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  • Facts and quotes: Julia Gillard retains power Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 1:40AMAustralian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has clung onto power, securing support from independent lawmakers to form a minority government after her Labor Party lost its majority at elections last month
  • US firm's landmark solar deal with China loses steam Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 1:37AMWith great fanfare, an Arizona-based energy company signed a preliminary agreement with China last fall to build the world's largest solar power plant in the Mongolian desert. China - Energy - Solar energy - Renewable - Solar
  • Germany extends use of nuclear plants Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 1:36AMThe German government has agreed to extend the lifespan of the country's 17 nuclear power plants by an average of 12 years in exchange for renewable-energy funding.
  • INSTANT VIEW 5-Australian PM Gillard retains power Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 1:34AMAustralian Prime Minister Julia Gillard clung onto power on Tuesday, securing support from independent lawmakers to form a minority government after her Labor Party lost its majority at elections last month.
  • Vilsack touts biofuels at State Fair Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 1:24AMDES MOINES -- USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack offered his support for biofuels during a forum at the Iowa State Fair Tuesday. He said he expected the Environmental Protection Agency to eventually approve E15 fuel.
  • Gillard clings to power - just Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 1:23AMJULIA Gillard will remain Australia's Prime Minister after securing the crucial support of two rural independents to form government.
  • Germany Gives Reprieve To Nuclear Plants Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 1:23AMGermany has decided to extend the life of its 17 nuclear power plants, the last of which was to have been shut down by 2022, authorities said.
  • Search committee formed to find new DNR director Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 9:34AMA nine-person committee will assist in what Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon (D) calls “the nation-wide search” for the next director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. DNR Director Mark Templeton resigned from DNR to become executive director of the Office of the Independent Trustees of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Trust. Templeton’s new job will be to secure money for people impacted ...
  • Energy liabilities reach P932B Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 9:34AMThe total financial obligations incurred by the government energy sector has ballooned to P932.21 billion ($20 billion), Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras said yesterday.
  • No power glut in Sarawak, says minister Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 9:27AMSAMARAHAN, Sept 6 — Sarawak Second Minister of Planning and Resource Management Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan has dismissed reports that there is likely to be a power glut in the state with the coming onstream of the Bakun and Murum dams by the end of 2013. He said the total installed capacity of both dams would come to 3,344 MW, which was ...
  • Indian duo on round the world bicycle trip to raise global warming awareness Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 9:23AMKuala Lumpur, Sept 6 : Indian environmentalists T. Srinivasa Rao and R. Gnanasekaran from, who are on their seventh globe-trotting expedition to raise awareness on global warming, have said that they believe in the importance of giving back and urged world to opt for green solutions.
  • Germany to extend life of nuclear reactors Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 9:20AMBERLIN (AFP) - Germany 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.
  • Mongaya: Greenpeace ug Facebook Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 9:05AMNAHIMUOT ko niining balita nga ang Greenpeace nangampanya nga ang bag-ong data center sa Facebook didto sa Oregon, USA, kinahanglang mogamit og renewable energy ug mosalikway sa coal plants isip tinub read more
  • Omar, Farooq differ on Geelani's importance Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 9:02AMJammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday admitted that hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani was a 'factor' in Kashmir, unlike his father Farooq Abdullah who had dismissed him as of no significance.
  • Merkel confident on nuclear plan despite opposition Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 9:01AMReuters - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she was confident that a law to extend the lives of nuclear power reactors could be passed without backing from the upper house of parliament, setting up a clash with opposition parties.
  • Study says Italy should introduce nuclear energy Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 12:41PMAn international study presented Sunday argues strongly for the introduction of nuclear energy in Italy, saying the country can diminish its dependency on foreign nations and cut carbon emissions. Italy - Nuclear - Environment - Energy - Technology
  • Tiny solar cells fix themselves Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 12:33PMA mix of chemicals borrowed from plants with tiny tubes of carbon can spontaneously create tiny, self-repairing solar cells.
  • Mafia mobsters go green to get their dirty hands on wind farm grants Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 12:24PMTRAPANI, Sicily: Rising above the sun-scorched countryside, looking out over hilltop villages and vineyards, Italy's wind farms - promising a clean, green future - have acquired a dirtier whiff. They are the latest industry to be infiltrated by the country's mobsters.
