Cairo (AFP) Nov 16, 2012 - An Iraqi official said on Friday Baghdad will recommend that Arab states use oil as a weapon to exert pressure on Israel and countries that back it, particularly the United States, over the Gaza crisis.
Brussels (UPI) Nov 16, 2012 - The European Commission moved this week to hold back a nearly 1 billion greenhouse gas allowances set to become available under its emissions trading system.
Washington (UPI) Nov 16, 2012 - It's becoming increasingly harder for the poor to breathe due to nearby coal plants, a study released this week states.
Edmonton, Alberta (UPI) Nov 16, 2012 - Canada's oil sands will drive the country's economic engine for the next 25 to 30 years, a new report says.
Aalto, Finland (SPX) Nov 16, 2012 - Researchers at Aalto University, Finland have developed a method for producing lithium batteries that is cheaper and more environmentally friendly than previously used methods. This new proces
Bucharest (AFP) Nov 16, 2012 - Residents in two Romanian regions will vote next month in referendums on gold mine and shale gas projects as the government ponders whether to approve the plans.
Zhuhai, China (SPX) Nov 15, 2012 - Airbus, EADS Innovation Works and ENN, one of the world's leading Bio-Energy companies based in China, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the China International Air Show in Zhuhai. The pa
Washington (AFP) Nov 15, 2012 - BP agreed Thursday to pay a record $4.5 billion in US fines for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill and pleaded guilty to 14 counts including felony manslaughter in the deaths of 11 workers.
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Nov 15, 2012 - The signing of the investment agreement on the South Stream gas pipeline, set for November 9, has been put off till next week following the death of Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria's Orthodox Church.
Shanghai (AFP) Nov 15, 2012 - China will cut state-set fuel prices for the first time since July, the government said Thursday, further easing inflationary pressure.
Brisbane, Australia (UPI) Nov 15, 2012 - Australia's largest coal seam gas field has been leaking large amounts of methane, a new report says.
Washington (AFP) Nov 15, 2012 - The US power grid is susceptible to terrorists and could take weeks or even months to repair if attacked, a study warns.
Perth, Australia (UPI) Nov 14, 2012 - Chevron's massive Gorgon liquefied natural gas project in Australia faces a cost blowout.
London (AFP) Nov 14, 2012 - World oil prices rallied on Wednesday as dealers seized on news that Israel had killed a top Hamas commander in an air strike, stoking geopolitical tensions in the crude-rich Middle East region.
Brussels (UPI) Nov 14, 2012 - Likely budget cuts for plans to build east-west energy connections across Europe will hinder EU integration, the effort's backers said this week.
Liverpool, UK (SPX) Nov 14, 2012 - Scientists at the University of Liverpool have discovered that proposed offshore renewable energy developments in the English Channel have the potential to affect the foraging behaviour of northern
