http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with environmental news that matters. Cover ecology, climate change and news affecting the world's environment en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/308210,iran-starts-20-per-cent-uranium-enrichment-process.html Tehran - Iran on Tuesday started to enrich its uranium to the 20-per-cent level, the Arabic network of state television reported. But the report by Al-Alam network had not yet been confirmed by the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization. ... Energy,Environment Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:48:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/308210,iran-starts-20-per-cent-uranium-enrichment-process.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/308024,iran-to-build-10-new-enrichment-sites-within-one-year.html Tehran - Iran claimed that it would build 10 new enrichment sites within one year, state-media reported Monday. The head of the Iranian Atomic Organization, Ali-Akbar Salehi, said the new sites would be built within the next Persian year which starts... Energy,Environment Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:56:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/308024,iran-to-build-10-new-enrichment-sites-within-one-year.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/307887,faster-and-greener-the-eco-pros-and-cons-of-computing.html Berlin - This should make netizens feel better about themselves: being online and saving the environment can go hand in hand. For example, shopping online, instead of travelling to the stores by car, means cutting back on gas consumption and associat... Energy,Environment Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:08:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/307887,faster-and-greener-the-eco-pros-and-cons-of-computing.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/307758,climate-energy-take-centre-stage-at-security-conference--summary.html Munich - Security threats do not only come in the form of tanks or missiles, delegates at the Munich Security Conference stressed Friday - as they focused on the dangers that come from climate change and energy shortages. We can debate what a classi... Energy,Environment Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:30:11 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/307758,climate-energy-take-centre-stage-at-security-conference--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/307751,russia-delays-oil-extraction-from-shtokmann-fields-by-three-years.html Moscow/Zurich - Russia is to begin oil production from the extensive Shtokmann gas fields in the Barents Sea three years later than planned, the companies involved in the project in Zurich said Friday. French energy company Total, together with Russi... Energy,Environment Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:26:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/307751,russia-delays-oil-extraction-from-shtokmann-fields-by-three-years.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/307746,new-dubai-oilfield-could-start-production-in-2011.html Dubai - Dubai's newly discovered oilfield could begin production next year, the debt-laden Gulf city-state said on Friday. The oilfield is expected to help boost Dubai's electric output to 10,000 megawatts in 2012, from the current 7,500 megawatts, a... Energy,Environment Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:54:27 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/307746,new-dubai-oilfield-could-start-production-in-2011.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/307718,gazprom-aims-15-per-cent-boost-in-gas-to-eu.html Moscow - Russian energy giant Gazprom said Friday it aims to increase its gas deliveries to the European Union this year by some 15 per cent to 160.8 billion cubic metres. The average price was ofressen at 236 dollars per 1,000 cubic metres, up 10 pe... Energy,Environment Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:50:10 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/307718,gazprom-aims-15-per-cent-boost-in-gas-to-eu.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/307322,bulgaria-ratifies-nabucco-pipeline-deal.html Sofia- Bulgarian legislators on Wednesday unanimously backed the agreement to take part in a EU-backed gas pipeline project that aims to reduce Western dependency on Russian energy supplies. Nabucco, the 3,300-kilometre pipeline via Turkey and the Ba... Energy,Environment Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:38:14 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/307322,bulgaria-ratifies-nabucco-pipeline-deal.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/307189,ahmadinejad-iran-ready-to-make-uranium-exchange-deal--update.html Tehran - Iran is ready to complete a uranium exchange deal with world nuclear powers, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday. Ahmadinejad said in an interview with state television that, after renewed talks with some of the world powers, ... Energy,Environment Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:46:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/307189,ahmadinejad-iran-ready-to-make-uranium-exchange-deal--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/307004,clean-energy-nuclear-power-get-money-in-obamas-2011-budget.html Washington - President Barack Obama expects lawmakers to approve reductions in US greenhouse-gas emissions and is pushing for more investments in clean energy and nuclear power, according to the administration's 2011 budget released on Monday. Obama ... Energy,Environment Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:36:10 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/307004,clean-energy-nuclear-power-get-money-in-obamas-2011-budget.