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Major Push To Clean Up Shale Gas FrackingBoston MA (SPX) May 21, 2012 Major investors are no longer willing to sit by idly as energy companies engaged in shale gas fracking face concerns about industry drilling problems, growing regulatory uncertainty, and increasing opposition from concerned shareholders. Today, Boston Common Asset Management ("Boston Common"), the Investor Environmental Health Network ("IEHN") and the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility ("ICCR") announced that 55 major investment organizations and institutional investors with nearly $1 t ... read more |
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 Oxygen-separation membranes could aid in CO2 reduction It may seem counterintuitive, but one way to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere may be to produce pure carbon dioxide in powerplants that burn fossil fuels. In this way, greenhouse ga ... more | .. |
  AREVA and Mitsubishi partner in mining exploration AREVA and Mitsubishi Corporation, through their respective subsidiaries Afmeco Mining and Exploration Pty Ltd (AFMEX) and Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd (MDP), have decided to work together in a ura ... more | .. |
 Researchers Solve Tuning Problem For Wireless Power Transfer Systems Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new way to fine-tune wireless power transfer (WPT) receivers, making the systems more efficient and functional. WPT systems hold pro ... 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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 The use of acoustic inversion to estimate the bubble size distribution in pipelines New research from the University of Southampton has devised a new method to more accurately measure gas bubbles in pipelines. The ability to measure gas bubbles in pipelines is vital to the manufact ... more | .. |
  US DoD Takes Aggressive Lead as Early Adopters of Solar Energy Principal Solar has announced the release of its White Paper, "Navigating by the Sun: U.S. Department of Defense Takes Aggressive Lead as Early Adopters of Solar Energy." Authored by Michael Gorton, ... more | .. |
 Westinghouse Solar and CBD Energy Sign Definitive Merger Agreement Westinghouse Solar and CBD Energy have jointly announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement. The merger has been approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies and consummation is t ... more | .. |
 First Light Technologies launches WLB Series Solar LED Bollard First Light Technologies is pleased to announce the launch of its WLB Series Solar LED Bollard for low-level architectural, commercial way finding, and landscaping applications. "With this off ... more |
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ICEYE satellite data accelerates flood relief in southern Brazil
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 Hanwha Solar Launches Three New Modules at SNEC Power Expo 2012 Hanwha Solar, a global provider of total solar energy solutions and a leading manufacturer of silicon ingots, wafers, and photovoltaic cells and modules, has launched three new solar photovoltaic (P ... more | .. |
 New DuPont Solamet PV51G Provides Better Adhesion DuPont Microcircuit Materials has launched its next-generation back side silver material for high-efficiency solar cells. DuPont Solamet PV51G photovoltaic metallization decreases dependence on silv ... more | .. |
 Japan to control up to 76% of TEPCO voting rights TEPCO said Monday the Japanese government will control up to three-quarters of the voting rights at the embattled nuclear plant operator after a massive injection of public funds. ... more | .. |
  Jack Ma: English teacher turned Internet billionaire After being knocked back by American venture capitalists in 1999, Jack Ma - a cash-strapped entrepreneur - convinced friends to give him $60,000 to start Chinese online retailer Alibaba.com. ... more |
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  China firm buys AMC to create cinema giant Wanda, a property firm owned by one of China's richest men, said Monday it would buy US cinema chain AMC Entertainment for $2.6 billion, in a sign of China's growing clout in the entertainment business. ... more | .. |
  Jeweller Graff launches Hong Kong IPO roadshow High-end London-based jeweller Graff Diamonds on Monday launched the roadshow for its reported $1.0 billion initial public offering in Hong Kong, one of the biggest this year. ... more | .. |
 Yahoo! to sell stake in China's Alibaba for $7.1 billion After more than a year of tedious negotiations, struggling US Internet pioneer Yahoo! has agreed to sell its stake in Alibaba, China's top e-commerce player, for at least $7.1 billion, the companies announced late Sunday. ... more | .. |
