Japan follows Europe by tapping offshore wind for power
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Overlooking a mountain lake a  few hours drive from Tokyo, dozens of tall wind turbines spin  in the breeze creating carbon-free power for the world's  fifth-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases.
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Some EU countries want renewable energy targets to be voluntary European Union leaders are resuming talks to try to reach a deal on a binding target for the use of renewable energy, such as wind and solar ...Comment
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Plans for a large increase in the numbers of wind turbines around the UK coast have been set out by ministers.
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NTT DoCoMo, top mobile phone carrier in Japan, and Motorola Inc., worldâs number two cell-phone maker, plans to develop third-generation cell phones that allow subscribers in Japan to use services in other parts of Asia and Europe.
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Plans for two major offshore wind farms off the Kent and Essex coasts are expected to be given the green light.
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Honda Motor Co.  will build a second car plant in Thailand and a new motorcycle factory in Vietnam as well as boosting capacity in other regions to meet growing demand abroad even as the Japanese market shrinks.
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Latest launches put Japan back into Asia's space race
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The government will stage a U-turn by supporting European proposals for binding targets on renewable energy generation, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
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EU countries reiterated that they intended to press ahead with the construction of a pioneering nuclear energy project in France if talks with Japan, which also wants to host the facility, fail to reach a conclusion, EU sources said.
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Escalating oil prices and global warming concerns have shifted the quest for renewable energy sources into high gear. While wind and solar claim most of the attention, the dark horse in this race may be the restless energy of the sea. By Stephen Leahy.
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The United States is pushing Japan to become a base for a force that can deploy to the Middle East, a move that exceeds the bounds of their current security alliance, a report said.
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While European leaders are at the forefront of fighting global warming, these no-carbon crusaders for building green and promoting renewable sources of energy still tiptoe around nuclear power.It's widely ...Comment
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Europe embarked on a bold path to fight climate change Friday, agreeing that one-fifth of the energy used by the 27-nation bloc by 2020 will come from renewable sources such as the sun and the wind, and ...Comment
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Wind power is emerging as an alternative in fast-growing countries like India and China that are avidly seeking new energy sources.
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A draft final statement at a European  Union summit on Friday set a binding target of 20 percent of  renewable sources in EU energy consumption by 2020 but offered  flexibility on how member states meet that goal.
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A new breed of freighter uses an age-old energy source -- wind.
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Japan and Canada should link up to the European Union market for greenhouse gases as the best way to meet their pledges under a U.N. scheme for fighting global warming, a leading analyst said on Friday.