  • Oman to invest $3 bn in India's fertiliser sector Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 12:23PMOman and India today agreed to deepen their trade and investment partnership, including investing about $3 billion by Muscat for revival of fertilisers plants in India.
  • Grand designs for IBM's 'green' datacentre Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 12:12PMIBM says its datacentre at Highbrook business park in Auckland will be one of the eleventh "greenest" out of more than 400 it operates around the world when it opens in March.
  • Study presented by IEA chief economist makes case for introduction of nuclear energy in Italy Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 12:04PMAn international study presented Sunday argues strongly for the introduction of nuclear energy in Italy, saying the country can diminish its dependency on foreign nations and cut carbon emissions.
  • Study says Italy should introduce nuclear energy Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 11:55AMAn international study presented Sunday argues strongly for the introduction of nuclear energy in Italy, saying the country...
  • âGreen Fair of the Chathamsâ beckons young and old Sept. 11 Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 11:34AMTHE CHATHAMS – Get ready to “go green” with Chatham Borough and Chatham Township’s joint third annual “Green Fair of the Chathams” from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at Reasoner Park, site of the Chatham Community Gazebo off Fairmount Avenue in Chatham Borough.
  • O'Fallon might develop energy research park Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 2:40AMO'Fallon officials are considering developing an alternative energy technology research park on Highway DD.
  • County commissioners meet Thursday Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 2:38AM• Appointments include an agreement related to the Yucca Mountain Oversight Program; public hearing on an ordinance requiring governmental providers of utilities to an entity within unincorporated Churchill County to make payment in lieu of taxes; and a public hearing on an ordinance adding regulations for Renewable Energy Facilities.
  • County wrap-up Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 2:37AM• City of Fallon proposal for a utility connection for the new juvenile justice facility. Unanimously approved. In exchange for using city utilities, the city of Fallon will receive the old juvenile probation buildings to do with what they chose.
  • SmartMeters are accurate — but notice was lacking Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 2:16AMBy Pacific Gas and Electric Co. Special to the Union SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Pacific Gas and Electric Co. this week welcomed a report from the California Public Utilities Commission of an independent, third-party evaluation of the utility's SmartMeter program.
  • Feds fail to use land for solar power Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 2:14AMROACH DRY LAKE, Nev. — Not a light bulb’s worth of solar electricity has been produced on the millions of acres of public desert set aside for it. Not one project to build glimmering solar farms has even broken ground.
  • Shoestring Fisherman: Going solar Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 2:10AMKris Martin's fishing buddy Joe revels in the glory of a new "green" boat. ... - KRIS MARTIN
  • Weekend Comment Sept 3: Infrastructure infatuation Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 2:07AMINFRASTRUCTURE PLAYS PRESENT a safe haven in a sea of macro-economic uncertainty, says a report by OCBC Investment Research dated Sept 3. Its top picks include Midas Holdings , the supplier of aluminium extrusion profiles used in train carriages; oil and gas infrastructure services firm Rotary Engineering and crane operator Tat Hong. But market punters have been fixated on Macquarie ...
  • Wind debate blows in hot air Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 2:03AMIn any debate over a controversial topic, the most outspoken members of each side typically fail to understand that the general community eventually tires of hearing the incessant rhetoric of either camp. With respect to the proposed Antelope Ridge Wind Farm project, we are beginning to grow weary.
  • Masdar bolsters ties with Europe Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:59AM04 September 2010 ABU DHABI -- The second annual European Future Energy Forum (EFEF), organised in association with Masdar Masdar , and the third annual Abu Dhabi Investment Forum, hosted by the Abu Dhabi Department for Economic Development (DED), will take place in London, from October 19 to 21.
  • Wind energy to power US Mint in Denver Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:43AMWind energy will be the power source of choice at the US Mint in Denver, Colorado.
  • Crowded field challenging House incumbents in 11th District Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:36AMThe 11th District in the General Assembly -- which includes Pikesville, Reisterstown, Owings Mills and segments of the Timonium and Mays Chapel -- has a crowded field running for the House in the Sept. 14 primary, and a field of one running for the Senate. The Democratic primary for the...
