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| Japanese nuclear meltdown 'preventable' | Video | Reuters.com Oct. 13 - A new internal report from power company Tepco has found the 2011 meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant could have been avoided. uk.reuters.com/.../japanese- | ||
| Could You Survive a Nuclear Meltdown? | Survival Ever since the Fukushima reactor meltdown after the Japanese tsunami in 2011, there has become a renewed focus on the effects of a meltdown at a nuclear ... beforeitsnews.com/.../could- | ||
| Japanese nuclear meltdown 'preventable' - Watch the video - Yahoo ... Watch the video Japanese nuclear meltdown 'preventable' on Yahoo! Maktoob. A new internal report from power company Tepco has found the 2011 meltdown ... en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/.../ | ||
| Japanese nuclear meltdown 'preventable' -- chicagotribune.com Japanese nuclear meltdown 'preventable'. "This is bad. This is bad." That's what operators at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant said after the facility was ... www.chicagotribune.com/.../ | ||
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Electricity through solar: Is it worth it? Is this the time?
Business Recorder (blog) -
It is an interesting time for Solar Photovolatics. Prices have come
down considerably from about $1.80/watt at the end of 2010 to just
around $1.03/watt at the end of 2011. 2012 has seen the price per watt
descend to below $0.75. The major reason for the ...https://www.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.globalwarming.org/2012/10/12/we-should-forfeit-the-great-green-race-with-china/&hl=en&geo=us
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| Greenpeace dropout champions nuclear energy The Hindu Flailing under anti-nuclear power plant protests in India and in the aftermath of the Fukushima accident, the Indian nuclear establishment got the former Greenpeace International director, Patrick Moore, to take on the “myths” allegedly propagated by ...http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/greenpeace-dropout-champions-nuclear-energy/article3992213.ece
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Following record droughts across the United States the benefits of the
ethanol subsidy were once again hotly debated and biofuels in general
found themselves generating quite a few unflattering headlines.
But as always the mainstream media overreacted and we wanted to help put
the record straight as to whether biofuels are an expensive folly or if
they really do offer an affordable sourcehttp://www.biofueldaily.com/reports/Which_Biofuels_Hold_the_Most_Promise_for_the_Future_999.html
| Big Steps from FERC and IEC Toward Renewables Integration AOL Energy IEC has created a new committee, TC 120: Electrical Energy Storage Systems, to hurry renewables integration and a more reliable and efficient energy supply. The organization says the proportion of renewable energy probably will grow in all major ...http://energy.aol.com/2012/10/12/big-steps-from-ferc-and-iec-toward-renewables-integration/ |
TEPCO agrees nuclear crisis was avoidable
Asahi Shimbun -
The utility behind Japan's nuclear disaster acknowledged for the first
time on Oct. 12 that it could have avoided the crisis. Tokyo Electric
Power Co. said in a statement that it had known safety improvements were
needed before last year's tsunami triggered ...http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201210130016
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| World Markets Darken for China Solar Wall Street Journal (blog) Chris Namovicz, an analyst at the U.S. Energy Information Administration, says that solar is around 20% more expensive per watt than natural gas. Western subsidies for alternative energy drove the massive expansion of China's solar power industry. Now ...http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444799904578052583485116780.html | ||
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| OIL FUTURES: Crude Mixed; Market Awaits Cues From IMF, World Bank, China Wall Street Journal Inventory data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration Thursday were mixed, traders said. According to EIA, U.S. oil inventories rose 1.7 million barrels to 366.4 million barrels. Analysts polled by Dow Jones Newswires expected an increase of ...http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20121012-701890.html BioPower inks China alliance to spur wave energy project
Sydney Morning Herald -
Budding wave energy hopeful, BioPower Systems, has formed a "strategic
alliance" with one of China's biggest industrial firms as it seeks to
develop wave energy technology to commercial scale. Shanghai Electric, a
wind turbine maker which also claims to ...http://www.smh.com.au/business/biopower-inks-china-alliance-to-spur-wave-energy-project-20121012-27hwh.html
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| China May Become Powerhouse for Oil-Product Exports, IEA Says Bloomberg By Paul Gordon - 2012-10-12T08:00:00Z. China may boost exports of oil products as its refineries expand their capacity while the nation's slowing economy caps demand, according to the International Energy Agency. “The exact scope of this evolution ...http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-12/china-may-become-powerhouse-for-oil-product-exports-iea-says.html | ||
| Solar Silicon to Bottom as China Halts Factory Expansion Businessweek Producers led by GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd. (3800) in China and OCI Ltd. (010060) of South Korea have stopped expanding factories after doubling capacity between 2009 and 2011. While the resulting glut gutted margins as it depressed prices to near ...http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-10-11/solar-silicon-to-bottom-as-china-halts-factory-expansion | ||
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