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| January 16, 2014 |
 Blown away? US suspends wind power subsidies, for now Washington (AFP) Jan 15, 2014 - Historic subsidies propping up US wind energy ended on January 1 and Congress refused to renew them, despite supporters arguing that the aid has made renewable power cheaper than coal. The United States has subsidized wind-sourced electricity since 1992 to promotes the use of green energy and crack America's dependence on the fossil fuels blamed for climate change. Last year, billions of ... more |  |
 KYOCERA Solar Helps Connecticut Residents Reduce Environmental Impact Scottsdale AZ (SPX) Jan 16, 2014 - Connecticut residents who made a New Year's resolution to reduce their environmental impact may be getting a boost without even realizing it. On December 23, 2013, a 5-megawatt AC (7.4MW DC) installation of high-reliability Kyocera solar modules began commercial operations at Somers, Conn., providing enough annual generating capacity to offset the power needs of approximately 5,000 homes. ... more |  |
No Evidence of Residential Property Impacts Near Wind Turbines Berkeley CA (SPX) Jan 16, 2014 - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) along with University of Connecticut analyzed more than 122,000 home sales near 26 wind facilities (with over 1,500 within a mile of operating turbines) in densely populated Massachusetts, yet was unable to uncover any impacts to nearby home property values. "This is the third of three major studies we have conducted on this topic [the f ... more |  |
 Japan approves TEPCO business plan to switch on reactors Tokyo (AFP) Jan 15, 2014 - Japan's government on Wednesday approved a fresh business plan for the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant that includes restarting idled reactors elsewhere in the currently nuclear-free country. Industry minister Toshimitsu Motegi gave the green light to Tokyo Electric Power's plan, which involves pursuing the resumption of some operations at the huge Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear ... more |  |
 The car of the future, today Detroit (AFP) Jan 15, 2014 - Cars that park themselves, radar-guided safety sensors and infotainment systems with web access; automakers are competing for customers who now expect constant innovation. The speed at which the new features are migrating from premium models downward and spreading among brands is accelerating as automakers jostle for attention in an increasingly crowded market. "The hottest new technolog ... more |  |
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 Man, 71, kills Florida moviegoer over smartphone use Miami (AFP) Jan 14, 2014 - A 71-year-old retired policeman was refused bail on Tuesday after allegedly shooting dead a fellow moviegoer in Florida for using text messages with his phone, authorities in the US state said. Curtis Reeves, a retired police captain from Tampa, was being held on suspicion of second-degree homicide after he opened fire on Chad Oulson, 43, Monday at a cinema in Wesley Chapel, Florida, Pasco c ... more |  |
 Iraq: Maliki threatens Kurds if they export oil to Turkey Baghdad (UPI) Jan 15, 2013 - As if Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki didn't have enough problems battling city-grabbing al-Qaida insurgents in western Iraq, his simmering faceoff with independence-minded Kurds in the north over their drive to export oil to neighboring Turkey looks like it's about to boil over as well. The Kurdistan Regional Government, which runs the land-locked, semiautonomous Kurdish enclave that bo ... more |  |
India and South Korea to cooperate on nuclear power? New Delhi (UPI) Jan 15, 2013 - South Korean President Park Geun-hye is expected to seek nuclear power deals during her four-day state visit to India, which began Wednesday. "South Korea has a track record of successfully building and operating nuclear power plants. There has been no major accidents in Korea since commercial operations began in 1978. Korea can be a good partner for India in its nuclear business," Park ... more |  |
US court strikes down 'Net Neutrality' rule Washington (AFP) Jan 14, 2014 - A US appeals court on Tuesday struck down as unconstitutional a "Net Neutrality" rule that bars broadband Internet providers from blocking or playing favorites for online services. The court ruled that the Federal Communications Commission lacks authority to impose the rule requiring high-speed Internet firms to treat all traffic equally. The case brought by US telecom giant Verizon has ... more |  |
Hydrogen fuel, not electricity, could be future of solar power Chapel Hill, N.C. (UPI) Jan 14, 2013 - Changing solar energy not into electricity but hydrogen fuel and storing it for later can allow devices to run after the sun goes down, U.S. researchers say. While solar energy has long been used as a clean alternative to fossil fuels such as coal and oil, it could only be harnessed during the day when the sun's rays were strongest, scientists at the University of North Carolina said. / ... more |  |
