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Natural gas is a much needed tool to battle global warmingIthaca NY (SPX) Jul 12, 2012 No matter how you drill it, using natural gas as an energy source is a smart move in the battle against global climate change and a good transition step on the road toward low-carbon energy from wind, solar and nuclear power. That is the conclusion of a new study by Cornell Professor Lawrence M. Cathles, published in the most recent edition of the peer-reviewed journal Geochemistry, Geophysics and Geosystems. Cathles, a faculty member in Cornell's Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, revi ... read more |
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 Marcellus brine migration likely natural, not man-made A Duke University study of well water in northeastern Pennsylvania suggests that naturally occurring pathways could have allowed salts and gases from the Marcellus shale formation deep underground t ... more | .. |
 Study finds winds played important role in keeping oil away from S. Fla. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in spring 2010 is the largest oil spill in the history of the United States, with more than 200 million gallons of crude oil released at about 1,500 m. depth off the ... more | .. |
  Carnegie Mellon's smart headlight system will have drivers seeing through the rain Drivers can struggle to see when driving at night in a rainstorm or snowstorm, but a smart headlight system invented by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute can improve vis ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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 1950s flying car for sale A U.S. flying car built in the 1950s - and yes, it works! - is up for sale for $1.25 million, the Smithsonian's Paleofuture blog reports. ... more | .. |
 Israel drills for oil near West Bank Israel is reported to be drilling for oil close to the occupied West Bank after a government-commissioned report recommended legalizing Jewish settlements in the Palestinian territory on the bizarre premise that the occupation does not exist. ... more | .. |
  Farnborough lives up to reputation The Farnborough Air Show's reputation as a premier event for bringing together the world's aerospace giants and customers is anything but exaggerated. ... more | .. |
 ASEAN sharply split on South China Sea row Southeast Asian states were sharply divided Wednesday over how to deal with recent disputes with Beijing as they attempted to agree a draft code of conduct for the flashpoint South China Sea. ... more |
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 China auto sales up 9.9% in June: industry group China's auto sales rose 9.9 percent year-on-year in June, an industry group said Wednesday, with growth weakening from May as the world's biggest car market loses steam. ... more | .. |
 Airbus wins aircraft orders potentially worth $5.4 bn European aircraft maker Airbus on Wednesday announced deals for its planes worth up to $5.4 billion (4.4 billion euros). ... more | .. |
EU push for car CO2 cuts faces industry, green criticism The European Commission pushed Wednesday for cuts in automobile carbon emissions but environmentalists said the plans did not go far enough while car makers warned that it would hurt the industry. ... more | .. |
 Japan, China in fresh territorial row Japan protested to China on Wednesday as a new diplomatic row flared over a remote chain of islands, with Beijing asserting its "indisputable sovereignty" over the uninhabited territories. ... more |
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  New biofuel process dramatically improves energy recovery A new biofuel production process created by Michigan State University researchers produces energy more than 20 times higher than existing methods. The results, published in the current issue of Envi ... more | .. |
 U.K. boosts up-armed Typhoon for Mideast British Prime Minister David Cameron has unveiled a major sales push for the Eurofighter Typhoon armed with new weapons systems, with the Persian Gulf states of the United Arab Emirates and Oman as key targets. ... more | .. |
Big German cars favoured in new EU car emission rules The European Commission presents proposals to limit automobile carbon emissions Wednesday that environmentalists complain will offer favoured treatment to manufacturers of big German cars. ... more | .. |
 ASEAN wants UN law to settle South China Sea row Southeast Asian states want a UN maritime convention to be the basis for settling competing claims in the South China Sea, a draft document showed Tuesday. ... more |
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Space Force awards launch missions to SpaceX, ULA
Rocket test proves bacteria survive space launch and re-entry unharmed
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World oil prices slide as Norway strike ends World oil prices sank on Tuesday, with Brent sliding back under the $100 level after the Norwegian government acted to end an oil workers' strike, while sentiment was also hit by weak Chinese data. ... more | .. |
 Underground paths boost risk of fracking pollution: study Naturally occurring underground pathways may increase the risk of well water pollution from fracking, a process used to release natural gas from the ground, US scientists said on Monday. ... more | .. |
 Enbridge Fined Over Kalamazoo River Tar Sands Pipeline Spil Federal pipeline safety regulators have announced that Enbridge, the Canadian pipeline company responsible for spilling over a million gallons of tar sands into Michigan's Kalamazoo River watershed ... more | .. |
 Iran works to foil insurance embargo on oil Iran has come up with several methods to foil the European insurance embargo on ships loaded with its crude, a sanction which may harm its vital exports as much as the EU oil embargo itself. ... more |
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 ASEAN reaches out to Beijing over South China Sea code Southeast Asian foreign ministers Monday said they were ready to open talks with Beijing over easing friction in the South China Sea, after agreeing key points of a pact aimed at preventing maritime disputes. ... more | .. |
 Tutu pleads for peace on eve of South Sudan anniversary Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu on Sunday appealed for peace in troubled South Sudan, on the eve of the country's first anniversary. ... more | .. |
 Rio bay fisherfolk in deadly feud over oil complex Fisherman Alexandre Anderson vows that despite six attempts on his life he will keep fighting against the oil project he believes is threatening fishing in Rio's polluted Guanabara Bay. ... more | .. |
 Poland orders more C295s, produces helos Poland was in the news in Europe and Asia this week for acquisition of aircraft and delivery of others. ... more |
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Revolutionising the Skies: How Helsing's CA-1 Europa Drone Could Transform Autonomous Warfare
Lockheed Martin Sikorsky unveils scalable Nomad drone family for autonomous long-range missions
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Brazil jet bid extended 6 months The Brazilian air force has asked bidders to renew their offers on a contract to provide 36 next-generation fighter jets, extending for six months a race between US, French and Swedish contestants. ... more | .. |
Oil theft costs Nigeria $1 billion monthly Nigeria reportedly loses $1 billion a month to massive oil theft by criminal gangs, militants and corrupt officials, crippling Africa's top oil and gas producer amid political turmoil that many fear heralds trouble between the Christian south and the Muslim north. ... more | .. |
 Boeing predicts $4.5 trillion market for 34,000 new airplanes Boeing projects a $4.5 trillion market for 34,000 new airplanes over the next 20 years as the current world fleet doubles in size, according to the Boeing 2012 Current Market Outlook (CMO). The comp ... more | .. |
Nabucco: Competition key to EU gas race Competition in the European natural gas sector may be the best way forward for a region looking for a diverse market base, a spokesman for the Nabucco natural gas pipeline consortium said. ... more |
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Japan considers buying disputed islands: PM Japan is considering buying a chain of islands at the centre of a bitter territorial dispute with China and Taiwan, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Saturday. ... more | .. |
Iran recalibrates threat to close Gulf oil choke point Iran will close the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the entrance to the oil-rich Gulf only if its crude revenues are seriously threatened, its top military commander said in remarks reported on Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Sharing data links in networks of cars Wi-Fi is coming to our cars. Ford Motor Co. has been equipping cars with Wi-Fi transmitters since 2010; according to an Agence France-Presse story last year, the company expects that by 2015, 80 per ... more | .. |
 EADS Group To Present New Technologies At Farnborough Airshow 2012 From commercial and military aircraft to satellites and secure communications systems, EADS and its Divisions - Airbus, Astrium, Cassidian and Eurocopter - will present a wide array of innovative pr ... more |
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