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UN: Urgent need to review biofuels to protect food production
Rome - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Tuesday called for an urgent review worldwide of biofuel policies and subsidies to ensure they protect poor farmers and do not impact negatively on global food security. Biofuels p...

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[Posted on : 2008-10-07 ] Category : [ Energy (Environment) ]

Russia's Putin and Ukraine's Tymoshenko in energy talks
Moscow/Kiev - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met Thursday with Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko for talks on natural gas and other energy issues. Putin and Tymoshenko held the discussions in a Russian government country mansion in the...

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[Posted on : 2008-10-02 ] Category : [ Energy (Environment) ]

Google plans 4.4-trillion-dollar green energy plan
San Francisco - Web giant Google unveiled a new national energy plan for the US Wednesday that it said would largely wean the country of fossil fuels by 2030. The 4.4-trillion-dollar plan was developed by Google's philanthropic arm Google.org, which ...

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[Posted on : 2008-10-02 ] Category : [ Energy (Environment) ]

Big coal plant wins clearance in Germany, Greens angry
Hamburg - The state of Hamburg granted regulatory approval Tuesday for one of Europe's biggest coal-fired power stations, angering the environmentalist Greens Party which had campaigned for a gas plant instead. Swedish-based utility Vattenfall has al...

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[Posted on : 2008-09-30 ] Category : [ Energy (Environment) ]

Polish government weighs in on oil refiner plans
Warsaw - Poland's government signalled Friday it wants oil refiner PKN Orlen to focus expansion on the energy sector and shift away from chemicals. Treasury Minister Aleksander Grad's comments to the Puls Biznesu daily came after PKN Orlen, Central E...

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[Posted on : 2008-09-26 ] Category : [ Energy (Environment) ]

Iran nuclear talks cancelled, ministers need more time - Summary
New York/Moscow - A meeting of world powers this week to explore slapping fresh sanctions on Iran over its nuclear activities has been cancelled, top diplomats said Wednesday. Russia was the first to pull out, citing Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's ...

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[Posted on : 2008-09-24 ] Category : [ Energy (Environment) ]

BACKGROUND: Energy deal seen as boost to Britain's 'nuclear future'
London - Britain's controversial push for a renaissance of nuclear power has been given a major boost with French energy giant EDF taking a lead role in the modernization of the country's ageing atomic reactors. The Labour government of Prime Ministe...

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[Posted on : 2008-09-24 ] Category : [ Energy (Environment) ]

Credit crunch may delay Nabucco pipeline, Hungarian says
Budapest - Financing for a proposed European gas pipeline that skirts Russia may be delayed by the global credit crunch, a Hungarian official was quoted Tuesday as saying. But Mihaly Bayer, Hungary's special envoy for the Nabucco pipeline, insisted t...

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[Posted on : 2008-09-23 ] Category : [ Energy (Environment) ]

Iranian, Syrian nuclear intentions in focus as IAEA board meets
Vienna - Questions about Iran's past nuclear activities and about Syria's alleged secret nuclear programme are expected to dominate a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) board that opened in Vienna on Monday. The 35-member IAEA...

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[Posted on : 2008-09-22 ] Category : [ Energy (Environment) ]

Schroeder: Ecological issues 'most acute' for Nord Stream pipeline
Moscow/ Sochi, Russia - German ex-chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said Thursday 100 million euros were being spent on an environmental study of the Nord Stream pipeline project for gas from Russia to Germany, which he chairs. The most acute problems fo...

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[Posted on : 2008-09-18 ] Category : [ Energy (Environment) ]

US panel names Slumdog Millionaire as 2008's best movie

Bush welcomes approval of US-Iraqi security agreement - Summary

Beckham fails to pull crowds in New Zealand

White House lights Bush's final national Christmas tree

US stocks drop as carmakers seek bail-out, oil price hits new lows

SIDEBAR: Car execs trade jets for hybrids for second bail-out plea

Kurd militant seeks damages from Greece for imprisonment in Turkey

Jordan blasts allowing ultranationalist Jews to enter Muslim shrine

David Beckham fails to pull the crowds in New Zealand

Hamburg and Wolfsburg lead German advance; joy for Valencia - Summary

Cruise ship calls for help in Antarctica - Summary

German duo Hamburg and Wolfsburg advance in UEFA Cup

German Navy defuses suspected pirate attack on cruise ship

Canada's Harper staves off defeat; Conservatives charge treason

EXTRA: GM, Chrysler would consider merger as condition for bail-out

One climber dies on New Zealand peak, another saved - Summary

EXTRA: Palestinian Authority: settlers could end peace process

Bush purchases Dallas home for post-White House life

White House welcomes approval of US-Iraqi security agreement

In battle of the super-dolls, Barbie beats Bratz