Environment
BP Invests $3 Billion in Alternative Energy, Targets Wind, Solar, Biomass BP Plc, Europe’s second-biggest oil
company, has invested $3 billion in alternative energy globally
and is on course to meet its commitment made in 2005 to spend $8
billion, said a company official.
China May Raise Wind Turbine Exports to U.S., Europe, Morgan Stanley Says China may increase wind turbine
sales to the U.S. and Europe because of lower domestic demand
and an overcapacity in manufacturing, threatening global makers,
an official at Morgan Stanley said.
Harvard Finds Kidney Stones, Asthma, Malaria Among Climate-Change Risks Kidney stones, malaria, Lyme
disease, depression and respiratory illness all may increase
with global warming, researchers at Harvard Medical School said.
Chinese Solar, Wind Industry Is Ripe for Mergers Amid Glut, Stanchart Says Asia’s renewable business led by
China may see mergers and acquisitions because of overcapacity,
declining raw material prices and multiple players, an official
from Standard Chartered Plc said.
China's BYD Delays Sale of First Mass Plug-In Hybrid Car, RTHK Reports BYD Co., a Chinese battery and car
maker, will delay publicly introducing the F3DM plug-in hybrid
vehicle until next year because of the high price it would have
to charge, Radio Television Hong Kong reported.