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  • But the energy-hungry country also has robust trade ties with Iran: It is one of Iran's largest crude oil buyers and has irked the U.S. and other Western nations by resisting pressure to cut back on those purchases.

    New Delhi Attack Tests India's Relations With Iran Amol Sharma 2012

  • Laos also sees the river as a key way to boost its impoverished economy by generating electricity from hydropower dams in this energy-hungry region.

    Asian Ministers Tackle Mekong River Development 2011

  • Those leaders, beginning with Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the late ruler of Abu Dhabi and the founder of the United Arab Emirates, wisely want to leverage their current wealth into long-term growth and sustainability for their people and an energy-hungry world.

    Terry Tamminen: A Noble Prize for the 21st Century Terry Tamminen 2011

  • Until recently, those pipes carried gas from fields in south and west Texas to consumers in Dallas and other energy-hungry population centers to the north and east.

    Energy Transfer Buys Southern Ben Lefebvre 2011

  • Technological advances have opened up massive new gas fields in North America, creating opportunity for Asia's energy-hungry countries.

    China Bets Big on Gas Technology Alison Tudor 2011

  • Those leaders, beginning with Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the late ruler of Abu Dhabi and the founder of the United Arab Emirates, wisely want to leverage their current wealth into long-term growth and sustainability for their people and an energy-hungry world.

    Terry Tamminen: A Noble Prize for the 21st Century Terry Tamminen 2011

  • But as energy-hungry emerging markets like China and India fueled demand for reactors, Siemens said in early 2009 that it was pulling out of the Areva venture, complaining that its minority holding limited its managerial influence.

    Siemens Rethinks Nuclear Ambitions Vanessa Fuhrmans 2011

  • Experts say the energy-hungry nation will press ahead with its plans to invest in nuclear energy.

    India to Press Ahead With Plans to Generate More Nuclear Energy 2011

  • Environmental campaigners say Mr. Thein Sein's decision might in part be directed at outflanking a strengthening green lobby in Myanmar after Ms. Suu Kyi in August joined calls to scrap dam projects designed to provide power to China's energy-hungry economy.

    Myanmar Halts China Dam 2011

  • They are concerned that the new costs would get passed on to consumers, to Ms. Daniels-Hanner, to farmers from rural Missouri and to employers like the energy-hungry Noranda aluminum plant in New Madrid in the southeast of the state, which has 1,000 workers.

    Wonk Room » Among Plutocrats Fueled By Coal, Climate Bill Sends Chill 2009

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