Tokyo (AFP) Dec 4, 2012 - A Chinese government ship briefly sailed into the territorial waters of disputed islands controlled by Tokyo in the East China Sea on Tuesday, Japan's coastguard said.
Berlin (AFP) Dec 04, 2012 - Environmental campaigners have taken aim at famous German car brands like Porsche, Audi and BMW, criticising their high CO2 emissions as well as Germany's tax system they say promotes gas guzzlers.
Tiputini, Ecuador (AFP) Dec 04, 2012 - The thumping whir of helicopters overhead sends a pack of terrified monkeys fleeing into the brush - one clear sign of the impact of oil development in this incredibly biodiverse part of Ecuador's Amazon.
Chicago IL (SPX) Dec 04, 2012 - One reason that biofuels are expensive to make is that the organisms used to ferment the biomass cannot make effective use of hemicellulose, the next most abundant cell wall component after cellulos
Stanford CA (SPX) Dec 04, 2012 - Developers of renewable energy and shale gas must overcome fundamental geological and environmental challenges if these promising energy sources are to reach their full potential, according to a tri
Atlanta, GA (SPX) Dec 04, 2012 - If the 4.9 million barrels of oil that spilled into the Gulf of Mexico during the 2010 Deep Water Horizon spill was a ecological disaster, the two million gallons of dispersant used to clean it up a
Baghdad (AFP) Dec 4, 2012 - Iraq's oil exports were steady in November while revenues were down compared to the month before, oil ministry spokesman Assem Jihad said on Tuesday.
East Lansing MI (SPX) Dec 04, 2012 - Sweeping environmental policies come with hidden challenges - not only striving to achieve sustainability and benefit the environment - but over time ensuring the program itself can endure. Scientis
Ottawa (AFP) Dec 4, 2012 - A left-leaning think tank on Tuesday decried Big Oil's rising influence on Canadian government policies, citing a whopping 2,733 meetings with public officials since 2008 versus a few with environmentalists.
Hanoi (AFP) Dec 4, 2012 - Vietnam's state-run energy giant PetroVietnam accused Chinese fishing vessels of sabotaging one of its boats, state media said Tuesday, the latest clash in the disputed waters of the South China Sea.
London (UPI) Dec 3, 2012 - British officials have denied a report indicating energy ministers are preparing to open 60 percent of the countryside to a shale natural gas exploration boom.
Beijing (AFP) Dec 3, 2012 - China on Monday branded a US-Japan security treaty a product of the Cold War after Washington reaffirmed its commitment to Japan in its territorial dispute with China over the Senkaku Islands, known in Chinese as the Diaoyus.
Paris (AFP) Dec 03, 2012 - The need for a more sustainable global energy system is more urgent than ever, the International Energy Agency warned on Monday as UN climate talks went into a second week.
New York (AFP) Dec 3, 2012 - Crude oil prices were mixed Monday as a weak reading in US manufacturing data for November offset an encouraging rebound in China's manufacturing sector.
Buenos Aires (UPI) Dec 3, 2012 - Argentina's YPF energy company, nationalized earlier this year, is on an expansion drive despite an impending new compensation battle with former majority owner Repsol.
Colombo (AFP) Dec 2, 2012 - Sri Lanka will purchase oil from Iraq after the United States imposed new sanctions on Iran, the island's main supplier of crude oil, a report said Sunday citing a senior official.
