![]() Australia to ride waves of power PORT KEMBLA, Australia (Reuters) -- Australias cities are drought-parched and its desert outback drenched by floods, but climate change has not yet killed the countrys famed surf beaches, or their promise of clean eco-power. Castro says hes feeling stronger, but nothing of return to power Seven months after retiring from the political scene for surgery, Cubas communist President Fidel Castro said he is feeling stronger and more energetic but made no mention of any eventual return to power. Baker, Christopher to head war power panel Former Secretaries of State James A. Baker III and Warren Christopher will head a private, bipartisan panel to study a lingering and gnawing national question: Who does the Constitution say has the power to begin, conduct and end wars? Drought threatens power shortages in Vietnam Vietnam will face power shortages this summer because water levels in hydro-electric dams have fallen sharply, authorities warned Wednesday, as meteorologists reported record-high temperatures. BP Plans to Enter Japans Power Market in 2010, Nikkei Reports March 1 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc, Europes second-largest oil company, plans to enter Japans power market in early 2010 by helping the nations power producers build gas thermal plants, the Nikkei Business Daily Newspaper reported, without saying where it got the information. Privately Held New York, Boston Power Producers Merge Feb. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Astoria Generating Co. and EBG Holdings, closely held owners of power plants in New York City and Boston, said they will merge in a move designed to capitalize on rising regional power demand and limited supply. NTPC to bid for Egyptian power project Indias state-run power major National Thermal Power Corp. says it will bid for a 682.5 megawatt power project in Egypt. Survey: $4B loss in Indian power sector Indias economic survey has projected a total loss of $4 billion in 2006-07 and expressed fears over failing to reach power generation targets. The ... Plug Power Brings on Interim CFO Stationary fuel cell maker Plug Power Inc. said Wednesday David Waldek will serve as interim chief financial officer following last weeks resignation of former CFO Jean Nelson. Gore Defends Mansions Power Consumption Three days after his film about global warming won an Oscar, Al Gore is defending his commitment to environmentalism. A conservative group accused the former vice president of using too much electricity to power his sprawling Nashville mansion. | ||