ESA Sentinel-1 Views the Laos Dam Collapse from Space

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Category: News - Energy

1 August 2018. Copernicus Sentinel-1 data are highlighting the collapse of the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy dam in the southeastern province of Attapeu in Laos. The collapse has led to flash floods that have claimed several lives and left many more people missing, according to local news reports.

ESA.INT

http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-1/Sentinel-1_maps_flash_floods_in_Laos

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Xe Namnoy Dam (Under Construction)

Laos - Hydro Energy

Australia: 3.1 GW of solar under construction

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Category: News - Energy

1 August 2018. According to the latest statistics from the Clean Energy Council (CEC), there are 42 wind and solar projects totaling 6239 MW worth close to $10 billion currently in construction or due to start soon across Australia. The unprecedented large-scale renewables activity is, however, surrounded by growing uncertainty over future policy and regulatory change.

PV-MAGAZINE.COM

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2018/07/31/australia-3-1-gw-of-solar-under-construction-says-cec

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Australia - Solar Energy

Map Update: July 31 2018, Damascus Is In One Step From Liberating Entire Southern Syria

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Category: News - Conflicts

31 July 2018. ISIS members retreated from the town of Shajarah and the villages of As`arah and Ma`rabah east of the Golan Heights under pressure from Syrian government forces. Thus, the terrorist group remained in control of only 3 villages in the area.

SOUTH FRONT

https://southfront.org/syrian-war-report-july-31-2018-damascus-is-in-one-step-from-liberating-entire-southern-syria

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Syria

Codelco's Chuquicamata copper mine hit by strike, blockage (Chile)

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Category: News - Mining

31 July 2018. Unionized workers at Codelco's Chuquicamata copper mine in Chile downed tools on Monday saying they had “exhausted” all instances for dialogue with management.

MINING.COM

http://www.mining.com/codelcos-chuquicamata-copper-mine-hit-strike-blockage

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Chile

$40 Billion Ichthys LNG Project Finally Starts Up (Australia)

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Category: News - Oil & Gas

31 July 2018. Japan’s largest exploration and production company, Inpex, said on Monday that it had started producing gas at the Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, which has cost US$40 billion and has faced delays in its development.

OILPRICE.COM

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Natural-Gas/40-Billion-LNG-Project-Finally-Starts-Up.html

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Australia

Feed demand rising in Vietnam

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Category: News - Food & Allied Industry

31 July 2018. Feed consumption in Vietnam continues to increase due to growth in the pork and aquaculture industries, according to a July 26 Global Agricultural Information Network report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

WORLD-GRAIN.COM

http://www.world-grain.com/articles/news_home/World_Grain_News/2018/07/Feed_demand_rising_in_Vietnam

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Vietnam

Golden State Foods Opens New $63M Processing Plant in Alabama

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Category: News - Food & Allied Industry

30 July 2018. Californian firm Golden State Foods marked the opening of a new fresh beef processing plant in Opelika, AL that will provide meat to fast food chain McDonald’s with a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday.

POWDER BULK SOLIDS

https://www.powderbulksolids.com/news/Food-Firm-Opens-New-63M-Processing-Plant-in-Alabama-07-27-2018

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USA