Lhasa’s first natural gas station put into operation

he first natural gas station in Lhasa, capital of northwest China’s Tibet autonomous region, was completed and put into operation by China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) on Wednesday.

ET Solar Introduces Anti-reflective Modules Globally

ET Solar Introduces Anti-reflective Modules Globally PR Newswire — October 27, 2011 NANJING, China, October 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – ET Solar Group Corp. (“ET Solar”), a China-based vertically integrated producer and provider of Photovaltaic (“PV”) modules and related solutions to the global solar market, today announces introduction of anti-reflective modules globally.

Heavy rainstorms cause five deaths in Italy

ROME | Wed Oct 26, 2011 6:54am EDT ROME (Reuters) – Five people were killed and eight reported missing after torrential rainstorms caused widespread flooding and mudslides in north and central Italy, authorities said Wednesday. Article source: Source

Hurricane Rina nears Mexico’s beach resorts

By Isela Serrano CANCUN, Mexico | Wed Oct 26, 2011 5:18am EDT CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) – Hurricane Rina headed for Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula on Wednesday with winds just shy of major hurricane strength, threatening beach resorts but steering clear of oil platforms. Article source: Source

China urges way out of “deadlock”; in Durban climate talks

BEIJING | Wed Oct 26, 2011 4:40am EDT BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s chief climate official called on developed countries to come up with their own national initiatives to cut carbon emissions in order to avoid “deadlock” at next month’s global climate change talks in Durban, South Africa. Article source: Source

Thai capital imposes rationing, pins hopes on dykes holding

By Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat and Pracha Hariraksapitak BANGKOK | Wed Oct 26, 2011 6:29am EDT BANGKOK (Reuters) – Shops in the Thai capital began imposing emergency rationing on Wednesday as the prime minister warned parts of Bangkok could be flooded for up to a month and authorities called a special five-day holiday to give people the [...]

Small nations push climate at Commonwealth talks

Pacific island and other small countries being punished by global warming will use a Commonwealth summit this week to ramp up pressure on powerful nations in the climate change debate.

Rina could become a major hurricane soon – NHC

Hurricane Rina could become a major hurricane at any time as it moves towards the west, before a likely turn to the northwest and north on Wednesday, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

UK offshore wind to struggle with surge in projects

By Karolin Schaps MANCHESTER | Tue Oct 25, 2011 11:19am EDT MANCHESTER (Reuters) – Britain’s offshore wind industry will struggle to fulfill new orders in four years’ time as the yearly growth in UK offshore wind farms is expected to double between 2015 and 2016, figures released by Britain’s renewable energy trade association showed on [...]

Bangkok’s Don Muang airport to close due to floods

BANGKOK | Tue Oct 25, 2011 5:02am EDT BANGKOK (Reuters) – Bangkok’s Don Muang airport will temporarily halt operations from 5 p.m. (6 a.m. EDT) on Tuesday due to flooding in the area, its general manager, Kanpat Mangkalasiri, said on Tuesday. Article source: Source

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