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'Electric cars cause more pollution than petrol ones'

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'Electric cars cause more pollution than petrol ones'
Wed 15 Feb 2012
London, February 15: Though electric cars are heralded as an environment friendly solution in major cities, a study says their pollution levels are worse than petrol-powered vehicles. A study on... (photo: WN / Marzena )

Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009.

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Keystone XL pipeline
Tue 14 Feb 2012
When the Obama administration announced last month that the Keystone pipeline project would be delayed pending a more thorough environmental review of its impacts, Keystone’s opponents... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)

Specialist of Bank of America Donald W. Himpele works his post on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange just before the closing bell Friday, Oct. 16, 2009

Citywire Tue 14 Feb 2012
Overnight Markets: US stocks advance as Greece nears bailout
Banking shares led Wall Street higher on Monday as Germany and the European Commission welcomed Greek parliamentâs approval of austerity plans needed to qualify for a cash disbursement and avoid a... (photo: AP / David Karp)
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Ottowa Business Journal Mon 13 Feb 2012
Stocks set to rise after Greece austerity approved
The Canadian dollar headed higher as Sunday's vote encouraged investors to take on added risk, rising 0.46 of a cent to 100.18 cents US. U.S. futures were higher as the Dow Jones industrial futures... (photo: Creative Commons / amywong)
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The Street Fri 10 Feb 2012
Stock Futures Fall on Growth Concerns, Greece Unease
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were falling 84 points, or 91.4 points below fair value, at 12,758. Futures for the S&P 500 were down 10.8 points, or 11.2... (photo: AP / Richard Drew)
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Ottowa Business Journal Fri 10 Feb 2012
Stocks to lower on Greece worries
The Canadian dollar was down sharply as traders avoided risky investments and bought into the safe haven status of U.S. Treasuries. The loonie fell 0.68 of a cent to... (photo: Creative Commons / duckiemonster)
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Employees, right, of the Caterpillar plant argue with security officers during a workers' general assembly in front of the factory in Grenoble, French Alps, Wednesday, March 18, 2009.

STL Today Fri 10 Feb 2012
Quinn: Caterpillar decision about port access
Gov. Pat Quinn said Thursday that he believes Caterpillar Inc.'s decision to bypass Illinois as it looks to build a new plant and relocate some of its Japanese operations... (photo: AP / Laurent Cipriani)
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Sydney Morning Herald Wed 8 Feb 2012
Stocks set for subdued start
Australian shares are expected to post a slow start on soft leads from the US and Europe as investors awaited the outcome of talks on a second Greek rescue package. On... (photo: WN)
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Philippine President Benigno Aquino III and his sister Maria Elena Aquino-Cruz, on the platform, lead the Christening and Commissioning ceremony of the country's newly-acquired Hamilton class warship BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (PF15) Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011 at the Manila South Harbor in Manila, Philippines. The country's biggest and most modern warship will be deployed to the volatile South China Sea, according to Philippine President Benigno Aquino III. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Al Jazeera Wed 8 Feb 2012
Philippines seeks US help to counter China
The government of Philippines President Benigno Aquino may be wading into choppy diplomatic waters by turning to the United States to counter China's aggressiveness in... (photo: AP / Bullit Marquez)
Photos Scarborough Spratlys UN Wikipedia: Territorial disputes in the South China Sea

The Examiner Tue 7 Feb 2012
A World At Risk
In a world that is filled with continued atrocities against man and nature how can any one individual survive, let alone prosper? A sobering question considering the... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi)
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	Obama’s Wish List for Energy The New York Times
	Indonesian gas buyers eye LNG imports from US Jakarta Post
	France's Total gets oil price profit boost Atlanta Journal

President Barack Obama, right, and Vice President Joe Biden, left, walk out of the White House and across Pennsylvania Ave. to the Blair House in Washington, Friday, July 31, 2009

Remarks by the President in State of the Union Address

President Barack Obama arrives at a rally for New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, Thursday, July 16, 2009, in Holmdel, N.J.

