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GERMANY NUCLEAR PHASE-OUT CRITICISED BY IEA
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE INTERNATIONAL Energy Agency (IEA) in Paris has called on Germany to reconsider its decision to phase-out nuclear power within 15 years, warning it could hit the country’s economy, its security of energy supply and its greenhouse gas emissions record.…
EU ROUND UP - EU MINISTERS OPPOSE WHOLESALE ENERGY UNBUNDLING
BY KEITH NUTHALL
EUROPEAN Union (EU) energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs has admitted that support for a comprehensive unbundling of EU energy suppliers and producers is weak within the EU Council of Ministers, signalling that he may have to water down planned tough draft proposals.…
EU GENETIC OBESITY STUDY FOCUSES ON FULLNESS FEELINGS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A COMPREHENSIVE genetic research project aimed at reducing obesity launched by the European Union (EU) is examining the DNA of more than 13,000 individuals to devise a long-term dietary anti-obesity plan in eight European countries. The EU-funded DiOGenes (Diet, Obesity and Genes) project is studying the dietary, genetic, physiological and psychological factors behind obesity, so that more sophisticated food control policies can be developed.…
EU COUNCIL DEBATE SHOWS WEAK SUPPORT OVER UNBUNDLING
BY KEITH NUTHALL
EUROPEAN Union (EU) energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs has admitted that support for a comprehensive unbundling of EU energy suppliers and producers is weak within the EU Council of Ministers, signalling that he may have to water down tough draft proposals.…
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RELENTS ON EXCISE DUTY STAND
BY KEITH NUTHALL
MINIMUM excise duty rates for alcohol across the European Union (EU) look set to rise by 4.5%, with the European Parliament’s economic and monetary affairs committee yesterday (Wednesday 27/6) backing a compromise deal negotiated with EU member states by EU taxation Commissioner Lázló Kovács.…
EU ROUND UP - EU MINISTERS OPPOSE WHOLESALE ENERGY UNBUNDLING
BY KEITH NUTHALL
EUROPEAN Union (EU) energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs has admitted that support for a comprehensive unbundling of EU energy suppliers and producers is weak within the EU Council of Ministers, signalling that he may have to water down planned tough draft proposals.…
ITER SCIENTISTS IRON OUT PLASMA KINKS IN FUSION REACTOR
BY KEITH NUTHALL
GERMANY-BASED Max Planck Institute of Plasma Physics scientists have developed a new computer code that will enable them to calculate and predict kinks appearing on the exterior of electro-magnetic fields containing the super-heated plasma core of the ITER fusion reactor.…
EU STUDIES GENES TO DEVELOP OBESITY PROGRAMMES
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A COMPREHENSIVE genetic research project aimed at reducing obesity is examining the DNA of more than 13,000 individuals to devise a long-term dietary anti-obesity plan. The European Union (EU)-funded DiOGenes (Diet, Obesity and Genes) is devising a method of predicting weight change in response to different dietary nutrients and is examining how carbohydrate and high dietary protein enhances fullness feelings.…
EU GENETIC OBESITY STUDY FOCUSES ON FULLNESS FEELINGS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A COMPREHENSIVE genetic research project aimed at reducing obesity launched by the European Union (EU) is examining the DNA of more than 13,000 individuals to devise a long-term dietary anti-obesity plan in eight European countries. The EU-funded DiOGenes (Diet, Obesity and Genes) project is studying the dietary, genetic, physiological and psychological factors behind obesity, so that more sophisticated food control policies can be developed.…
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RELENTS ON EXCISE DUTY STAND
BY KEITH NUTHALL
MINIMUM excise duty rates for alcohol across the European Union (EU) look set to rise by 4.5%, with the European Parliament’s economic and monetary affairs committee yesterday (Wednesday 27/6) backing a compromise deal negotiated with EU member states by EU taxation Commissioner Lázló Kovács.…