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 June 18, 2007 |
| CIVIL NUCLEAR + Indian Villagers Oppose Uranium Mines  Shillong (AFP) India, June 17, 2007 - Villagers are fighting back against plans to mine uranium in northeast India, saying it will put their health at risk and destroy the environment. Residents voiced opposition at this week's hearing into the state-run Uranium Corporation of India Ltd's plan to mine in hilly, tribal-run areas. News of the hearing by Meghalaya state's pollution control board, held in a remote village north ... moreENERGY TECH + Call For Spain To Switch Fully To Renewables  Madrid (AFP) June 16, 2007 - Some 4,000 environmental campaigners gathered in Barcelona on Saturday to press the government to commit Spain to switch fully to renewable energy sources by 2050, Greenpeace said. Greenpeace in February began a campaign to urge Spain to boost use of renewables, although the country is already a European leader in the field. Eva Salana, spokeswoman for the environmental pressure group ... moreCIVIL NUCLEAR + Canada Okays Plan For Nuclear Waste Depot  Ottawa (AFP) June 15, 2007 - The Canadian government has approved a plan for a below-ground nuclear waste depot that is backed by the nuclear power industry but branded by environmentalists as dangerous. Natural Resources Minister Gary Lunn said Thursday that the government had accepted a plan to bury radioactive waste from nuclear plants in deep subterranean storage depots after first temporarily storing it in shallower ... moreCAR TECH + Debate Heats Up In US Over Coal Fuel For Cars  Washington (AFP) June 17, 2007 - A fiery debate has been rekindled in Washington as US lawmakers mull proposed incentives to produce diesel fuel from coal. Backers of coal-based liquid fuels say they can help reduce US dependence on imported oil. Critics contend the use of coal in any form would lead to increased greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful environmental effects. Synthetic motor fuel from coal has been ... moreENERGY TECH + Russia Needs 92 Billion Dollars To Develop Eastern Gas Deposits By 2030  Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 18, 2007 - A program to develop gas deposits in East Siberia and the Far East will require 2,400 billion rubles (about $92 billion) in investment by 2030, an official of Russia's industry and energy ministry said Friday. At its meeting June 15, the government commission for the fuel and energy complex discussed a program to create a single system of gas production, transportation, and supply in East ... more | ENERGY TECH:  TECH SPACE:  FROTH AND BUBBLE:  ENERGY TECH:  |
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