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China's Huawei denies US compromised equipment security Beijing (AFP) Jan 15, 2014 - Chinese tech giant Huawei, which has long been dogged by security suspicions abroad, on Wednesday denied a report its telecommunications network equipment had been compromised by US spies. There have been "no network incidents caused by security reasons", Huawei chief financial officer Cathy Meng told reporters. Meng was asked specifically about a report late last month in the German ma ... more |  |
HP to launch 'voice tablets' in India San Francisco (AFP) Jan 15, 2014 - Hewlett-Packard announced Wednesday it was launching a line of "voice tablets," or outsized smartphones, for consumers in India. The devices will be the first smartphones from the US computer giant since it stopped production of Palm devices in 2011. The California firm said in a statement it would market a six-inch and seven-inch screen HP Slate VoiceTab, which use the Android operating ... more |  |
Apple fights for bigger slice of China smartphone pie Shanghai (AFP) Jan 15, 2014 - The world's biggest mobile network is ready to offer Apple's iPhone, but while the US technology giant has declared China its biggest future market, it faces an uphill battle to unseat Samsung and homegrown competitors. Majority state-owned China Mobile has more than 760 million customers but for years it has declined to provide the iPhone as the two companies argued over commercial terms. ... more |  |
Facebook data funneled to Russian search engine Yandex San Francisco (AFP) Jan 14, 2014 - Yandex on Tuesday announced that it is adding public Facebook data to the index of data mined for queries handled by the Russian Internet search giant. "As of today, public content from Facebook users in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, other CIS countries and Turkey will be available for indexing by Yandex as soon as it has been published," Russia's biggest search engine said in an Eng ... more |  |
Smartphone app to help birdwatchers identify subjects of sightings Ithaca, N.Y. (UPI) Jan 15, 2013 - U.S. birdwatchers can get help identifying a species they're observing by reaching for their smartphone, Cornell University developers of an app say. Created by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology with support from the National Science Foundation, the app - dubbed Merlin - asks just five questions then displays photos of birds that match the description - customized to the phone user's lo ... more |  |
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Apple to refund $32.5 mn for kids' app purchases Washington (AFP) Jan 15, 2014 - Apple has agreed to refund at least $32.5 million to US customers for children's purchases from its online App Store without parental consent, US regulators said Wednesday. The Federal Trade Commission said Apple also agreed to modify its practice - which until now had allowed children to make purchases on an iPhone or iPad 15 minutes after a password was entered. FTC chairwoman Edith R ... more |  |
AOL steps back from Patch with joint venture Washington (AFP) Jan 15, 2014 - AOL announced Wednesday it is giving up majority control of its troubled Patch hyperlocal news operations to a partner specializing in distressed firms. A joint venture will be formed with Hale Global as the majority owner, according to a statement from the two firms. Terms were not disclosed but AOL said it would "retain a minority interest in Patch." A new limited liability company wil ... more |  |
 US power plant emissions down Boulder CO (SPX) Jan 15, 2014 - Power plants that use natural gas and a new technology to squeeze more energy from the fuel release far less of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide than coal-fired power plants do, according to a new analysis accepted for publication Jan. 8 in Earth's Future, a journal of the American Geophysical Union. The so-called "combined cycle" natural gas power plants also release significantly less n ... more |  |
Metal ink could ease the way toward flexible electronic books, displays Washington DC (SPX) Jan 15, 2014 - Scientists are reporting the development of a novel metal ink made of small sheets of copper that can be used to write a functioning, flexible electric circuit on regular printer paper. Their report on the conductive ink, which could pave the way for a wide range of new bendable gadgets, such as electronic books that look and feel more like traditional paperbacks, appears in the journal ACS Appl ... more |  |
EU cuts CO2 emissions for vans by 28% Strasbourg, France (AFP) Jan 14, 2014 - The European Parliament signed off Tuesday on new carbon dioxide restrictions for commercial vans that will slash emissions by 28 percent from 2020. Under the rules, all new light commercial vehicles sold across the European Union will emit a maximum 147 grammes of CO2 per kilometre instead of 203 grammes as per the level set in 2007. European Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said t ... more |  |
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