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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set to launch Egyptian communications satellite

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SpaceX says a Falcon 9 rocket is on track to launch Egypt’s Nilesat 301 communications satellite no earlier than (NET) 5:04 pm ET (21:04 UTC) on Wednesday, June 8th. Built by Franco-Italian aerospace company Thales Alenia Space, Nilesat 301 is a fairly standard 4.1-ton

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Fisker reports more than $100M in revenue Jan-Apr 2012; more than $1B in funding since 2007

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The company, which began deliveries of the Fisker Karma luxury four-door extended range electric sedan in December 2011, also said that it has delivered 1,000 vehicles to customers in the US and Europe. The latest funding has lifted the overall financing beyond $1 billion since the start of the company in 2007. Click to enlarge.

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UN Environment report says national GHG pledges only bring one-third of reductions needed for Paris Agreement

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Substantial emission reductions due to fuel economy standards for passenger cars are already included in the current policy scenario. A large part of this potential comes from six relatively standardized categories: solar and wind energy; efficient appliances; efficient passenger cars; afforestation and stopping deforestation.

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ZAP Acquires 51% Stake in China’s Jonway Auto in Focus On China EV Market; Plans Acquisition of Other 49% in Second Phase

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ZAP is a 15-year-old California EV company and Jonway Auto is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jonway Group, a 20-year-old Chinese vehicle manufacturer. The new company creates an integrated worldwide sales and manufacturing operation. as part of a strategy to capitalize on the growing automotive and electric vehicle (EV) market in China.

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China’s new energy buses are re-exported to Europe

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As the first bus company in Sweden, Bergkvarabuss chose BYD as its partner for the first large-scale purchase of pure electric buses, which was also the first time that BYD pure electric buses entered Skåne, Sweden. said: “I am very honored to deliver BYD pure electric buses to the first bus company in Sweden.

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Syrian oil ministry announces oil shale tender

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Mineral Resources, at a workshop on Regional Cooperation for Clean Utilization of Oil Shale held at Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt in 2010. (In Published research and geological studies during 1955–1979 identified bitumen and oil shale phenomena in different areas in the country.

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Nielsen global survey finds concerns about climate change slipping behind concerns over other environmental issues; air and water pollution top worries, pesticide use #3

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—Ram Mohan Rao, Managing Director, Nielsen Egypt. Global increase for climate change concern was driven largely by Middle East/Africa markets where awareness rose significantly in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Israel, and remained high in South Africa. Internet penetration rates vary by country.