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/306545,iran-holds-talks-with-france-over-uranium-exchange-deal.html Tehran - Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said he met with a French government representative to discuss a uranium-exchange deal, the ISNA news agency reported Friday. Mottaki met with an unnamed adviser of French President Nicolas Sarkozy... Energy,Environment Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:37:14 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/306545,iran-holds-talks-with-france-over-uranium-exchange-deal.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/306367,eu-to-allow-latvia-to-subsidize-construction-of-new-power-plant.html Brussels - Latvia is free to subsidize the construction of a new power plant aimed at reducing the country's dependence on gas imported from Russia, the European Commission said on Thursday. The EU executive decided to waive normal policy against sta... Energy,Environment Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:44:16 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/306367,eu-to-allow-latvia-to-subsidize-construction-of-new-power-plant.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/306256,china-launches-national-energy-commission.html Beijing - The Chinese government has decided to establish a National Energy Commission headed by Premier Wen Jiabao, national media reported Thursday. The new commission, consisting of members of 21 existing bodies, will aim to strengthen strategic ... Energy,Environment Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:46:12 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/306256,china-launches-national-energy-commission.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/306232,extra-obama-energy-climate-measures-in-us-interest.html Washington - US President Barack Obama on Wednesday renewed a push to tackle climate change, warning that the United States would fall behind other countries without investing in clean-energy industries. I know that there are those who disagree with... Energy,Environment Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:00:12 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/306232,extra-obama-energy-climate-measures-in-us-interest.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/306112,spanish-parties-divided-over-nuclear-dumping-site--feature.html Madrid - Nuclear energy is arousing controversy in Spain, where the main political parties are internally divided over plans to build a central storage site for nuclear waste. Parliament has approved the plan, but several regional governments are unw... Energy,Environment Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:28:10 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/306112,spanish-parties-divided-over-nuclear-dumping-site--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/305449,ahmadinejad-promises-new-developments-in-nuclear-fuel-upgrade.html Tehran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday there would soon be what he called happy news about developments in Iran's nuclear programmes, but did not elaborate. The president told reporters in the parliament that the news would invo... Energy,Environment Sun, 24 Jan 2010 07:39:50 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/305449,ahmadinejad-promises-new-developments-in-nuclear-fuel-upgrade.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/305071,german-government-and-utilities-go-head-to-head-over-nuclear-power.html Berlin - Managers of Germany's four nuclear energy providers were set to begin negotiations with the government Thursday on the conditions for allowing them to continue producing nuclear power beyond a previously planned shutdown. The extension of th... Energy,Environment Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:33:49 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/305071,german-government-and-utilities-go-head-to-head-over-nuclear-power.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/304871,iaea-still-hopeful-on-iran-nuclear-fuel-deal.html Vienna - An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) spokesperson said Wednesday that her agency is still working to close an international nuclear fuel deal with Iran, following Iran's reported rejection of this confidence-building effort. The IAEA... Energy,Environment Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:21:50 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/304871,iaea-still-hopeful-on-iran-nuclear-fuel-deal.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/304864,jordan-spain-sign-accord-for-peaceful-nuclear-cooperation.html Amman - Jordan and Spain on Wednesday signed an agreement for nuclear cooperation for peaceful uses, particularly in water desalination and electricity generation. The accord was signed by President of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC), Khal... Energy,Environment Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:33:52 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/304864,jordan-spain-sign-accord-for-peaceful-nuclear-cooperation.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/304427,eu-boosts-energy-ties-with-iraq.html Brussels - The European Union has signed a strategic energy partnership with Iraq, in a move that could contribute to the EU's energy diversification plans, the European Commission announced on Monday. Iraq has the world's third largest proven oil re... Energy,Environment Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:27:47 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/304427,eu-boosts-energy-ties-with-iraq.html