In what would amount to its biggest decline since World War II, global trade could shrink by nine percent during 2009, according to a forecast by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in its annual assessment of world trade.   The WTO report was released while its director-general Pascal Lamy was in Washington to meet officials in the Obama administration ahead of the G20 summit.

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A burning issueElectricity generation is at the heart of the climate change debate. Wayne Leonard, CEO of Entergy Corporation, tells Martin Ashcroft about the urgent action he believes is required. "For every generation there is a defining issueÔÇöan issue it must resolve if society is to continue and thrive; an issue it cannot ignore.

Diversify and save┬áCleco Power LLC is investing $1 billion in a new 660-megawatt generator that can burn a variety of solid fuels. Keith Regan learns how that fuel flexibility could enable the Louisiana utilityÔÇÖs customers to save billions over the life of the project.  Seventy percent of the generating capacity at Cleco Power LLC comes from natural-gas-fired generators.

Hot stuff┬áGeothermal power is a growing renewable energy source, which is good news for ThermaSource, Inc., a leading geothermal drilling, engineering and consulting firm, executive vice president Jim Hanson tells Ruari McCallion. No one who has watched a volcano erupt, experienced an earthquake or watched a geyser blow off steam can fail to be impressed with the power of the planet. The challenge is, as always, how to control and tap it.

Cracking on┬áA year after our first article on Technip Claremont, Martin Ashcroft finds Jeroen Snijder, vice president of operations, very happy about the companyÔÇÖs growth, its ventures into new technologies and the consolidation of its reputation for safety. Since I first spoke to Jeroen Snijder, vice president of operations for Technip Claremont, the company has enjoyed a period of solid growth. ÔÇ£WeÔÇÖve almost reached 500 employees now,ÔÇØ says Snijder.

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