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Chile to go ahead with Magallanes oil planPunta Arenas, Chile (UPI) Jul 12, 2012 Chile is going ahead with an extensive oil and gas exploration program in its scenic Magallanes region despite environmentalists' protests about risks to the area's pristine beauty. The controversy over oil exploration has combined with frequent protests over the country's copper and other metal mines, which are set to receive a boost with a $2 billion bond issue announced this week. Chile is the world's largest copper exporter and hopes further investment will secure its global lead in ... read more |
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 Iraq Kurds defy Baghdad over oil to Turkey Iraq's independence-minded Kurds have reportedly escalated their feud with Baghdad by shipping oil to neighboring Turkey, defying the central government, which insists it alone can export energy. ... more | .. |
  Gevo Flies High with USAF Alcohol-to-Jet Test Flight Gevo, working with the Air Force Research Laboratories (AFRL), the Air Force Alternative Fuels Certification Division (AFCD) and the 40 Flight-Test Squadron, provided fuel for the first successful " ... more | .. |
 AliphaJet Joins Advanced Biofuels Association AliphaJet has announced that the company has joined the Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA). Having successfully demonstrated its cost-effective catalytic process for making jet fuel, diesel and hi ... 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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 BIO Responds to Petroleum Refiners' Criticism of US Navy Demonstration of Advanced Biofuels Brent Erickson, executive vice president of the Biotechnology Industry Organization's (BIO) Industrial and Environmental Section, has issued the following statement in support of the Navy's demonstr ... more | .. |
 AFPM Testifies on Concerns of the Renewable Fuel Standard and RIN Fraud The American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President Charles T. Drevna has testified before the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on renewable identification number (R ... more | .. |
 White rot fungus boosts ethanol production from corn stalks, cobs and leaves Scientists are reporting new evidence that a white rot fungus shows promise in the search for a way to use waste corn stalks, cobs and leaves - rather than corn itself - to produce ethanol to extend ... more | .. |
US sends sub drones over fears of Hormuz closure The United States has deployed a fleet of robot subs in the Gulf to prevent Iran from blocking the strategic Strait of Hormuz with mines in the event of a crisis, officials said Thursday. ... more |
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Japan protests over more China ships near islands Japan lodged its second complaint this week with Beijing on Thursday after a Chinese patrol ship neared disputed islands in East China Sea, a day after three other Chinese vessels were seen in the area. ... more | .. |
Philippines slams Chinese 'duplicity, intimidation' The Philippines' foreign minister on Thursday denounced Chinese "duplicity" and "intimidation" in the South China Sea, souring the mood at a regional gathering designed to soothe tensions. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan aircraft maker looks to F-16 upgrade deal Taiwan's only aircraft maker AIDC said Thursday that it had forged an agreement with US aerospace firm Lockheed Martin to get a piece of the island's $5.85 billion fighter upgrade deal. ... more | .. |
  Skoda Auto posts record first-half sales on China surge Skoda Auto, a Czech unit of the German giant Volkswagen, said Thursday that it sold a record 493,000 cars in the first half of 2012, with a surge in China accounting for almost a quarter of the total. ... more |
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 Natural gas is a much needed tool to battle global warming 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 win ... more | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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Space Force awards launch missions to SpaceX, ULA
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 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 | .. |
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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 Boeing, Embraer clinch new partnership The Boeing Co.'s footprint in Brazil is set to increase with the announcement of yet another partnership between the U.S. aviation and defense manufacturer and Brazilian counterpart Embraer, in some ways rivals in the marketplace. ... more |
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 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 | .. |
 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 |
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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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 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 | .. |
 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 |
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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 | .. |
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 |
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