Aeromexico makes 1st biofuel trans-Atlantic commercial flight

Seeded on Wed Aug 3, 2011 12:31 PM EDT (FOXNews.com)

An Aeromexico Boeing 777 arrived in the Spanish capital on Tuesday, marking the first trans-Atlantic commercial flight powered in part by biofuel. The plane made the journey on a mix of 55 tons of conventional aviation fuel and 20 tons of fuel made from the plant jatropha curcas …

eu, environment, biofuels, carbon-emissions, aeromexico

Airlines Face Uphill Battle in E.U. Emissions Case, Legal Experts Say

Seeded on Wed Aug 3, 2011 12:25 PM EDT (The New York Times)

Airlines from China, Canada and the US have challenged the EU emissions trading scheme for airlines scheduled for launch from January 2012. They saw EU has no legal right to tax carbon emissions outside of its borders. Lawyers see the EU Court upholding the EU legislation.

eu, environment, climate-change, aviation, carbon-emissions

Silicon Solar Thin Film Manufactured for Under $0.70 Cents a Watt by Swiss Company Oerlikon

Seeded on Mon Oct 18, 2010 10:06 AM EDT (Cleantechnica)

Swiss solar equipment manufacturing giant Oerlikon Solar has announced that their company can enable solar manufacturers to produce their amorphous silicon thin film modules at a cost under $0.70 cents per watt (€ 0.50).

science, renewable-energy, solar-energy, thin-film-solar

California-based Solar Company SunRun Takes Action Against Proposition 23

Seeded on Mon Oct 18, 2010 9:55 AM EDT (Cleantechnica)

At last week's Solar Power International conference, SunRun joined with other alternative energy companies to urge voters to take action against Prop 23, with "No on Prop 23″ booth signs and voter information, and by organizing phone banks and donating thousands of dollars …

unemployment, california, environment, solar-energy, carbon-emissions, prop-23

Daily Telegraph apologises to IPCC chief RK Pachauri over damning article

Seeded on Mon Aug 23, 2010 9:46 AM EDT (dnaindia.com)

Leading British newspaper Daily Telegraph today apologised for publishing an article about UN climate body chairman RK Pachauri accusing him of making a fortune from his links with "carbon trading" firms.

environment, climate-change, ipcc, teri, telegraph, rk-pachuari

Pakistani terrorist, Kasab, gets death sentence for 26/11 Mumbai attacks

Seeded on Thu May 6, 2010 9:45 AM EDT (NDTV News)

Ajmal Kasab listened stoically to his sentence: the death penalty on four counts, life sentence for five others. Then, he broke down.

india, pakistan, terrorism, world-news, mumbai, let, ajmal-kasab

British tabloid finds life on Mars. NASA disagrees

Seeded on Mon May 3, 2010 9:36 AM EDT (Christian Science Monitor)

A Wednesday article in the U.K.'s "The Sun" newspaper entitled, "NASA: Evidence of Life on Mars," reported that the agency had unveiled "compelling evidence" for Martian organisms. But NASA officials and veteran Mars mission scientists say "no."

mars, nasa, science, astrobiology, the-sun, spirit-rover

Massive blizzard rocks Saturn; storm so huge even visible here on Earth

Seeded on Mon May 3, 2010 9:33 AM EDT (Christian Science Monitor)

NASA's Cassini spacecraft currently orbiting Saturn has a front row seat to the otherworldly tempest and is recording the most detailed data yet of storms on the ringed planet. But amateur astronomers back on Earth have also managed to chip in on the Saturn blizzard stormwatch.

nasa, science, saturn, cassini

Current timeline to shut down Gulf of Mexico oil spill: three months

Seeded on Mon May 3, 2010 9:27 AM EDT (Christian Science Monitor)

Federal officials gave a sobering appraisal of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill Sunday, with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar saying 'ultimate relief' was 90 days away.

bp, oil-spill, us-news, gulf-of-mexico

The Spill vs. a Need to Drill

Seeded on Sun May 2, 2010 1:59 PM EDT (The New York Times)

But whatever the magnitude of the spill at the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, 50 miles off the coast of Louisiana, it is unlikely to seriously impede offshore drilling in the Gulf. The country needs the oil — and the jobs.

energy, bp, oil-spill, barack-obama, us-news, gulf-of-mexico, oil-drilling

Terror alert in New Delhi: Thousands of extra cops on patrol

Seeded on Sun May 2, 2010 1:52 PM EDT (NDTV News)

Eight to ten thousand policemen were out on the streets of Delhi to ensure nothing goes wrong. From public announcements to CCTVs and sniffer dogs, it wasn't just another Sunday for the city.

india, terrorism, usa, new-delhi, world-news, terror-alert

India to set Energy Efficiency Targets for Energy Intensive Industries

Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:06 AM EST

In a bid to clarify its official stance and pressurize the developed countries ahead of the next month's Copenhagen climate talks the Indian Prime Minister announced ambitious domestic mitigation measures while meeting with EU representatives in New Delhi.

