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Natural gas is a much needed tool to battle global warmingIthaca NY (SPX) Jul 12, 2012 No matter how you drill it, using natural gas as an energy source is a smart move in the battle against global climate change and a good transition step on the road toward low-carbon energy from wind, solar and nuclear power. That is the conclusion of a new study by Cornell Professor Lawrence M. Cathles, published in the most recent edition of the peer-reviewed journal Geochemistry, Geophysics and Geosystems. Cathles, a faculty member in Cornell's Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, revi ... read more |
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 Marcellus brine migration likely natural, not man-made A Duke University study of well water in northeastern Pennsylvania suggests that naturally occurring pathways could have allowed salts and gases from the Marcellus shale formation deep underground t ... more | .. |
 Study finds winds played important role in keeping oil away from S. Fla. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in spring 2010 is the largest oil spill in the history of the United States, with more than 200 million gallons of crude oil released at about 1,500 m. depth off the ... more | .. |
  Carnegie Mellon's smart headlight system will have drivers seeing through the rain Drivers can struggle to see when driving at night in a rainstorm or snowstorm, but a smart headlight system invented by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute can improve vis ... 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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  La Croix Valmer city selects AREVA's electricity storage system The AREVA Group has won the call for tenders launched by La Croix Valmer city (South East of France) for the supply of an energy storage system. AREVA will install a Greenergy Box, an innovative ind ... more | .. |
  Stellar Energy Completes 454kW Solar PV Project for Jordan Vineyard and Winery Stellar Energy has announced it has completed a 454 Kilowatt (kW) solar project at Jordan Vineyard and Winery in Healdsburg, Calif. The solar photovoltaic array consists of 1,932 modules composed of ... more | .. |
 Increase in consumers choosing to combine renewable energy options A growing number of homeowners are choosing to combine different types of renewable energy products as part of a concerted drive to reduce costs and live a more sustainable life. Leading renewable e ... more | .. |
 Natural Power establishes Wave and Tidal office in Orkney International renewable energy consultancy Natural Power has established a local presence in Orkney to support clients in the development of wave and tidal energy projects and to actively contribute ... more |
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Ancient zircon data reveals tectonic origin of Earth's first continental crust
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 Hanwha Group completes Solar Power Generation project at Baijitan Nature Reserve Hanwha Group has completed the donation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) plant dedicated to assist rehabilitating land degradation, combating desertification and mitigating drought effects in the Baijit ... more | .. |
 Eclipsall PV Panels Continue Winning in Performance Verification Program NRG 60 solar PV panels manufactured by Eclipsall in their Toronto, ON facility continue to earn top spot in operational tests carried out by the Kortright Centre for Conservation's Photovoltaic Perf ... more | .. |
 1950s flying car for sale A U.S. flying car built in the 1950s - and yes, it works! - is up for sale for $1.25 million, the Smithsonian's Paleofuture blog reports. ... more | .. |
 EU ministers launch project bonding effort The pilot phase of an EU bond initiative to boost funding for energy and other infrastructure projects was approved by ministers this week. ... more |
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 Israel drills for oil near West Bank Israel is reported to be drilling for oil close to the occupied West Bank after a government-commissioned report recommended legalizing Jewish settlements in the Palestinian territory on the bizarre premise that the occupation does not exist. ... more | .. |
  Paraguay not facing suspension: OAS Paraguay is not facing suspension from the Organization of American States because of the way in which its Congress removed Fernando Lugo from the presidency, OAS officials say. ... more | .. |
 Myanmar to charge Thai rubber workers Myanmar will charge up to 61 illegal Thai nationals working on secret rubber plantations near the Thai-Myanmar border. ... more | .. |
  Farnborough lives up to reputation The Farnborough Air Show's reputation as a premier event for bringing together the world's aerospace giants and customers is anything but exaggerated. ... more |
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UK opens competitive bid for GBP 75 million orbital cleanup mission
UK invests $191 mn in European satellite firm Eutelsat
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 ASEAN sharply split on South China Sea row Southeast Asian states were sharply divided Wednesday over how to deal with recent disputes with Beijing as they attempted to agree a draft code of conduct for the flashpoint South China Sea. ... more | .. |
 HSBC to apologise over lax money laundering controls: report Global banking giant HSBC Holdings will apologise to a US Senate hearing next week for failures in its anti-money laundering controls, a report said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Merkel pushes EU, Southeast Asia free trade pact German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday said Europe must step up its efforts to establish a free trade pact with booming Southeast Asia. ... more | .. |
 China auto sales up 9.9% in June: industry group China's auto sales rose 9.9 percent year-on-year in June, an industry group said Wednesday, with growth weakening from May as the world's biggest car market loses steam. ... more |
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  US beefs up protection of economic data The US Labor Department's adversaries are "profit-driven, technically sophisticated individuals who may have considerable resources at their disposal." ... more | .. |
  New reporter? Call him Al, for algorithm The new reporter on the US media scene takes no coffee breaks, churns out articles at lightning speed, and has no pension plan. ... more | .. |
  Megaupload offers US deal on N. Zealand extradition Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom on Wednesday offered to voluntarily leave New Zealand for the United States if prosecutors agree to release funds to bankroll his defence against online piracy charges. ... more | .. |
 Airbus wins aircraft orders potentially worth $5.4 bn European aircraft maker Airbus on Wednesday announced deals for its planes worth up to $5.4 billion (4.4 billion euros). ... more |
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London, Paris tighten nuclear bond over US, Russia concerns
Iran says cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog will take 'new form'
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 Global PC sales flat as consumers eye new gadgets Worldwide sales of personal computers fell 0.1 percent in the second quarter of the year as consumers turned their attention to newer gadgets like tablets, a survey showed Wednesday. ... more | .. |
EU push for car CO2 cuts faces industry, green criticism The European Commission pushed Wednesday for cuts in automobile carbon emissions but environmentalists said the plans did not go far enough while car makers warned that it would hurt the industry. ... more | .. |
 Japan, China in fresh territorial row Japan protested to China on Wednesday as a new diplomatic row flared over a remote chain of islands, with Beijing asserting its "indisputable sovereignty" over the uninhabited territories. ... more | .. |
 40% of degree-holders from China, India in 2020: OECD Emerging powerhouses China and India will lead the way in churning out university graduates by the end of the decade, the OECD said Wednesday. ... more |
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 Waste to Watts: Improving Microbial Fuel Cells Some of the planet's tiniest inhabitants may help address two of society's biggest environmental challenges: how to deal with the vast quantities of organic waste produced and where to find clean, r ... more | .. |
 E-waste: Annual gold, silver 'deposits' in new high-tech goods worth $21B; less than 15% recovered A staggering 320 tons of gold and more than 7,500 tons of silver are now used annually to make PCs, cell phones, tablet computers and other new electronic and electrical products worldwide, adding m ... more | .. |
  Toward Achieving One Million Times Increase in Computing Efficiency Modern-day computers are based on logic circuits using semiconductor transistors. To increase computing power, smaller transistors are required. Moore's Law states that the number of transistors tha ... more | .. |
  Ferroelectricity on the Nanoscale Promising news for those who relish the prospects of a one-inch chip storing multiple terabytes of data, some clarity has been brought to the here-to-fore confusing physics of ferroelectric nanomate ... more |
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