Cancer concerns for America’s Shale Gas
Shale gas is natural gas produced from shale (the fine-grained, classic sedimentary rock composed of mud) and although interest is spreading to potential gas shales in Asia, Australia, Canada and Europe it has become an increasingly more important source of natural gas in the US during the past decade. But while drilling techniques for natural gas from American shale formations appear safe overall, health concerns are being raised as levels of cancer-causing benzene have been found in the air causing ... More
BT Free Evening Calls To Start After 7pm
BT has announced that it’s to move back the time its free evening calls start, from 6pm to 7pm, reports The Guardian.co.uk. While the move only involves moving back the time free evening calls begin by an hour, the move could anger several million of its customers. The information has been sent out in letters from BT in the last few weeks and it also states that the end of the free evening call will move back from 6am to 7am. There ... More
Still no Adobe on Apple
Following this weeks launch of the Apple iPad it seems that the American multinational corporation - which designs and manufactures consumer electronics and computer software products – must really have something against Adobe Flash (the standard for delivering high-impact, rich Web content!)... As most iPhone users probably know - the iPhone doesn’t use Adobe Flash despite many iPhone users wanting the Flash functionality but just like the iPhone, Apple’s latest piece of tech doesn’t include Adobe Flash either. This is according ... More
Swindon’s local warmth scheme
Energy company npower is encouraging eligible residents of Swindon to contact their local warmth scheme this winter - People with illnesses that are made worse by cold and damp living conditions who don’t have adequate heating or hot water maybe entitled to help - as a self-referral trial gets underway. npower run’s its own Health Through Warmth scheme which ordinarily relies on community workers and healthcare professionals referring vulnerable people onto the scheme however, Swindon is the first area in ... More
Areva and GDF Suez to sign nuclear deal
Reports are suggesting that French nuclear giant Areva and energy firm GDF Suez are preparing to sign a cooperation agreement to build a medium-sized reactor in France and share engineering expertise - Officials for GDF Suez and Areva confirmed that talks were under way, but GDF Suez stated that no decision had yet been made regarding a partnership accord. According to financial newspaper - Les Echos - the agreement was due to be signed last week but was postponed following a ... More
EST Struggles With Boiler Scrappage Demand
The recently introduced boiler scrappage scheme has seen such a keen response that those applying for the scheme are facing long delays for the vouchers which they need before their installers can begin their work, reports The Guardian.co.uk. The scheme was only introduced three weeks ago and the Energy Saving Trust (EST), which is administering the scheme, says it has a huge backlog of applications. The Guardian reports that at the beginning of the week the organisation had received 160,000 calls ... More
General Electric still wants Middle East contracts
General Electric – the US giant – is still keen on winning nuclear energy contracts in the Middle East, despite missing out on a $40 billion deal to build and operate four nuclear reactors for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last month – confirms the CEO of the world’s largest company. The General Electric Company is a multinational American technology and services conglomerate which has a long history of working with turbines in the power generation sector, and has also had ... More
Microsoft Profits Rise 60%
Microsoft will have a smile on their faces as it emerged that, largely down to its new Windows 7 Operating System, its quarterly profits have risen by 60%, reports The Daily Mail. However, the results were not enough to impress investors as they proved to be just as expected and not what investors had hoped for. As a result Microsoft shares were largely flat in after-hours trading on Thursday. Microsoft reported a net profit of $6.7billion for the second quarter compared with ... More
Using Biofuels May Increase CO2 Emissions
The Renewable Energy Agency (REA) has warned that using biofuel in vehicles could actually increase and speed up the destruction of the rainforest, reports The Times Online. Not only that but they also warn that using biofuels could mean higher greenhouse gas emissions. The REA also said that petrol prices could increase again in April as a result of the Government’s biofuel policy. This is because the Government requires fuel companies to add biofuel to petrol and diesel. From April the Government ... More
Oak Telecom sponsors Conjungo call recording website
Oak Telecom, a market leader in communications management solutions has secured a 12 month sponsorship agreement with Conjungo's Go Understand Call Recording website. Conjungo, the technology suppler search facility, has produced a comprehensive, range of knowledge based websites which enable business managers to understand today's technologies – something which could significantly benefit customers of Oak which specialises in Call Logging, Call Recording, CTI and Voicemail. There are already more than 20,000 Oak systems installed in the UK, but with an ... More