No end in sight to power crisis
Source: The Hindu
Cea :: Spain | updated 2013-05-22 15:03:49 -0700 | green-news
Gujarat, Maharashtra rule out gas swap' proposed by CEA Efforts by Andhra Pradesh to get share of the natural gas allotted to Gujarat and Maharashtra from K-G Basin for revival gas-based power plants, has ended in a failure as the...
Two quarries ordered shut in Dhahirah
Source: Times of Oman
Oña :: Spain | updated 2013-05-08 19:35:08 -0700 | green-news
Mohammed bin Salim Al Toobi, the Minister of Environment and Climate Affairs, has ordered closure of the operations of two quarry companies in the Governorate of Dhahirah for one month. The quarries were operating without obtaining the necessary environmental licences...
Tas town pushes for nationwide bag ban
Source: The Courier-Mail
Coles :: Spain | updated 2013-04-28 06:23:12 -0700 | green-news
THE tiny Tasmanian town that a decade ago banned plastic checkout bags has now set its sights higher, calling on the federal government to fulfil a promise to ban the bags nationwide. With a population of less than 300, Coles...
Spanish city opens electric car research centre (AFP)
Source: Xtra News
Madrid :: Spain | updated 2013-04-25 11:26:43 -0700 | green-news
Journey Invite friends to discover what they are reading by connecting to Facebook. Connect with friends on Facebook and start sharing new and exciting content. The southern Spanish city of Malaga on Thursday opened a centre to develop electric cars...
Spain's Repsol has North Slope success
Source: United Press International
Madrid :: Spain | updated 2013-04-24 05:24:03 -0700 | green-news
Spanish energy company Repsol said it had encouraging results from its winter exploration campaign in the North Slope region of Alaska. Repsol said it wrapped up its winter campaign with "encouraging results" from the initial testing of the Quqruk 1...
NASCAR, Sprint, and Coca Cola's Sustainability and Recycling Initiatives Are Driven by Their Fans
Source: Forbes
Riós :: Spain | updated 2013-04-16 10:23:59 -0700 | green-news
We are taking the Jack Welch and GE approach, which is just good aspirational corporate strategy practice to prioritize where we focus resources on where we can be number one when it comes to this, said Lynch. If we cannot...
The Sun Is Setting on This Stock
Source: The Motley Fool
Madrid :: Spain | updated 2013-04-16 08:38:38 -0700 | green-news
This disaster of an industry has led to hypersensitivity to good news. First Solar's earnings guidance caused an over-reaction in the entire industry. First Solar's "good news" includes: Fiscal 2013 guidance estimates revenue to come in between $3.8 billion and $4...
Lake Norman fish tainted, officials warn
Source: Charlotte Observer Online
Madrid :: Spain | updated 2013-04-09 19:58:38 -0700 | green-news
Tuesday, Apr. 09, 2013 More Information North Carolina health officials Tuesday issued the first fish-consumption advisory for Lake Norman, warning the public of striped bass tainted by chemicals known as PCBs. Striper fishing is a popular sport on Lake Norman,...
Despite Progress, Chief at Emergency Management Remains Concerned
Source: Santa Barbara Independent
Madrid :: Spain | updated 2013-04-06 22:26:48 -0700 | green-news
After six years as the County's Chief of Emergency Management, Michael Harris' last official day will be April 7th. Harris took the opportunity to discuss his observations of local preparedness efforts and residents' efforts to be better prepared. According to...
Flooding in Spain kills at least two
Source: United Press International
Ciudad Real :: Spain | updated 2013-04-02 06:32:37 -0700 | green-news
Two people died and hundreds were trapped after torrential Easter rain caused rivers to flood over their banks in central Spain, authorities said. A bridge in Ciudad Real, just south of Madrid, collapsed when the Yeguas river overflowed Monday.
Improvement in peak power shortage in Feb
Source: The Economic Times
Cea :: Spain | updated 2013-04-01 01:41:04 -0700 | green-news
Peak power shortage in the country came down to 7.9 per cent in February, mainly due to improvement in the states, including Andhra Pradesh , Kerala, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh , according to a latest CEA report. India recorded a peak...
Quake rattles volcanic island
Source: News 24
Madrid :: Spain | updated 2013-03-31 08:19:27 -0700 | green-news
The National Geographic Institute said a 4.9 magnitude earthquake on Sunday shook the island of El Hierro, the smallest and westernmost of Spain's Canaries, the most powerful in a wave of seismic activity that had swept the archipelago in the...
CEA mulls ?gas swapping? to overcome power crisis
Source: The Hindu
Cea :: Spain | updated 2013-03-30 13:06:17 -0700 | green-news
Swap agreement would be mutually beneficial as consumers in surplus States would get their requirement while AP could cover some of its deficit CEA chairperson A.S. Bakshi In a move that could bail out the State from the power crisis,...
Spain Eyes Canaries for Oil
Source: Asian Wall Street Journal
Madrid :: Spain | updated 2012-05-16 14:37:07 -0700 | business-news
Spanish government is set to approve as early as Friday a controversial permit to explore for oil offshore the Canary Islands, according to people familiar with the matter, in an area that could become by far the largest source of...
Wheat prices surge on improving global demand
Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer
Chicago :: IL :: USA | updated 2012-05-15 18:25:20 -0700 | business-news
Wheat is surging on signs that demand is improving from other countries and businesses that add the grain to products, among other uses...And the Agriculture Department says Spain, Iran and the Philippines are among countries that purchased wheat last week....
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