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Germany to extend life of nuclear reactors—minister
| BERLIN, Germany—The country will extend the life of its 17 nuclear reactors by 12 years on average, Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen announced Monday after marathon talks on the controversial issue. | The decision came after 12 hours of talks between senior polit...Full Story
Opinion: The generational leadership teething pain
In every civilized human community, leadership is very important in all aspect that it appears. Leadership does not only give direction, but serves as the embodiment, the spirit and representation of a people. Hence, there is always concern with the personality reposed ...Full Story
Concentrix makes first move with launch of Cape solar plant
  | By INGI SALGADO | Submit your comment | A solar plant powering a game reserve in the Western Cape was launched by Germany's Concentrix Solar last week to demonstrate its technology ahead of a planned 50 megawatt grid-connected solar facility in the area. | The ...Full Story
Stephen King: Scarce resources should give all governments serious food for thought
| 'Food, glorious food." In Lionel Bart's celebrated musical version of Dickens' Oliver Twist, the boys in the workhouse can only dream of indigestion. The reality, of course, was rather different. "Is it worth the waiting for? If we live till 84, all we ever get is gru...Full Story
NZ companies detail impact of earthquake
12:30 PM Monday Sep 6, 2010 Share Email Print Expand Shrink | A number of listed companies today formally advised investors of the impact of Saturday's earthquake on their businesses in notices to the stock exchange: | Lyttelton Port of Christchurch said it is fully ope...Full Story
Scoop Coverage: Christchurch Earthquake Response
Monday, 6 September 2010, 12:55 pm | Article: Scoop Full Coverage | ONGOING COVERAGE Hit 'reload' to see current version | Are you in Christchurch? Send your photos/accounts to editor@scoop.co.nz | Upwards of 200mm of heavy north-west rain has fallen along the Alpine Di...Full Story
Gulf spill investigators eye undersea evidence
| NEW ORLEANS — Now that BP appears to have vanquished its ruptured well, authorities are turning their attention to gathering evidence from what could amount to a crime scene at the bottom of the sea. | The wreckage — including the failed blowout preventer and ...Full Story
Coast Guard denies appeal for LNG terminal in Fall River
| The U.S. Coast Guard has again denied Weaver’s Cove Energy’s appeal of a decision that dealt a serious blow to the company’s original plan for an onshore liquefied gas terminal in Fall River. | The denial issued Sept. 1 by Rear Adm. Brian M. Salerno,...Full Story
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New Zealand companies detail impact of earthquake
NZ Herald 12:30 PM Monday Sep 6, 2010 Share Email Print Expand Shrink | A number of listed companies today formally advised investors of the impact of Saturday's earthquake on their businesses in notices to the stock exchange: | Lyttelton Port of Christchurch ...
Lunch & Learn GA Events:: Builds Your Brand
The Examiner | Lunch & Learn GA LLC is an Event Marketing Company that connect business owners and entrepreneurs. Their mission is committed to creative consumer targeting and changing the scope of "marketing as usual". | Lunch & Learn Ga LLC is a new and...
Can Feed-in Tariffs Let Everyone Be A Generator
Scoop Monday, 6 September 2010, 12:17 pm | Press Release: Sustainable Energy Forum | Can Feed-in Tariffs Let Everyone Be An Energy Generator? | Electricity generation is still the province of a few big players - and the current Government seems determined ...
Meralco assures lower rates in Sept
Malaya BY ALBERT CASTRO--> | The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has confirmed the power rate reduction for September. | In a statement over the weekend, the Meralco said that generation charge for this month is set to go down by P0.684 per kilowatt hour (kwh...
Environmentalists: The more you give, the more you get
The Star | SHAH ALAM: Environmentalists T. Srinivasa Rao and R. Gnanasekaran from New Delhi, India, who are on their seventh globe-trotting expedition to raise awareness on global warming, believe in the importance of giving back. | "One truth is that the mor...
Use palm oil waste for biomass projects
The Star | I WISH to add to comments given by Ravindran Raman Kutty on "Time to fire a second salvo to defend palm oil" (The Star, Sept 3). | Oil palm produces palm oil and palm kernel oil which are widely used in food, detergents and cosmetics. Malaysia's to...
