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Chile to go ahead with Magallanes oil planPunta Arenas, Chile (UPI) Jul 12, 2012 Chile is going ahead with an extensive oil and gas exploration program in its scenic Magallanes region despite environmentalists' protests about risks to the area's pristine beauty. The controversy over oil exploration has combined with frequent protests over the country's copper and other metal mines, which are set to receive a boost with a $2 billion bond issue announced this week. Chile is the world's largest copper exporter and hopes further investment will secure its global lead in ... read more |
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  Australia's resource boom to decline? Australia should prepare for a downslide in the country's resource boom, the country's leading economists say. ... more | .. |
 Iraq Kurds defy Baghdad over oil to Turkey Iraq's independence-minded Kurds have reportedly escalated their feud with Baghdad by shipping oil to neighboring Turkey, defying the central government, which insists it alone can export energy. ... more | .. |
  Cogenra Solar and InterContinental Announce Solar Cogeneration Installation in El Salvador Cogenra Solar has announced a roof-top installation at the Hotel Real InterContinental in San Salvador, El Salvador. A part of the Real Hotels and Resorts/InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), the fi ... 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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 KYOCERA Solar Modules Confirmed as PID Resistant Kyocera has announced that its solar modules have again passed independent quality testing with flying colors after the non-profit Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics CSP (Halle, Germany) di ... more | .. |
 VERSOLSOLAR Provides Solutions for Reducing Total Costs of PV Plant Construction In recent years, the price of PV modules and the relevant electrics has dropped about 50%. In addition, the cost continues to decline. Although this presents a good prospect for the large-scale cons ... more | .. |
 Solar Community Installs Solar System on San Antonio Porsche Dealership Solar Community has recently completed production and installation on a 20.01kW Solar PV system for the Porsche Dealership of San Antonio at I-10 West near Wurzbach, San Antonio, TX, 78230. Beginnin ... more | .. |
 Soluxe Solar Applauds Accomplishment of "Fuel-less Flight" When the Solar Impulse HB-SIA, a solar plane that can fly day or night without any fuel, completes the final leg of its 5000 km round trip journey between Switzerland and Morocco it will have made h ... more |
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  Gevo Flies High with USAF Alcohol-to-Jet Test Flight Gevo, working with the Air Force Research Laboratories (AFRL), the Air Force Alternative Fuels Certification Division (AFCD) and the 40 Flight-Test Squadron, provided fuel for the first successful " ... more | .. |
 AliphaJet Joins Advanced Biofuels Association AliphaJet has announced that the company has joined the Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA). Having successfully demonstrated its cost-effective catalytic process for making jet fuel, diesel and hi ... more | .. |
  Argentine downturn fails to cut inflation Argentina's economic slowdown is failing to cut inflation, as was widely expected, amid labor disquiet over policies left unchanged by President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. ... more | .. |
 BIO Responds to Petroleum Refiners' Criticism of US Navy Demonstration of Advanced Biofuels Brent Erickson, executive vice president of the Biotechnology Industry Organization's (BIO) Industrial and Environmental Section, has issued the following statement in support of the Navy's demonstr ... more |
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 AFPM Testifies on Concerns of the Renewable Fuel Standard and RIN Fraud The American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President Charles T. Drevna has testified before the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on renewable identification number (R ... more | .. |
 White rot fungus boosts ethanol production from corn stalks, cobs and leaves Scientists are reporting new evidence that a white rot fungus shows promise in the search for a way to use waste corn stalks, cobs and leaves - rather than corn itself - to produce ethanol to extend ... more | .. |
US sends sub drones over fears of Hormuz closure The United States has deployed a fleet of robot subs in the Gulf to prevent Iran from blocking the strategic Strait of Hormuz with mines in the event of a crisis, officials said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  EU warns Lithuania over nuclear decommissioning A top European watchdog on Thursday warned Lithuania that Brussels may freeze funds aimed at helping it decommission a Soviet-era nuclear reactor unless the Baltic state improved its management. ... more |
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UK opens competitive bid for GBP 75 million orbital cleanup mission
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Bank of Japan tweaks policy, points to steady growth Japan's central bank Thursday said the world's third-largest economy would grow slightly less than expected amid turmoil overseas, but held off making major policy moves as it pointed to a recovery. ... more | .. |
  Asian firms to pay $571 mn more in US LCD case Three major Asian manufacturers have agreed to pay fines of $571 million to US states as part of the ongoing case on price-fixing of LCD displays for electronic devices, officials said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  70 more websites seized in US copyright crackdown US authorities seized 70 websites suspected of selling counterfeit goods using luxury brand names such as Louis Vuitton, Tiffany or Burberry and sports logos like NFL and MLB, officials said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Britain best in energy efficiency as US lags: report Britain is a champion of energy efficiency while the United States and Canada lag behind in conserving power, according to a new report released Thursday. ... more |
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Yahoo! shareholders back revamped board Yahoo! shareholders on Thursday endorsed the struggling Internet firm's overhauled board of directors and called for a fresh plan to compete against rivals such as Google and Facebook. ... more | .. |
World Bank under fire for Ethiopia-Kenya power line Human Rights Watch on Wednesday urged the World Bank to withhold support for a power line that would take electricity from Ethiopia to Kenya, citing environmental and human rights concerns. ... more | .. |
Vattenfall says suing Germany over nuclear exit Swedish power group Vattenfall said Thursday it was joining bigger rivals E.ON and RWE in filing a complaint with Germany's top court seeking compensation for Berlin's decision to abandon nuclear power. ... more | .. |
Japan protests over more China ships near islands Japan lodged its second complaint this week with Beijing on Thursday after a Chinese patrol ship neared disputed islands in East China Sea, a day after three other Chinese vessels were seen in the area. ... more |
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Philippines slams Chinese 'duplicity, intimidation' The Philippines' foreign minister on Thursday denounced Chinese "duplicity" and "intimidation" in the South China Sea, souring the mood at a regional gathering designed to soothe tensions. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan aircraft maker looks to F-16 upgrade deal Taiwan's only aircraft maker AIDC said Thursday that it had forged an agreement with US aerospace firm Lockheed Martin to get a piece of the island's $5.85 billion fighter upgrade deal. ... more | .. |
  Skoda Auto posts record first-half sales on China surge Skoda Auto, a Czech unit of the German giant Volkswagen, said Thursday that it sold a record 493,000 cars in the first half of 2012, with a surge in China accounting for almost a quarter of the total. ... more | .. |
 Natural gas is a much needed tool to battle global warming 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 win ... 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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