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/293561,baltics-reaffirm-commitment-to-new-nuclear-plant.html Vilnius - The prime ministers of three Baltic states said Friday they remained committed to the joint construction of a new nuclear power station for the region in which Poland will also have a share. After talks in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, th... Energy,Environment Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:40:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293561,baltics-reaffirm-commitment-to-new-nuclear-plant.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293445,india-sweden-hold-talks-on-climate-change-energy.html New Delhi - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Swedish counterpart, Fredrik Reinfeldt, Thursday held talks on a wide range of issues in hopes of providing a fresh impetus to bilateral ties in the areas of trade, energy and environment. Sing... Energy,Environment Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:52:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293445,india-sweden-hold-talks-on-climate-change-energy.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293430,eus-barroso-urges-ukraine-to-avoid-disruptions-in-gas-supplies.html Brussels - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Thursday urged Ukraine to do everything in its power to prevent a repeat of last winter's gas crisis, in which a fight with Russia over money cut off supplies to much of Europe. Europea... Energy,Environment Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:16:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293430,eus-barroso-urges-ukraine-to-avoid-disruptions-in-gas-supplies.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292896,iran-favours-purchase-of-nuclear-fuel-envoy-says--summary.html Vienna - Iran favours purchasing nuclear fuel for its research reactor, Tehran's UN ambassador in Vienna said Monday, indicating the country is reluctant to send uranium abroad for reprocessing. That would go against the concept favoured by the Unite... Energy,Environment Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:28:32 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292896,iran-favours-purchase-of-nuclear-fuel-envoy-says--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292714,timor-sea-oil-rig-catches-fire.html Sydney - A Thai oil exploration company said Sunday its leaking Timor Sea oil well had caught fire. The West Atlas drilling platform operated by PTTEP Australasia in the Montara field 690 kilometres west of Darwin has been leaking around 400 barrels ... Energy,Environment Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:46:36 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292714,timor-sea-oil-rig-catches-fire.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292645,lawmaker-says-tehran-reactor-to-be-shut-down.html Tehran - A senior Iranian member of parliament said Saturday that Tehran's research reactor would be shut down in the near future, making the nuclear fuel deal with world powers irrelevant. The Tehran reactor will soon be replaced by the 40-megawatt... Energy,Environment Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:10:36 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292645,lawmaker-says-tehran-reactor-to-be-shut-down.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292582,analysisexperts-gloomy-about-iranian-uranium-deal.html Vienna - There is little hope that Iran will agree to an multinational deal to reduce its uranium stockpile, experts said Friday, as the plan has got caught up in Iran's fractious internal politics. While the United States, Russia and France have sai... Energy,Environment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:52:39 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292582,analysisexperts-gloomy-about-iranian-uranium-deal.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292565,commission-pushes-for-details-on-polish-russian-gas-deal--update.html Warsaw - Polish gas monopoly PGNiG struck a deal with Russia's Gazprom for gas deliveries, while a parliamentary commission pressed for details, saying Poland was threatened by a gas shortage, the Polish Press Agency PAP reported. The Polish and Russ... Energy,Environment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:52:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292565,commission-pushes-for-details-on-polish-russian-gas-deal--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292503,euexpresses-grave-concernover-irans-nuclear-programme.html Brussels - The European Union renewed pressure on Iran on Friday by urging co-operation over its controversial nuclear programme and demanding the prompt release of EU citizens held in custody. The European Council reaffirms its grave concern over... Energy,Environment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:10:44 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292503,euexpresses-grave-concernover-irans-nuclear-programme.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292390,background-a-qa-on-irans-planned-nuclear-fuel-deal.html Tehran/Vienna - Tehran on Thursday replied to a proposal for a multinational nuclear fuel deal that was negotiated last week in Vienna, saying Iran's stance was positive but that changes to the deal are needed. Here are the outlines of the proposal d... Energy,Environment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:34:32 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292390,background-a-qa-on-irans-planned-nuclear-fuel-deal.