Workers at Japan’s stricken Fukushima nuclear plant have begunremoving fuel rods from a storage pond at the Unit 4 reactor building.
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Iran nuclear crisis sees deal emerging in Geneva
World powers and Iran are expected to reach a long sought deal on Friday to try to resolve Iran’s controversial nuclear programme. US, UK, French and German foreign ministers are making unscheduled trips to Geneva to join talks between Iran…
Fossil fuel subsidies ‘reckless use of public funds’
By Matt McGrath The world is spending half a trillion dollars on fossil fuel subsidies every year, according to a new report.
Breakthrough in CO2 conversion to useful forms of carbon
From: Roger Greenway, ENN CO2 is an important air pollution emission contributing to climate change. Researchers around the globe are looking at ways to remove CO2 from flue gasses and to store it (sequestering) or to in someway use it.
Bangladesh makes its PSC terms winsome to lure more IOCs
M Azizur Rahman Bangladesh will raise the wellhead gas price for contractors in its deepwater blocks by at least 2% per year to entice IOCs to explore for hydrocarbons in the Bay of Bengal, Petrobangla Chairman Hussain Monsur has told…
Greenpeace assails oil rig in Russian Arctic
Greenpeace activists have launched an attempt to board a Russian oil platform and prevent it drilling in the Arctic.
‘Rampal power plant not approved yet’
Dhaka – Environment and Forest Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud informed the Parliament that Rampal Coal Power plant has not got final approval as yet.
Radiation levels hit new high near Fukushima water tanks
Radiation levels around tanks storing contaminated water at Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have risen by a fifth to a new high, officials say.
Challenges to advancing sustainable hydropower
Gabriel Chong gabriel.chong@csr-asia.com
Asia Energy awaits PM’s nod on Phulbari
bdnews24.com British mining firm Global Coal Management (GCM) Resources, formerly known as Asia Energy, is trying to meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for having final words about Phulbari coal project. According to a statement obtained by bdnews24.com, it says it…