Full Coverage: Energy

07/28/2005 Following several days of deadly riots sparked by a decision to cut government subsidies on petrol and diesel, the Yemeni government announced Tuesday it would lower fuel prices. An American living in Yemen shares her observations of the country, the recent riots, and the dangers of a discontented majority.

07/26/2005 U.S. state and local governments, businesses, NGOs, and individual citizens are taking the initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and move towards alternative "clean energy" options. OneWorld concludes this month's three-part "IN-DEPTH" series on climate change from its new treeless magazine, Perspectives, which offers more background and context on the issue, viewpoints from non-profit organizations, and ways for individuals to get involved.

07/25/2005 Some 1.6 million people die per year because more than 2 billion people in developing countries lack the modern fuels and electricity that help prevent indoor air pollution and its negative health effects, a new United Nations report says.

07/25/2005 Homes and workplaces could become mini-power stations cutting climate damaging emissions by 15%, says Greenpeace.

07/22/2005 Although President Bush has promised to help develop India’s civilian nuclear power capability, Congress must approve the export of nuclear technology--an unlikely move as a bipartisan energy panel threw two strikes against India Tuesday, prohibiting technology exports to countries that have detonated a nuclear device or have not signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.

07/21/2005 El acuerdo de los países andinos para integrarse en torno a Petroandina, una asociación propuesta por el presidente venezolano Hugo Chávez para optimizar la utilización de la riqueza en petróleo y gas de la subregión, se suma a un proyecto sudamericano y caribeño más ambicioso para dotarse de un mejor abastecimiento energético.

07/21/2005 The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which is entrusted with preventing the spread of nuclear weapons, has welcomed an agreement between the United States and India to embark on full civil nuclear energy cooperation and to work to enhance nuclear non-proliferation and security.

07/19/2005 It is a scene usually reserved for Nigeria: thousands are rallying in support of impoverished villagers who refuse to let the oil multinational Shell onto their land to construct what they believe to be a dangerous pipeline. Now Shell has had the villagers jailed, but the protests in northwest Ireland are only intensifying.

07/19/2005 The decision by G8 leaders to organise formal talks with leading developing countries on limiting global warming is more significant than it might appear. But it does not compensate for the continued shortsightedness of the United States, says David Dickson.

07/18/2005 Los bolivianos están preocupados con la base que Estados Unidos está construyendo en Paraguay. Es que esta base pude ser la primera medida para consolidar el control sobre las reservas energéticas de Bolivia. La base estadounidense tendrá capacidad para 16 mil militares. Ahora las tropas pueden entrar y salir, trasladar armamentos y medicamentos y actuar en cualquier lugar del territorio sin nuevas autorizaciones.

07/15/2005 It is becoming clearer that the use of fossil fuels is impacting our changing climate, but political and financial support for these fuels makes it more difficult to wean ourselves off of them. OneWorld presents part two of a three-part series on climate change from its new "treeless" magazine, Perspectives, which offers more background and context on the issue, viewpoints from non-profit organizations, and ways for individuals to get involved.

07/15/2005 Despite poverty, poor governance, and a decade of insurgency, small initiatives in Nepal's energy sector are bringing big results. While the planned "mega" projects have stalled, their "micro" counterparts have been successful in bringing eco-friendly energy to Nepal's large remote areas.

07/11/2005 Environmentalists denounce threats to the Aguaragüe mountain region in Bolivia, the second leading South American country in natural gas reserves.

07/11/2005 Esta semana que pasó fue de vital importancia para la autonomía y la soberanía energética de América Latina. La reciente cumbre energética del Caribe, con el total apoyo de Venezuela y Cuba, es una pieza clave para el proceso de integración latinoamericana con vocación de independencia.

07/08/2005 If Al Qaeda is indeed to blame for Thursday's bomb attacks in London, it makes sense that they would try to disrupt the course of the G8 summit, says TomPaine.com's Patrick Doherty. The terrorist network needs the West to remain dependent on Middle Eastern oil and to continue to appear as imperial aggressors--the summit's focus on climate change and African poverty could change all that.

07/06/2005 Banka Botërore miratoi projektin për rigjenerimin e burimeve të energjisë zhvillim ky që do të bëjë të mundur që vendi të përdorë më shumë energji të pastër në të ardhmen.

Projekti do të financohet nga Global Environmental Fund (GEF) me një grant prej 5,5 milion dollarë dhe 120 milionë financim nga bankat tregtare private dhe përdoruesit e projektit.

07/05/2005 La reciente cumbre energética del Caribe, con el total apoyo de Venezuela y Cuba, es una pieza clave para el proceso de integración latinoamericana con vocación de independencia.

07/04/2005 Nasce la prima rete di Piccoli Comuni per pace e sostenibilità, per promuovere una cultura di risparmio energetico e fonti rinnovabili, di buone pratiche pacifiste fondate anche sulla ricerca di un nuovo modello di produzione e consumo di energia. Colla della neonata rete è la nuova “Carta dei Valori di Pace e Sostenibilità”: il documento sarà ufficializzato giovedì 7 luglio all’apertura del Festival Castelli di Pace in Lunigiana, durante il primo workshop nazionale tra i sindaci dei Piccoli Comuni provenienti da tutta Italia. Alla rete è legata la nuova campagna di Legambiente “Fa’ del tuo castello un castello di pace” che nasce in sinergia con la Provincia di Massa Carrara, l’Accademia della Pace e dal loro incontro con l’illustratore Pablo Echaurren che ha disegnato il logo della campagna.

07/04/2005 Che fine ha fatto l'auto ad aria compressa? Se lo è chiesto Marco Pagani che dopo aver conosciuto questa macchina rivoluzionaria al Motorshow di Bologna non ha più ricevuto notizie dalla ditta che aveva promesso la produzione. L'auto 'Eolo' viene caricata con una normale presa di corrente; nel giro di circa 6 ore il compressore presente all'interno dell'auto riempiva le bombole di aria compressa, che veniva utilizzata poi per il suo funzionamento. Non essendoci camera di scoppio né sollecitazioni termiche o meccaniche la manutenzione era praticamente nulla, paragonabile a quella di una bicicletta. Il progettista di questo motore rivoluzionario ha stranamente la bocca cucita, quando gli si chiede il perché di questi ritardi continui e i dirigenti di 'Eolo auto Italia' rimandano l'inizio della produzione a data da destinarsi, di anno in anno. Oggi si parla, forse della prima metà del 2006…

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