Mynamar's rare earth: China's monopoly

Source: Sify

Yangon, May 28 (IANS) China enjoys a monopoly on rare earth that is needed as much in your smart phone as in hybrid cars. The world is now looking at Myanmar to have an alternate source of this precious c ...
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DIARY - Global Environment

Source: Reuters

Double click on for an index of all diaries For additional information on carbon market and climate policy events, please join the Reuters online carbon community at; here =========================================== MONDAY, ...
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Ernst & Young: Green investors fear UK dash for gas

Source: BusinessGreen.com

Fears the UK will use gas-fired power stations to deal with its looming energy crisis rather than turn to renewable sources have seen the country drop out of the top five most attractive countries for clean energy investment. The new emissi ...
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Merkel Pays a Price for Her Energy Policy Shift

Source: The New York Times

BERLIN — It was exactly the kind of news that Angela Merkel did not want. Voerdal, an aluminum company employing more than 400 people, has gone into bankruptcy. It will close unless the regional government of North R ...
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China Wind Power Equipment and Parts Industry Report, 2011-2012

Source: PR Newswire

NEW YORK, May 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: The flying capacity expansion of wind power equipment manufacturers in recent years has caused increasingly in ...
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Capitalizing On The Energy Scarcity Myth

Source: Seeking Alpha

The Fukushima Daiichi catastrophe brought the inherent safety concerns of current nuclear technology to the forefront of the world's attention. And with the focus on Japan's energy system, questions were again asked about the long-term friendlin ...
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E.ON to Decide on Romanian Wind Projects in 2nd or 3rd Quarter

Source: Bloomberg.com

E.ON AG (EOAN), a German energy company, will decide whether to develop or sell its wind power projects in Romania in the second or third quarter, said Frank Hajdinjak, the Romanian unit’s chief executive officer, today in Buch ...
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UK bets on biomass in move away from coal

Source: Reuters Mobile

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is placing Europe's biggest bet on biomass as an alternative to polluting oil and coal and expensive gas, but reliance on imports could challenge the plan's low-carbon credentials and B ...
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Grid Problems Steer China's Huge Wind Power Industry into Financial Doldrums

Source: Humanitarian News

After years of nurturing China's wind power sector to become the largest in the world, the nation's policymakers now appear to have second thoughts. A succession of government policies issued during the past few months have begu ...
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