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Soco halts oil exploration in Africa's Virunga national park
2014-06-11 23:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Conservationists have claimed one of their greatest successes in recent years following the unexpected decision by British oil company Soco to stop exploring in the Virunga world heritage site in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The company, which operates in Angola and Vietnam, caused international outrage when it was given permission to conduct seismic testing in Africa's oldest and most diverse national park, which is home to around half the world's 950 mountain gorillas, as well as...
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Power Africas 'Beyond the Grid' Increasing Access through Small- Scale Energy Solutions
2014-06-11 20:09:00| Transmission & Distribution World
The U.S. Government is formally launching a framework under the "Power Africa" initiative to increase energy access for underserved populations across sub-Saharan Africa. read more
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Mauritania: West Africa's offshore wildcard
2014-06-10 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
The flurry of O&G exploration offshore Mauritania is encouraging news for a country in need of new sources of revenue and employment. But with offshore riches far from proven, will this West African wildcard match its potential with major discoveries
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Africa's Largest Self-Sufficient Solar Microgrid Project Created through Technologies from ...
2014-06-04 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Annobon Province, Equatorial Guinea, to Install 5-MW Self-Sufficient Solar Microgrid<br /> MAECI Solar Project includes GE and Princeton Power Systems Technology<br /> Reliable, Predictable Power Enabled through GE Energy Storage<br /> Solar Installation to Supply Electricity for 100 Percent of Annobon Province's Current Demand<br /> <br /> SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — The government of Equatorial Guinea has selected MAECI Solar, a division of Management and Economic Consulting, Inc., in ...This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of: Energy Management Systems
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South Africa\'s Sugar Workers Plan First Strike for 17 Years
2014-05-27 08:08:28| Sugar Industry News
About 5,500 sugar workers in South Africa plan to strike tomorrow demanding an 11 percent increase in pay, in the first industry-wide stoppage since 1997.
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