Anchorage, Alaska (UPI) Nov 14, 2012 - More research is needed to prepare for prevention and cleanup of oil spills in ice-covered waters surrounding Alaska and Canada, a U.S. federal commission says.
San Diego CA (SPX) Nov 14, 2012 - A push to replace old, heat-trapping paving materials with new, cooler materials could actually lead to higher electricity bills for surrounding buildings, engineers at the University of California,
Arlington VA (SPX) Nov 14, 2012 - A University of Texas at Arlington physics professor has helped create a hybrid nanomaterial that can be used to convert light and thermal energy into electrical current, surpassing earlier methods
Berkeley CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2012 - After cellulose, xylan is the most abundant biomass material on Earth, and therefore represents an enormous potential source of stored solar energy for the production of advance biofuels. A major ro
New York (AFP) Nov 13, 2012 - Rationing ended Tuesday for New Jersey drivers seeking to buy gasoline, as shortages caused by superstorm Sandy finally receded.
A Coruna, Spain (AFP) Nov 13, 2012 - Ten years after one of Europe's worst oil disasters, the captain of the Prestige tanker blamed Spain for sending his vessel away from the coast and into the stormy Atlantic.
Houston TX (SPX) Nov 13, 2012 - It was a groundbreaking discovery 25 years ago that remains relevant today - University of Houston physics professor Paul Chu achieved superconductivity at a temperature that would usher in a new er
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Nov 13, 2012 - Addressing the recent summit of the Europe-Asia forum, Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that energy markets were facing new challenges to their stability. Among these challenges experts
Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Nov 13, 2012 - How can solar energy be stored so that it can be available any time, day or night, when the sun shining or not? EPFL scientists are developing a technology that can transform light energy into a cle
Canberra, Australia (UPI) Nov 12, 2012 - Australia will sign on to the next phase of the Kyoto Protocol climate treaty, a government official said.
Ottawa, Canada (SPX) Nov 12, 2012 - Immediately after the U.S. election, Canadian Minister Joe Oliver said that he fully expected the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline to be approved by the reelected Obama administration. This is wishful
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 12, 2012 - On Wednesday, November 7th leading environmental groups stood together at the National Press Club to highlight the numerous environmental champions who were elected to Congress because they strongly
Reykjavik, Iceland (UPI) Nov 12, 2012 - Iceland has signed on with the World Bank to play a major role in a major geothermal energy project targeting East Africa, its foreign affairs minister says.
Newark NJ (SPX) Nov 12, 2012 - The federal government's big-picture approach to power transmission could help New Jersey recharge its own aggressive programs to develop solar power and other forms of renewable energy, said Roy M.
Durham NC (SPX) Nov 12, 2012 - Nextreme Thermal Solutions has announced a new series of thin-film thermoelectric power generators that offer higher power, more robust mechanical design and ease of integration with common sources
Erie, Pa. (UPI) Nov 12, 2012 - Pennsylvania has opened its doors to fracking without doing the scientific research necessary to ensure the public's safety, a public health researcher says.
