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[ 03.07.2009 ]
Controversial oil search in Norway
The Norwegian government is presently conducting seismic shooting in the Vesterålen area, just outside the world famous Lofoten, in order to search for oil deposits. The shooting is conflicting with local fisheries, and Bellona claims that it is illegal.
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[ 28.06.2009 ]
No Greek plan for low-carbon energy supply
ATHENS – The lack of a structured long-term plan to reduce emissions is hurting Greece’s climate change credentials and the satisfaction caused to Greek environmental organisations by the decision of the Ministry of Development to ban the construction of hard-coal units five months ago has given way to deep concern.
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[ 27.06.2009 ]
US House of Representatives passes climate bill in squeaker vote late Friday
In one of the narrowest votes in recent history, the US House of Representative Friday evening passed a sweeping energy and climate-change bill that supporters say will revolutionize the way the United States uses energy.
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[ 23.06.2009 ]
Spain at the forefront of Europe’s CCS development initiatives
MADRID – Spain is among the European leading countries on CO2 capture technologies. The Spanish government and the main Spanish utility ENDESA are investing a considerable amount of money in developing a project to test oxy-fuel firing in an experimental plant being built in El Bierzo (North-western Spain in the province of León), but the funding plan for a full-scale demonstration project remains uncertain.
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[ 19.06.2009 ]
Medvedev suggests amendments to Russia’s NGO law – human rights activists suggest more
In a surprising turnabout from the administration of Russian President Dmirty Medvedev, the Kremlin chief said he would easing some restrictions and registration complications for Russian non governmental organisations that human rights groups have criticised as being repressive.
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[ 29.06.2009 ]
Czech political parties think big – eliminate the Greens

PRAGUE – After the June’s European elections, which sent representatives from only four political parties to the new European parliament, early national elections are on the way in the Czech Republic. Will the big players eliminate the liberal-oriented Green party from the political limelight?

[ 29.06.2009 ]
Shell to build CCS installation in Kędzierzyn, Poland?

KEDZIERZYN, Poland – A source close to a transaction a concerning carbon capture and storage (CCS) installation in Kędzierzyn in Southern Poland revealed that Shell was the most serious candidate to build the equipment. However Krzysztof Jałosiński, president of Zakłady Azotowe Kędzierzyn (ZAK’) one the country’s largest chemical producers, told the newspaper "Rzeczpospolita" that there are several candidates, Shell and GE (General Electric) among them.

[ 22.06.2009 ]
See speeches and interviews from the CC9 conference

The CC9 climate conference took place the 4.th and 5.th of June at Hafslund Hovedgård in Sarpsborg, Norway, and presented a set of recommendations for the negotiations to take place in Copenhagen in December. Here are some selected speeches and interviews:

[ 12.06.2009 ]
Russian nuke plants complain of misinformation hoax to scare the public

Several Russian nuclear power plants claim they have been the target of a so-called information terror campaign spreading false information about an alleged nuclear accident, according to the country's nuclear powr plant operator, Energoatom.

[ 11.06.2009 ]
Putin moves toward Obama in notion to abandon nuclear weapons

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said his country could give up nuclear weapons if everyone else that had them did the same, world news agencies reported late Wednesday.

[ 10.06.2009 ]
AtomEnergoProekt snags Volgodonsk contract

Nizhniy Novgorod AtomEnergoProekt has won the tender as principal contractor for the construction of the third and fourth reactors at the Volgodonsk nuclear power plant in Russia. The company has also completed assembling the initial reactor for Russia's first floating nuclear power plant.

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Washington View: House passes ‘most important environment or energy legislation in our nation’s history’

[ Posted 27.06.2009 00:00 in Jonathan Temple's Blog by Jonathan Temple ]
ASPEN, Colorado – In a historic victory today, the House of Representatives voted 219 - 212 to approve a comprehensive global warming bill that sets mandatory limits on US greenhouse gas emissions.
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Washington View: CCS gets a big second chance, while US climate bill progresses amid dim prognoses for Copehagen

[ Posted 18.06.2009 00:00 in Jonathan Temple's Blog by Jonathan Temple ]
WASHINGTON – The Administration of US President Barack Obama has revived financial support canceled by the Bush administration for FutureGen, the United States’ first coal burning plant with carbon capture and storage (CCS).
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Washington View – Congress begins the debate on a cap-and-trade bill

[ Posted 21.05.2009 00:00 in Jonathan Temple's Blog by Jonathan Temple ]
WASHINGTON – On May 15th, Democratic leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee took a big step toward building US climate change policy with the release of a 932-page bill that is expected to be approved by the committee by the end of this week. If passed by the committee, the bill will than face scrutiny from other House committees. The Senate has yet to consider climate change legislation.
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WASHINGTON VIEW: World economies ask more for US emissions cuts while political landscape in DC shifts

[ Posted 04.05.2009 00:00 in Jonathan Temple's Blog by Jonathan Temple ]
WASHINGTON – The world’s major economies wrapped up a climate change discussion that fell slightly short of expectations with President Barack Obama, while committees in the House of Representatives continue to debate climate change legislation.
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BELLONA IN MEDIA
[ 23.06.2009 i iafrica ]
Carbon capturing hope
[ 22.06.2009 i Yahoo news ]
Norwegian oil refinery aims for change
[ 02.06.2009 i Environment News Service ]
Business Leaders' Climate Emissions Pledge Frustrates Many
[ 28.05.2009 i Eu observer ]
Norway offers EU €140m for carbon capture
[ 27.05.2009 i Nature News ]
Russia makes major shift in climate policy