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Canadian Solar Sees Doubling Shipments In 2010
Date: 18-Nov-09
Country: CANADA
Author: Adveith Nair
Canadian Solar Inc's third-quarter profit rose sharply on strong demand, comfortably beating estimates, and the company said it expects to more than double shipments in 2010, sending its shares up more than 7 percent to their highest levels in a year.
Japan Steelmakers Buy Less CO2 Offsets than thought
Date: 18-Nov-09
Country: JAPAN
Author: Risa Maeda
TOKYO - Japanese steel makers now calculate carbon credits they have bought from abroad at 56 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent, a business lobby said on Tuesday, down 3 million tonnes from their previous estimate.
Australian Opposition Confident Of Carbon Deal
Date: 18-Nov-09
Country: AUSTRALIA
Author: James Grubel
CANBERRA - After months of stalemate, Australia's government could finally seal an agreement for its sweeping carbon trade scheme by early next week after the opposition said on Tuesday they were confident of a deal.
EU's Eco-Labeling Scheme To Tackle More Products
Date: 18-Nov-09
Country: BELGIUM
Author: Pete Harrison
BRUSSELS - Windows, taps and home insulation will in future have to carry energy performance labels in the European Union after EU negotiators reached a deal on Tuesday.
Coal Stocks, Abundant Gas Pose UK Power Plants Dilemma
Photo: Darren Staples
Date: 18-Nov-09
Country: UK
Author: Kwok W. Wan - Analysis
LONDON - Britain's power generators face a coal against gas burning dilemma this winter that extends beyond fuel prices, with high coal stocks, limited coal-fired power plant lifespans, and carbon prices blurring decisions.
Biotech Crops Cause Big Jump In Pesticide Use: Report
Date: 18-Nov-09
Country: US
Author: Carey Gillam
KANSAS CITY - The rapid adoption by U.S. farmers of genetically engineered corn, soybeans and cotton has promoted increased use of pesticides, an epidemic of herbicide-resistant weeds and more chemical residues in foods, according to a report issued Tuesday by health and environmental protection groups.
Tidal Power Turbines Producing More Energy Than Expected
Date: 18-Nov-09
Country: UK
Author: Timothy Hurst - Matter Network
Speaking recently at the Lisbon International Ocean Power Conference, Peter Fraenkel, Technical Director and co-founder of Marine Current Turbines (MCT), the UK-based company that designed and developed SeaGen, the world's only commercial scale tidal stream turbine, told delegates that "We are delighted with SeaGen's performance. It is running reliably and delivering more energy than originally expected in an extremely aggressive environment."
Australians Think Locally, But Will They Be Allowed to Act?
Date: 18-Nov-09
Country: AUSTRALIA
Author: Molly Peters-Stanley - Greener World Media
From deadly drought and fire seasons to red dust clouds choking their urban settlements, Australians don't have to look beyond their national border to imagine the prospective social and environmental costs of climate change. Responding to local problems with local solutions, many Australians prefer voluntary carbon offsets sourced from -- you guessed it -- local projects.
Russia's Medvedev Warns Of Climate Catastrophe
Date: 18-Nov-09
Country: SINGAPORE
Author: Oleg Shchedrov
SINGAPORE - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned on Monday that climate change posed a "catastrophic" threat in some of the sharpest comments yet on a subject the Kremlin has often seemed reluctant to confront.
Africa Agrees On Secret Climate Damages Demand
Date: 18-Nov-09
Country: ETHIOPIA
Author: Barry Malone
ADDIS ABABA - African leaders agreed on Tuesday on how much cash to demand from the rich world to compensate for the impact of climate change on the continent but kept the figure secret ahead of next month's Copenhagen talks.
Climate Deal Must Have Immediate Effect, Obama Says
Photo: Alfred Cheng Jin
Date: 18-Nov-09
Country: CHINA/DENMARK
Author: Chris Buckley and Alister Doyle
BEIJING/COPENHAGEN - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday next month's climate talks in Copenhagen should cut a deal with "immediate operational effect," even if its original aim of a legally binding pact is not achievable.
Man-Made Ponds Linked To Arsenic In Bangladesh Water
Date: 18-Nov-09
Country: HONG KONG
Author: Tan Ee Lyn
HONG KONG - Man-made ponds and rice fields irrigated using groundwater may be responsible for arsenic contamination of groundwater in Bangladesh, a study has found.
Fishing Body Agrees To Cut In Atlantic Tuna Quota
Photo: Charles Platiau/Files
Date: 18-Nov-09
Country: BRAZIL
Author: Douglas Engle
RECIFE - Fishing nations agreed on Sunday to cut by about a third the quota for Atlantic bluefin tuna, a giant fish prized by sushi lovers, numbers of which have been decimated by commercial catches.
In Amazon, A Frustrated Search For Cancer Cures
Photo: Sergio Moraes
Date: 18-Nov-09
Country: BRAZIL
Author: Stuart Grudgings
SAO SEBASTIAO DE CUIEIRAS - The task of harvesting the secrets of Brazil's vast Amazon rain forest that could help in the battle against cancer largely falls to Osmar Barbosa Ferreira and a big pair of clippers.
