http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/Europe/Earth_Continents_Europe_18_197_666.html Press Review of the Earth from the most relevant websites. Keep in touch with the Earth and your future ! fr-FR http://www.earth-stream.com/logo-stream-Earth.png http://www.earth-stream.com Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:41:53 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/Europe/Clean-and-Efficient-Use-of-Coal-ELCOGAS_18_197_666_134898.html ELCOGAS has built a coal plant in Spain that reduces CO 2 emissions by an average of 20% and other emissions by 50-80% compared to traditional coal plants. The plant, operational within the Spanish electricity market, competes with other electricity companies and demonstrates the technical, economic and commercial feasibility of the technology for coal-based electric power production under cleaner and more efficient conditions than other traditional technologies could offer. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:40:29 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/Europe/Netherlands-Algae-to-Power-Jets-_18_197_666_134894.html National Geographic: Research is underway to turn algae into biodiesel that developers hope could eventually fuel jet airplanes. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:42:31 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/Europe/Europe-SRI-market-doubles-in-two-years-Eurosif_18_197_666_134854.html The European market for sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) was worth €2.7 trillion ($3.7 trillion) in 2007, according to figures released yesterday by the European Sustainable Investment Forum (Eurosif). This is equivalent to 17.5% of the European asset management industry. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:18:31 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/Europe/Internetworks_18_197_666_134849.html By Anonymous SIGNAL's guide to Web resources Situated in the heart of Europe, the city of Prague has been an imperial capital, an artistic center and a trade and political hub during its long history. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:59:22 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/Europe/United-States-Italy-s-Enel-opens-biggest-wind-farm-in-U-S-_18_197_666_134708.html Reuters: Italian power company Enel SpA has inaugurated its biggest wind power project, a 250- megawatt U.S. wind farm, Enel said on Thursday. The Smoky Hills plant in the state of Kansas will be operational by the end of the year, Enel said in a statement. It is the biggest wind power project built in Great Plains state. The site can supply the power needs of 85,000 U.S. households, the company said. GE Financial Services, a unit of General Electric Co., is also an investor in ... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:35:09 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/Europe/Adiamo-Alghe-Italian-Biodiesel-Producers-Turn-to-Seaweed-as-a-Feedstock_18_197_666_134609.html photo: Karel Hladky Though they’re not the first group to have a go at using seaweed as a feedstock for biofuels, they may be one of the largest. Reuters is reporting that Italy’s Union of Biodiesel Producers hopes to commercialize the production of seaweed-based biodiesel within five years. They plan on investing €10 million ($14 million) into the project, which hopes to make an end run around the lingering food versus fuel debate by utilizing a non-food feedstock that is incapable of competing with cro... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:12:24 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/Europe/Early-Registration-Ends-Soon-for-CMAI-s-Plastics-Processors-Conference-Europe_18_197_666_134573.html HOUSTON, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- With a successful conference this past week in Chicago for CMAI's 5th Annual Plastics Processors Conference, Chemical Market Associates, Inc. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:43:14 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/Europe/Developing-states-seek-elusive-unity-over-EU-trade_18_197_666_134557.html Developing states are seeking a common front over trade with Europe at a summit that opened on Thursday, but their unity has been undermined by some signing deals alone while others hold out for better terms. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:17:03 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/Europe/Siemens-to-Provide-IrelandEs-Largest-Water-Treatment-Plant-with-Onsite-Hypochlorite-Generation_18_197_666_134551.html Siemens Water Technologies will provide two onsite hypochlorite electrolytic chlorination systems to Dublin City Council for the Ballymore Eustace Water Treatment Plant in County Kildare, Ireland. The OSEC systems from Siemens, which will replace Ballymore's chlorine gas systems, are part of a series of enhancements that are being made to the 72-year-old plant over the next five years. Once operational in 2009, this will be the largest electrochlorination plant in the UK and Ireland. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:25:12 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/Europe/At-the-Library-Have-Ye-Highe-Olde-Tyme-at-Library-s-Renaissance-Faire_18_197_666_134520.html As a senior at Catoosa High School, Amberly Burgard remembers first playing a harp when she barely could see over the top of the instrument, let alone carry it. Today, she plucks the national symbol of Ireland with the knack of a medieval harpist. