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South Korea has warned of serious power shortages this week amid an expected rise in summer temperatures and as the resources-starved country struggles to keep up with demand after six nuclear plants have gone off-line. ...more |
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![Saudi Arabia to launch online atlas of renewable resources Saudi Arabia to launch online atlas of renewable resources](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_42af6868-55fd-4cb0-906f-9bbb552bbf9e_.jpg) |
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Saudi Arabia is launching an online atlas of renewable resources as part of a wider project to identify the potential renewable energy sources and where best to deploy technology to tap into those resources. ...more |
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Chemists at Oregon State University found that simple sodium chloride, or table salt, has the ability to enable the mass commercial production of silicon nanostructures at significantly reduced costs. ...more |
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![Drinking hot chocolate can help maintain brain function Drinking hot chocolate can help maintain brain function](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_e8daab8a-0eb7-4b57-9dbf-e535d4c121d6_.jpg) |
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Drinking two cups of hot chocolate a day may help older people keep their brains healthy and their thinking skills sharp, according to a study published in the August 7, 2013, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. ...more |
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![Oregon to launch first U.S. commercial wave energy device Oregon to launch first U.S. commercial wave energy device](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_564ac18b-ac5e-4585-8a5b-001633c81d47_.jpg) |
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There are a number of renewable energy technologies currently revolving around the world’s oceans and seas. Tidal energy is coming into the mainstream as a consistent alternative to wind and solar energy ...more |
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![EU-backed project produces first algae crops for biofuel EU-backed project produces first algae crops for biofuel](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_d41f7f18-c64f-4995-b8a6-44fe86dd4cd1_.jpg) |
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A European Union-backed project to produce biofuels from algae moved a step forward on Thursday by producing its first crop of algae biomass at its site in southern Spain. ...more |
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![Maxime Chaya sets two records rowing across Indian Ocean Maxime Chaya sets two records rowing across Indian Ocean](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_3ba1706d-dd8d-4733-8617-90336383d231_.jpg) |
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Maxime Chaya, the first Lebanese to climb Mount Everest, looked to set two more Guinness World Records as his team of three landed in the Mauritius Islands Monday after rowing 5,801 kilometers across the Indian Ocean. ...more |
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![Bolivia grew less coca in 2012 Bolivia grew less coca in 2012](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_bdf2ec67-8c57-481f-ad53-09b8a02737bf_.jpg) |
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Coca cultivation in Bolivia, the world's third-biggest cocaine producer after Peru and Colombia, fell for the second consecutive year in 2012 as the government stepped up eradication efforts. ...more |
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![EPA looking at contaminated sites for renewable energy EPA looking at contaminated sites for renewable energy](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_34456856-458b-4630-9646-52fbc5d2f09e_.jpg) |
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There are a lot of contaminated sites in the US. Many are former landfills that are urban mounds of varying size, and they are often devoid of trees ...more |
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![China approves first genetically modified Argentine cargo China approves first genetically modified Argentine cargo](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_87545acc-51ce-40a0-9c4a-c1e40ef335f0_.jpg) |
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China has approved its first shipment of genetically modified Argentine corn, Buenos Aires said on Tuesday. ...more |
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