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Asahi Breweries, Hitachi, NEC, Cookpad, Sumco, Tokyo Dome: Equity Preview

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:40:00 +0000

The following companies may have unusual price changes in Japanese trading on Sept. 6.

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Earl downgraded from hurricane to tropical storm

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:37:33 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hurricane Earl was downgraded to a tropical storm on Friday, weakening as it swirled up the U.S.

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BP says failed blowout preventer off Gulf well

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:18:24 +0000

HOUSTON (Reuters) – BP Plc removed a failed blowout preventer from atop its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well on Friday afternoon, a company spokesman said.

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Amazon may be headed for another bad drought

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:51:11 +0000

LIMA (Reuters) – Drought has cut Peru’s Amazon River to its lowest level in 40 years and it is already below the minimum set in 2005, when a devastating dry spell damaged vast swaths of South American rainforest in the worst drought in decades.

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No need to be afraid of a tax on carbon

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:23:26 +0000

The most significant policy issue in the deal struck between the Australian Greens and the Australian Labor Party was that of climate policy. Agreement between the parties that a carbon price is paramount to tackling carbon pollution signals a restoration of a significant climate policy agenda in Australia, since earlier efforts were so carelessly abandoned by Kevin Rudd last April.

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Interior chief Salazar voices doubt on Arctic drilling

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:03:12 +0000

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said on Friday he cannot predict whether Royal Dutch Shell, which has invested $3.5 billion in an offshore Arctic oil-development program, will be allowed to drill the five wells it plans next year in Alaska’s Chukchi and Beaufort Seas.

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Higher Carbon Price Needed to Drive Innovations, EU Connie Hedegaard Says

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:13:11 +0000

The European Union Climate Commissioner said higher carbon prices are needed to drive innovations as nations establish a framework to cut emissions.

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AK Steel raising prices on carbon steel products

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:52:29 +0000

AK Steel Holding Corp. said Friday it is raising current spot market base prices by $40 per ton for its carbon steel products, citing increased demand and higher production costs.

Pantech to extend MOU with Saudi group

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:46:05 +0000

PANTECH Group Holdings Bhd, a manufacturer of butt-welded carbon steel fittings such as elbows, tees, reducers, endcaps and long bends, has agreed to extend the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Saudi Arabia’s Abdul Rahman Al-Otaishan Trading Group by another six months. “This is to facilitate both parties to continue their negotiations that may lead to form an investment company in Saudi …

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Pantech to extend MOU with Saudi group

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:46:05 +0000

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MoU extension

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U.S. reiterates commitment to 2020 climate goal

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:45:39 +0000

GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States reiterated on Friday that it was committed to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 even though the Senate has failed to pass legislation.

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New website to track climate aid, key to U.N. talks

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:28:42 +0000

GENEVA (Reuters) – A website launched on Friday will help track whether rich countries are keeping a pledge to come up with $30 billion in climate aid for the poor, seen by the U.N. as a “golden key” to progress in talks on global warming.

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Australian energy firms join calls for carbon price

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:32:40 +0000

Tom Young in Sydney, BusinessGreen , Friday 3 September 2010 at 10:20:00 Coalition of energy companies signal support for ambitious climate change bill Australia’s leading energy companies today added their voices to calls for the next government to introduce a carbon pricing mechanism as soon as possible, joining a coalition of civil society groups which yesterday issued a statement demanding …

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BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill costs hit $8 billion

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:32:02 +0000

LONDON (Reuters) – BP Plc said on Friday the cost of dealing with its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico had risen to $8 billion and that it was two weeks away from sealing the well for good.

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Business calls for carbon tax intensify

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:58:08 +0000

[AAP] – The head of property giant Lend Lease has called on business leaders to support the introduction of a price on carbon and an emissions trading scheme, saying climate change should be put firmly back on …

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New Zealand Carbon Market Remains at Low Volumes as Emitters Await Credits

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:28:16 +0000

The spot price for emissions credits in New Zealand’s carbon market remained unchanged at NZ$18.75 ($13.41) per ton this week as emitters waited for more supply to reach the market, Auckland-based broker OMFinancial Ltd. said.

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Hurricane Earl closes in on East Coast

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:27:57 +0000

HATTERAS ISLAND, North Carolina (Reuters) – Hurricane Earl began to strafe North Carolina’s barrier islands with dangerous surf and winds on Thursday as it spun parallel to the U.S. East Coast on a northward trek toward New England and Canada.

NZ may enter dairy futures trading

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:17:50 +0000

Significant price lifts in Fonterra’s internet auction has set the scene for the start of NZX trading.

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Fuel tanker runs aground in Canadian Arctic

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:57:08 +0000

CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – A fuel tanker loaded with 9 million liters (2.4 million gallons) of diesel fuel has run aground in Canada’s Far North but none of the fuel has spilled, the Canadian Coast Guard said on Thursday.

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