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Biofuels for transport: a roadmap for development in Australia
This study comprehensively summarises the current status of transport biofuels and related technologies in the Australian context, to provide input to formulation of government policy development and to assist in guiding future research priorities.
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Peru Mulls New Reserves To Protect Amazon Tribes
Peru's government, which is encouraging energy companies to develop the resource-rich Amazon, is considering creating five new reserves to protect jungle tribes that are living in voluntary isolation. Advocacy groups have been pressuring Peru to balance indigenous and environmental rights demands with those of foreign investors as the country tries to boost energy output.
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Paterson Orders Agencies to Switch From Bottled Water to Tap
Citing financial and environmental reasons, Gov. David A. Paterson signed an executive order on Tuesday directing state agencies to phase out the purchase and use of bottled water at government workplaces.
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Peru Says Protests Could Threaten Energy Supply
Protesters upset over oil and natural gas developments in the resource-rich Amazon are threatening to choke energy supplies in northern Peru, the country's environmental minister said on Tuesday. Peru's government is encouraging investment in hopes of turning the country into a net oil exporter from a net importer.
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Small Industries Estate Northern Bypass: gas line to boost industrialisation, says Rauf
The government is fulfilling its promise of providing power and other essential utilities to industries across Sindh and the gas pipeline to Small Industries Estate Northern Bypass is a solid example of this commitment.
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Peru Oil Pipeline Halted On Protests In Amazon
Protesters in the Amazon basin have forced Peru's state energy company to shut its crude oil pipeline, a company official said on Monday as the government tries to end weeks of demonstrations over natural resources.
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Stop graft in Barapukuria coal mine, power plant
Miners of Barapukuria Coal Mine Company Ltd (BCMCL) and workers of 250-MW Barapukuria Power Plant urged the government yesterday to form a strong monitoring team to keep an eye on these two state-run giant projects to prevent any corruption by BCMCL and the power plant officials. They alleged that the officials of BCMCL and the power plant are using the projects for their personal gains.
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Call for withdrawal of surcharge on CNG
The All Pakistan CNG Association estimates an increase of Rs8 to Rs9 per kilogram in the price of CNG following the imposition of carbon surcharge as announced by the government in the federal budget for 2009-2010 on Saturday.
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Government decision to impose carbon tax on CNG sector slammed
The CNG Station Owners Association of Pakistan (CSOAP) has criticised the government's decision to impose Carbon Tax (CT) on CNG sector, saying that the move would badly hit the industry.
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Arunachal enters into joint venture for hydel project
Arunachal Pradesh Government has entered into a joint venture with the Jindal group to develop the 4,500 mw Etalin multi-purpose hydro-electric project, the biggest in the country.
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Turkmenistan offers export of electricity: protocol for gas supply project signed
Pakistan and Turkmenistan have signed a protocol wherein the two countries agreed to speed up the project for supply of gas from Turkmenistan to Pakistan. In addition to this, the Turkmenistan government has also offered export of electricity to Pakistan.
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German Geothermal Project Leads to Second Thoughts After the Earth Rumbles
Government officials here are reviewing the safety of a geothermal energy project that scientists say set off an earthquake in mid-August, shaking buildings and frightening many residents of this small city.
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California Heats Up Incentives For Solar Power
California is heating up its push for clean energy, as Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger approved a new subsidy for solar power on Monday and joined forces with the federal government to fast-track renewable energy projects.
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Gujarat says Centre should buy more coal mines abroad
GUJARAT government on Wednesday said the Centre needs to be aggressive in acquiring coal mines overseas to secure India
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Top students to form countrys knowledge hub
Gurgaon: With a view to developing India as a hub of innovations, the Centre is planning to create a knowledge pool in the country. As per the plan, top 1 per cent science students of classes X and XII will be selected and their studies will be funded by the government.
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Fuel sop for Dumka farmers
Dumka, Jan. 19: The state government will help farmers who have taken the initiative to help themselves. The Dumka district administration has decided to reimburse fuel costs of all farmers who had either bought or borrowed pump sets to irrigate their parched paddy fields in the wake of the drought-like situation in the state.
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Power Projects: New policy prohibits shifting of dam site
Shimla: The hydropower developers will not be able to shift the sites of dam and power house as per the new project allotment policy, under which boundaries will be marked on the ground. They will be required to provide more free power to the government as royalty in case the capacity of the project is enhanced beyond 20 per cent after the preparation of detailed project report.
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Despite shortage, AP wont unplug free farm power
Eight years after N Chandrababu Naidu scrapped the free power supply scheme to the farm sector and paid the price, the ruling Congress government is under pressure to do the same or at least regulate power supply so that other sectors are not affected. As the state reels under severe power crisis, voices of dissent are beginning to grow louder.
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Partnerships in development: Madhya Pradesh meets the infrastructure challenge
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Madhya Pradesh have shared an enduring partnership in catalyzing a series of state-wide initiatives toward developing basic infrastructure.