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Russia: Rosatom's global nuclear ambition cramped by Kremlin politics

2016-06-26 17:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: The $100 billion overseas order book of Russia's nuclear power plant builder Rosatom -- bigger than all its Western competitors combined -- makes it look like the giant in its field. But if the company -- formed in 2007 from the Russian Atomic Energy Ministry and tasked with turning nuclear power into a major export industry -- is ever to reach its potential as a global industrial giant, it will have to shed Russia's reputation for using energy policy as a means to political ends. Deal after...

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Cramped airline seats raise fuel efficiency but lower comfort

2015-10-25 17:27:50| Airlines - Topix.net

Airlines are improving fuel efficiency by squeezing more passengers into cabins, according to a new study. Above, passengers prepare for takeoff on a Southwest Airlines flight from San Diego's Lindbergh Field.

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Panel asks: Could cramped airline seats be dangerous?

2015-04-15 03:46:51| Airlines - Topix.net

This undated photo provided by Southwest Airline shows a side view of seats on future Southwest planes. The airline announced Tuesday, April 14, 2015, that future planes will have seats that are a bit wider and C-shaped to give passengers in the next row a smidge more knee room.

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Legroom statistics touch a nerve with cramped airline passengers

2014-08-27 20:20:13| Airlines - Topix.net

Fliers aren't imagining it: Airliners across the country have pushed for years for denser, more lucrative cabins - and jet makers are unveiling innovative new ways to cram more passengers into shrinking seats.

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