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September 27, 2013

Fukushima operator seeks reactor restart
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 27, 2013
Fukushima operator TEPCO on Friday asked Japan's nuclear watchdog for permission to restart a separate atomic power station, as it resumed cleaning polluted water at the crippled plant. Tokyo Electric Power switched on treatment systems at the tsunami-wrecked site, seen as key to winning public support for the eventual dumping into the ocean of thousands of tonnes of now-contaminated water. The developments came as the head of the UN's nuclear body said his organisation could help Japan's ocean ... read more

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Israel sees Turkey-Cyprus settlement as key to gas exports Israelis are still trying to figure out how to export natural gas from their big offshore fields under the eastern Mediterranean, and their thinking these days seems to be moving along radical lines - like playing peacemaker. ... more		Russian court to rule on jailing Greenpeace activists A Russian court on Thursday began considering whether to prolong the detention of 30 Greenpeace activists suspected of piracy after they held a high seas protest on an Arctic oil platform. ... more		Simulations of Exoplanet Formation May Help Inform Search for Extraterrestrial Life Ancient hot springs reveal how microbes thrived before Earth gained oxygen Framework proposed to study planetary scale impact of life		Lawmaker charged over British fracking site protest A prominent Green Party lawmaker was charged Wednesday following her arrest last month at a British anti-fracking protest. ... more
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Myanmar's energy sector boosted by World Bank investment

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Canada keen on boosting energy exports to Japan

Canada at competitive disadvantage for LNG export?

Dutch back Greenpeace ship's Arctic oil-drilling protest

China probes three more oil executives for 'violations'

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Windswept German island gives power to the people

Trump's suit to halt wind farm project to be heard in November

Trina Solar to supply 345 MW to Copper Mountain Solar 3

DEK Solar and Yingli Group Announce State Key Lab Collaboration

Locus Energy Launches Two New Cellular Meters/Data-Loggers for Solar Monitoring Applications

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India signs $7 bn deal for 97 domestically made fighter jets

France doubles down on threat to build future fighter jet alone

US approves $1.2 bn missile sale to Germany

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UCLA engineers develop a stretchable, foldable transparent electronic display

Stanford scientists publish theory, formula to improve 'plastic' semiconductors

UCSB researchers make headway in quantum information transfer via nanomechanical coupling

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Domain walls as new information storage medium

New steering tech for heavy equipment saves fuel, ups efficiency

First steps towards achieving better and cheaper biodiesel

China to open first free trade zone Sunday: media

Russia accuses Greenpeace activists of piracy

EU water law could sink mine plan in Romania: minister

Switzerland leads in global energy ranking

Leaders to discuss Japan importing Canada gas: reports

Gemalto, others join to expand S. America smart metering

Queensland coal projects a threat to water

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