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The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh addressing the inaugural session of the 16th SAARC Summit, at Thimphu, in Bhutan on April 28, 2010.
China   Controversial   Expressed   Manmohan   Photos		  The Siasat Daily 
Jairam Ramesh meets P Chidambaram post controversial remarks in China
Wed 12 May 2010
New Delhi, May 12: After being reprimanded by prime minister Manmohan Singh for his controversial remarks in China, environment minister Jairam Ramesh today met home minister P Chidambaram and is said... (photo: PIB of India / Photo Division, Ministry of I & B)
Halil Dogan, a gas pipeline worker, checks the valves at the Yapracik installations of Turkey's state-run BOTAS gas company on the outskirts of Ankara, Turkey, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009. As Europe is once again held hostage to the gas quarrels between Ukraine and Russia, Turkey is hoping to help ease the continent's dependency on Russian energy, a development that could strengthen its bargaining power as it seeks to join the EU. Turkey hopes that its plans for a pipeline that would bypass both Russia and Ukraine will strengthen its role as an energy crossroads between Central Asia and the Middle East to Europe
Energy   Fuel   Industry   Photos   Turkey		  Asia Times 
Turkey unveils energy plan
Wed 12 May 2010
By Saban Kardas The Turkish energy ministry has announced its strategic energy plan for 2010-2014, which seeks to accomplish several objectives: boosting supply security and Turkey's influence in... (photo: AP / Selcan Hacaoglu)
Walrus swimming  BBC News  Wed 12 May 2010
Walrus attacks on spectacled eider ducks caught on film
By Jody Bourton Earth News reporter... (photo: Creative Commons / gnatallica)
Animals   Attacks   Birds   Photos   Walrus
The Chevron oil refinery is shown in Richmond, Calif., Monday, Sept. 15, 2008.  Yahoo Daily News  Wed 12 May 2010
Drilling under way for Canada's deepest oil well
MONTREAL (AFP) – Chevron Canada has begun drilling the country's deepest offshore oil well, as the firm sought to soothe fears over a repeat of the massive oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico.... (photo: AP / Jeff Chiu)
Canada   Chevron   Company   Montreal   Photos
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President Barack Obama walks with aide Reggie Love, center, and senior adviser Valerie Jarrett as they return to the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 11, 2010, after the president spoke at the Export-Import Bank's Annual Conference in Washington. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Wed 12 May 2010
Obama aims to overhaul oil industry oversight
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration on Tuesday proposed breaking up the agency responsible for both policing the oil industry and acting as its partner in drilling... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
Government   Obama   Photos   President   Washington
´Greenpeace´ activists clean the dead bodies of small whales and dolphins during a protest action in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Monday, May 21, 2007. Greenpeace says that every 30 Minutes some 17 whales and dolphins are The Himalayan Wed 12 May 2010
Dead dolphins wash up on coast; oil's role unclear
HORN ISLAND: Federal wildlife officials are treating the deaths of six dolphins on the Gulf Coast as oil-related even though other factors may be to blame. Blair Mase... (photo: AP/Michael Sohn)
Dolphins   Island   Photos   Wash   Wildlife
Cotton - Clothes Grist Wed 12 May 2010
For the agrichemical industry, organic cotton is a pest
Like the food you eat, the clothes on your back come from somewhere. If you wear cotton, that "somewhere" is ultimately a farm (with detours at a textile mill, a clothes... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Cotton   Farm   Wikipedia: Cotton   Industry   Photos
Plastic Bags Mumbai Mirror Wed 12 May 2010
Life is fantastic without plastic
Try asking Aslam Sheikh, one of the many vendors outside the Vile Parle (E) station for a plastic bag for your purchases and he responds with a stern "No plastic. Get... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Health   Nature   Photos   Plastic   Wikipedia: Plastic
Oil is seen in the water from the bridge of the Joe Griffin at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana Tuesday, May 11, 2010. The Independent Wed 12 May 2010
New push for industry reforms after spill
Even as the crippled BP oil well continues to spew crude into the waters of the Gulf, the US government was yesterday moving to introduce industry reforms, beginning with... (photo: AP / Gerald Herbert, Pool)
Environment   Industry   Oil   Photos   US
Workers walk in front of the P-51 oil rig of Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras, in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. Four miles under the ocean's surface off Brazil's lush coast lie billions of barrels of recently discovered light crude, a treasure set to transform the country into an oil superpower. The Independent Wed 12 May 2010
EU seeks pledges over oil rig safety
Oil and gas companies operating in European waters were last night told to reinforce security measures in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico disaster. The EU Energy... (photo: AP / Ricardo Moraes)
Disaster   EU   Industry   Oil   Photos


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Slideshow: Six dead dolphins, birds and other wildlife affected by oil spill? (photos, videos) The Examiner
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In this aerial image from video made Tuesday May 11 2010 a column of fire, smoke and ash rises from Iceland's Eyjafjallajokul volcano. European Airlines Chafe at Ash-Cloud Limits Wall Street Journal
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