Monday, September 29, 2008

Belgium Pinoys support car-free day in Brussels | ABS-CBN News Online Beta
Private vehicles were banned from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. There were those who were able to get a permit to use their cars due to urgencies of work.
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For seven years now, the ordinance is strictly being implemented once every year. So far, 19 communes in Brussels have approved two or more car-free days.
Kyocera wary of bubble in solar sector
*Expects 80 percent of solar sector makers to fail
*Expects large price falls ahead for solar panels
*Aims to achieve grid parity in 5 or 6 years
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Solar cell demand is growing rapidly on the back of higher oil prices and concerns over climate change, and has been given an added boost from government subsidies and incentives.
But Germany and Spain, the world's top installers of solar power in 2007, have said they will cut subsidies for solar panels that have helped makers recover high initial costs.

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