UK’s largest coal-fired power plant could switch to biomass within 10 years

Drax: could be coal-free by the end of the decade. Photograph: James Cheadle/Loop Images/Corbis Drax, the UK’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide, could stop burning coal by the end of the decade. Finance director Tony Quinlan said that the company was looking to convert all six units... 

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Baidu Kejar Pangsa Pasar Microsoft dan Yahoo

Dominasi Google di pasar mesin pencarian internet terus merosot. Meski masih mendominasi namun kemerosotan pangsa pasar poin per poin cukup menghantui Google. Pada kuartal kedua tahun ini, marketshare Google turun sekira 69,7 persen dari pencapaian tiga bulan sebelumnya yang mencapai 71,1 persen. “Revenue mesin... 

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Brian Myerson blocks D1 Oils takeover by Mission NewEnergy

Jatropha fruit at a research facility in southern Mexico. The plant, which yields seedoil that can be turned into a diesel substitute, is the focus of D1′s biofuel research. Photograph: Daniel Leclair/Reuters The froideur between Brian Myerson, the controversial financier, and the board... 

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Shaq Retires Rumors Swirling About Retirement TheOnlineWire

Article Archives Shaquille O’Neal has retired and we’ll look into the possibility that Shaq really retiresShaq Retires Rumors Swirling About Retirement TheOnlineWire...

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Government to axe UN disaster cash, Labour warns

A leaked memo suggests government funding for the central emergency response fund (Cerf), which responds to disasters such as Pakistan’s floods, may be scrapped as part of the cuts. Photograph: K.M.Chaudary/AP Government funding for global disasters such as Pakistan’s floods faces... 

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