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Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., is interviewed by the Associated Press in his office on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 19, 2006, in Washington. When Obama travels to Africa next month for a five-nation, 15-day tour, he will have one credential no other U.S. senator can claim: he is the son of an African. ``As the only African-American in the U.S. Senate, there is obviously some symbolic power to my visit,'' Obama said.
(photo: AP / Lawrence Jackson)
Obama pushes climate change in White House meeting
DNA India
| WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama, weighing in on the Senate's efforts to pass a climate change bill, gathered republican and democratic lawmakers on Tuesday to try to jumpstart an overhaul of US energy policy. | Obama called the meeting at the White House with influential senators and member...
Meralco - Manila Electric Railroad and Light Company
(photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
Meralco asks ERC to slash generation rate
Inquirer
| MANILA, Philippines—The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has petitioned government regulators for approval to lower the generation charge for March, claiming that the sudden increase in the generation charge might be too much for consumers. | Meralco said because of higher generation costs, the gener...
New 'gang' gathering on energy?
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
| The Obama administration signaled a fresh commitment to moving a climate bill this year, bringing together a bipartisan group of 14 key Senators and top cabinet officials for a White House meeting on Tuesday afternoon. | "He wants us to move, figur...
Oil and gas, and livestock: Wednesday, March 10, 2010
The Oklahoman
| OIL AND GAS PRICES Oklahoma crude oil prices as of 5 p.m. Monday: | Oklahoma Sweet: | Sunoco Inc. - $77.25 | Oklahoma Sour: | Sunoco Inc. - $ 65.25 | Oklahoma oil and gas drilling activity posted March 1: | Completions: Beaver: Castelli Exploration...
East Africa new frontier for oil exploration
The Himalayan
| HOUSTON: East Africa has become a promising new frontier for oil exploration and major multinationals are jostling for the rights to search for black gold, industry experts said. | "There are still large areas which are essentially unexploited and ...
NCDC boss opens new park
Papua New Guinea Post
| By BOLA NOHO | PORT Moresby residents are having more time outs with their families in health and recreation parks recently set up throughout the city. | At the helm is National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop who started the project three y...
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin seen during his visit to Chisinau, Moldova, Friday, Nov. 14, 2008. Putin attended a meeting of premiers from former Soviet Union republics, known as the Commonwealth of Independent States.
AP / RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Pool
Arms, energy to dominate Vladimir Putin's India trip
DNA India
| Moscow: Russian premier Vladimir Putin will offer a traditional cocktail of arms and oil deals when he travels to India on Thursday to persuade a Cold War ally to buy new weapons...
Baltic Sea
GFDL / Andreas Tille
Baltic Sea pipeline work unveils a dozen centuries-old shipwrecks, 1 maybe up to 800 years old
KDVR
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A dozen centuries-old shipwrecks — some of them unusually well-preserved — have been found in the Baltic Sea by a gas company building an underwa...
New York Mercantile Exchange, NYME, New York, USA, March 2008
WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis
Oil drops to near $81 after monthlong run-up
The Press Democrat
| Benchmark crude for April delivery was down 68 cents to $81.19 a barrel at late afternoon Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract r...
Lukman: Deregulate or Face Worse Fuel Crisis
This Day
Minister of Petroleum Resources, Dr Rilwan Lukman yesterday said the lingering shortage of petroleum products  and the embarrassing  queues at fuel stations across the country may worsen in the coming years if Nigeria failed to adopt the pr...
Gezhouba profits abroad
China Daily
| Beijing - China Gezhouba Group Co Ltd (CGGC), one of the largest engineering and construction companies involved in the Three Gorges Dam project, said overseas contracts are likely to take up half of its business in the future, according to its pre...
Obama pushes climate change in White House meeting
DNA India
| WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama, weighing in on the Senate's efforts to pass a climate change bill, gathered republican and democratic lawmakers on Tuesday to try to jumpstart an overhaul of US energy policy. | Obama called the meeting at th...
Ecosystem
Eating Vegetables for Health
(photo: WN / Yolanda)
How to "Eat Green"
The Examiner
| Eating green is the latest health trend that is both environmentally and economically friendly. Read below to learn the 10 tips on how to eat green and reduce your carbon footprint while not compromising food quality or choices. | 1. Eat seasonally: Purchase local produce in season, by doing this you eliminate the environmental damage that goes a...
Recycling
Cold water in a plastic cup
(photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
New water policy soon
The Times Of India
PATNA: The state government will announce its new water policy soon. The draft policy lays emphasis on conservation of water resources to check wastage of water. | The draft policy has also suggested measures like timely repair of water supply pipes and canal lining to prevent water wastage. Besides, it also calls for creation of more water storage...



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