Carbon capture and storage projects, seen as crucial in the fight against global warming, face a risk of failure due to their high costs, and should be applied across many sectors to ensure success, an audit says.The Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute, in an audit of the world's carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions, found 213 projects active...
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President Barack Obama, right, talks with India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, left, at the G8 Summit, in L'Aquila, Italy, July 9, 2009.U.S. President Barack Obama, right, talks with India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, left, at the G8 Summit, in L'Aquila, Italy, July 9, 2009.When Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh comes to Washington next week, the Obama administration will be challenged to...
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Low cost airline GoAir has derostered the pilot after its flight G8 105, carrying 154 passengers, circled runway 27 twice on November 3 at the Chhatrapati Shivaji airport here.The decision to go around by the pilot was a proactive and a conscious decision taken to be on a safer side in order to avoid any accident due to the some repair work going on at the beginning of the runway, a Goair release said...
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an article that examines the recent history of the world's food supply and related policy,looks at the global effort to boost food security. The publication writes, "Agriculture and food security have become 'the core of the international agenda', as the G8 called it. … [Pres.] Barack Obama asked Congress to double to just over $1 billion America's aid for agricultural development in 2010."The article...
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president of the Maldives has strongly criticised the world's rich countries for doing too little to stem climate change.Mohamed Nasheed said there was so little money offered to vulnerable nations that it was like arriving at an earthquake with a dustpan and brush.He was opening a high-level two-day gathering of countries deemed especially at risk from global warming.This was an outspoken attack on...
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calls for action on an epidemic much more serious than H1N1-the food crisis, which means a sixth of the world's population are currently undernourished. The Editorial says: "There is much at stake as delegates meet in Rome for the World Food Summit in 2 weeks' times. Despite two previous Summits, G8 and G20 promises, a plethora of new initiatives, and an increased investment in innovative technology,...
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Budget air-carrier, GoAir, on Friday said that it has de-rostered one of its pilots, pending investigation into an incident involving one of its flights on Tuesday."GoAir flight G8-105, carrying 154 passengers, circled runway 27 on November 3 at Mumbai twice. The decision to go around by the pilot was a proactive and a conscious decision taken to be on a safer side in order to avoid any mishap due...
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AGoAir flight, carrying 154 passengers on board, just about missed crashlandinginto construction rubble at the Mumbai airport-not once but twice-while landingon Tuesday.The plane, G8 105, from Delhi, descended dangerouslylow, almost where the construction works were being conducted on a part of themain runway. It being a Tuesday, maintenance work was carried out on half therunway, including the intersection...
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Budget air-carrier, GoAir, todaysaid that it has de-rostered one of its pilots, pendinginvestigation into an incident involving one of its flightson Tuesday."GoAir flight G8-105, carrying 154 passengers, circledrunway 27 on November 3 at Mumbai twice. The decision to goaround by the pilot was a proactive and a conscious decisiontaken to be on a safer side in order to avoid any mishap dueto some repair...
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article that examines the recent history of the world's food supply and related policy,looks at the global effort to boost food security. The publication writes, "Agriculture and food security have become 'the core of the international agenda', as the G8 called it. … [Pres.] Barack Obama asked Congress to double to just over $1 billion America's aid for agricultural development in 2010."The article...
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