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6 September 2010
While scientists may shy away from linking these natural disasters directly to climate change, what is absolutely certain is that heatwaves and high water hurt developing countries and poor people more as they are less able to pay to protect themselves.
Kota Kinabalu, September 3 - Sabah’s power producer is studying the possibility of using alternative energy following the rejection of the Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment report for the controversial Lahad Datu coal-fired power plant.
Singapore, September 3 - Wind may still be used to generate electricity in Singapore - just not Mother Nature’s breeze. Both JTC Corporation and the Housing Board are looking into the use of vertical axis wind turbines, where the blades spin around an upright shaft.
United States, September 2 - US fast food giant Burger King said Thursday it would no longer buy palm oil from Sinar Mas or its subsidiaries after Greenpeace campaigned against the Indonesian group’s land-clearing practices.
Ha Noi, September 2 - Russia would co-operate with Vietnamese experts to establish a centre to train staff, experts and engineers in nuclear power plant operations as well as establish a research academy on nuclear energy, said General Director of Russia’s Rosatom State Corporation Sergey Kirienko yesterday.
Amsterdam, September 2 - Greenpeace said about 500,000 Facebook users have urged the world’s largest online social network to abandon plans to buy electricity from a coal-based energy company for its new data center in the U.S.
Manila, September 1 - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) plans to issue its inaugural Clean Energy Bond to support its clean energy projects in Asia and the Pacific.
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