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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: iron

iron stories: 7 news summaries

Chavez Takes Control of Iron, Steel Firms

Metal companies nationalized 'to build platform for socialism'

May 22, 09 6:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hugo Chavez has ordered the nationalization of several large iron and steel companies in Venezuela, AFP reports. The president said the takeovers marked the start of a "process of nationalization to create an industrial complex." The move, which follows the nationalization of 39 oil service providers, would help... More »

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Venezuela • nationalization • iron • steel • Hugo Chávez

 Senate Dilutes 
 'Buy American' Plan 

Amendment calls for stimulus plan to honor existing trade agreements

Feb 5, 09 3:58 AM CST
(Newser) - The Senate has voted to water down the "Buy American" clause in the economic stimulus package amid fears it could trigger a trade war, Reuters reports. The requirement that stimulus-funded projects use American-made iron, steel and manufactured goods now includes the proviso that it only be applied in a... More »

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Senate • iron • steel • free trade • protectionism • economic stimulus package • free trade agreements

OPINION

Geo-Engineers Not Quite Ready to Save Earth

Far-flung ideas hold promise, but the
science still lags

Jan 30, 09 4:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Their proposals to combat global warming may sound like science fiction, but geo-engineers insist they can save the planet. Two new reports show that while that may be the case, the science has a long way to go, the Economist reports. The burgeoning field posits that humans can cool the... More »

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climate change • global warming • plankton • iron • geo-engineering

 Big Biz Slams 
 'Buy American' 
 Stimulus Clause 

Exporters warn of foreign backlash if package erects free-trade barriers

Jan 29, 09 8:00 AM CST
(Newser) - American exporters are fighting to ditch "Buy American" provisions from the economic stimulus package, the Washington Post reports. The House version bars most foreign iron and steel from stimulus projects, while a Senate version calls for only American-made equipment and goods to be used in nearly all projects to... More »

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General Electric • iron • Caterpillar • US economy • steel • free trade • protectionism • US exports • economic stimulus package

Manhole Cover Thieves Hit Streets of Philadelphia

Scrap metal prices result in 25-fold spike

Jul 23, 08 8:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - These days you have to watch your step in Philadelphia. The City of Brotherly Love is suffering from an epidemic of manhole-cover theft, as rising scrap metal prices have led to a 2,500% increase in stolen covers and grates. Thieves are selling the covers for $5 to $10 at... More »

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theft • Philadelphia • iron • steel • metal prices

24 Dead in China Mine Blast

Owners disguised site as boar
farm to dupe officials

Feb 18, 08 7:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Twenty-four people died and five were wounded in a blast at an illegal iron mine in China yesterday, Xinhua reports. Mine owners, who fled the scene, had masked the site as a boar farm to dupe authorities. "The owner has violated the law by illegally exploring the state-owned resources,... More »

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China • iron • explosion • blast • Chinese mining • mine safety

Global Warming Battle Goes
Out to Sea

Investors back plankton in bid to send CO2
to a watery grave

May 1, 07 2:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Plankton may hold the key to solving global warming—or so say Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who are investing heavily in the idea. Scientists will dump several tons of plankton-producing iron into the ocean to see if the microscopic organisms will, as they expect, suck CO2 from the atmosphere and carry... More »

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climate change • environment • carbon dioxide • global warming • plankton • ocean • iron • carbon emissions

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