State of the Union speech

Robert Einhorn, U.S. State Department's special adviser for nonproliferation and arms control, shakes hands with South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Jae-shin, right, during their meeting in Seoul, South Korea Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012.

Senior US official urges South Korea to cut crude oil imports from Iran

US bid for tight Iran oil curbs fails Gulf News
US bid to crimp Iran oil sales stumbles The Times of India
US Bid to Slow Iranâs Oil Sales to Asia Falters Jakarta Globe
Analysis: US bid to crimp Iran oil sales stumbles STL Today
US bid to crimp Iranian oil sales to Asia stumbles STL Today
Analysis: US bid to convince Asian nations to limit Iranian The Washington Post
US bid to convince Asian countries to limit Iranian oil purc Star Tribune
Alibaba to reach out to Yahoo CEO on stalled deal The News & Observer
South Korea's Lee holds talks with Abu Dhabi crown prince Your Middle East
Oil inks 20-yr deal with Aramco to secure oil supplies The Guardian
Oil says signs 20-yr crude supply deal with Saudi Aramco The Guardian
Saudi Arabia pledges secure energy supply to South Korea Middle East Online
Markets remain upbeat over Greek debt deal Atlanta Journal
Iran Sanctions Squeeze Country's Trade Huffington Post
Iran feels sanctions pinch as Asia traders cut ties The Guardian
UAE to pump more crude to Asia to cut reliance on Iran The Times of India
Saudi 'pledges secure energy supply' to S. Korea France24
Deployment of U.S. Marines to S.Korea Raises Questions Chosunilbo
South Korean leader arrives in oil-rich Saudi Your Middle East
Hyundai Oilbank, Shell to construct lubricant plant The Times of India

A man walks in front of the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, March 10, 2009. Japanese stocks continued their slide Tuesday as ongoing concerns about the global economy dragged the benchmark Nikkei index to a fresh 26-year closing low.

Asian Shares Rise; Tokyo Up 1.4%

Kyoya Ara, 6, rides a tricycle at an evacuation center in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, Saturday, April 9, 2011, following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

Japan set to extend nuclear evacuation zone

Investors look at the stock price monitor at a private security company Friday April 18, 2008, in Shanghai, China. Chinese stocks sank to their lowest level in more than a year on Friday, as both retail and institutional investors unloaded shares in the absence of any market-boosting news. The Shanghai Composite Index fell 4 percent, or 128.07 points, to 3,094.66. It was its lowest close since it ended at 3,074.29 on March 23, 2007.

Economic aftershocks of Japan quake hit Asia hardest

IRAN OIL EMBARGO: Asia challenges US, Europe over Sanctions GlobalResearch
Jobs, energy, values top issues in Obama address The News & Observer
Gas Prices Go Through the Roof Chosunilbo
East Asian energy dilemma ov Asia Times
Harvest Operations' CEO Tenders Resignation Rig Zone
Korean Power Company Moving U.S. Headquarters To San Antonio The Street
Energy-hungry Asian economies look to keep Iranian oil flowi Star Tribune
World Stocks Rise On Positive US, German Data The Street
Report: Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mining and GW Unions Scoop
led fund buys Apache gas assets for $200 mln -KDB The Guardian
The Cloud: MVRDV's Luxury Twin Towers Are Joined by a Funky Inhabitat
Samsung C&T agrees to buy Parallel Petroleum for $772 mn: So The Times of India
Gas mileage boost means pricier cars - EPA CNN
Energy Secretary Chu defends Solyndra loan CNN
Venus Fly Trap-Like Robots Eat Bugs and Could Use Them for E Treehugger
Petrolimex, Daelim in talks over $4.8bln Vietnam refinery The Guardian
Korea, France To Hold Seminar On Nuclear Power Promotion The Street
Samsung C&T says in talks to buy Apollo's Parallel Petroleum The Guardian
NKorea Launches Tours From China, Snubbing SKorea The Street
Kim's Russia trip focusing on energy issue Khaleej Times

A man looks at a stock price board in Tokyo Monday, March 14, 2011 as the Tokyo stock market plunged on its first business day after an earthquake and tsunami of epic proportions laid waste to cities along Japan's northeast coast. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average slid 633.94 points, or 6.2 percent, to 9,620.49, extending losses from Friday.

