Hanoi (AFP) May 11, 2014 - Protesters staged one of Vietnam's largest ever anti-China demonstrations Sunday, decrying Beijing's deployment of a deep-water drilling rig in contested waters as territorial tensions soar.
Jakarta (AFP) May 11, 2014 - Southeast Asia's booming palm oil industry is facing a double blow from a recent drought and a possible El Nino weather phenomenon later this year, with analysts warning a production shortfall could spark a jump in consumer goods prices.
Beijing (AFP) May 10, 2014 - China sending an oil rig to waters disputed with Vietnam is a move to assert its legal claim and practical hold over contested territory whatever the short-term political and diplomatic costs, analysts say - but could play into Washington's hands.
Washington DC (SPX) May 09, 2014 - While flexible gadgets such as electronic skin and roll-up touch screens are moving ever closer to reality, their would-be power sources are either too wimpy or too stiff. But that's changing fast
Syracuse NY (SPX) May 09, 2014 - A key challenge in the biofuels landscape is to get more advanced biofuels-fuels other than corn ethanol and vegetable oil-based biodiesel-into the transportation pool. Utilization of advanced biofu
Quito (AFP) May 09, 2014 - Ecuador's election authority has rejected a petition for a referendum on oil exploration and development in Yasuni, a unique nature preserve in the Amazon rain forest.
Beijing (AFP) May 08, 2014 - Beijing on Thursday swatted blame back to Hanoi after it accused Chinese ships of ramming Vietnamese vessels in disputed waters, the latest escalation in territorial disputes involving the Asian giant.
Washington DC (SPX) May 08, 2014 - On Monday, May 5, the geothermal industry will recognize Geothermal Awareness Day in California (#GeothermalDay2014) with a slate of activities in Sacramento and beyond, including a call for entries
Dallas TX (SPX) May 08, 2014 - Raytheon Professional Services LLC, (RPS), a subsidiary of Raytheon, and Petrofac Training Services announced a first-of-its-kind offering under their jointly owned Hi-Con Training program. The new
Washington (AFP) May 08, 2014 - The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved a plan to bring power to 50 million Africans to boost the continent's development and growth, clearing a key political hurdle.
San Francisco CA (SPX) May 08, 2014 - Oil and gas development activities, including underground disposal of wastewater and hydraulic fracturing, may induce earthquakes by changing the state of stress on existing faults to the point of f
Luanda (AFP) May 07, 2014 - Africa's second biggest oil producer and one of its fastest growing economies, Angola is at the centre of a race for influence between China and the United States, both greedily eyeing its huge trade potential.
Houston TX (SPX) May 07, 2014 - Reform of energy subsidies in oil-exporting countries can reduce carbon emissions and add years to oil exports, according to a new paper from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Brussels (AFP) May 07, 2014 - Germany is the European Union's worst polluter, with its production of CO2 gasses from fossil fuel rising by two percent in 2013 to 760 million tonnes, official data showed on Wednesday.
Washington (AFP) May 06, 2014 - The United States on Tuesday warned China that a decision to move a deep-sea oil rig into disputed waters in the South China Sea was a provocative step which it was monitoring closely.
Ottawa, Canada (SPX) May 06, 2014 - Hunter Communications has teamed with Nanometrics, one of the world's leading manufacturers of seismology systems and instrumentation, to develop an induced seismic and microseismic monitoring appli
