Thimphu, Bhutan (AFP) June 16, 2014 - India's Narendra Modi on Monday pledged stronger energy ties with tiny neighbour Bhutan as he wrapped up his first foreign visit since becoming prime minister, a trip aimed at checking China's influence in the region.
Manila (AFP) June 16, 2014 - The Philippines on Monday called on nations with overlapping claims in the South China Sea to halt all action that could provoke tensions in the area, amid fears of China's expansionism.
Boothbay ME (SPX) Jun 16, 2014 - Years after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil spill, oil continues to wash ashore as oil-soaked sand patties, persists in salt marshes abutting the Gulf of Mexico, and questions remain about how much
Santa Cruz De La Sierra, Bolivia (AFP) June 15, 2014 - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday opened a Group of 77 plus China summit in Bolivia, with developing countries calling for a more fair new world economic order.
Montreal, Canada (SPX) Jun 13, 2014 - Quebecers are particularly hostile toward the development of shale gas, but this aversion is driven less by 'not in my backyard' (NIMBY) attitudes than 'not in anyone's backyard (NIABY), according t
Beijing (AFP) June 13, 2014 - China on Friday said that Vietnamese ships have rammed its vessels more than 1,500 times since early last month, as the two countries increasingly trade accusations over a South China Sea territorial dispute.
Riverside CA (SPX) Jun 13, 2014 - Researchers at the University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineering have developed a three-dimensional, silicon-decorated, cone-shaped carbon-nanotube cluster architecture for lithi
Luxembourg (AFP) June 13, 2014 - The European Union agreed Friday to limit the bloc's use of biofuels made directly from agricultural products after criticism they push up food prices and add to pollution.
Berkeley CA (SPX) Jun 13, 2014 - From antiseptic oils to the construction of didgeridoos, the traditional Australian Aboriginal wind instrument, the eucalyptus tree serves myriad purposes, accounting for its status as one of the wo
Paris (SPX) Jun 13, 2014 - A new study of pollution records indicates that the Western Amazon, an area of unparalleled biological and cultural diversity, may have been contaminated by widespread oil pollution over a 30-year p
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 13, 2014 - The Environmental Protection Agency's new regulations aimed at reducing carbon emissions by 30 percent will no doubt lead to a cleaner economy. But the road there will be paved with methane. By requ
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 12, 2014 - Ferroelectric materials like barium titanate, a ceramic used in capacitors, are essential to many electronic devices. Typical ferroelectric materials develop features called domain walls with unusua
Okayama, Japan (SPX) Jun 12, 2014 - Expanding its international and renewable energy footprints, GE unit GE Energy Financial Services has invested in a 32-megawatt solar photovoltaic power project in Japan. This transaction, with proj
Mountain View CA (SPX) Jun 12, 2014 - Google, already the world's most popular search engine and dominant player in retail, entertainment, education, and even self-driving cars, now wants to revamp the US energy industry. It is looking
Alpharetta GA (SPX) Jun 12, 2014 - SmartGridCIS has announced that Hawaiian Electric Company has selected SmartGridCIS for their Pre-Pay Metering Project associated with the smart grid initial phase. This is part of Hawaiian Electric
Kirkuk, Iraq (AFP) June 12, 2014 - Kurdish forces took control of the disputed Iraqi oil hub of Kirkuk on Thursday to protect it from jihadists, after which a bomb targeted a Kurdish security minister, officials said.
