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Addax Bioenergy signs loan agreement for €258M renewable energy project in Sierra Leone; sugarcane ethanol and biomass power

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In addition to the independent studies that have already been conducted and are publicly available, the financing partners will perform on-going monitoring to ensure that the project fully meets its commitments. Less than one-third of the leased area will actually be used by the project, keeping impacts to a minimum, Addax claims.

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SCOPE Biofuels Project Releases Assessment on Environmental Effects of Biofuel Technologies

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The SCOPE (Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment) International Biofuels Project, has published the full proceedings of its Rapid Assessment workshop on the environmental effects of biofuel technologies, 22-25 September 2008. SCOPE is part of the International Council for Science. In 2007/08, 0.9%

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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as compared to 1990 emissions, to be achieved between 2008 and 2012. Specifically, they would focus on emissions reductions as well as financing, with negotiations for the two issues separated from one another. [ That is what matters, and that matters to the whole world ” [ 7 ].

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GM, Segway to Make Vehicle - WSJ.com

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Write to Sharon Terlep at sharon.terlep@dowjones.com Printed in The Wall Street Journal, page B2 Copyright 2008 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. The language you used does not comply with community standards. Home World U.S. All Rights Reserved This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. is teaming with Segway Inc.,

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