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Japan car sales rocket 40% on subsidy boostTokyo (AFP) Feb 1, 2012 Japanese automobile sales rocketed more than 40 percent in January after the government restored subsidies for eco-friendly vehicles. Sales of vehicles with engine sizes above 660cc stood at 263,267 in January, up 40.7 percent on the previous year, the Japan Automobile Dealers Association said. The figure includes larger vehicles such as lorries and buses as well as cars. January was the first complete month of sales after Tokyo re-introduced subsidies for eco-friendly vehicles that can cut ... read more |
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  US Military Sets Ambitious Environmental Goals With personnel nearly the population of Chicago and a fleet of over 500,000 aircrafts, vessels, and vehicles, the U.S. Department of Defense is a massive and energy-hungry institution. In 2009 ... more | .. |
 Study: More fuel-efficient cars on market New light-duty automobiles entering the U.S. market are more fuel-efficient and give motorists up to 1.7 miles per gallon more on the road than vehicles bought before 2008, a University of Michigan study indicated. ... more | .. |
  Harnessing the predictive power of virtual communities Scientists have created a new algorithm to detect virtual communities, designed to match the needs of real-life social, biological or information networks detection better than with current attempts ... 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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  Pepco Buys UMD's Solar Decathlon-Winner for Public Education WaterShed, the international-prize-winning solar house built by University of Maryland students, faculty and professional partners, has found a buyer and a permanent site: Electric service provider ... more | .. |
 Solar Industry Submits Comments on Draft Rules for Solar Development on Public Lands The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the Large-scale Solar Association (LSA) submitted comments on the Supplemental Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for solar energy d ... more | .. |
  Romanian gas consumption hits record, increases imports Freezing temperatures gripping Romania have sent gas consumption to a record high and forced the country to drastically increase gas imports to cope, an official said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 DIY Solar Heating and Solar Hot Water Solar and wind are the current buzzwords in renewable energy, and DIY articles abound on the internet. Readers who are handy with tools, and who happen to be licensed electricians, may find the sugg ... more |
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New deep sea mining rules lack consensus despite US pressure
Lightning strikes kill 33 people in eastern India
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  New style turbine to harvest wind energy A new way of generating wind energy which could see smaller, more efficient turbines on the landscape is being developed by a Derbyshire inventor with support from Nottingham Trent University. ... more | .. |
 Two SoCal Collegiate Teams Selected to Compete in DoE Solar Decathlon 2013 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu has announced that three universities from Southern California-Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), California Institute of T ... more | .. |
 SolarBridge Technologies and Solartec Energia Renovable Introduce AC Modules To Mexico SolarBridge Technologies (SolarBridge) announces a partnership with Solartec Energia Renovable (Solartec) to introduce AC modules to Mexico. Solartec will manufacture and sell AC modules powered by ... more | .. |
 UK Government will have 'solar industry destruction' on its hands if it pursues supreme court appeal The Government will be guilty of the "destruction of the solar industry" if it challenges the Court of Appeal ruling over feed-in-tariffs. David Hunt, a director with leading renewable energy compan ... more |
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 China subsidizing auto parts exporters: US industry A US industry and union coalition accused China Tuesday of sweeping illegal subsidies to its auto-parts sector that threaten to destroy more than a million US jobs. ... more | .. |
 Britain sends new warship to Falklands Britain said Tuesday it was sending a new state-of-the-art warship to the Falklands, but insisted the deployment was purely routine despite rising tensions over the islands' sovereignty. ... more | .. |
  France faces 79-bn-euro charge for nuclear power: auditor Dismantling France's nuclear reactors and storing their radioactive waste will eventually cost around 79 billion euros ($103.5 billion), the national audit office said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 US admiral plays down reports of floating Gulf base A top US admiral has denied media reports that an aging warship will be serving as a floating base for special forces in the Gulf, saying the vessel would instead be used to help clear mines. ... more |
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  Sony's Stringer steps down as president, CEO Howard Stringer, the Welsh-born American head of Japanese games, music and electronics giant Sony, is to step down as its president and CEO, the company said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Spain subsidy cuts seen threatening thousands of jobs Spain's decision to cut subsidies for clean energy production puts at risk the creation of hundreds of thousands of jobs in a sector in which it is a global leader, industry leaders warned Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 All 25 Chinese workers kidnapped in Egypt freed China said Wednesday that 25 Chinese workers kidnapped by Egyptian Bedouins demanding the release of their Islamist relatives had been released. ... more | .. |
  China's manufacturing rises again in January China's manufacturing activity improved in January despite weaker demand for exports, official figures showed Wednesday, raising hopes the world's second-largest economy is heading for a soft landing. ... more |
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 China expects WTO action over rare earths: report China is bracing for renewed calls to ease its rare earths controls after the World Trade Organization ruled Beijing's limits on key raw material exports broke trade rules, the China Daily said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 China lodges protest with Sudan over workers capture China on Tuesday lodged a formal protest with Sudan over the capture of 29 Chinese workers by rebels, after dispatching a team to the African nation to help secure their release. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong warns of first-quarter contraction Hong Kong's economy could shrink in the first quarter of 2012 due to weak export markets, before rebounding to post growth of 1.0-3.0 percent over the year, the finance secretary said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 BP must pay some of Halliburton's Gulf spill costs British oil giant BP must cover some of the eventual claims against subcontractor Halliburton arising from the devastating 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a US judge ruled Tuesday. ... more |
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Syrian troops move into Suwayda as violence continues
32 killed near Gaza aid sites, Hamas-run Health Ministry says
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 China to launch database to curb property speculation China plans to launch a housing database linking 40 major cities, which analysts said Tuesday would close a loophole in ownership restrictions and lay the groundwork for a nationwide property tax. ... more | .. |
 Iraq again delays energy exploration auction Iraq has again delayed an auction for a dozen oil and gas exploration blocks, because of changes in contract terms, a top official said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Taiwan to open trade offices in China Taiwan plans to open up semi-official trade offices in six cities in China in the next two months, which authorities said Tuesday was a sign of closer economic links with the mainland. ... more | .. |
 Bolivians demand controversial highway be built More than 2,000 Amazon Indians on Monday called on Bolivian President Evo Morales to approve the building of a highway through a nature reserve, a project scrapped last year after widespread protests. ... more |
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  US lawmakers seek Google answers on privacy Two US lawmakers have asked Google chief Larry Page to brief congress on changes to the Internet search giant's privacy policies, citing concerns about collection and sharing of personal data. ... more | .. |
 Data on Megaupload servers may be deleted Federal prosecutors say two U.S. companies hosting Megaupload's servers could begin deleting all user content as early as Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Malaysia says to rule soon on rare earths plant A government ruling on whether Australian miner Lynas would be given the go-ahead for a controversial rare earths processing plant was expected within days, Malaysia's trade minister said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 UN atomic watchdog green lights Japan's reactor tests The UN's nuclear watchdog on Tuesday gave its seal of approval to Japan's reactor safety checks, but said utilities should beef up plans for managing disasters in the wake of the Fukushima meltdowns. ... more |
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