Norwich UK (SPX) Feb 29, 2012 - Energy efficiency experts at the University of East Anglia (UEA) are calling for ambitious new targets to reduce energy demand across the European Union. In a report published by the Build with CaRe
London, UK (SPX) Feb 29, 2012 - The invention of a long-lasting incandescent light bulb in the 19th century spurred on the second wave of the industrial revolution, illuminating homes, extending leisure time and bringing us to the
Brussels (UPI) Feb 29, 2012 - Bulgaria, Cyprus, Spain, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia and Estonia are moving too slowly in implementing energy market reforms, the EU says.
Maputo, Mozambique (UPI) Feb 29, 2012 - East Africa is emerging as the new hot zone for oil and natural gas exploration, with major discoveries by Anadarko of the United States and Italy's Eni in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique and by Norway's Statoil off neighboring Tanzania.
Ulan Bator, Mongolia (UPI) Feb 29, 2012 - Construction on Mongolia's first wind farm is to start next month.
Singapore (AFP) Feb 29, 2012 - Oil prices rebounded in Asian trade Wednesday as concerns over crude producer Iran's nuclear programme crept back into the market, analysts said.
Manila (AFP) Feb 29, 2012 - The Philippines said Wednesday it would push ahead with plans to expand oil and gas exploration in waters also claimed by China, as it brushed off a fresh Chinese warning.
Long Beach, California (AFP) Feb 29, 2012 - Tycoon T. Boone Pickens on Wednesday took his case against foreign oil to a prestigious TED conference known for backing ways to break the world's addiction to fossil fuels.
New York (AFP) Feb 28, 2012 - BP and lawyers for individuals and companies claiming damages from the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill are discussing a possible $14 billion settlement, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
Washington (AFP) Feb 28, 2012 - Chevron on Tuesday claimed the backing of an international tribunal in its fight to prevent Ecuador from enforcing a pollution fine against it that could top $18 billion.
Beijing (AFP) Feb 28, 2012 - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Tuesday urged Sudan and South Sudan to resolve their differences at an early date, as Beijing seeks to end a crisis between the two neighbours over oil.
Sacramento CA (SPX) Feb 28, 2012 - State Controller John Chiang and Senator Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles) has unveiled legislation sponsored by the Controller to promote cost-effective retrofits of commercial buildings throughout Cal
Tsukuba, Japan (SPX) Feb 28, 2012 - A life cycle assessment of growing crops for fuel as opposed to refining and using fossil fuels has revealed that substitution of gasoline by bioethanol converted from energy crops has considerable
Jerusalem (AFP) Feb 28, 2012 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday warned that a nuclear-armed Iran would control the major Gulf oil producers, send energy prices soaring, and choke the global economy.
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 28, 2012 - It takes a lot of energy to extract heavy, viscous and valuable bitumen from Canada's oil sands and refine it into crude oil. Companies mine some of the sands with multi-story excavators, separate o
College Park, Md. (UPI) Feb 28, 2012 - When Barack Obama assumed the U.S. presidency, gas prices were less than $2 a gallon. He proceeded to shut down deep-water drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, tightened federal restrictions on petroleum development and vetoed the Keystone XL Pipeline. Now, even with Americans driving not a lot more than three years ago and global growth slowing, gas is nearing $4 a gallon.
