London, UK (SPX) Feb 21, 2012 - Improving natural photosynthesis to make new fuels and boost crop production is the focus of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) funded research presented at the American
Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Feb 21, 2012 - The world is moving from a hydrocarbon economy to a carbohydrate economy, according to University of British Columbia biofuel expert Jack Saddler. He is presenting his work at the 2012 Annual Meetin
Sofia (AFP) Feb 20, 2012 - Bulgaria will resume early Tuesday electricity exports to its Balkan neighbours after an 11-day cut prompted by soaring local consumption due to a cold snap, the government said.
Montreal (AFP) Feb 20, 2012 - Canada has threatened to lodge a World Trade Organization complaint against the European Union if the bloc labels oil from Alberta's tar sands as highly polluting, documents published Monday show.
Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Feb 20, 2012 - If the increased use of biomass to produce alternative fuels is to become a reality, more attention needs to be paid to logistics - how, for example, biomass raw materials are shipped from farm to r
Tehran (UPI) Feb 20, 2012 - Last week's spike in oil prices is what's in store for Europe if it follows through on moves to ban Iranian imports, a senior Tehran lawmaker says.
Baghdad (AFP) Feb 20, 2012 - Iraq's oil exports dropped slightly in January but its income from oil sales was up due to higher prices per barrel, oil ministry figures published on Monday showed.
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 20, 2012 - Japanese coastguards were ordered by a Chinese ship to stop a marine survey in disputed waters at the weekend, officials said Monday, the latest territorial row between the regional giants.
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Feb 17, 2012 - As a result of a joint intensive work of several groups from five different countries, including Basque Country, a new wide class of topological insulators - materials that are insulators in the bul
Pleasanton CA (SPX) Feb 17, 2012 - Adept Technology has announced it has received a $1.4 million order for high-precision robots from a major international manufacturer of sophisticated automation equipment for use in the consumer el
Evanston, Ill. (UPI) Feb 17, 2012 - Adding fuel-cell technology to power plants can nearly double a plant's efficiency and cut greenhouse-gas emissions, a U.S. materials-science professor says.
Moscow (UPI) Feb 17, 2012 - Russian gas monopoly Gazprom says the company will make a final determination on whether to proceed with its long-planned South Stream pipeline in November.
Washington (AFP) Feb 17, 2012 - An arbitration panel in The Hague backed Chevron's bid for temporary protection from a $9.5 billion Ecuador court judgment against the oil giant, documents showed Friday.
Juba, South Sudan (UPI) Feb 17, 2012 - South Sudan's 3-week-old shutdown of its oil industry in a dispute over oil revenues with the fledgling state's former leaders in Khartoum is likely to drag on and push up global oil prices.
Austin, Texas (UPI) Feb 17, 2012 - The controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing used to release underground reserves of natural gas has no direct connection to groundwater contamination, a new study says.
London (AFP) Feb 16, 2012 - A copy of the original telex informing the British government of the Argentine military surrender in the Falklands War 30 years ago is going under the hammer, auction house Bonhams said Thursday.
