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/204079,finnish-poll-suggests-opposition-to-sixth-nuclear-reactor.html Helsinki - A majority of Finnish voters oppose the construction of a sixth nuclear reactor, according to a survey published Thursday. Finland currently operates four nuclear reactors and construction of a fifth reactor is underway at Olkiluoto, south... Energy,Environment Thu, 08 May 2008 10:11:04 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204079,finnish-poll-suggests-opposition-to-sixth-nuclear-reactor.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203672,japan-china-leaders-to-take-up-oil-rights-climate-change.html Tokyo - Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao metJapanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda Wednesday in summit talks that were expected to address long-disputed oil and gas rights in the East China Sea as well as climate change and food poisoning caused by... Energy,Environment Wed, 07 May 2008 03:14:06 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203672,japan-china-leaders-to-take-up-oil-rights-climate-change.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202392,estonia-to-build-jordans-first-oil-shale-power-plant.html Tallinn - The Baltic nation of Estonia inked an agreement with Jordan Wednesday to build Jordan's first oil-shale fuelled power plant. Estonia's Eesti Energia, the government of Jordan and National Electric Power Company agreed to build the power pla... Energy,Environment Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:25:09 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202392,estonia-to-build-jordans-first-oil-shale-power-plant.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202254,biofuels-under-fire-as-food-crisis-looms.html Hamburg - The increased use of biofuels has been partially responsible for a hefty increase in food prices worldwide with Western governments now having second thoughts on green fuels such as ethanol. Once praised as the answer to global warming, s... Energy,Environment Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:22:44 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202254,biofuels-under-fire-as-food-crisis-looms.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202158,bush-urges-congress-to-act-on-fuel-prices-open-drilling.html Washington - US President George W Bush on Tuesday urged Congress to pass legislation to help restrain rising fuel costs, in part by allowing oil exploration in an Alaskan wildlife refuge and building new refineries. One of the main reasons for high... Energy,Environment Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:13:05 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202158,bush-urges-congress-to-act-on-fuel-prices-open-drilling.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/201731,sustainable-energy-scenario-could-save-asia-766-billion-dollars.html Bangkok - If Asian-Pacific governments follow a more sustainable energy paradigm they can shave 766 billion dollars off the estimated 9 trillion dollars needed to improve their energy infrastructure by 2030, a United Nations report concluded Monday. ... Energy,Environment Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:34:08 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/201731,sustainable-energy-scenario-could-save-asia-766-billion-dollars.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/201387, radioactive-leak-sparks-spanish-debate-on-nuclear-power--feature.html Madrid - For advocates of nuclear power in Spain, the recently discovered incident at the Asco I nuclear plant in the country's north-east could scarcely have come at a worse time. Just as global warming and rising oil prices were making nuclear ener... Energy,Environment Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:20:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/201387, radioactive-leak-sparks-spanish-debate-on-nuclear-power--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/200835,elbaradei-hopeful-about-talks-with-iran.html Sarajevo - The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohamed ElBaradei said Wednesday in Sarajevo that Iran's decision to discuss its alleged activities with nuclear weapons is a milestone. Iran has agreed to discuss this... Energy,Environment Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:00:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/200835,elbaradei-hopeful-about-talks-with-iran.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/200615,rubber-company-sees-opportunities-in-renewable-energy.html Hanover, Germany - Contitech, one of Germany's main makers of industrial drive belts and hoses, said Tuesday at the Hanover Fair in Germany it saw business opportunities in renewable energy. Part of the Continental tyres and auto components group, wh... Energy,Environment Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:28:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/200615,rubber-company-sees-opportunities-in-renewable-energy.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/200578,eu-looks-to-boost-oil-security-amidst-soaring-prices.html Brussels - European Union states should improve their strategic oil reserves policy amid concerns over soaring energy prices, the European Commission said Tuesday. The risk of supply disruptions is increasing. Supply is more and more concentrated in... Energy,Environment Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:25:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/200578,eu-looks-to-boost-oil-security-amidst-soaring-prices.