Quito (AFP) Nov 28, 2012 - Ecuador opens bidding by private and state companies Wednesday for rights to explore for oil in 16 blocks in the Amazon amid protests from indigenous communities.
Manila (AFP) Nov 28, 2012 - The Philippines said Wednesday it would refuse to stamp Chinese passports containing a map showing most of the China South Sea as belonging to China, as it stepped up protests over the controversial move.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (UPI) Nov 28, 2012 - The Saudi royal family has denied reports King Abdallah, 89, has been placed on life support following spinal surgery but the monarch's failing health has brought the thorny issue of who will succeed him into sharp focus.
Beijing (UPI) Nov 28, 2012 - As China readies for the water-intensive process of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to tap into massive reserves of shale natural gas, concerns are rising regarding the country's already limited water supply.
San Diego, CA (SPX) Nov 27, 2012 - The Algae Biomass Organization, the trade association for the U.S. algae industry has hailed the findings of a University of California at San Diego study that concludes, for the first time, that ma
London, UK (SPX) Nov 27, 2012 - With increasing demands for sustainable energy, being able to cost-efficiently produce biofuels from plant biomass is more important than ever. However, lignin and hemicelluloses present in certain
Donostia, San Sebastian (SPX) Nov 27, 2012 - A team of researchers at the Freie Universitat Berlin, co-ordinated by Jose Ignacio Pascual (current leader of the Nanoimagen team at CIC nanoGUNE), have developed a method that enables efficiently
Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Nov 26, 2012 - VTT specialists have assessed Finland's chances of achieving the 80% greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. The EU's goal for 2050 is to reduce emissions by at least 80% from the level of 1990.
Bielefeld, Germany (SPX) Nov 26, 2012 - Astonishing research finding by biologists at Bielefeld University published in the online journal Nature Communications Flowers need water and light to grow. Even children learn that plants use sun
San Diego (UPI) Nov 26, 2012 - Genetically engineered marine algae can be just as useful as fresh water algae for producing biofuels, researchers in California say.
London (UPI) Nov 26, 2012 - The president of Azerbaijan's state energy company SOCAR says it is ready to move ahead with a trans-Anatolian natural gas pipeline after parliamentary approval.
Hammerfest, Norway (UPI) Nov 26, 2012 - A large gas tanker ship is set to sail across the arctic from Europe to Japan, now possible with changing climate conditions, officials said.
Doha (AFP) Nov 26, 2012 - Qatar on Monday shrugged off criticism of its record-busting carbon emissions and instead extolled the virtues of its key export, natural gas, as it opened a major UN conference on climate change.
Manila (AFP) Nov 24, 2012 - Foreign minister Albert del Rosario has told the Philippines future military top brass to stand up to protect what is ours amid a territorial dispute with China, the government said Saturday.
London (UPI) Nov 23, 2012 - Increasing energy bills of British households and businesses is reasonable to pay for wind farms and nuclear power stations, a government official says.
Washington (AFP) Nov 23, 2012 - The US Navy temporarily will have one aircraft carrier in the Gulf region instead of two because one of its ships has to undergo repairs, officials said Friday.
