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Germany's renewable energy future hinges on the quick expansion of power transmission grids, but planning authorities are dragging their feet, the head of the country's energy regulator said on Monday.

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A firefighter works to extinguish flame in the village of Lapshinskaya, destroyed by wildfires, north-east of Volgograd, September 3, 2010. Photo: Viktor Yashukov

6 Sep 2010, 7:03 pm | click here to view more

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A Pakistani flood victim covers her face as she talks on the phone at a relief camp for victims in Muzaffargarh district of Punjab province September 3, 2010.

6 Sep 2010, 7:03 pm | click here to view more

The Lonely Planet 100 Million travel photography competition

The best travel photographs of the year as chosen by Lonely Planet.

6 Sep 2010, 6:53 am | click here to view more

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Indonesia could clip its projected greenhouse gas emissions by 70 percent by 2030 at a relatively low cost, but would still need help from developed countries, a government report said on Monday.

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Nissan Motor is open to a green car alliance with Chinese automakers, a senior executive said on Saturday, as it moves to tap the fledgling industry in the world's largest car market.

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A new, highly detailed map of part of Peru's Amazon shows how much climate-warming carbon is stored there, and where cutting down vegetation has sent this greenhouse gas into the atmosphere, scientists said on Monday.

6 Sep 2010, 6:33 pm | click here to view more

Planet of the Crepes

We’ve been hearing good things about a local food truck called Planet of the Crepes. There are reports of fillings ranging from smoked duck to Nutella , with many sweet and savory stops in between.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

6 Sep 2010, 1:56 pm | click here to view more

Forbidden Planet

Highly Recommended Forbidden Planet was released at a time when science [click on the thumbnail to enlarge] fiction films were every too often associated with boxy, black and white compositions, pie-pans on strings, and standard issue formulas with nuclear fal... Read the entire review

4 Sep 2010, 3:14 pm | click here to view more

Planet Resource Recovery, Inc. Co-Sponsors NASA Johnson Space Center Emerging Technology & Partnerships Event at Rice ...

Planet Resource Recovery, Inc. is pleased to announce that it is a sponsor for the Innovation & Successful Partnerships Summit being held at Rice University. The goal of the event is to bring Texas Industry and NASA's Johnson Space middle together to provide information on the resources and assets currently available and the potential for developing new and evolving partnerships to meet Industry ...

3 Sep 2010, 10:30 am | click here to view more