China will exhaust all means to hit an energy efficiency target it set for the end of the year, but fulfilling the goal will prove difficult, a top official said Tuesday.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 14, 2010
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A major study of agriculture in Haiti after this year's earthquake has found that much of the emergency seed aid provided after the disaster was not targeted to emergency needs. The report concludes that seed aid, when poorly-designed, ...
Other
Sep 2, 2010
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China, facing the risk of embarrassment if it misses a looming environmental deadline, has ordered thousands of companies to close high-polluting plants as its leadership vies to retool economic growth.
Environment
Aug 22, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Public attitude may be as important as public policy when it comes to the economy, according to UC Irvine’s Fabio Milani. A new economic model developed by the assistant professor of economics takes into ...
Economics & Business
Jun 22, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- After surging in the last quarter of 2009, the U.S. economy will continue to recover at a fairly steady moderate pace this year before picking up a bit more next year, say University of Michigan economists.
Economics & Business
Mar 19, 2010
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"Nanotechnology could aid the future of development of the Arab region," says Mohamed H.A. Hassan, executive director of TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world, and president of the African Academy of Sciences. ...
Nanomaterials
Feb 21, 2010
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Spending on information technology worldwide will grow nearly five percent in 2010 as an upturn in the global economy prompts companies to spend more, a consultancy said Thursday.
Business
Jan 21, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Polls consistently show that Arizonans take pride in their state, enjoy their quality of life, and like and trust their neighbors. Yet despite such positive outlooks, the percentage of Arizona citizens who ...
Social Sciences
Dec 16, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With the severe national recession of the past two years finally behind us, the pace of economic recovery will be slow and unemployment will remain high for quite some time, say economists at the University ...
Economics & Business
Nov 19, 2009
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Google is adding World Bank figures to Internet results in a bid to make hard facts about countries worldwide easier to find.
Internet
Nov 11, 2009
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