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One dead as Chinese boat capsizes near Philippines
Manila (AFP) Dec 11, 2011 - A Chinese-registered vessel has capsized in rough seas off the northern Philippines, leaving one crew member dead, police said Sunday.
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Wind farm fuels Ethiopia’s green power ambitions
Ashegoda, Ethiopia (AFP) Dec 11, 2011 - Villagers in Ethiopia's arid north live as they have for centuries surrounded by cattle and donkeys; only the rows of towering white wind turbines look out of place.
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Battery recycling a Mexican problem
Mexico City (UPI) Dec 9, 2011 - Used American batteries being recycled in Mexico using crude methods expose workers and residents to dangerous levels of toxic lead, environmentalists say.
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Brazil’s wind power growth draws investors
Rio De Janeiro (UPI) Dec 9, 2011 - Brazil's burgeoning wind power industry is drawing international investors to northeastern regions of the country, the hub of most tangible growth in the sector.
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Bulgaria exits Trans-Balkan pipeline
Sofia, Bulgaria (UPI) Dec 9, 2011 - Bulgaria, citing finances, said this week it is following through on threats to pull out of a long-planned oil pipeline from the Black Sea to Greece.
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Kurds must decide to stay or leave: Iraq minister
Baghdad (AFP) Dec 9, 2011 - Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region must decide whether it wishes to remain part of the country or form its own independent state, Baghdad's oil minister said in an interview published Friday.
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Obama might back off pipeline veto threat: lawmaker
Washington (AFP) Dec 9, 2011 - US President Barack Obama might back off his threat to veto legislation approving the controversial Keystone XL pipeline to carry oil from Canada to the Gulf, a Democratic lawmaker said Friday.
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Tablets, e=readers closing book on ink-and-paper era
San Francisco (AFP) Dec 9, 2011 - Tablet computers and electronic readers promise to eventually close the book on the ink-and-paper era as they transform the way people browse magazines, check news or lose themselves in novels.
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U.S. electric grid at risk?
Washington (UPI) Dec 9, 2011 - The U.S. electric grid is a prime target for cyberattacks, a new study warns.
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Canada approves major oil sands expansion
Ottawa (AFP) Dec 8, 2011 - Canada on Thursday approved a new oil sands mining project in Alberta province proposed by Total and Suncor, the natural resources minister announced.
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Carbon dioxide emissions rebound quickly after global financial crisis
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Dec 08, 2011 - The sharp decrease in global carbon dioxide emissions attributed to the worldwide financial crisis in 2009 quickly rebounded in 2010, according to research supported by the Carbon Dioxide Informatio
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China urges compromise in Juba, Khartoum oil row
Khartoum (AFP) Dec 8, 2011 - China's special envoy tasked with resolving a row over oil exports between Sudan and South Sudan said Thursday the two sides had no other option than peaceful negotiations and compromise.
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Global Carbon Project annual emissions summary
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Dec 08, 2011 - The Global Carbon Project (GCP) published its annual analysis in the journal Nature Climate Change, reporting that the impact of the GFC on emissions has been short-lived owing to strong emissions g
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Mortenson Construction Completes Elk Wind Project
Minneapolis MN (SPX) Dec 08, 2011 - Mortenson Construction, one of the leading renewable contractors in North America, has completed construction of the Elk Wind Project located in Greeley, Iowa. Owned by RPM Access, an independ
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Oil industry says crude far from depleted
Doha (AFP) Dec 8, 2011 - The world will one day run out of oil, but that is of little concern to delegates at the World Petroleum Congress in Doha whose eyes are fixed on more crude discoveries and advances to prolong supplies.
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US Republicans tap pipeline feud for tax dispute
Washington (AFP) Dec 8, 2011 - Top US Republican lawmakers on Thursday tied extending a payroll tax cut, as sought by President Barack Obama, to his prompt approval of the controversial US-Canada pipeline known as Keystone XL.