Madrid (AFP) March 06, 2014 - Campaigners warned Thursday of environmental threats from new oil-prospecting projects off Spain's Balearic and Canary Islands, two major tourist destinations.
Fort Wayne IN (SPX) Mar 06, 2014 - In the face of recent propane shortages and record high prices for the fuel - some rural areas reported deliveries as high as $8 per gallon - homeowners who rely on propane to heat their homes are b
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 06, 2014 - The future of oil exploration lies in new technology--from massive data-processing supercomputers to 4D seismic to early-phase airborne spy technology that can pinpoint prospective reservoirs.
Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 06, 2014 - Researchers from ETH Zurich and the University of Tubingen describe a process that suppresses the formation of methane in soils that are rich in humic substances. For this process to work, the soils
Boston (XNA) Mar 06, 2014 - Infrared energy emitted from the Earth into space may be potentially harnessed as a renewable energy source in the future, U.S. researchers said Monday. Physicists at the Harvard School of Eng
York, UK (SPX) Mar 06, 2014 - An international team of scientists led by physicists from the University of York has paved the way for a new class of magnetic materials and devices with improved performance and power efficiency.
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 05, 2014 - Resistance to pesticides has now been recorded in nearly a thousand pest species, including more than 500 insects, 218 weeds, and 190 fungi that attack plants. The recorded cases of resistance in in
Reykjavik (AFP) March 05, 2014 - An Icelandic environmental group poured cold water over the Arctic nation's dreams of becoming an oil-producer Wednesday, following the approval of a Chinese-led exploration bid off the country's north coast.
Stanford CA (SPX) Mar 05, 2014 - An international research team has discovered a potentially clean, low-cost way to convert carbon dioxide into methanol, a key ingredient in the production of plastics, adhesives and solvents, and a
London, UK (SPX) Mar 05, 2014 - A new way of measuring how much light a plant can tolerate could be useful in growing crops resilient to a changing climate, according to scientists from Queen Mary University of London. This
Berkeley CA (SPX) Mar 04, 2014 - A big step in the development of next-generation fuel cells and water-alkali electrolyzers has been achieved with the discovery of a new class of bimetallic nanocatalysts that are an order of magnit
New York (AFP) March 04, 2014 - A US judge Tuesday upheld Chevron's allegations that an Ecuadoran court decision ordering it to pay $9.5 billion for oil pollution in the Amazon jungle was fraudulently obtained.
Dubai (AFP) March 04, 2014 - Donors at a Dubai conference on Tuesday pledged over $11 million in support for a UN-led initiative to push for green economies through sharing expertise and technology with developing nations.
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 04, 2014 - by James Stafford of Oilprice.com Only the fittest can survive in today's market for junior oil and gas companies, which must demonstrate a great deal of ingenuity in the balancing of risk and rewa
East Lansing, MI (SPX) Mar 04, 2014 - Lab success doesn't always translate to real-world success. A team of Michigan State University scientists, however, has invented a new technology that increases the odds of helping algae-based biof
Boulder CO (SPX) Mar 04, 2014 - In recent years, palm oil production has come under fire from environmentalists concerned about the deforestation of land in the tropics to make way for new palm plantations. Now there is a new reas
