5.7-magnitude quake hits New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea

SYDNEY (Xinhua) – An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale jolted New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea at 10:46: 50 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

ZigBee Alliance Passes 300 ZigBee Certified Products Milestone

ZigBee Alliance Passes 300 ZigBee Certified Products Milestone PR Newswire — August 31, 2011 SAN RAMON, California, August 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – – Market demand, growing family of ZigBee standards triples demand for smarter, greener interoperable wireless control solutions The ZigBee(R) Alliance, a global ecosystem of companies creating wireless solutions for use in energy management, [...]

New Office Tower by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects Lights up Singapore

New Office Tower by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects Lights up Singapore PR Newswire — August 31, 2011 SINGAPORE, August 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – – With Photo – Ocean Financial Centre, rated LEED Platinum, opens on prime waterfront site Ocean Financial Centre [http://tinyurl.com/3dnk95a ], Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects [http://www.pcparch.com ]‘ newest completed office tower, opened Wednesday [...]

H.C. Starck – Molybdenum Sputtering Targets and Silicon Nitride Powders for the Photovoltaic Industry – PVSEC 2011

H.C. Starck – Molybdenum Sputtering Targets and Silicon Nitride Powders for the Photovoltaic Industry – PVSEC 2011 PR Newswire — August 31, 2011 NEWTON, Massachusetts, August 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – As a world leader in vertically integrated manufacturing of molybdenum sputtering targets for back contacts in CIGS and CdTe solar modules, H.C. Starck is proud [...]

Global Solar Energy Market Will Reach $75.2 Billion With Annual Installations Reaching 227 GW by 2016

MarketsandMarkets: Global Solar Energy Market Will Reach $75.2 Billion With Annual Installations Reaching 227 GW by 2016 PR Newswire — August 31, 2011 DALLAS, August 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – According to a new market research report, “Solar Power Market by PV, CSP Technologies by Installations, Price, Cost, Trade Trends & Global Forecasts (2011 – 2016) [...]

Tropical storm Nanmadol lands at southeast China province

Nanmadol was packing winds up to 72 km per hour in the center when landing the city. It is expected to hover around the coastal regions of Jinjiang for a while.

Hurricane Irene’s impact on U.S. economy deemed minor

WASHINGTON (Xinhua) – The economic damages caused by Hurricane Irene that struck the U.S. East Coast in the past days were put at 12 billion U.S. dollars, but this will have minor impact on the U.S. economy, analysts said Tuesday. Economists and the U.S. insurance industry have already started assessing the economic losses from Hurricane [...]

Meat diet may increase green house gas emission: Swedish report

STOCKHOLM, (Xinhua) — Meat diet, a dietary habit popular in some developed countries, can produce more greenhouse gas and thus is likely to actually cause more impact on climate, said a Swedish study published Tuesday. According to Swedish Radio’s Ekot news program, the meat diet, also known as Low Carb High Fat (LCHF) diet, doubled [...]

Katia speeds up in Atlantic, not clear if threat to U.S.

By Pascal Fletcher MIAMI | Tue Aug 30, 2011 11:17pm EDT MIAMI (Reuters) – The East Coast is mopping up after Hurricane Irene’s weekend battering that killed around 40 people and authorities and residents are looking out anxiously over the Atlantic and asking: Is another one coming? Article source: Source

Airlifts, water rescues in wake of Hurricane Irene

By Grant McCool PATERSON, New Jersey | Tue Aug 30, 2011 7:17pm EDT PATERSON, New Jersey (Reuters) – Emergency workers plucked dozens of residents from doorways and windows as Hurricane Irene’s floodwaters rose on Tuesday, swallowing homes, submerging cars and turning the streets of this working class town into lakes. Article source: Source

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