Asian Stocks Fall on Europe

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Asia stocks down as Greek vote plan rocks markets

Bank of Japan Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa leaves a press conference at the head office of the Bank of Japan in central Tokyo on Tuesday Oct. 5, 2010 after presiding over Tuesday's session of a two-day policy meeting. Japan's central bank cut its key interest rate to virtually zero Tuesday and said it may set up a $60 billion fund to buy government bonds and other assets in a surprise move to inject life into a faltering economy.

Asia stocks sharply lower as recession fears flare

Asian Shares Rise Wall Street Journal
Asian Shares Mostly Lower Wall Street Journal
Asian Markets Rise on Manufacturing Data Jakarta Globe
China mega ships ban aimed at helping own shippers The Guardian
Will Facebook deliver an IPO surprise? The News & Observer
World News Quick Take Taipei Times
Tehran is Feeling the Oil Squeeze New America Foundation
Shares cap best run in a year Sydney Morning Herald
Shares head for best run in a year Sydney Morning Herald
Should Japan Say No to Iran Sanctions? Real Clear Politics
Japan offers U.S. support on Iran, less clear elsewhere in A The Guardian
Iran Confronts Saudis on Oil Offer Wall Street Journal
UAE Pledges Priority Oil Supply to Korea Chosunilbo
Asia Slips After Rally Wall Street Journal
U.S. Asks S.Korea to Cut Iran Oil Imports Chosunilbo
Seoul frets at USâ Iran sanctions Taipei Times
U.S. Urges S Korea to Cut Iran Oil Imports Time Magazine
South Korea frets over Iran Independent online (SA)
US urges South Korea to cut Iranian oil imports Fresno Bee
Senior US official cranks up pressure on South Korea to cut Orlando Sentinel

Protests against Keystone Pipeline for tar sands at White House, 2011. A large part of oil sands mining operations involves clearing trees and brush from a site and removing the "overburden" — the topsoil, muskeg, sand, clay and gravel — that sits atop the oil sands deposit

TransCanada aims for 2015 Keystone XL start

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Source: Petrobras Launches $7B Bond Deal

Source: Petrobras Launches $7B Bond Deal

Venezuelans stage protest following oil spill Dayton Daily News
Judge makes ruling in Exxon Valdez case Springfield News-Sun
Drilling mud spills at Repsol exploratory well The News & Observer
Leaked Docs Reveal How Top Think Tank Turns Oil Money Into C Treehugger
Oil spill in Venezuela spurs protest by citizens demanding r The Washington Post
Federal judge refuses to wade in to ongoing dispute over Exx The Washington Post
Federal judge refuses to wade in to ongoing dispute over Exx Star Tribune
Tens of billions at stake in BP oil spill trial Breitbart
BP oil spill: Billions of dollars at stake when court trial The Times of India
Oil industry’s rush to drill deep sea blind to dire p Scoop
Mexico Oil Watchdog Sounds Alarm Wall Street Journal
Canadian PM Shills Alberta Oil Sands in China Rig Zone
Happy Valentine's Day, Big Oil. Love, the GOP. (Photo) Treehugger
Canadian Prime Minister Shills Alberta Oil Sands in China Scoop
Weatherford BP Oil Spill Claims Dismissed By Judge Huffington Post
NIGERIA: Bayelsa State to speed up aid for oil-spill victims IRINnews
GOP senators revive push for Keystone oil pipeline The Columbus Dispatch
Harvey Gulf Adds to Fleet Rig Zone
Bonding out: Making companies pay up front for potential env PhysOrg
Congressional report critical of oil, gas drilling oversight Austin American Statesman

Chinese work on the assembly line at DaimlerChrysler factory in Beijing in this Sept. 15, 2006 file photo. Chrysler Group recently announced a deal with China's biggest independent automaker, Chery, to launch a low-cost production venture that will aim to export the first Chinese-made cars to the United States. Chinese manufacturers have built up a reputation for reasonably well-made, inexpensive low-tech products such as toys and textiles. But as Chinese manufacturers begin exporting big ticket items such as cars to the U.S., quality and safety issues are taking on even greater impo

China has become capitalist nation aimed investments in US and EU.