Backyard farming redefined
The Hindu | S. Harpal Singh | Lasmanna has grown over 20 types of fruits and vegetables in the last four years with commercial success | Farm fresh:Lasmanna displaying a bunch of grapes grown in his backyard. | PENDALWADA (ADILABAD DT.): Want to purchase organ...
Association seeks efforts to increase power generation
The Hindu | Special Correspondent | Demand for power has gone up significantly | Tamil Nadu Energy Regulatory Commission should advise the board to avoid losses in the future | Power requirement in the country expected to double to four lakh MW by 2020 | COIMB...
Advanced technology to be used for coal-fired power plants
The Hindu | Special Correspondent | About 250 delegates, including 60 from foreign countries, to take part in international meet | International Atomic Energy Agency will send three specialists to the meet | CHENNAI: The Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Researc...
'Respect other cultures too'
The Hindu | Palaniswamy Nandagopal. | Coimbatore: "Look at other cultures and appreciate their accomplishments. You don't have to copy but come up with innovative ideas," advises Palaniswamy Nandagopal. | A native of New Siddhapudur, Coimbatore, 62-year-old Mr...
Corpn. to re-lay 92 roads in city
The Hindu | Special Correspondent | - PHOTO: S.SIVA SARAVANAN | SET FOR IMPROVEMENT:Roads in Ramnagar are among the 92 that will be re-laid under the Special Roads Project. | COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore Corporation has identified 92 roads in the city for re-lay...
DMK accords priority for welfare of people: Raja
The Hindu | Special Correspondent | 'Over 5,700 families to be given free LPG stoves this year' | Lighting up their lives: A.Raja, Union Minister for Communication and Information Technology, distributing a free stove to a woman at Keezha Kanavai village near ...
KSEB plans action against defaulters
The Hindu | Staff Reporter | KWA a major defaulter of power bills with Rs.143 crore as arrears: Balan | FOR UNITERRUPTED POWER: Electricity Minister A.K. Balan inaugurates a 33 kV substation in Thrissur on Sunday. | Thrissur: Electricity Minister A.K. Balan ha...
BHEL, IITM synergise research initiatives
The Hindu | Symbolising the essence of industry-institution partnership, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has formalised a research pact with the Indian Institute of Technology - Madras (IIT-M). The collaborative research that the BHEL, Tiruchi complex,...
Fund Review: Be watchful before investing in JM Basic
The Times Of India Launched in 1997, JM Basic is mandated to invest mainly in sectors such as energy, petrochemicals, oil & gas, power generation & distribution, electrical equipment supplies, metals and building materials — all of which are considered to be relative...
Pay deal reached for Kapuni plant
NZ Herald 11:11 AM Monday Sep 6, 2010 Share Email Print | Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union (EPMU) members employed at Vector Taranaki's Kapuni gas treatment plant have agreed a 10 per cent pay rise over the next two years. | The agreement was rati...
Water to city suburb cut off for four days
Irish Times | LORNA SIGGINS Western Correspondent | A GALWAY suburb which has experienced periodic cuts in water supply over the past five years has again been without running water for the past four days. | Moycullen community activist Noel Thomas, a landscape ...
Striking the right energy balance
Irish Times | NEIL WALKER | Ireland must try to make the right decisions on sustainable energy now so we don't have regrets later | AS A highly export-dependent economy, Ireland must curtail its energy costs if it is to remain internationally competitive. Meanwh...
News Focus: Sibur announces ambitous ethylene expansion plan
ICIS |    | The ambitious Russian major is planning to move closer to its feedstocks with a bold scheme for gas pyrolysis | Russian chemical group Sibur is in expansion mode. It has an impressive list of existing projects (see table below) and i...
Psychological recovery takes time
Scoop Monday, 6 September 2010, 11:13 am | Press Release: Keith Lyons | Recovery from Christchurch earthquake | *Psychological recovery takes time, says Kiwi quake expert* | It will take longer to recover psychologically than materially from the Christchur...
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