Washington DC (SPX) Jun 14, 2012 - A phenomenon first observed by an ancient Greek philosopher 2,300 years ago has become the basis for a new device designed to harvest the enormous amounts of energy wasted as heat each year to produ
Manila (AFP) June 14, 2012 - In the midst of the Philippines' most notorious slum, British expat Jane Walker transforms lives by turning rubbish into top-end fashion items.
Sofia (AFP) June 14, 2012 - Bulgaria's parliament relaxed on Thursday a ban on a controversial natural gas drilling method that had threatened to completely halt exploration in the country.
Shanghai (AFP) June 14, 2012 - China said Thursday that from next month people who use a lot of electricity will have to pay more under a trial scheme aimed at encouraging consumers to save energy.
Berkeley CA (SPX) Jun 14, 2012 - A new report provides a blueprint for California to meet and surpass its ambitious local renewable energy goals. The report, California's Transition to Local Renewable Energy: 12,000 Megawatts by 20
Vienna (AFP) June 14, 2012 - Looming EU oil sanctions against Iran will result in a higher cost for Europe, Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi warned on Thursday ahead of the OPEC cartel's latest output meeting in Vienna.
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Jun 14, 2012 - Researchers have proposed a method to automatically detect a new class of software glitches in smartphones called no-sleep energy bugs, which can entirely drain batteries while the phones are not
Seoul (AFP) June 14, 2012 - South Korea's Hyundai Engineering and Construction said Thursday it has won a $1.348 billion order to expand and upgrade a Venezuelan oil refinery.
Halkirk, Scotland (UPI) Jun 14, 2012 - The Scottish government has issued a rare denial for a wind power project, turning down a bid to construct 30-turbine wind farm in the country's Highlands.
Wellington (AFP) June 14, 2012 - Xena: Warrior Princess actress Lucy Lawless pleaded guilty in a New Zealand court Thursday to unlawfully boarding a ship in protest at plans to search for oil off Alaska.
Paris (ESA) Jun 13, 2012 - ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers is running experiments on the International Space Station that are shedding light on conditions deep inside Earth. Orbiting some 400 km above us, Geoflow is offering insi
Paris (AFP) June 13, 2012 - New French Environment Minister Nicole Bricq said Wednesday that oil exploration, including a project by Anglo-Dutch group Shell off the coast of French Guiana, had been suspended until further notice.
Paris (AFP) June 13, 2012 - Japan's use of oil for electricity generation has risen sharply since last year's devastating earthquake and tsunami forced its nuclear plants off-line, and could go higher still, the IEA said Wednesday.
Vienna (AFP) June 13, 2012 - A looming oil embargo on Iran, related to its controversial nuclear programme, will destabilise the global oil market and spark higher prices, Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi warned Wednesday in Vienna.
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) June 13, 2012 - A company set up by Royal Dutch Shell, the world's largest biofuels distributor, has nixed plans to source sugar cane from Brazilian lands claimed by a local tribe, an aboriginal activist group said Wednesday.
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) June 13, 2012 - A Shell subsidiary that makes biodiesel in Brazil has dropped controversial plans to buy sugar cane grown on land taken from indigenous people, Survival International said Wednesday.