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india, science, climate-change, energy-efficiency, renewable-energy, carbon-emissions

Chrysler Electric Car Programs Dumped… Despite Bailout Promises

Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 1:32 PM EST (twilightearth.com)

At a marathon presentation of Chrysler's five-year strategy, [Fiat] CEO Sergio Marchionne talked about just about everything on Chrysler's plate last week except its earlier electric-car plans… He says electrics will only make up 1% or 2% of Fiat sales by 2014 and that he d …

business, chrysler, automobiles, bailout, electric-cars

Anger Over Bollywood Star's Detention at Newark Airport

Seeded on Sun Aug 16, 2009 11:32 AM EDT (Wall Street Journal)

India reacted with outrage Sunday after Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan said he was detained for questioning at a U.S. airport, though immigration officials denied he was formally held.

us, india, films, world-news, shah-rukh-khan, newark-airport

Reunited, fluffy twin baby koalas separated when their mother rejected one because she had no room in her pouch for both

Seeded on Fri Aug 14, 2009 7:14 AM EDT (the Mail online)

If only twin baby koalas could speak, Kialla and Tahilla would have much to catch up on. But, since they can't, they contented themselves with merely snuggling together instead.

animals, australia, odd-news, twin-koalas, wildlife-wonderland-park

We cannot afford to monitor all killer asteroids, warns Nasa

Seeded on Fri Aug 14, 2009 7:10 AM EDT (the Mail online)

Nasa is charged with spotting most of the asteroids that pose a threat to Earth, but doesn't have enough money to complete the task, according to a new report.

congress, space, nasa, science, earth, asteroids, near-earth-objects

Apple Tablet Gets Possible Launch Date: Week of September 7th

Seeded on Fri Aug 14, 2009 6:58 AM EDT (Mashable!)

According to AllThingsD, Apple is planning a keynote event the week of September 7th, a time the company has traditionally used to unveil new products.

technology, apple, tablet, ipod-touch

EXPOSED: Microsoft Email Reveals Word Patent Infringement

Seeded on Fri Aug 14, 2009 6:56 AM EDT (Mashable!)

Things just keep getting worse for Microsoft.

technology, office, word, microsoft, patent-infringement

Browser Envy: Microsoft Disputes Firefox One Billion Downloads Claim

Seeded on Fri Aug 14, 2009 6:53 AM EDT (Mashable!)

Two weeks ago, Mozilla announced a major milestone for its Firefox (Firefox) web browser: one billion downloads. They even launched OneBillionPlusYou.com to mark the occasion and demonstrate just how large one billion really is.

technology, microsoft, internet-explorer, firefox, mozilla

NASA captures vivid shot of sand dune at the bottom of a Martian crater

Seeded on Fri Aug 14, 2009 6:47 AM EDT (the Mail online)

It is one of the most dramatic images to ever emerge from Mars. In fact, this extraordinary photograph is so clear that even the sand dunes at the base of the half-mile wide canyon are visible.

space, mars, opportunity, nasa, science, victoria-crater, mars-recon-orbiter

Microsoft Offers Free Tech Training To Millions

Seeded on Fri Aug 14, 2009 6:42 AM EDT (crn.com)

A new training effort spearheaded by Microsoft will offer free tech training to millions. Elevate America, the initiative launched by Microsoft Sunday, aims to give 2 million people during the next two years tech training both online and at regional telecenters.

technology, jobs, microsoft, recession

China's First Space Telescope Anticipated To Be Launched In 2012

Seeded on Sun Jul 26, 2009 9:03 PM EDT (spacedaily.com)

The predicted launch time of China's first space telescope is in 2012, and will be used to observe space black holes, said the chief scientist of the program Thursday

china, space, science, telescope, black-holes

Jupiter - Our Cosmic Protector?

Seeded on Sun Jul 26, 2009 7:10 AM EDT (The New York Times)

An object, probably a comet that nobody saw coming, plowed into the giant planet's colorful cloud tops sometime Sunday, splashing up debris and leaving a black eye the size of the Pacific Ocean. This was the second time in 15 years that this had happened.

space, science, earth, jupiter, asteroid, comet

New book says wrong clothing, not winter led to Hitler's 1941 defeat in Russia

Seeded on Sun Jul 26, 2009 7:03 AM EDT (Yahoo! News)

British historian Andrew Roberts has claimed in a new book -- The Storm of War -- that wrong clothing and not ghastly wintry conditions led to Germany's defeat in Russia in 1941.

history, germany, russia, hitler, second-world-war, the-storm-of-war

Bacterial computers can crack mathematical problems

Seeded on Sat Jul 25, 2009 1:45 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)

Computers are evolving – literally. While the tech world argues netbooks vs notebooks, synthetic biologists are leaving traditional computers behind altogether.

science, computers, bacteria, dna-computers

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