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292388,extra-iaea-iran-gave-initial-response-more-nuclear-talks-needed.html Vienna - Iran has provided an initial response to a planned international nuclear fuel deal, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed Thursday, adding that more consultations were needed. Ali Asghar Soltanieh, Iran's ambassador to th... Energy,Environment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:28:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292388,extra-iaea-iran-gave-initial-response-more-nuclear-talks-needed.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292346,extra-iran-wants-amendments-in-uranium-exchange-deal.html Tehran - Iran on Thursday delivered its reply to a uranium exchange deal to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and asked in the reply for important technical and economic amendments, ISNA news agency reported. Iran's IAEA envoy Ali-Asgha... Energy,Environment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:10:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292346,extra-iran-wants-amendments-in-uranium-exchange-deal.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292297,iaea-experts-end-iran-inspection-arrive-in-vienna.html Vienna - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors arrived in Vienna from Tehran Thursday, an agency spokesman confirmed, after visiting a new nuclear site that was disclosed too late under IAEA rules. The quartet of experts spent four day... Energy,Environment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:04:37 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292297,iaea-experts-end-iran-inspection-arrive-in-vienna.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292228,iaea-inspectors-set-to-return-after-probing-iran-nuclear-site.html Vienna - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors were set to return from Iran to Vienna on Thursday, after visiting a new nuclear facility that was disclosed only last month, a diplomat close to the agency said. The quartet of experts sp... Energy,Environment Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:10:49 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292228,iaea-inspectors-set-to-return-after-probing-iran-nuclear-site.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292159,one-mans-garbage-is-another-mans-megawatt.html There is one thing everybody has in common - we create garbage. Since the beginning of time, we have literally swept this topic under the rug, creating huge landfills that emit noxious methane gases and leak hazardous pollutants into the groundwater... Energy,Environment Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:03:28 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292159,one-mans-garbage-is-another-mans-megawatt.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292039,obama-invests-34-billion-dollars-in-us-electricity-grid.html Washington - US President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced 3.4 billion dollars in new government grants to modernize the country's electric power grid. The funds will help make the US electricity-generating grid more efficient and accommodate an exp... Energy,Environment Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:46:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292039,obama-invests-34-billion-dollars-in-us-electricity-grid.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292022,vattenfall-boss-doubts-fully-fledged-climate-deal-in-copenhagen.html Stockholm - The head of Swedish state-owned utility Vattenfall Tuesday expressed doubts that United Nations talks in December on curbing carbon emissions will end in a fully fledged agreement. Lars G Josefsson made the remarks during a conference ca... Energy,Environment Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:40:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292022,vattenfall-boss-doubts-fully-fledged-climate-deal-in-copenhagen.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291977,eu-offers-bulgaria-more-money-to-shut-down-old-nuclear-reactor.html Brussels - The European Commission on Tuesday offered Bulgaria an additional 300 million euros (450 million dollars) to help it close down its Soviet-era Kozloduy nuclear power plant. The offer, which adds to the 550 million euros that the European U... Energy,Environment Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:40:45 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291977,eu-offers-bulgaria-more-money-to-shut-down-old-nuclear-reactor.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291709,iaea-inspectors-set-to-inspect-irans-new-nuclear-site--update.html Tehran - A team of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors are scheduled to inspect the new nuclear site Fordu located south of the Iranian capital Sunday, state media reported. The Mehr news agency reported that the first inspection has... Energy,Environment Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:22:44 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291709,iaea-inspectors-set-to-inspect-irans-new-nuclear-site--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291694,iaea-inspectors-set-to-inspect-irans-new-nuclear-site.html Tehran - A team of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors are scheduled to inspect Sunday the new nuclear site Fordu located south of the Iranian capital, state media reported. The four inspectors arrived in the early hours of Sunday in... Energy,Environment Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:28:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291694,iaea-inspectors-set-to-inspect-irans-new-nuclear-site.html