Brazilian Court Approves Construction Of Controversial Amazon Dam
INO News Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:37 PM PST
(RTTNews) - A Brazilian court on Thursday lifted a lower court order that suspended the construction of a controversial hydro-electric project in the Amazon rainforest, signaling a victory for the Brazilian government's plan to upgrade the country's energy infrastructure. |
Taqa ponders debt issue to meet payment obligations in 2012
Zawya Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:36 PM PST
Abu Dhabi The Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, also known as Taqa, may issue debt in 2012 to refinance maturing loans, said General Manager Carl Sheldon on the sidelines of the Global Financial Markets Forum taking place in Abu Dhabi yesterday, without specifying the amount of debt to be refinanced. |
Lactate plays critical role in formation of long-term memory
News-Medical-Net Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:36 PM PST
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that lactate, a type of energy fuel in the brain, plays a critical role in the formation of long-term memory. These findings have important implications for common illnesses like Alzheimer's disease, other neurodegenerative disorders, aging-related memory impairment and diabetes. The research is published in the March 4th issue of the ... |
WA Senate OKs changes to clean energy law
KREM.com Spokane Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:31 PM PST
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) â€" The Washington state Senate has approved a bill that amends a clean energy law approved by voters in 2006 Under the bill, law would be changed to count certain plants built before 1999 as renewable energy facilities and add byproduct of wood mills and solid human waste as accepted biomass. The measure sponsored by Democratic Sen. Brian Hatfield of Raymond changes the ... |
Russian nuclear regulators visit Hanford site
KREM.com Spokane Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:30 PM PST
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) â€" A group of Russians is getting a firsthand look at U.S. efforts to clean up nuclear waste at the highly contaminated Hanford nuclear reservation in south-central Washington. The visitors represent the regulatory body of the Russian Nuclear Complex, which faces similar challenges cleaning up nuclear and chemical waste. The U.S. Department of Energy says the visitors toured ... |
President Aquino forms Energy Contingency Committee
Office of the President - Philippines Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:25 PM PST
President Aquino has organized a broad interagency committee as a preemptive response to ensure the continuous, adequate, and stable supply of petroleum and other energy sources in the country |
Unwanted meds to be collected Saturday
San Antonio Express-News Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:24 PM PST
share: digg facebook twitter Anyone can drop off medications but only city residents can dispose of hazardous waste items, such as old batteries and paint, and must bring a recent CPS Energy bill to prove it. Since 2009 MedDrop SA has collected more than 2,700 pounds of medication, which is burned at a medical waste facility. |
San Augustine ISD board votes to call bond election
The Daily Sentinel Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:24 PM PST
After more than two years of planning and discussion, the San Augustine ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously in a special meeting this week to call a bond election May 14 for the purpose of constructing a new middle-school campus and for extensive renovation on the high school and elementary campuses including roofs, an energy-efficient electrical system, flooring and renovation of the field ... |
Solar water heating can be simple
Tri-Valley Dispatch Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:20 PM PST
Editor’s note: James Dulley’s nationally syndicated column is being distributed through a special program of the Arizona Department of Commerce’s Energy Office and now runs monthly in Tri-Valley Dispatch. |
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