Stanford CA (SPX) Apr 11, 2014 - Stanford University scientists have found a new, highly efficient way to produce liquid ethanol from carbon monoxide gas. This promising discovery could provide an eco-friendly alternative to conven
New York (AFP) April 10, 2014 - Oil prices dipped Thursday, weighed down by signs some Libyan crude exports will resume soon and weak trade data in China, the world's second-biggest oil consumer.
San Diego CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2014 - The San Diego City Council voted to make the Home Energy Renovation Opportunities (HERO) Program available to residents of San Diego. The HERO Program is a local government-approved program that pro
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 09, 2014 - Some 90 years ago, British polymath J.B.S. Haldane proposed that for every animal there is an optimal size - one which allows it to make best use of its environment and the physical laws that gover
Aurora OH (SPX) Apr 08, 2014 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named Technical Consumer Products, Inc. (TCP), a leader in energy-efficient lighting innovations, as a 2014 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for its
Berlin (AFP) April 08, 2014 - The German government approved Tuesday a sweeping reform of a law on its vaunted green energy transformation to reduce subsidies for renewables and stem rising electricity prices.
Jerusalem (AFP) April 08, 2014 - An Israeli startup said on Tuesday that it was working to develop a bio-organic system that can recharge a smartphone battery in just 30 seconds.
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 08, 2014 - There is only one certainty in Ukraine: The energy sector must and will be transformed, and how long this takes will depend on who ends up in the driver's seat and how serious they are about becomin
Corvallis OR (SPX) Apr 08, 2014 - Based on a fundamental chemical discovery by scientists at Oregon State University, it appears that trees may soon play a major role in making high-tech energy storage devices. OSU chemists ha
Washington (AFP) April 08, 2014 - Birds, fish, dolphins and turtles are still struggling in the Gulf of Mexico, four years after the worst oil spill in US history, a leading wildlife group said Tuesday.
Paris (AFP) April 07, 2014 - Global investments in renewable energy slumped 14 percent last year, with China pouring more money into the sector than Europe for the first time on record, the UN said Monday.
Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Apr 07, 2014 - Despite climate change, most polluters still pay little or nothing when they release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. A cost of USD 0.15 per kilo CO2 would be enough to solve the whole climate ch
Washington (AFP) April 07, 2014 - The US Navy believes it has finally worked out the solution to a problem that has intrigued scientists for decades: how to take seawater and use it as fuel.
Boston MA (SPX) Apr 04, 2014 - The electrochemical reactions inside the porous electrodes of batteries and fuel cells have been described by theorists, but never measured directly. Now, a team at MIT has figured out a way to meas
Oslo (AFP) April 04, 2014 - Oil-rich Norway moved Friday to target its huge sovereign wealth fund's investments more closely at boosting green businesses, but environmentalists said the proposals were not strong enough.
Madrid (AFP) April 04, 2014 - Plans to drill for oil off the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza have met with fierce opposition from locals who fear the white sand beaches and marine life will be damaged.
