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GOES Satellite Sends First Signals From SpaceEl Segundo CA (SPX) Mar 08, 2010 Boeing has received the first on-orbit signals from the third Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) built by Boeing for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The satellite, GOES-P, is healthy and ready to begin thruster firings to move to its on-orbit test location. GOES-P is a Boeing 601 satellite that will provide enhanced Earth-observation and weather-monitoring services. GOES-P launched on a Delta IV rocket at 6:57 p.m. Eastern time on March 4 ... read more |
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Brussels (UPI) Mar 5, 2009 The European Commission has decided to fund 43 energy projects across Europe - mainly natural gas pipelines and power grids - with more than $3 billion. The commission Thursday cleared $3.12 billion from the European Union's $5.5 energy stimulus package to help finance 43 pipeline and power transmission projects. Around $2 billion was already allocated for offshore wind power and clea ... more  
Toyama, Japan (AFP) March 4, 2010While auto manufacturing giants spend millions to develop environmentally-friendly electric cars, one Japanese company has taken a more low-key approach, crafting hand-made "green" cars. Takeoka Jidosha Kogei may be the antithesis of the world's Hondas and Nissans. The family-run business makes its cars from scratch in a garage workshop in the snowy foothills in the northwest of the country. ... more 
New York (UPI) Mar 5, 2009 The Empire State Building's 6,500 windows will be retrofitted as part of an energy overhaul designed to reduce the iconic skyscraper's energy use by 38 percent. Milwaukee's Johnson Controls, which is overseeing the Empire State Building retrofit project, with a team of energy efficiency experts including the Clinton Climate Initiative, Jones Lang LaSalle, and Rocky Mountain Institute, a ... more |
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China opposes political interference in yuan policyBeijing (AFP) March 6, 2010 China said Saturday it was opposed to political interference in its exchange rate mechanism, amid growing international pressure for policymakers to let the yuan appreciate. "Sometimes, the exchange rate issue can be politicised. We are opposed to this practice," central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan told reporters on the second day of the National People's Congress, the annual parliamentary session. The value of the Chinese currency, which has effectively been pegged to the US dollar since mid-2 ... read more |
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