Japan consumer prices up 0.6% in May Straits Times Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:38 PM PDT TOKYO - JAPAN'S core consumer prices rose by a higher than expected 0.6 per cent in May from a year earlier, boosted by increased energy prices, government data showed on Friday. The gain beat market expectations of a 0.5 per cent rise. The core consumer price index, which excludes volatile food prices, rose for the second consecutive month after gaining in April for the first time in more than ... | Jellyfish halt British nuclear power station Straits Times Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:35 PM PDT LONDON - A NUCLEAR power station in eastern Scotland had to shut down its reactors after 'high volumes' of jellyfish were found on its seawater filter screens, the operating company said on Thursday. 'Both units at Torness power station were manually shut down on 28 June, due to the high volumes of jelly fish fouling the cooling water screens,' said a statement from EDF Energy, which runs the ... | Western governors discuss fires, tourism, energy Idaho Press-Tribune Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:33 PM PDT COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) â" Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said Thursday that one of her biggest fears when she became chief executive of the state two years ago was a devastating wildfire. | Zombie Stars Are Tools to Measure Dark Energy The Epoch Times Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:33 PM PDT âZombieâ stars, or type Ia supernovae, are helping astronomers understand the mysterious force known as dark energy, which is causing the universe to expand at ever-accelerating speeds. | Need for More Power Plants, Rising Power Demand Seen Malaysian Digest Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:29 PM PDT SHAH ALAM: The Government needs to commission more power plants in the country to cope with the rising demand for electricity in Peninsular Malaysia, according to Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Seri Peter Chin. | So Much For That Japanese Recovery: Large Manufacturer Confidence Plummets Zero Hedge Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:28 PM PDT So much for the Japanese renaissance which somehow is supposed to lead to a surge in Q3 US GDP growth. Following yesterday's surprisingly strong factory production growth rate of +5.7% (the second highest in history), every economist (and Joe LaVorgna), was already shifting their strawman from declining energy costs (which are now back to early June levels courtesy of the IEA idiocy), to Japan ... | German parliament approves to exit nuke energy by 2022 People's Daily Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:14 PM PDT German Bundestag, lower house of the parliament, on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a national plan to exit from nuclear power by 2022, pushing Europe's largest economy to the road of renewable energy. | | |
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