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The Technical Failure That Could Clear The Oil Glut In A Matter Of Weeks

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But the current production increases in Nigeria, Iraq and Libya, will most probably be temporary. Dr.Widdershoven earned his post graduate degrees at King’s College, University of London, Department of War Studies, and an MA in Middle East Studies at the University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

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Bush Says Farewell to Blair with Empty Rhetoric on Climate Change

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As reported in the Independent of London, As Tony Blair left Washington yesterday for his last visit as Prime Minister, the Bush administration was acting to scupper international efforts to combat climate change. "We After his visit to Washington, Blair paid a farewell visit to Iraq. It's important not to jeopardise economic growth."

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The Bionic-Hand Arms Race

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soldiers and 300 British soldiers lost limbs in Iraq and Afghanistan. Ad Spiers , lecturer in robotics and machine learning at Imperial College London, it was late at night in his office, but he was still animated about robotic hands—the current focus of his research. Limb loss in the general population dwarfs those figures.

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ICCT study finds noise and climate impacts of a new generation of supersonic aircraft could be significant

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The two busiest airports, Dubai and London Heathrow, could each see more than 300 operations per day. A 2,000-strong supersonic fleet would translate to approximately 5,000 flights per day at 160 airports located predominately in Europe, North America, the Middle East, Asia, and Oceana.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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they have a degree of autonomy beyond the reach of federal government and can often make tough decisions: for example, California’s climate goals and London’s congestion charging. I liken electric grid and renewable to the economic and political and military fiasco of the Iraq war. Alternative is no longer an alternative.

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