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January 14, 2015

The Real Cause Of Low Oil Prices
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 13, 2015
With all the conspiracy theories surrounding OPEC's November decision not cut production, is it really not just a case of simple economics? The U.S. shale boom has seen huge hype but the numbers speak for themselves and such overflowing optimism may have been unwarranted. When discussing harsh truths in energy, no sector is in greater need of a reality check than renewable energy. b>OP: /b> The Current Oil Situation - What is your assessment? b>Arthur Berman: /b> The current situation with ... read more

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Can quake-hit Haiti manufacture itself a hi-tech future? The phrase is used so often it has become a cliche - Haiti is the poorest country in the Americas - but even so it fails to capture the stark reality five years after a devastating earthquake. ... more		French govt minister calls for new generation of reactors France should build a new generation of nuclear reactors to replace its ageing power stations that provide a majority of the country's electricity, the energy and environment minister said Tuesday. ... more		Health, not money, inspires people to save power Telling people how pollution can harm kids' health inspires them to use less electricity than telling them how much money they could save by cutting back on power use, US researchers said Monday. ... more
				China December inflation rises to 1.5%: govt Chinese inflation rebounded marginally in December, the government said Friday, but economists warned of deflationary threats and called for more monetary stimulus to boost slowing growth in the world's second-largest economy. ... more		Toward quantum chips A team of researchers has built an array of light detectors sensitive enough to register the arrival of individual light particles, or photons, and mounted them on a silicon optical chip. Such array ... more

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Integrated space-group and crystal-structure determination Although crystal structure determination by means of X-ray diffraction has had a huge scientific impact over the last 100 years, it still requires the solution of the crystallographic phase problem. ... more		Britain axes deal to clean up Sellafield The British government on Tuesday scrapped a huge contract to clean up Britain's Sellafield nuclear plant after the company in charge was accused of delays and exceeding budgets. ... more		Ex-US climate envoy: Trump threatening 'consensus science' worldwide How did an Indian zoo get the world's most endangered great ape? Australian scientists grapple with 'despicable' butterfly heist		China 2014 auto sales beat 23 mn, but growth slows China's auto sales exceeded 23 million vehicles last year, an industry group said Monday, but annual growth halved from 2013 as a weaker economy took its toll on the world's biggest car market. ... more
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Iran says Saudi will suffer more from oil price slide President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday that Iran would withstand the economic pain of plummeting oil prices, with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait likely to suffer more from the slump. ... more		More signs of Canadian oil slowdown In a sign of a slowdown in the Canadian energy sector, Canadian Natural Resources said it cut its capital spending and production forecast as oil prices fall. ... more		Constellations of Power: Smart Dragon-3 and the Geopolitics of China's Space Strategy Ten Years Later, LIGO is a Black-Hole Hunting Machine NASA awards Blue Origin new lunar mission to deliver VIPER rover in 2027		British economic slowdown dings oil prices Signs of a slowdown in the British economy helped push oil prices, already at historic lows, further into negative territory in the Tuesday session. ... more
Cairn maintains North Sea focus Scotland-based Cairn Energy said Tuesday it was fully committed to developments in the North Sea despite grim forecasts for the regional energy sector. ... more		Obama called on to drop KXL veto threat The American Petroleum Institute called on President Obama to reconsider his threat to veto the Keystone XL oil pipeline amid congressional support. ... more		Halliburton ruffles British shale feathers U.S. oil and gas services company Halliburton may play a role in the British shale sector, though environmental advocates are concerned by legacy issues. ... more		Patria, Kongsberg team in contract bid Two Scandinavian defense companies have partnered to jointly obtain a vehicle and weapon systems contract in the Middle East. ... more

	China's oil production increases Chinese data from Tuesday show crude oil production in 2014 increased nearly a full percentage point, staying above a threshold rate for five straight years. ... more		Mercury from gold mines accumulates far downstream Researchers have determined that the health risks taken on by artisanal, small-scale gold miners extend far beyond the miners themselves. Based on a study of gold-mining operations in Peru, the mine ... more

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China pushes for bigger Latin America, Caribbean role

Soyuz Installed at Baikonur, Expected to Launch Wednesday

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