  • Here are our endorsements for 2010 primary election Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:31AMOur endorsements for candidates in the Sept. 14 primary election were a consensus of the Baltimore County editorial board of Patuxent Publishing Co., publishers of this newspaper. The core of our endorsement process was the editorial board conducting face-to-face meetings with all candidates for a particular office in the same room at the...
  • Floating turbines could be future for enewable energy Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:30AMA RETIRED road safety engineer is using Southampton Water to test what he claims could become the future of offshore renewable energy.
  • Democratic leader pledges new Senate energy debate Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:29AMSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he is going to try again to pass a national energy bill before the November elections.
  • Vasari Energy Today Announced Financing Solutions for Solar and Wind Energy Development Projects Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:27AMLos Angeles - Vasari Energy today announced that the company is offering financing solutions to wind and solar project developers in the U.S., Europe and emerging markets. Typical projects range from about $100 million to more than $500 million.
  • Medford schools to be powered by solar, geothermal Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:22AMMEDFORD—Let the sun shine in! “Our solar initiative is finally coming to fruition,” said Bryan McGair, the Medford district’s assistant superintendent for finance and support services.
  • Turkey to Connect with the European Grid, Expanding Energy and Economic Opportunities Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:21AMATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Turkey will connect to the European electrical grid this September using GE’s (NYSE: GE) smart grid technology. The connection will allow for expanded energy and economic opportunities. The Turkish Electricity Transmission Company (TEIAS) will now be able to buy and sell power in the European electricity market and the connection will strengthen the reliability and ...
  • Nanotechnology: Small wonders Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:20AMThe US National Nanotechnology Initiative has spent billions of dollars on submicroscopic science in its first 10 years. Corie Lok finds out where the money went and what the initiative plans to do next.
  • Rob O’Leary: Congress is broken down Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:42PMState Sen. Robert O’Leary, D-Barnstable, pointed to a need for improved political discourse within the nation, explaining that issues have become too tangled up in partisan attacks across Democratic and Republican lines. So much so, that a growing sense of inaction on critical issues in Washington has fueled the campaign for the 10th Congressional District.
  • Obituary - Matt Simmons: a true visionary Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:36PMObituary - Matthew Simmons, an energy investment banker and peak oil alarmist who in recent years was a strong advocate of renewable energy . . .
  • Sawiris lays foundation stone in Andermatt Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:34PMDevelopers behind the holiday resort under construction in Andermatt have reached an important milestone.
  • Report released ahead of summit touts Nevada’s energy potential Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:29PMAs energy officials prepare to convene in Las Vegas next week for the third National Clean Energy Summit, a new report says Nevada is in a good position to benefit from clean energy development.
  • Reid hopeful for GOP energy votes after elections Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:22PMWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he hoped to pick up Republican votes for a pared-down energy bill after the midterm congressional elections.
  • Firms & Faces - OE September 2010 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:21PM  function googleTranslateElementInit() { new google.translate.TranslateElement({ pageLanguage: 'de', includedLanguages: 'ar,az,be,zh-CN,zh-TW,hr,cs,da,nl,en,tl,fi,fr,de,el,hi,hu,id,ga,it,ja,ko,lv,lt,mk,no,fa,pt,ru,sr,sk,sl,es,sv,th,tr,uk,vi' }, 'google_translate_element'); } FIRMS Subsea 7 has entered a global technology partnership agreement with CRC-Evans Pipeline International. Under the ...
  • Coastkeeper forum looks at risk of oil spill in San Diego Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:20PMSan Diego County may not be home to offshore oil drilling platforms, but it still faces a risk of oil spills from military and tanker ships, tanker-trucks and an oil pipeline from Los Angeles, said experts at a forum held in Kearny Mesa last week. The forum on the potential for oil spills in the region was organized by San Diego Coastkeeper at a time when the public's attention has been focused ...
  • Spheric Technologies Produces Lithium Battery Materials Cheaper and Faster with Microwave, Has Filed for Two Patents Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:20PMPHOENIX, Aug. 30, 2010 -- Lithium batteries are playing a central role in the new energy economy, powering everything from cell phones to electric cars. New research shows that pricey lithium battery materials can be produced cheaper and faster using industrial microwave furnace systems.
  • Deere sells wind energy business for $900M Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:20PMDeere & Co. will sell its wind energy business to a subsidiary of Exelon for $900 million, the company said today, potentially signaling an active merger and acquisition period ahead for the power industry.