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GSK plans $1 million prize to jump-start "electroceuticals"
2013-04-11 05:33:46| Biotech - Topix.net
GlaxoSmithKline, Britain's biggest drugmaker, is placing a small but important bet on a new way of treating diseases by targeting electrical signals in the body.
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EU transport boss says new law can jump-start green sector
2013-03-12 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Europe will lag China, Japan and the United States unless it embraces a proposed law requiring millions of new refuelling points across the European Union for electric and natural gas vehicles, the EU transport boss said on Monday. EU Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas was kicking off the first ministerial debate on a proposal some in the industry say is the most significant yet for alternative transport fuel. Its aim is to overcome the infrastructure bottlenecks that have deterred development...
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The need to jump-start REDD to save forests
2013-03-08 18:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: At least US$7.3 billion has been pledged for REDD+ over the period from 2008 to 2015, with $4.3 billion pledged for REDD+ readiness during the fast-start period alone (2010-2012). In addition to these funds, private investors, private foundations, and others have been channeling financial support to developing countries for REDD+ and related programs for several years now. Despite the great momentum REDD+ has achieved, information regarding which activities are being implemented as well as the...