30MW of Projects in India Solar Frontier has announced that it has closed deals to supply CIS solar modules to projects in India under National Solar Mission and Gujarat State program, totaling more than 30MW to be installed ... more | .. |
 Tecta Solar Installs PV System For Blackcomb Solar Tecta Solar recently completed the installation of a 160.8 kWp rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system for Blackcomb Solar LLC in Worcester, Mass. The system is projected to generate 199 MWh of ... more | .. |
 OPEL Solar Trackers Are Selected by Conergy US OPEL Solar and OPEL Technologies has announced that Conergy U.S. selected OPEL to supply its TF-800 series of single axis trackers for multiple projects in Northern California. The first proje ... more |
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  Cloaking magnetic fields create the first antimagnet Spanish researchers have designed what they believe to be a new type of magnetic cloak, which shields objects from external magnetic fields, while at the same time preventing any magnetic internal f ... more | .. |
 New metal hydride clusters provide insights into hydrogen storage A study published by researchers at the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute (ASI) has shed first-ever light on a class of heterometallic molecular structures whose unique features point the way to brea ... more | .. |
 New hybrid carbon material discovered New hybrid carbon material, which combines both graphene and SWNTs, Graphene Nanoribbons encapsulated into Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes have been discovered by researchers from Aalto University (F ... more | .. |
  Scientists play ping-pong with single electrons Scientists at Cambridge University have shown an amazing degree of control over the most fundamental aspect of an electronic circuit, how electrons move from one place to another. Researchers ... more |
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BlackSky to supply satellite imagery and analytics for Latin American security operations
GovSat selects Thales Alenia Space to build secure satellite for military communications
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 Cooper Crouse-Hinds Expands Extensive Line of Solar Combiner Solutions Certified to Meet UL1741 Cooper Crouse-Hinds continues to expand its offering of Solar Combiner Boxes which now meet UL1741 for use in grid-tied solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. The broad product offering of combiners ... more | .. |
 Libyan oil needs two years to recover Libya's oil industry, lynchpin of the North African country's economy, isn't expected to return to its pre-civil war production level of 1.6 million barrels per day for at least two years. ... more | .. |
 France calls for mandatory international nuclear checks France on Thursday called for an international rapid reaction force to handle nuclear crises and for mandatory international inspections of civilian nuclear programs. ... more | .. |
 Iraq eclipses 2010 oil income in eight months of 2011 Higher oil prices and rising exports in the first eight months of the year have meant Iraq has already eclipsed the total amount it earned from crude exports in 2010, figures published on Thursday showed. ... more |
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  China's major banks losing deposits: report Deposits are flowing out of China's major state-owned banks as high inflation and low interest rates prompt savers to seek better returns in the private lending market, state media said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 China manufacturing contracts in September Manufacturing activity in China contracted for the third straight month in September, early data released Thursday showed, as turbulence in the United States and Europe hurt demand for exports. ... more | .. |
 Nigeria army gives oil rebels one week to seek amnesty Nigeria's security forces on Thursday gave rebels in the oil-rich Niger Delta region one week to seek amnesty, an offer that has previously curbed violence in the turbulent region. ... more | .. |
  The brightest gamma ray on Earth makes for safer world The brightest gamma ray beam ever created - more than a thousand billion times more brilliant than the sun - has been produced in research led at the University of Strathclyde, and could open up new ... more |
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