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Green Plains Renewable Energy to Implement Corn Oil Extraction TechnologyGreen Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq:GPRE) announced today that it will implement corn oil extraction technology at its ethanol plants. The Company expects to complete the technology deployment by the end of the first quarter of 2011 and anticipates the project would enhance operating income by $15 million to $19 million per year. Date : Jul 22 Source: msnbc
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China rejects reports it passed U.S. in energy useChina's government rejected a report Tuesday that it became the world's biggest energy consumer last year, passing the United States. News reports citing data from the International Energy Agency said China consumed the equivalent of 2.252 billion tons of oil last year, slightly above U.S. consumption of 2.17 billion tons. Date : Jul 22 Source: Houston Chronicle
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Dropping the ball on global warmingEnvironmentalists are upset at Obama for putting more effort and political capital into health care and bank reform than climate change. Their frustration is understandable. As the hottest year on record marches forward, with extraordinarily high temperatures registered all over the world in recent weeks, the chances that the Senate will pass a meaningful energy bill have steadily dwindled. David Leonhardt excellent summary of the incredibly shrinking scope of energy legislation ambition in today's New York Times makes for glum reading. Date : Jul 22 Source: Salon
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India interested in BP assets in Vietnam: reportsEnergy-hungry India is interested in buying BP's assets in Vietnam, an Indian government minister said Wednesday, as the country looks to obtain more energy supplies for its fast-growing economy. Date : Jul 21 Source: YAHOO!
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Schoolchildren to combat climate changeThe Young Climate Savers, a joint initiative between World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)-India and Tetra Pak India, is a school based climate change and lifestyle education programme based on education for sustainable development and people's participation. The programme launched in 2007 has targeted more than 50,000 students across 10 cities in India and the programme, has been instrumental in raising awareness about the ill effects of climate change. Students across these cities pledged to take up the cudgel to combat climate change. Date : Jul 21 Source: New Kerala
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Honda plans electric vehicle, plug-in in 2012Honda will start selling an electric vehicle as well as a plug-in hybrid in 2012 in the U.S. and Japan, joining the race to manufacture green cars in which rivals have already taken slight leads. Date : Jul 21 Source: AP - msnbc
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How to Play the Changing Shape of Energy Consumption?China, not the U.S., is now the world's top consumer of energy, according to a report released Monday by the International Energy Agency. Last year, China consumed 2.252 billion tons of oil-equivalent (which is a sum-total measure of all forms of energy, including crude oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear and even "green" energy sources like wind or solar). That's about 4 percent more than the U.S., which used 2.169 billion tons. Date : Jul 21 Source: Seekingalpha
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Shyam Saran: India's China challengeIn fashioning an appropriate China strategy, India must recognise that the essential character of India-China relations is and will remain competitive. We represent two contrasting but long-standing civilisations. Each has its own deeply rooted cultural ethos despite the shared legacy of Buddhism. In more contemporary times, China has seen its emergence in Asia as regaining its historical, though sometimes mythical, status as a pre-eminent power, at the summit of a hierarchical economic and security architecture in the region. Date : Jul 21 Source: MSN India
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Delhi approves project to keep Yamuna sewage-freeThe Delhi cabinet Tuesday approved a Rs.1,358 crore Yamuna Interceptor Sewer Project to contain pollution levels in the river. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said that under the project, 59 km of sewers along three major drains of the river and seven pumping stations will be laid to intercept and convey waste water flows to the sewage treatment plants so that only the treated effluent is discharged into the Yamuna. 'The project will go a long way in improvement of water quality. And it is not a distant dream now,' she said. Date : Jul 21 Source: Smash Hits
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Siemens Puts Green on Fast TrackGerman industrial conglomerate Siemens AG has embraced the gamut of energy-efficient products. Whether it's wind turbines, solar energy, water technologies, smart-grid solutions or trains, the US$111 billion company has made the development of green products a major part of its business strategy. Date : Jul 21 Source: Industry Week
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