Palestinian children fill plastic bottles and jerry cans with drinking water from a public tap at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) headquarters in the southern Gaza Strip refugee camp on September 23, 201. (Photo by Ahmed Deeb/wn)

Co-operation in a world of scarce resources

Oil near $97 amid signs US economy improving

Oil near $97 amid signs US economy improving

Manufacturing in U.S. gets lift from export markets Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Have you found the great dental self sufficiency websites ye The Examiner
Nifty seen opening soft; telecom stocks eyed The Times of India
In defiant move, Iran proclaims nuclear advances Atlanta Journal
Commentary: Drip, drip, democracy – Myanmar’s revolution fro Jakarta Post
Territorial disputes "hamper offshore E&P in Far East" Offshore Shipping Online
Stakes are rising in race to host 2020 Olympic Games CNN
Olympic bid cities must show financial backing CNN
Nuclear math in meltdown Asia Times
FTSE CLOSE: Weak economic growth across the eurozone causes The Daily Mail
Notable ETF Movers of the Day 02/15: (VXX) (TAN) (EWJ) Highe StreetInsider
Manufacturing rebounds, but is it a renaissance? The Wichita Eagle
James Walker targets China growth with new venture Process and Control Today
FTSE LIVE: Morale boosted by German and French GDP and Chine The Daily Mail
Questions And Answers Feb 15 Scoop
Oil rises above $101 as Middle East tensions rise Business Day
PetroSA in talks with Chinese over refinery Business Day
Snow Chance Early Next Week (tracking a winter warming trend Star Tribune
China forges ties with oil-rich Arabs The Washington Times
Australia lines up with US for war with China Pakalert Press

Egyptian fans clash with riot police following Al-Ahly club soccer match against Al-Masry club at the soccer stadium in Port Said, Egypt Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012.

Interview: Bob Bradley on Port Said deaths

US Navy 080923-N-7540C-213 An aerial photograph of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge has embarked U.S. service members from all military branches and a multinational group of medical and support perso

U.S. Navy eyes stationing of ships in Singapore

2010 Toyota Camry photographed in Bowie, Maryland, USA.

Toyota to begin shipping US-built Camry to Korea

Fighters, radar, marine patrols top Asia's military wish-lis The Star
Cruise ship Costa Concordia survivors file law suit The Daily Telegraph Australia
North Vancouver company helps clean up after cruise ship dis North Shore News
Italy cruise ship passengers file $528 million US lawsuit Deccan Chronicle
Concordia survivors sue ship’s owners Independent online (SA)
US, Japan closer to moving many Okinawa Marines Denver Post
US poised to withdraw 4,700 Marines from Japan Breitbart
Loose lips sink ship for the Xstrata boss Sydney Morning Herald
US, Japan pave way to send Okinawa Marines to Guam Kansas City Star
Kim Jong-Un visits DPRK Navy China Daily
Maritime security cooperation in Southeast Asia Jakarta Post
US Marines practice water war as focus moves east Khaleej Times
Korean's Busan Port to Build Mega Logistics Park Journal of Commerce
Marines practice amphibious war, storm US beaches Dayton Daily News
Thousands of Marines storm U.S. beaches as Operation Bold Al The Daily Mail
Marines train for water-based assaults, return to amphibious Star Tribune
U.S. to Deploy Marines in S.Korea on a Rotating Basis Chosunilbo
China, North Korea helps PNG to assist victims of ship misha Papua New Guinea Post
Hyundai Merchant Marine Loses $327 Million Journal of Commerce
Daewoo Q4 net profit down 62% The Star

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