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Motorists to receive grants to go electric . £2,000 pledge for eco-cars in green economy drive . Brown aims at making industry a world leaderA £2,000 government grant will be provided to encourage motorists to buy electric cars as part of a fresh initiative to stimulate the green economy, ministers will announce within weeks.As Gordon Brown pledged yesterday to make Britain a 'world leader' in the production of electric and hybrid cars, government sources talked of steps to be taken when the special subsidy is announced in the run-up to the budget on 22 April.The subsidy will have two aims: to help the environment, by encouraging use of the most fuel efficient cars, and to kickstart the market in electric cars in Britain.One government source said: 'We want to encourage people to buy these cars. They are good for the environment - Britain is also a major centre of production.'The subsidy will be similar to grants available for people who install solar thermal and photovoltaic energy equipment in their homes.Minister GuardianEDAP Announces Association of Italian Urologists Recommends HIFU as a ... EDAP TMS SA , the global leader in therapeutic ultrasound, announced today that the Association of Italian Urologists has recommended High Intensity Focused Ultrasound as a standard of care for the treatment of prostate cancer as part of the Association's new guidelines on prostate cancer diagnosis and therapy. Topix.netCGDC Protecting Its own IP Together With CGPA and All Its Members SHANGHAI, April 9 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Howell International Trade Fair Ltd., as the one of the organizing parties of CGDC, released the following message: The China Game Publishers Association authorizes its Department of Legal Affairs to announce the following, in response to the wrongful accusations by Think Services ... Topix.netNational Oilwell Varco makes European acquisitions National Oilwell Varco Inc. has announced the acquisition of two European oilfield equipment manufacturers for undisclosed amounts. Houston-based National Oilwell Varco (NYSE: NOV) bought Dutch manufacturer ASEP Group Holding BV to bolster its well intervention and stimulation equipment product line. The company has 555 employees, four factories and operations in nine countries. (NOV) Biz JournalTaxpayer bails out Europe`s biggest waste-to-energy scheme in Manchester The government has had to step in to ensure the £635m project can be built after banks failed to lend enoughThe Treasury today stepped in to rescue a £635m waste-to-energy project in Greater Manchester, the largest such project in Europe. The scheme, being funded under the private finance initiative, had stalled after banks refused to lend enough to complete it.The project, which will create 5,000 jobs, involves building recycling facilities and a 130MW incinerator to treat 1.3m tonnes of household waste a year from the Greater Manchester area. The Treasury has put in £120m.It is the first major scheme to benefit from the £2bn fund the Treasury announced last month to bail out PFI projects that have fallen victim to the credit crunch.Over the 25-year lifetime of the contract it will be worth almost £4bn to the project partners - the utility Pennon and construction firm John Laing.But Colin Drummond, the chief executive of Viridor, Pennon's waste subsidiary and partner, admitted that t GuardianLondon mayor - 100,000 electric cars for capital Boris Johnson announces commitment to making electric cars 'first choice for Londoners', pledging £20m of the GLA budgetLondon mayor Boris Johnson announced today his intent to make the city the electric car capital of Europe. He said he wanted to introduce 100,000 electric cars to the capital's streets and to build an infrastructure of 25,000 charging points in public streets, car parks and shops.Johnson said he would pay for a third of the £60m plan from the budget of the Greater London Authority (GLA), and challenged the government to fund the rest and make good its enthusiasm for electric vehicles, which Gordon Brown today said would feature in the upcoming budget announcement.'The time for simply talking about electric vehicles is over - we need real action on the ground to make the electric vehicle an easy choice for Londoners,' said Johnson. 'I am today committing millions to install the infrastructure needed for when, in just a few years time, these vehicles become much more wi GuardianThe Government of Canada supports a Project for Seniors in Baden BADEN, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - April 8, 2009) - Mr. Harold Albrecht, Member of Parliament for Kitchener-Conestoga, today announced federal support to improve the facilities and equipment of the Wilmot ... Chicago ChronicleCSC Launches Global Conversion Service for Life, Annuity and Pensions Carriers /PRNewswire/ -- CSC (NYSE: CSC) today announced a newly packaged global service, ConversionEdge, to help insurers rapidly and efficiently consolidate or transition their life, annuity and pensions pol... Chicago ChronicleBrown announces green budget plans Measures to promote electric cars and other environmental innovations will be major part of 22 April budget, says PMGordon Brown said today that measures to promote electric cars and other green innovations would be a 'major part' of the government's plans for recovery being unveiled in the budget later this month.In an interview with the Independent, the prime minister said the government would announce incentives intended to enable Britain to become a market leader across the world for electric and hybrid cars.Alistair Darling, the chancellor, is expected to say that trials for electric cars will begin in two or three cities next year. The government will also open negotiations with power companies to ensure that vehicles can be recharged at the roadside.However, after the warning by the governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, that the country could not afford another big 'stimulus' package to boost the economy, Brown also acknowledged in the interview that his room for manoeuv GuardianPacifiers Recalled by Healthtex Recalled due to Choking HazardWASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.Name of Product: Zoo PacifiersUnits: About 40,000Importer: Healthtex, of Miami, Fla.Hazard: ... babiesonline.com1 2 |
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