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Whose Fault Is It, Anyway?
Carmakers, nuclear plant halt operations after Japan quake |
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19 Jul 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Whose Fault Is It, Anyway? Carmakers, nuclear plant halt operations after Japan quake Aftershocks from Monday's earthquake in Japan continue to be felt -- and not the kind that shake the ground. Yesterday, officials ordered the nuclear plant that was damaged in the quake to shut down indefinitely while operators assess and fix some 53 problems discovered over the course of the last fe ... |
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| Topics: electricity grid, energy, Japan, news, nuclear power, severe weather (all these topics) |
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A Barrel of Gaffes
Earthquake causes nuclear headaches in Japan |
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17 Jul 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| A Barrel of Gaffes Earthquake causes nuclear headaches in Japan A strong earthquake hit northwestern Japan yesterday morning, and aftershocks continued into the night. The 6.8-magnitude quake killed at least nine people, injured more than 900 others, and flattened houses and highways. It also led to a fire, leak, and waste spills at a powerful nuclear plant. The Kashiwazaki Kariwa facility, which produc ... |
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| Topics: energy, Japan, news, nuclear power, severe weather (all these topics) |
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Spill 'er Up!
Oil spills from Japanese and Philippine tankers |
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15 Aug 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Spill 'er Up! Oil spills from Japanese and Philippine tankers It's been an oil-spillarific few days. A Japanese tanker, en route from Jordan, collided yesterday with a distressed cargo ship and spilled about 1.4 million gallons of crude into the eastern Indian Ocean. The ship's owner claims the spill has been contained and there's no need to clean it up, as the oil will naturally dispe ... |
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| Topics: energy, Indian Ocean, Japan, Mediterranean, news, oil, Philippines (all these topics) |
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Watts On, Watts Off
Japanese manufacturing leads the world in energy efficiency |
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07 Oct 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Watts On, Watts Off Japanese manufacturing leads the world in energy efficiency When oil supplies contract, oil-dependent economies suffer -- and Japan prospers. Investors are bullish on Japan's manufacturing sector, which has been investing in energy efficiency since the oil crisis of the early 1970s. Faced then with few domestic energy sources and near total dependence on foreign oil, the nation's industrial ... |
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| Topics: energy, Japan, news, oil, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Jack Frost Nippon at Your Nose
Japan will encourage office workers to bundle up for the winter |
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24 Aug 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Jack Frost Nippon at Your Nose Japan will encourage office workers to bundle up for the winter Japan's summer "Cool Biz" campaign, which encourages office workers to shed their coats and ties and wear lighter clothing so less energy need be spent on air conditioning, has proven such a success that now the nation's Environment Ministry is plotting to follow it up with a "Warm Biz" campaign for fall and winter. Busine ... |
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| Topics: energy, Japan, news (all these topics) |
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Silicon Dally
Big demand for solar energy runs up against finite panel supply |
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05 Aug 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Silicon Dally Big demand for solar energy runs up against finite panel supply Global demand for photovoltaic panels is causing months-long delays and price hikes for would-be buyers in the U.S. American suppliers blame a weak dollar, shortages of raw materials, and swelling demand both at home and abroad. The worldwide solar-power market has grown about 40 percent annually in t ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, Germany, Japan, news, solar voltaic power, United States (all these topics) |
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Salarymen of the World: Untie!
Japan adopts 'no-tie' look for summer to save energy |
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01 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Salarymen of the World: Untie! Japan adopts "no-tie" look for summer to save energy The paradigmatically propriety-conscious Japanese bureaucrat may be loosening up and dressing down, thanks to, well, orders from above. In an effort to conserve energy by reducing air-conditioner use, Japan's Environment Ministry today launched a campaign urging government workers to leave suit coats and ties at home. ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, green living, Japan, news (all these topics) |
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