USING WATER, USING POWER

2010-03-19T02:17:56Z

<div id="subtitle">When you use water, youÕre also using lots of electricity, most of it generated with fossil fuels, contributing to global warming</div><div><p> Southern Nevada has gained a reputation as the future of clean, renewable energy and for its aggressive outdoor water conservation campaigns.</p><p>But behind this apparently eco-friendly exterior is an ugly truth: The water we take from and return to

2 electric utilities in Maine to merge

2010-03-12T10:45:45Z

<div id="subtitle">Maine's 2nd- and 3rd-largest electric utilities agree to merger</div><div><p>Two of Maine's larger electric utilities would merge under an agreement announced Friday, creating a greater impetus for a north-south power transmission line for wind farms.</p><p>In a deal valued at about $108 million, BHE Holdings Inc., the parent company o...

Shell shuts down two gas plants in Nigeria

2010-03-11T02:16:21Z

<div><p>Shell said Thursday it had closed down two gas plants feeding Nigeria's power stations so that it could carry out repairs on a damaged supply pipeline in the restive oil-producing region.</p><p>"We have closed down Sapele and Oben gas plants for technical reasons. The closure will be temporary as the company is working round-the-clock to restore normal production," Shell's sp...

FRANCE ISRAEL NUCLEAR ENERGY

2010-03-09T05:45:55Z

Israeli Infrastructure Minister Uzi Landau speaks to media during an international conference on civilian nuclear energy, in Paris, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Mideast rivals Israel and Syria on Tuesday each announced ambitions to develop nuclear energy, with Israel facing the prospect that its plan could bring new attent...

Anna Wintour heading to magazine hall of fame

2010-02-24T05:46:21Z

<div id="subtitle">Vogue's Anna Wintour joining Martha Stewart and Hugh Hefner in magazine hall of fame</div><div><p>Already considered one of the most powerful people in fashion, Vogue's Anna Wintour is headed to the Magazine Editors' Hall of Fa...

DWP barbie dolls

2010-02-18T17:18:07Z

Barbie the computer engineer Barbie is getting a geeky makeover. The blonde doll has had careers as a supermodel, a teacher and a nurse in the past, but now she's entered the world of computer engineering. Barbie manufacturers Mattel invited fans to vote on the miniture star's next career move - and computer engineer came out top. USA - 18.02.10

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French extradition decision on Iranian postponed

2010-02-22T09:05:09Z

<div id="subtitle">French judge postpones decision on Iranian sought for extradition by US</div><div><p>A French judge postponed a sensitive decision Wednesday on whether to extradite an Iranian engineer to the United States, where he is accused of evading export controls to buy U.S. technology over the Internet for ...

China Valves signs deal with Dongfang Electric

2010-02-22T09:50:48Z

<div id="subtitle">China Valves signs power generation equipment deal with Dongfang Electric</div><div><p>China Valves Technology will manufacture and install specialty valves for Dongfang Electric's power generation projects, the company said Friday.</p><p>Dongfang Electric produces...

Exelon says it will join Ill.'s FutureGen Alliance

2010-02-22T13:19:40Z

<div id="subtitle">Exelon announces it will be part of FutureGen experimental power plant in Illinois</div><div><p>Exelon Corp. announced Saturday that it plans to join the FutureGen Alliance, an organization developing an experimental clean-coal power plant in eastern Illinois.</p><p>The support fr...

Engineers watch Texas homes for more moving soil

2010-02-22T14:15:12Z

<div id="subtitle">Homes evacuated in San Antonio landslide remain vacant; engineers watch for more moving soil</div><div><p>Residents of 25 homes evacuated after a landslide split a retaining wall and threatened to topple hilltop homes will not be allowed to return for at least 10 days as engineers watch for further soil movement, the developer said Tuesday.</p><p&a...

Indonesia cuts capacity of planned geothermal plants

2010-02-22T14:51:37Z

<div><p>JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has cut the planned capacity of geothermal power plants it will start building this year by 18 percent to 3,900 megawatts (MW), an official at the mines and energy ministry said on Tuesday.</p><p>Indonesia has established two programmes to incr...

Radiators and Their Fascinating History

2010-02-22T17:34:58Z

Radiators and their fascinating history shows how truly ingenious some systems for cooling of an internal combustion engine can be and also how durable the basic design -- which goes back to the 1800s --is even to this day. Most internal combustion engines require a radiator, including those for automobiles, train engines and motorcycles. In fact, some piston driven airplane engines also need them.<br><br>A radiator is basically a way to cool down an internal combu...

GS Engineering to build major tidal power plant

2010-02-22T17:52:59Z

<div><p>South Korean firm GS Engineering and Construction said Wednesday it has won a 3.4-billion-dollar contract to build one of the world's largest tidal power stations.</p><p>Under the deal signed with the state-run Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co, GS Engineering will build the power station on the west coast near Gangwha Island, 50 kilometres (30 miles) west of Iran accuses France of using trial of Iranian student for political pressure</div><div><p>Iran accused France on Tuesday of using the extradition hearings of an Iranian allegedly linked to the country's nuclear program to put political pressure on Tehran, which is prosecuting a French national ac...

Radiators and Their Supporting Role in the Internal Combustion Engine

2010-02-22T18:52:19Z

Radiators and their supporting role in the internal combustion engine show a component that has been with us for quite some time, and how a basic design that was rooted in genius can still be just as effective today. In fact, any internal combustion engine generally requires a radiator in order to operate efficiently, including the most modern vehicles on the road today.<br><br>A radiator is just what it implies; a way to help an internal combustion engine radiate ...

TSMC to recruit over 3,000, mostly engineers

2010-02-22T20:34:05Z

<div><p>TAIPEI (Reuters) - TSMC &lt;2330.TW&gt;&lt;TSM.N&gt;, the world's biggest contract chipmaker, said it will recruit more than 3,000 employees, or about 13 percent of its total workforce, in 2010 as it expands capacity to meet future demand.</p><p>TSMC said on Thursday that it would start the re...

Natural gas in the U.S. is not in a state of permanent excess

2010-02-22T21:19:50Z

<div id="subtitle">Numerous factors conspire to keep natural gas prices in the basement</div><div><p>Karl W. Miller a senior energy executive and institutional investor, issued the following statement through his advisors, regarding the statements made by purported energy industry analyst Jim Osten on CNBC (http://www.cnbc.com/id/34621936 ...

Out for Environmental Justice

2010-01-09T07:31:26Z

in this photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson speaks at Tulane University in New Orleans. Jackson obtained her Bachelor's degree at Tulane's School of Chemical Engineering, then went on to

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