Baghdad's Once Ravaged Zoo Comes Back To Life
Photo: Mohammed Ameen
Date: 18-Nov-09
Country: IRAQ
Author: Muhanad Mohammed
BAGHDAD - More than six years after the U.S. invasion left Iraq's main zoo a wasteland of starving animals and deserted cages, the park in central Baghdad is enjoying a vigorous revival and needs to grow.
6.6 Earthquake Hits Off British Columbia Coast
Date: 18-Nov-09
Country: US
Author: Reuters
WASHINGTON - A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck in the Queen Charlotte Islands region off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, on Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. local time (1530 GMT), the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
The quake was centered 162 miles southwest of Prince Rupert at a depth of 6.2 miles, the USGS said.
The USGS initially reported the quake as 6.5 magnitude.
Binding Climate Treaty May Slip Far Into 2010
Photo: Albert Gea
Date: 17-Nov-09
Country: DENMARK
Author: By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent
COPENHAGEN - A binding international treaty to limit greenhouse gas emissions will slip to mid-2010 or beyond and a summit in Copenhagen next month will fall short of its ambitions, the United Nations and Denmark said on Monday.
U.N. Forest Plan Could Threaten Species-Scientists
Date: 17-Nov-09
Country: UK
Author: Peter Griffiths
LONDON - A United Nations plan to protect the world's tropical forests to fight climate change could threaten more animals and plants with extinction, scientists said on Monday.
Japan Greenhouse Emissions Fell 6.2% Last Year
Photo: Issei Kato
Date: 17-Nov-09
Country: JAPAN
Author: Risa Maeda
TOKYO - Japan's greenhouse gas pollution fell 6.2 percent in the last financial year, the government said on Wednesday, confirming market views that the worst recession in decades largely contributed to emission cuts.
Lithuania To Sell 50 Mln Tonnes Of Carbon Credit
Date: 17-Nov-09
Country: LITHUANIA
Author: Nerijus Adomaitis
VILNIUS - Lithuania wants to sell 50 million tonnes of emission rights from its 2008-2012 period quota, the Lithuania environment ministry said on Monday
Bulgaria May Grab Czech Leadership In Solar Energy
Photo: Stoyan Nenov
Date: 17-Nov-09
Country: BULGARIA
Author: Tsvetelia Ilieva
SOFIA - Bulgaria can outshine the Czech Republic as east Europe's most lucrative solar energy market if the government quickly removes legal pitfalls now blocking investment in the country's strong sun potential.
Copenhagen Deal To Help Boost Climate Fund Flows
Date: 17-Nov-09
Country: UK
Author: Natsuko Waki - Analysis
LONDON - Agreement in Copenhagen next month on a new pact to fight climate change will encourage long-term investors to move into firms better placed to cope with a likely and eventual rise in the cost of carbon emissions.
NASA Launches Shuttle Atlantis To Space Station
Photo: Scott Audette
Date: 17-Nov-09
Country: US
Author: Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis lifted off its seaside launch pad on Monday, loaded with spare parts to keep the International Space Station flying after the shuttles are retired next year.
Climate Deal Key To Fight "Devastating" Hunger-UN
Date: 17-Nov-09
Country: ITALY
Author: Silvia Aloisi and Daniel Flynn
ROME, Nov 16 - The United Nations said on Monday that agreeing a climate change deal in Copenhagen next month is crucial to fighting global hunger, which Brazil's president described as "the most devastating weapon of mass destruction".
Turkey says Willing To Store Uranium From Iran
Date: 17-Nov-09
Country: TURKEY
Author: Thomas Grove
ANKARA - Turkey would be willing to store enriched uranium from Iran, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said on Friday, responding to a United Nations suggestion that Iran send its low-grade enriched uranium to a third country.
Russia Delays Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Station
Date: 17-Nov-09
Country: RUSSIA
Author: Katya Golubkova
MOSCOW - Russia announced the latest delay to Iran's first nuclear power station on Monday, saying that technical issues would prevent its engineers from starting up the reactor at the Bushehr plant by the year-end.
IAEA Sees Risk Iran hiding More Nuclear Activity
Photo: Raheb Homavandi
Date: 17-Nov-09
Country: IRAN
Author: Mark Heinrich
VIENNA - The United Nations' nuclear watchdog is concerned that Iran's belated revelation of a new uranium enrichment site may mean it is hiding further nuclear activity, an agency report said Monday.
Australia Excludes Farms From Carbon Scheme
Photo: Mick Tsikas
Date: 16-Nov-09
Country: AUSTRALIA
Author: REUTERS
SYDNEY - Australia's government has agreed to exclude agriculture from its emissions trading scheme in a major concession to the opposition to try to get carbon trading laws through parliament, a minister said on Sunday.
Spain To Install 8.8 GW Of Renewable Energy To 2012
Date: 16-Nov-09
Country: SPAIN
Author: Jonathan Gleave
MADRID - Spain plans to bring 8.8 gigawatts of renewable energy generating capacity onstream in 2010-2012, 5.3 GW of which will be wind power and 1.5 GW will be from solar mirrors, the government said on Friday.
Solar Panel Supply Glut Past Peak: Research
Date: 16-Nov-09
Country: US
Author: Laura Isensee
LOS ANGELES - The global glut of solar panels that has overwhelmed the industry for much of 2009 is past its peak as strong demand from Germany, the world's largest solar market, eats up extra supply, according to a report issued on Friday by industry research firm iSuppli.