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 June 18, 2007 |
| SPACEWAR + China Committed To Peaceful Use Of Outer Space  Vienna (XNA) Jun 18, 2007 - China will as always continue to make its contributions to the peaceful uses of outer space, said Tang Guoqiang, head of the Chinese Delegation at the 50th Session of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) hel during early June in Vienna. China will support and participate in the work of the committee under various items, said Tang, who is also the Chinese permanent ... moreNUKEWARS + US Pushed Hard Against Taiwan Nuclear Effort In 1970s  Washington (AFP) June 15, 2007 - The United States pushed aggressively to discourage suspicious nuclear research in Taiwan in the 1970s, though Taipei is an ally, newly declassified documents show. The documents, published Friday by the independent National Security Archive, "shed new light on the challenges of persuading a government, in this instance a dependent ally, to abandon suspect nuclear activities even in their early ... moreNUKEWARS + North Korean Funds Transfer Delayed In Moscow Due To Technical Issues  Tokyo (AFP) Jun 18, 2007 - Technical problems in Russia are holding up the transfer of North Korean funds linked to a nuclear disarmament deal, top US nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill said Saturday. Hill, currently in Mongolia, told reporters that the technical problems occurred as the funds were sent to a Russian bank, Japan's Kyodo News reported. However Hill said he believed that the problems would be ... moreSUPERPOWERS + Former Cold War Foes Fail To Agree On Arms Treaty Review  by Jean-Michel Stoullig - Vienna (AFP) June 15, 2007 NATO member states and countries from the former Soviet bloc wrapped up Friday a four-day review of a key arms control pact without a final agreement. Both sides said however that they would maintain a dialogue. Anatoly Antonov, head of the Russian delegation, reflected growing tensions between Russia and the United States when he accused NATO countries of continuing ... moreMILITARY COMMUNICATIONS + Boeing-Led Team Responding To TSAT Space Segment Request For Proposals  St. Louis MO June 14, 2007 - Boeing and its best-of-industry TEAM TSAT are preparing a response to a U.S. Air Force Request for Proposals issued for the development and production of the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) Space Segment. "As the only member of industry who has designed and delivered an operational space-based network, SPACEWAY, we stand ready to deliver a compliant, low-risk approach to ... more | SPACEWAR:  MISSILE DEFENSE:  NUKEWARS:  NUKEWARS:  |
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| 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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