http://energyinnovator.com/ en-us Sat, 19 May 2012 15:01:43 -0400 editor@technologyinnovator.com http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=23440&sectionID=222 The United States' suspension of some economic sanctions against Burma has sparked mixed reaction from analysts and rights groups. Some argue that sanctions should have been lifted long ago.  But... Fri, 18 May 2012 13:49:17 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=23419&sectionID=114 World's most-efficient data center delivers sustainable energy savings for HP. HP has announced it has completed installation of an HP EcoPOD at its Alpharetta, Ga., next-generation data center (NGDC), extending... Thu, 17 May 2012 09:32:28 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=23422&sectionID=114 Presence expands asset management and recovery service capabilities for HP Financial Services. HP today announced the opening of a technology renewal center in Erskine, Scotland, enabling commercial HP customers to... Tue, 15 May 2012 09:39:46 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=23423&sectionID=114 HP issued the following statement in response to today’s ruling in the ongoing litigation with Oracle relating to the Intel® Itanium® platform: “HP is pleased that the Court ruled that... Mon, 14 May 2012 09:41:16 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=21317&sectionID=224 Laos breaks its silence, saying construction of the dam project has been halted. RFA -- Activists protest the Xayaburi dam in front of the Ch. Karnchang headquarters in Bangkok, April... Wed, 09 May 2012 00:30:19 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=21254&sectionID=224 The Guatemalan government has declared a state of siege in Santa Cruz Barillas, following demonstrations and clashes sparked by the death of a community leader who opposed the construction of... Tue, 08 May 2012 14:51:00 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=21246&sectionID=119 China has reported big trade deals with Russia following the visit of Vice Premier Li Keqiang, but there has been no apparent break in a six-year standoff over gas supplies,... Mon, 07 May 2012 12:28:29 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=20139&sectionID=224 A Thai company says it is going ahead with construction of the controversial $3.5 billion Xayaburi dam on the Mekong River in Laos. Some 12 planned hydropower dams on the... Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:38:20 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=20103&sectionID=222 China's state-controlled media say Beijing will not be able to shield North Korea from the diplomatic consequences if it conducts a third nuclear test. The warning appears Thursday in a... Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:30:00 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=20129&sectionID=309 He is gunned down while trying to expose illegal logging activities in a forest reserve. RFA -- Chut Wuthy speaking to RFA in an undated photo. Updated at 4:15 p.m.... Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:02:41 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19971&sectionID=309 A two-month-old international plan to accelerate action against climate-damaging pollutants is gaining momentum with decisions from Stockholm April 24. The Climate and Clean Air Coalition is moving forward on “fast... Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:15:39 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19956&sectionID=224 Activists demand that a Thai company cease construction of the dam. AFP: Activists protest the construction of the Xayaburi Dam in front of the Lao Embassy in Bangkok, April 18,... Tue, 24 Apr 2012 01:52:56 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19945&sectionID=106 3,200-Panel Photovoltaic Array Reduces Carbon Footprint, Lowers Energy Costs and Promotes Sustainability Goals. UB's Solar Strand will generate enough electricity to power hundreds of student apartments and will reduce greehouse... Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:20:46 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19785&sectionID=114 The emerging geopolitics of the Arctic are frequently covered in the mainstream press.  Less frequently covered is an analysis of what China's perspective is on the region's resources and what... Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:37:40 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19435&sectionID=222 ISIS has learned in researching and discussing the new National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran that important differences exist from the 2007 NIE on Iran’s capability to make a nuclear... Sun, 22 Apr 2012 02:32:43 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19616&sectionID=309 Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has called on Pacific Asia Travel Association (Pata) members to exchange and take-stock of information and initiatives to address climate change and its adverse effects... Sat, 21 Apr 2012 03:58:48 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19491&sectionID=224 Experts worry that construction of the Xayaburi dam may set a risky precedent for other dams on Southeast Asia’s key artery. Photo: RFA -- A map showing Xayaburi dam on... Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:27:26 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19783&sectionID=114 Washington — The United States supports Saudi Arabia’s goal of becoming a regional leader in renewable energy and energy efficiency and is encouraging U.S. companies to explore the “tremendous opportunities”... Fri, 20 Apr 2012 05:00:37 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19434&sectionID=309 Scientists say the notoriously dry continent of Africa is sitting on a vast reservoir of groundwater. They argue that the total volume of water in aquifers underground is 100 times... Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:18:19 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19488&sectionID=224 Phnom Penh threatens to take Laos to court if it moves ahead unilaterally with the Xayaburi dam project. Photo appears courtesy of International Rivers -- A caterpillar works on the... Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:23:28 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19325&sectionID=222 The International Atomic Energy Agency says it is now unlikely to send a delegation to North Korea, after Pyongyang stated it is no longer bound by an agreement with the... Wed, 18 Apr 2012 02:38:38 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19328&sectionID=222 China has joined other world powers in warning North Korea that they will not tolerate any more provocations after the isolated nation's failed rocket launch last week. U.S. Secretary of... Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:54:46 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19327&sectionID=222 North Korea on Tuesday rejected the United Nations' condemnation of Pyongyang's failed rocket launch, and is vowing to continue trying to fire a long-range rocket into space to place a... Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:51:53 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19326&sectionID=222 The International Atomic Energy Agency says it is now unlikely that it will send a delegation to North Korea, after Pyongyang stated it is no longer bound by an agreement... Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:48:12 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19330&sectionID=222 Iran's foreign minister says Tehran is ready to resolve concerns over its nuclear program in exchange for an easing of sanctions. Ali Akbar Salehi told the Iranian student news agency... Mon, 16 Apr 2012 02:57:49 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19329&sectionID=222 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has dismissed Iran's offer to resolve international concerns about its nuclear program if the West starts lifting sanctions, saying the “burden of action” is... Mon, 16 Apr 2012 02:56:30 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19331&sectionID=222 U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday insisted his administration did not “give away anything” to Iran during the latest round of nuclear talks in Turkey. Speaking to reporters in Cartagena,... Sun, 15 Apr 2012 03:01:24 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19337&sectionID=222 Turkey is putting the final touches on security arrangements ahead of crucial talks between Iran and world powers on Tehran's controversial nuclear program. Iran and representatives of the United States,... Sat, 14 Apr 2012 03:09:58 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19336&sectionID=222 Western diplomats remain cautious but are hoping to make progress as they sit down with Iranian negotiators for the first time in more than a year. Representatives from six of... Sat, 14 Apr 2012 03:08:33 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19335&sectionID=222 A spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton says a first round of talks between Iran and six world powers on Tehran's controversial nuclear program was “constructive,” laying the... Sat, 14 Apr 2012 03:07:13 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19334&sectionID=222 Iran and six world powers are nearing the end of their first full day of direct talks on Tehran's nuclear program in over a year. Iran and the five permanent... Sat, 14 Apr 2012 03:06:05 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19333&sectionID=222 European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton says the latest round of nuclear talks between Iran and world powers has been “constructive” and the two sides agreed to meet again... Sat, 14 Apr 2012 03:04:30 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19332&sectionID=222 Talks in Istanbul between world powers and Iran over Tehran's controversial nuclear program ended Saturday with a commitment to meet again in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, May 23. After nearly... Sat, 14 Apr 2012 03:03:30 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19340&sectionID=222 Iran says it will present new initiatives at upcoming nuclear talks with world powers in Turkey, but warned that efforts by Western nations to exert pressure on Tehran would “backfire.”... Wed, 11 Apr 2012 03:14:47 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19339&sectionID=222 North Korean officials say they have begun injecting fuel into a rocket for an imminent space launch, raising the stakes in an escalating standoff with its regional neighbors and the... Wed, 11 Apr 2012 03:13:21 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19338&sectionID=222 Military forces in South Korea and Japan are standing by Thursday on the first day of a five-day window for a North Korean rocket launch that Pyongyang says will carry... Wed, 11 Apr 2012 03:11:16 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19343&sectionID=222 The United States and South Korea have reaffirmed their commitment to South Korea's defense in the face of an expected North Korean rocket launch. South Korean officials say Defense Minister... Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:20:52 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19342&sectionID=222 The United States says a planned North Korean rocket launch would represent a “clear and serious violation” of the country's obligations under U.N. Security Council resolutions. White House Spokesman Jay... Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:19:42 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19341&sectionID=222 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says North Korea's plans to launch a missile raises questions about its desires to improve ties with its neighbors and the United States. Clinton... Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:16:06 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19438&sectionID=222 South Korean press has reported recently that North Korea is preparing to conduct another nuclear explosive test at the same site as its 2006 and 2009 tests.  These reports cite... Tue, 10 Apr 2012 02:46:47 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19437&sectionID=222 On April 8, Tehran Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA) conducted an interview in Farsi with the head of Iran’s nuclear program, Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani, during which he offered to cap Iran’s... Tue, 10 Apr 2012 02:45:29 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19347&sectionID=222 North Korean space officials took the rare step Sunday of allowing foreign journalists to see a rocket, that, despite the objections of the United States and South Korea, is being... Mon, 09 Apr 2012 03:26:58 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19346&sectionID=222 Iran has confirmed it will meet with Western powers in Istanbul Saturday but is urging them to take pre-conditions off the table ahead of the nuclear talks. Iran's Supreme National... Mon, 09 Apr 2012 03:24:58 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19345&sectionID=222 The United States says a rocket launch or future nuclear test by North Korea would only isolate its communist government further. U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland made the comments... Mon, 09 Apr 2012 03:23:10 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19344&sectionID=222 U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice says she expects the U.N. to reply in what she calls a “credible fashion” to a North Korean rocket launch or nuclear... Mon, 09 Apr 2012 03:21:59 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19436&sectionID=222 Recent media reporting about the U.S. intelligence findings on Iran’s nuclear weaponization program has focused on the relatively narrow technical question of whether the Iranian regime has made the decision... Mon, 09 Apr 2012 02:35:14 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=19348&sectionID=222 China, Japan and South Korea continue to urge North Korea to cancel its plan to launch a rocket possibly as early as next week. Foreign ministers of the three Asian... Sat, 07 Apr 2012 03:28:12 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=17621&sectionID=222 Although the land near the Fukushima nuclear reactors was heavily contaminated by the aerial release of radioisotopes, the majority of the radioactive releases drifted out over the Pacific. There, they... Mon, 02 Apr 2012 23:13:48 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=17150&sectionID=224 A new report urges more cooperation and consideration of the environmental impact along Southeast Asia’s main waterway. AFP: Fishermen row their boats on the Mekong River near Phnom Penh in... Sun, 25 Mar 2012 07:32:05 -0400 http://energyinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=17450&sectionID=222 ISIS has learned in researching and discussing the new National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran that important differences exist from the 2007 NIE on Iran’s capability to make a nuclear... Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:46:22 -0400