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/200353,electricity-industry-cries-foul-over-resistance-to-coal-power.html Hanover, Germany - The electricity industry in Germany, where about 60 new coal-fired power stations are planned, attacked environmentalists Monday and said politicians lacked the courage to tackle the looming energy gap. We face a backlog of planni... Energy,Environment Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:40:09 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/200353,electricity-industry-cries-foul-over-resistance-to-coal-power.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/200319,siemens-wins-wind-energy-contract-in-poland.html Frankfurt - German engineering giant Siemens AG said Monday it is to build two wind parks in Poland worth about 100 million euros (159 million dollars). Siemens Energy, said it had won two orders from RWE Innogy to supply wind 33 turbines to the Suwa... Energy,Environment Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:53:11 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/200319,siemens-wins-wind-energy-contract-in-poland.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/199994,asian-development-bank-to-help-india-develop-cleaner-power-sources.html Manila - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Saturday it was extending a rupee-denominated loan worth 113 million dollars to a private Indian firm that will develop two wind power projects. The Manila-based ADB said the wind energy facilities will ... Energy,Environment Sat, 19 Apr 2008 02:26:04 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/199994,asian-development-bank-to-help-india-develop-cleaner-power-sources.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/199867,lithuanian-prime-minister-calls-russias-energy-plans-pr-campaign.html Vilnius - Lithuanian Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas said Friday he is convinced that Russia's plans to build a new nuclear power plant in the region was a public relations stunt. The public relations campaign illustrates Russia's dissatisfaction w... Energy,Environment Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:46:03 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/199867,lithuanian-prime-minister-calls-russias-energy-plans-pr-campaign.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/199757,energy-saving-to-be-key-issue-at-hanover-fair--feature.html Hanover, Germany - When the Hanover Fair, the world's principal exhibition for industrial machinery, opens next week, one of the principal talking points will be ways to save scarce energy. Machinery that thumps metal, extrudes plastic or pumps air t... Energy,Environment Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:13:07 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/199757,energy-saving-to-be-key-issue-at-hanover-fair--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/199471,lula-biofuel-food-debate-pivots-on-third-world-needs.html Brasilia - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Wednesday insisted that the biofuel-versus-food debate was a function of increasing demand and poverty alleviation in developing countries - and not the result of competition for farmland by bi... Energy,Environment Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:22:05 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/199471,lula-biofuel-food-debate-pivots-on-third-world-needs.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/199341,hungarys-mol-hopes-to-produce-unconventional-gas-from-2014--summary.html Budapest - Hungarian energy firm MOL said Wednesday it hoped a joint venture with ExxonMobil and the UK's Falcon Oil and Gas could lead to unconventional gas being extracted from Hungary's Mako trough between 2012 and 2014 If the project is successfu... Energy,Environment Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:10:07 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/199341,hungarys-mol-hopes-to-produce-unconventional-gas-from-2014--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/199299,hungarys-mol-hopes-to-produce-gas-from-2014.html Budapest - Hungarian energy firm MOL on Wednesday said it hoped a joint venture with ExxonMobil and the UK's Falcon Oil and Gas could lead to gas being produced in Hungary by 2014 at the latest. MOL on Monday said it had signed an agreement with Exxo... Energy,Environment Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:21:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/199299,hungarys-mol-hopes-to-produce-gas-from-2014.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/198931,pakistan-bets-on-low-power-light-bulbs-to-dim-energy-crisis.html Islamabad - The government of energy-starved Pakistan plans to distribute 10 million low-consumption light bulbs to reduce the load on national grids, a news report said on Tuesday. Pakistan is currently producing around two-thirds of its power deman... Energy,Environment Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:49:05 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/198931,pakistan-bets-on-low-power-light-bulbs-to-dim-energy-crisis.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/198890,what-could-be-worlds-third-largest-oil-field-discovered-off-brazil.html Rio de Janeiro - A discovery off Brazil's Atlantic coast could prove to be the world's third-largest oil field, the director of Brazil's National Oil Agency said. The Carioca field in the Santos Basin off the coast of Sao Paulo state has estimated re... Energy,Environment Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:03:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/198890,what-could-be-worlds-third-largest-oil-field-discovered-off-brazil.html