Bonn , Germany (AFP) June 04, 2014 - President Barack Obama's plan to cut the carbon emissions of US power plants by up to 30 percent will leave America far short of its current pledges at UN climate talks, a study said Wednesday.
Kinshasa (AFP) June 04, 2014 - Human Rights Watch called Wednesday on the Democratic Republic of Congo to investigate attacks and threats against opponents of a major oil exploration project at one of Africa's oldest national parks.
Orlando, FL (SPX) Jun 03, 2014 - Imagine being able to carry all the juice you needed to power your MP3 player, smartphone and electric car in the fabric of your jacket? Sounds like science fiction, but it may become a reality than
Paris (AFP) June 03, 2014 - Chemists said on Tuesday they had invented a material that easily removes carbon dioxide (CO2) from natural gas, making the abundant fuel more climate-friendly.
Athens GA (SPX) Jun 03, 2014 - The promise of affordable transportation fuels from biomass-a sustainable, carbon neutral route to American energy independence-has been left perpetually on hold by the economics of the conversion p
Manhattan KS (SPX) Jun 03, 2014 - A Kansas State University physicist's proposal may lead to a new way of creating tabletop light sources in the laboratory. Cheng Jin, research associate in physics; Chii-Dong Lin, university disting
Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Jun 03, 2014 - The Queensland Competition Authority (QCA) confirmed on Friday what the clean energy industry has been saying for years - that the Renewable Energy Target is not a major factor in rising power price
Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Jun 03, 2014 - Hydrogen is often touted as the fuel of the future. But because this gas is highly explosive, it must be stored and transported under pressure in specialized and expensive containers. Hydrogen there
Munich, Germany (SPX) Jun 03, 2014 - Trojan Battery will showcase its new lines of deep-cycle batteries featuring Smart Carbon technology which addresses the impact of partial state of charge (PSOC) on cycling batteries in renewable en
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 03, 2014 - Kiev is feeling emboldened by the successful election of a new Ukrainian president and a bloody surge against separatists in the east, but in just a few days, Russia says it will twist the gas spigo
Washington (AFP) June 02, 2014 - US President Barack Obama is doubling down in the fight against climate change. With Congress refusing to budge, he is poised to unveil sweeping new limits on carbon emissions.
Basque Region, Spain (SPX) Jun 02, 2014 - The Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development, Neiker-Tecnalia, the public body that reports to the Sub-Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Policy of the Government of the
Washington (AFP) June 02, 2014 - President Barack Obama vowed Monday to force US power plants to cut carbon emissions by 30 percent in his most ambitious action yet on climate change.
Singapore (AFP) June 02, 2014 - Oil prices rose in Asian trade Monday as data showing strong Chinese manufacturing activity fuelled hopes of a pick-up in demand in the world's top energy consumer.
Istanbul (AFP) June 02, 2014 - Ankara on Monday brushed off criticism from Baghdad that it is being driven by greed in an escalating row over oil pumped from Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region and shipped overseas via Turkey.
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 02, 2014 - Everything we know nowadays about novel materials and the underlying processes in them we also know thanks to studies at contemporary synchrotron facilities like BESSY II. Here, relativistic electro
