Samsung Electronics to invest $4.3bn in green transformation vnunet.com Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:42 AM PDT Yvonne Chan in Hong Kong, BusinessGreen , Monday 20 July 2009 at 10:35:00 Multi-billion dollar aims to cut carbon emissions at plants and develop more energy efficient products South Korea's Samsung Electronics has said it will invest $4.3bn as part of a new initiative to develop new energy efficient products and halve carbon emissions from its factories by 2013. The consumer electronics giant ... | Sheltered Reality group drums up a joyful noise The Toledo Blade Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:35 AM PDT With strains of Gloria Estefan's "Cuba Libre" blasting from speakers, members of Toledo's new Sheltered Reality group spring into action. Lined up with a set of timbales (the shallow drums invented in Cuba), three cowbells, and a cymbal in front of each member, Sheltered Reality drums at an ear-shattering level in a synchronized, high-energy routine. "It's very joyful and it's very contagious ... | Clinton, Singh Meet Ahead of Expected Energy, Defense Pacts Bloomberg Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:33 AM PDT July 20 (Bloomberg) -- U.S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is meeting top Indian officials today ahead of expected announcements which may open the door for contracts of up to $20 billion for U.S. nuclear power and defense equipment firms. | (AFX UK Focus) 2009-07-20 10:04 Russia abolishes oil export duty for East Siberia Interactive Investor Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:32 AM PDT MOSCOW, July 20 (Reuters) - Russia's government last week introduced long-awaited zero export duty -- though only for nine months -- for 13 huge oilfields in Eastern Siberia in a bid to help crisis-stricken oil companies and boost crude production. Massive reserves of the East Siberia's new generation of fields are seen as a resource base for Russian oil supplies to energy-hungry China. Russia, ... | Coal on the slide as renewables top 11 per cent of US power mix vnunet.com Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:27 AM PDT Cath Everett, BusinessGreen , Monday 20 July 2009 at 10:08:00 As a raft of states pass new legislation demanding increased renewables capacity, new figures confirm green power now accounts for over a tenth of US energy The renewable energy revolution under way in the US appears to be gathering pace according to new figures from the Energy Information Administration suggesting that zero carbon ... | Partnerships forming for regional energy park The Huntsville Times Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:26 AM PDT Think your business might want in on the new partnerships being formed between national laboratories at Oak Ridge, Tenn., Huntsville and elsewhere? Two free briefings this month might help. | Avon & Avon Lake notebook: July 20, 2009 The Elyria Chronicle-Telegram Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:26 AM PDT Avon Lake looking for volunteers The Avon Lake Public Service Committee is seeking volunteers to contribute to a Renewable Energy Taskforce. The new organization will evaluate renewable energy plans for the city and review wind and solar developer proposals that the committee will recommend to City Council for implementation. Qualified candidates are those who have expertise or insight [...] | Widows on quest for justice Las Vegas Review-Journal Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:22 AM PDT Elsie Kelly and Susanne Wirsen, both widows of former Nevada Test Site workers, have been trying since 2001 to collect money under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program. | | |
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