Fresh, youthful energy spread throughout the area.

BBC: A new look for Old Montreal

Certainly, Asia's emphasis on work and economic development leaves little excess energy and capital to spread artistic achievement.

CNN: Cultural Shock

The International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, is a world leader on energy security and efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons.

UN: Secretary-General

Just as America's adoption of catalytic converters led eventually to the world's conversion to lead-free petrol, so its drive to clean-energy technologies will ensure that these too spread.

ECONOMIST: Climate change

In a global economy, demand for renewable energy will likely create a portfolio of opportunities spread across the world.

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Put another way, residential heating and air conditioning constitute 11.88 percent of the U.S. energy budget: cars only account for 8.9 percent. (see spread sheets 2.2 and 2.6) Worse, a good portion of that energy is wasted: lights get left on, air conditioners churn when you are on vacation, sleeping notebooks suck vampire power.

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Unlike his counterparts in Syria, who keep fingers in as many pies as possible to spread the risk and distract the taxman, Mr Samha puts all his energy and earnings into a single trade.

ECONOMIST: The road from Damascus

Russia spread its influence in its near-abroad and flexed its muscle, both through energy intimidation (Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan) and military intimidation (Georgia).

ECONOMIST: Russia does not exactly soar in its Asian backyard