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Tropical Storm Ketsana Kills More Than 240, Displaces More Than 609,000 in Philippines

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Tropical Storm Ketsana, locally referred to as Ondoy, deluged Manila and surrounding areas with 455mm (18 inches) of rain in 24 hours Saturday, killing 240 people and displacing 609,548 according to SitRep 12 (29 September) from the Philippines National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC). Click to enlarge. Jack Rosebro.

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EIB awards €17M to QEV to advance zero emissions transport in developing countries

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In the Philippines, QEV recently equipped 10 new GET electric minibuses and converted numerous Jeepneys to use its fully-electric technology. To achieve the same annual benefit as one Jeepney converted to electric power, it would be necessary to plant 300 trees each year.

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France’s IFPEN studying industrial potential of onshore sources of natural hydrogen

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not produced naturally as are fossil energies, but as the product of converting other resources. The H 2 used in industry is mainly produced by converting natural gas (CH 4 ), which has the downside of emitting CO 2. These areas contain the oldest parts of the continents, cratons. Geophysical Research Abstracts Vol.

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Morris Tanenbaum, Inventor of the Silicon Microchip, Dies at 94

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Tanenbaum went on to serve as president of AT&T’s New Jersey Bell (now part of Verizon ) in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Bob” Lawson Telecommunications engineer Senior member, 89; died 18 November Lawson worked for Bell Telephone of Pennsylvania (now part of AT&T ) in Pittsburgh for 35 years. in 1974 and 1977, respectively.

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UOP looking to biomass catalytic pyrolysis to expand volumes of renewable hydrocarbon fuels

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Military personnel from Colombia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Republic of Philippines, Thailand, Tonga and the United Kingdom will also participate. The Great Green Fleet demo, part of RIMPAC 2012, is designed to show that the Navy can operate with a reduced reliance on conventional petroleum. Earlier post.).

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