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:20:53 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/Europe/Canada-s-PM-on-hotseat-in-debate-over-climate-change_18_197_666_134502.html Agence France-Presse: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper came under fire for his record on fighting global warming in a political debate televised Wednesday ahead of elections on October 14. Former environmental activist and Liberal leader Stephane Dion accused Harper of stalling on climate change since coming to power in January 2006 and tarnishing Canada's reputation in this area. "We were heroes against climate change" under the Liberal's steerage, Dion said. Canada had agreed under ... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:59:05 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/Europe/Sharp-to-boost-thin-film-solar-capacity-6-fold-to-6000-MW-by-2014-U-S-hits-snooze-button_18_197_666_134481.html The world’s second-largest maker of solar batteries plans a massive increase in capacity to meet soaring demand. Bloomberg reports: The company will raise the capacity to 6 gigawatts as early as 2014, from 1 gigawatt estimated for 2010… Sharp, which lost its market-leading position to Thalheim, Germany-based Q-Cells AG last year, is focusing on expanding its [...] Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:58:37 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/Europe/Study-highlights-massive-health-savings-of-stricter-climate-policies_18_197_666_134475.html EurActiv: The EU could save up to €25 billion every year by introducing more ambitious climate policies, according to a new study by health and environment NGOs. Report: Global CO2 emissions rising despite efforts Report: Europe must boost climate adaptation efforts EU climate goals under pressure as recession looms France wants early list of sectors exposed to 'carbon leakage' Report: EU carbon market will not raise power prices Raising the EU's 2020 target for greenhouse gas emission ... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:58:36 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/Europe/GE-warns-of-turbulence-ahead-for-turbine-production_18_197_666_134471.html Business Green: US engineering giant General Electric (GE) yesterday warned that rising steel prices and turmoil on the financial markets will have a negative impact on its fast expanding wind turbine business. Speaking at an event in Germany to publicise its latest turbine, GE Energy's global sales leader for wind energy, Mete Maltepe, said that the rising cost of steel would drive up the price of turbines. "There is a lot of steel in our turbines, so the cost of steel going up makes turbines ... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:04:00 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/Europe/Lead-contamination-found-in-23-water-supplies_18_197_666_134446.html Excessive levels of lead contamination have been found in 23 water supplies around Ireland, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:02:46 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/Europe/Frank-Gehry-As-Solar-Power-Developer-Paint-On-Solar-Steel-Could-Be-Here-in-Three-Years_18_197_666_134439.html photo: Chet Yeary II/ If Corus Group, an Anglo-Dutch steel manufacturer, has its way and their new work into developing solar cell paint comes to pass, the whole concept of what types of material can be used for generate electricity through photovoltaics could change. At least that’s the promise. Renewable Energy World is saying that production on Corus’ solar steel sheets could begin in three years, though doesn’t really go beyond that in te... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:10:51 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/Europe/Bull-Builds-Supercomputer-for-German-HPC-Center_18_197_666_134409.html Germany's leading high-performance computing center Forschungszentrum Julich and French IT systems company Bull have announced an agreement to build a 200 Teraflops supercomputer. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:20:07 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/Europe/Europe-bans-mercury-exports_18_197_666_134388.html The European Union has banned the export of mercury in an effort to reduce the global supply of the highly toxic heavy metal. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:51:13 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/Europe/French-EU-presidency-proposes-delay-for-car-emission-reductions_18_197_666_134384.html France, currently chairing the six-month rotating EU presidency, has put a proposal to member states that backs a gradualist approach to limiting carbon dioxide emissions from cars. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:26:48 GMT http://www.earth-stream.com/Earth/Continents/Europe/Jungo-Fast-Channel-Switching-Solution-to-Deliver-Enhanced-IPTV-User-Experience_18_197_666_134377.html Broadband World Forum Europe, Brussels Expo, Booth #143, Jungo Ltd, a leading provider of software solutions for residential gateways, today announced that its OpenRG(TM) residential gateway software now supports a patent-pending, fast channel-switching feature.