  China's Wen makes growth economic priority: report Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao vowed proactive policies to make growth a bigger priority, as the world's second largest economy showed signs of weakness, state press said Sunday. ... more |
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Space Forge and Intuitive Machines team up to boost US orbital chip production
New Martian rock reveals clues about volcanic history on the Red Planet
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 Facebook stock limps into Monday Facebook resumes trading on Wall Street on Monday with shares being closely watched to see how well they stand on their own after stumbling out of the gate in a historic but lackluster debut. ... more | .. |
 SciTechTalk: Google to reign in Android Google's recent decision to take a more active role in how its Android mobile operating system is used is seen as an attempt to address the single most vexing problem in the Android world - the fragmentation of the one, "pure" Android into hundred of slightly different versions through its modification by smartphone and tablet makers. ... more | .. |
 ASEAN, US talk security amid China stand-off The US and Southeast Asian nations embarked on three days of talks Sunday that would include security cooperation, shortly after a Pentagon report raised concerns about China's military build-up. ... more | .. |
  Trapped China miner found after 17 days: state media A miner who was buried underground for 17 days following a colliery flood in northeast China was found alive on Saturday, state media said. ... more |
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 Japan ready to help in euro crisis at G8 talks Japan said Friday that it stood ready to extend help in stemming the eurozone's debt crisis as the Group of Eight major industrialized nations opened crisis talks. ... more | .. |
 East Med. gas: Turks warn Israel over jet The dispute between Turkey and Israel over major natural gas fields under the eastern Mediterranean escalated sharply after Ankara scrambled F-16s to intercept an Israeli aircraft over Turkish-controlled northern Cyprus, where Ankara has started exploratory drilling. ... more | .. |
 Former U.S. diplomats: Reduce foreign oil A coalition of former U.S. ambassadors called for a drastic reduction in the amount of foreign oil imported to help reduce the nation's trade deficit. ... more | .. |
 Spanish contagion spreads panic in markets Fear of what lies beneath a succession of downgrades of Spanish banks drove market indexes down in Europe and elsewhere, with warnings that a U.K. subsidiary of Santander group might be also be at risk. ... more |
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Airbus to develop advanced PAZ-2 radar satellites for Spanish defence and civil operations
Rocket Lab partners with Bollinger Shipyards to transform Neutron sea recovery platform
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Beijing keeps busy with maritime disputes As China reiterated to the Philippines its claim to the Scarborough Shoal, officials were working with North Korea to diffuse another fishing crisis. ... more | .. |
 EU solar boom sees doubling of capacity Europe's photovoltaic market continued to boom in 2011, with installed capacity doubling across the 27 EU member countries, new research indicates. ... more | .. |
 Japan ups economy view for first time in 9 months Japan on Friday upgraded its view of the economy for the first time in nine months, a day after better-than-expected growth figures and thanks to a pickup in exports and consumer spending. ... more | .. |
 Zuckerberg: from Harvard dropout to Silicon Valley legend Mark Zuckerberg, the Harvard dropout who changed what it means to be social, cemented his Silicon Valley legend and cash riches Friday by leading Facebook to a historic Wall Street debut. ... more |
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 China jails fugitive smuggling king for life A Chinese court on Friday handed a life sentence to Lai Changxing, the head of a vast smuggling operation who spent 12 years on the run in Canada before being deported last year. ... more | .. |
  The quick and easy way to measure power consumption The ambitious goals set by the German government to promote energy efficiency have put pressure on companies to change their energy-use policies. But the sustainable management of energy resources a ... more | .. |
Facebook IPO a jackpot for backers and insiders Rock star Bono, Russian tycoon Yuri Milner, and Mark Zuckerberg's college roommate Dustin Moskovitz have billions of reasons to "like" Facebook. ... more | .. |
 Japan urges lower energy use amid shortage fears Japan's government Friday called on the nation's homes and businesses to cut their energy use by as much as 15 percent amid fears that nuclear plant shutdowns will spark power shortages and blackouts. ... more |
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