U.N. agency approves Japan’s reactor stress tests

By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO | Tue Jan 31, 2012 5:28am EST TOKYO (Reuters) – U.N. experts endorsed tests designed to show Japanese nuclear plants could withstand a repeat of last year’s earthquake and tsunami on Tuesday, with the government keen for public acceptance to restart reactors and avoid a summer power crunch. The government still [...]

Calif. seeks flexible power rules as wind expands

Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:17pm EST (Reuters) – The California power grid wants to make sure it can keep electricity flowing as residents rely on a greater amount of wind and solar power and strict water rules force the shutdown of power plants along the coast in the next few years, the agency said. California [...]

Massive fish deaths in south Philippines blamed on climate change

Around 49 metric tons of fish have been found floating dead in Sebu Lake in South Cotabato province, south Philippines, and local officials blamed the deaths on climate change, a provincial fishery coordinator told a local radio station Tuesday.

Flood Relief Measures in Thailand and The Success of BOI FAIR

Flood Relief Measures in Thailand and The Success of BOI FAIR PR Newswire — January 31, 2012 BANGKOK, January 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – In response to the recent flooding, the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) has introduced a series of promotional measures and activities designed to restore investor confidence in Thailand and to regain momentum [...]

Flood Relief Measures in Thailand and The Success of BOI FAIR

Flood Relief Measures in Thailand and The Success of BOI FAIR PR Newswire — January 31, 2012 BANGKOK, January 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – In response to the recent flooding, the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) has introduced a series of promotional measures and activities designed to restore investor confidence in Thailand and to regain momentum [...]

Verdiem Interoperates with Cisco EnergyWise to Help Customers Lower IT Energy Costs and Reduce Carbon Emissions

Verdiem Interoperates with Cisco EnergyWise to Help Customers Lower IT Energy Costs and Reduce Carbon Emissions PR Newswire — January 31, 2012 LONDON and SEATTLE, January 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Verdiem, a leader in IT energy management and efficiency solutions, announced today that Surveyor 6 is interoperable with Cisco EnergyWise [http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10195 ], delivering energy savings [...]

Fukushima pets in no-go zone face harsh winter

FUKUSHIMA, Japan | Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:19am EST FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – Dogs and cats that were abandoned in the Fukushima exclusion zone after last year’s nuclear crisis have had to survive high radiation and a lack of food, and they are now struggling with the region’s freezing winter weather. “If left alone, tens [...]

Insight: The great northern migration — of U.S. cattle

By P.J. Huffstutter and Theopolis Waters CHICAGO | Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:13am EST CHICAGO (Reuters) – For more than a century, through a dozen dry spells when lakes disappeared and the land died, thousands of cows from the Swenson Land Cattle Co have roamed the fields of Texas. Yet the drought currently ravaging the [...]

Ukraine Enhances Efforts to Diversify its Energy Sector

Ukraine Enhances Efforts to Diversify its Energy Sector PR Newswire — January 30, 2012 KYIV, Ukraine, January 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Diversification of energy sources, ensuring energy security as well as using alternative sources and boosting energy efficiency, are key to the new energy architecture of Ukraine. This was stated by the President of Ukraine [...]

Rain, snow to hit south China over next 3 days

China’s southern regions should be braced for rain and snow over the next three days, the country’s meteorological authority said Monday.

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