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Rising chemicals output a hazard, clean-up needed by 2020 -UN

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Alister Doyle
Rising chemicals output a hazard, clean-up needed by 2020 -UN
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Sep 5 , 2012

 

 

* Rising share of chemicals produced in emerging economies

* Poisonings among leading causes of death -UNEP

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Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan to Build Joint Power Line

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june 25 2012

 

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Energy Minister Majid Namjou announced that Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan are due to build a joint power line after a final agreement on the project.

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Andreas Oberhofer - Energy Storage Technologies

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Andy from GENI gives a short presentation about energy storage technologies and how renewable energies are becoming more and more of an important aspect of today's energy grid. But with the fluctuating output of solar and wind energies, new ways need to be found to store energy and maintain a safe and reliable energy supply.

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Arctic oil rush will ruin ecosystem, warns Lloyd's of London

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Julia Kollewe and Terry Macalister
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Insurance market joins environmentalists in highlighting risks of drilling in fragile region as $100bn investment is predicted

Lloyd's of London, the world's biggest insurance market, has become the first major business organisation to raise its voice about huge potential environmental damage from oil drillin

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Global Clean Energy Projected Growth for 2011-2021

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Global Clean Energy Projected Growth for 2011-2021

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Energy ring best option to solve regional needs

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Shahiduzzaman Khan
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Energy demands in South Asia are growing at rate of over 6.0 per cent a year - a pace that is far in excess of the region's capacity to meet. The fact that a sizeable section of the population does not have access to electricity makes energy security a daunting challenge for the countries of this region.

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Could the desert sun power the world?

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Leo Hickman
The power station at Kuraymat uses both natural gas and solar panels to produce
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Green electricity generated by Sahara solar panels is being hailed as a solution to the climate change crisis

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