Salem VA (SPX) Mar 21, 2014 - BTM Corporation has reported substantial savings in coolant usage and waste removal costs after switching its aluminum and steel machining operations to run on QualiChem XTREME CUT 251C semi-synthet
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 21, 2014 - Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula is now Russia's. It was done with an impressively organized non-violent military operation, and supported by the foregone conclusion of a referendum on independence from
Oakland CA (SPX) Mar 21, 2014 - ICLEI USA has released Climate Pathways, a brand new, comprehensive program of tools, trainings, and technical support designed to help local governments and their sustainability teams measure, plan
Stanford CA (SPX) Mar 21, 2014 - The worldwide demand for solar and wind power continues to skyrocket. Since 2009, global solar photovoltaic installations have increased about 40 percent a year on average, and the installed capacit
Dallas TX (SPX) Mar 20, 2014 - Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) nearly doubled in 2013, but most won't take you farther than 100 miles on one charge. To boost their range toward a tantalizing 300 miles or more, researchers are re
Dallas TX (SPX) Mar 20, 2014 - Imagine powering your cell phone by simply walking around your office or rubbing it with the palm of your hand. Rather than plugging it into the wall, you become the power source. Researchers at the
Baghdad (AFP) March 20, 2014 - Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region pledged Thursday to export 100,000 barrels of oil per day through central government-controlled pipelines in a bid to resolve an impasse with Baghdad ahead of elections.
Washington (AFP) March 20, 2014 - The Pentagon was due to host Saudi Arabia's deputy defense minister for talks Thursday as the two sides try to smooth over differences on US policy towards Iran and Syria.
Madrid (AFP) March 20, 2014 - A Spanish island hopes to become the first in the world fully powered by renewable energy later this year when it launches a new wind and water energy plant, a spokeswoman said Thursday.
Bilbao, Spain (SPX) Mar 19, 2014 - In recent years, mini wind energy has been developing in a spectacular way. According to estimates by the WWEA-World Wind Energy Association, the level of development of the mini wind energy industr
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Mar 19, 2014 - Claims that axing the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target (VEET) would provide significant price relief on household electricity bills are both wrong and short-sighted, the Clean Energy Council said.
Baltimore MD (SPX) Mar 19, 2014 - Adding to its recent momentum in ocean energy, Lockheed Martin has announced that it is further advancing the next generation of tidal energy. Lockheed Martin has commenced a contract from global ti
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 19, 2014 - According to Reuters , Crimea may nationalize oil and gas assets within its borders belonging to Ukraine, and sell them off to Russia. Crimea's Deputy Prime Minister hinted at the possibility that i
Freiburg, Germany (SPX) Mar 19, 2014 - In many industrialized countries, city skylines are dominated by imposing glass facades and skyscrapers made of concrete and steel. There is a drawback to these magnificent structures, though - they
Oslo, Norway (SPX) Mar 18, 2014 - The government of Norway will mandate the country's sovereign wealth fund, the largest in the world, to invest in renewable energy, Prime Minister Erna Solberg announced in Oslo today. We are
Madison WI (SPX) Mar 18, 2014 - Using a plant-derived chemical, UW-Madison researchers have developed a process for creating a concentrated stream of sugars that's ripe with possibility for biofuels. With the sugar platform
