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Wind Power is Breaking Down International Border Barriers

In an important “model of collaboration” between the U.S. and Mexico, the first ever cross-border wind farm has been officially inaugurated in Tecate, Baja California. Customers of San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) will be the beneficiaries of a pioneering partnership that has been in the making for nearly two years.

An inroad for US crude export supporters on national security — maybe

The national security argument for lifting the US' long-standing restrictions on oil exports appears to be making some headway, as Herman Wang explains.

Discussing the costs of disaster for offshore US oil : Regulation and Environment

Gary Gentile asks if the risks associated with ultra-deepwater oil production endeavors are properly disclosed to shareholders.

UK proposes end to small-scale renewable support next year

LONDON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - The British government on Thursday proposed ending feed-in tariffs for new small-scale renewables installations next year, or cutting the remaining budget available, if a support scheme is found to be unaffordable following a consultation.

"Smart" solar palm trees power Wi-Fi, phones in Dubai

DUBAI, Aug 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A new species of palm tree has started sprouting around Dubai. But instead of producing dates, the fronds of the Smart Palm harness the sun's energy to allow people to look up city information, access Wi-Fi, and charge their phones, all for free.

Exporters run for high ground as China growth story unravels

FRANKFURT, Aug 27 (Reuters) - The alarming scale of China's economic slowdown is pushing European exporters to accelerate a move into premium goods and services, sacrificing volumes if necessary to sustain margins.

UPDATE 1-PetroChina profit dives 63 percent in first half

BEIJING, Aug 27 (Reuters) - PetroChina , China's biggest oil and gas producer, reported a 63 percent drop in first-half profits, with earnings upstream and in the marketing segment hit by lower prices, while earnings from natural gas jumped.

Kremlin pivot to China slowed as projects delayed

* Chinese graft probes, market turmoil also complicating talks

Syngenta shares rebound as management seen under pressure to act

FRANKFURT, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Shares in pesticides maker Syngenta bounced back on Thursday from their worst ever slump in the previous session as the market speculated on management being pressured into quickly boosting the shares after suitor Monsanto walked away.

UPDATE 2-Iraqi Kurdistan says to allocate up to $100 mln for oil firms in Sept

LONDON/ERBIL, Iraq, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Iraq's Kurdistan region said on Thursday it expected to begin making regular payments to oil-exporting companies in the first half of September, sending shares in those firms up as high as 17 percent in early trade.<

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