Not much fun when lights out The Brantford Expositor Sat, 26 Mar 2011 05:21 AM PDT Area residents are encouraged to mark Earth Hour on Saturday night by turning out their lights for 60 minutes as a symbolic nod to energy conservation. Voluntary blackouts can be fun -mostly for those whose age is numbered in single digits -but the real thing is nothing to celebrate.[...] | The power of the sun: Can a phoenix arise from a meltdown? The Journal-Standard Sat, 26 Mar 2011 05:20 AM PDT I was midway into an essay when the tsunami hit Japan. Now, a week later, we are witnessing Japanâs nuclear industry trying to prevent an even greater disaster. âTruth is so good that it cannot hurt the tellerâ except, apparently, when it threatens to expose folly. Already in the U.S., nuclear energy apologists are everywhere, airing their variations of Pollyanna. For an excellent, realistic ... | Earth Hour 2011: 11 steps Philippines could take for clean, green power Asian Correspondent Sat, 26 Mar 2011 05:11 AM PDT Tonight, many parts of the Philippines, Filipino homes and offices and a horde of companies are participating in this yearâs Earth Hour from 8:30-9:30 pm. It is a good and laudable event, and hopefully a good start to assess and review our national energy policies and practices. Saving energy is truly a good cause. It | Japan nuclear crisis gives Earth Hour added poignancy GMA News Sat, 26 Mar 2011 05:10 AM PDT WELLINGTON, March 26 - Lights started going off around the world on Saturday in a show of support for renewable energy, given added poignancy by Japan's nuclear disaster which raises doubts about nuclear power as a possible solution. | Leo Moggie denies being behind alleged secret pact The Malaysian Insider Sat, 26 Mar 2011 05:06 AM PDT KUCHING, March 26 â" The former president of the deregistered Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak, Tan Sri Leo Moggie, today strongly denied that he was behind an alleged secret pact between SNAP and Barisan Nasional (BN). The former Energy, Communications and Multimedia Minister said he had not been involved in any political activity since quitting politics ... | China Shenhua says net profits up 23 pct last year People's Daily Sat, 26 Mar 2011 05:04 AM PDT China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., China's largest coal producer, said Saturday that its net profits reached 37.19 billion yuan (about 5.63 billion U.S. dollars) in 2010, up 22.8 percent from the previous year. | Ukraine, Vietnam to develop nuclear energy, military, industrial ties Russian Information Agency Novosti Sat, 26 Mar 2011 04:59 AM PDT KIEV, March 26 (RIA Novosti) - Ukraine and Vietnam plan to develop bilateral cooperation in nuclear energy, the military and industrial spheres, as well as in agriculture, the presidents of both countries said on Saturday. | | |
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