Southampton UK (SPX) Jul 31, 2012 - Researchers from the University of Southampton have devised a novel method for forming virtual power plants to provide renewable energy production in the UK. In the last decade, small and distribute
Manila (AFP) July 31, 2012 - The Philippines said Tuesday it had summoned Cambodia's ambassador to explain comments he made accusing it and Vietnam of playing dirty politics in trying to solve a maritime row with China.
Manila (AFP) July 31, 2012 - The Philippines will offer three oil and gas exploration contracts in the disputed South China Sea later Tuesday, including two in areas claimed by China, an official said.
Washington (AFP) July 31, 2012 - US President Barack Obama on Tuesday imposed new economic sanctions on Iran's oil export sector and on a pair of Chinese and Iraqi banks accused of doing business with Tehran.
London, UK (SPX) Jul 30, 2012 - Modern lifestyles are generally quite different from those of our hunter-gatherer ancestors, a fact that some claim as the cause of the current rise in global obesity, but new results published in t
Washington (AFP) July 28, 2012 - US regulators have secured a court order to freeze assets of traders accused of seeking more than $13 million through illegal trades ahead of China-based CNOOC's public bid for Canadian oil firm Nexen Inc.
Washington (AFP) July 27, 2012 - A university study that claimed fracking for gas deep beneath the Earth's surface did not cause water contamination was led by a US professor with financial ties to the gas industry, a watchdog group said Friday.
Beijing (AFP) July 27, 2012 - China has appointed military officers at a newly-established garrison in the South China Sea, state media reported Friday, the country's latest step to bolster claims to disputed islands in the area.
Portland, Maine (UPI) Jul 27, 2012 - The United States' first commercial tidal energy project is expected to deliver electricity in September to consumers in Maine.
Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Jul 27, 2012 - The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have developed a pipeline network across the Arabian Peninsula to bypass the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a key oil artery that Iran threatens to close. But this could still be vulnerable to sabotage.
Quito (AFP) July 26, 2012 - Chevron has been ordered to pay more than $19 billion in environmental damages, $1 billion more than originally decided, after an Ecuadoran court adjusted the amount on appeal, a source said Thursday.
Canberra, Australia (UPI) Jul 26, 2012 - Ocean waves could supply as much as 11 percent of Australia's electricity by 2050, a government research study released Wednesday found.
Canberra, Australia (UPI) Jul 26, 2012 - The Australian navy has signed an agreement with the U.S. Navy to explore the increased use of environmentally friendly fuels such as blended biofuels.
Buenos Aires (AFP) July 25, 2012 - Argentina has accused Britain of mounting a show of force in the Falkland Islands with a military exercise that includes missile launches in the disputed South Atlantic archipelago.
Muncie IN (SPX) Jul 25, 2012 - In the shadow of two outdated smokestacks and four antiquated coal-fired boilers, Ball State has started the second and final phase of converting the university to a geothermal ground-source heat pu
Beijing (UPI) Jul 25, 2012 - Major Chinese oil companies are seizing opportunities to secure strategic overseas assets, reflected by recent Canadian acquisitions.
