Lagos (AFP) Dec 22, 2011 - Authorities rushed to prevent one of Nigeria's worst recent oil spills from reaching the West African nation's shoreline on Thursday, with production from a major Shell field also shut due to the leak.
Duebendorf, Switzerland (SPX) Dec 21, 2011 - Water splitting in photo-electrochemical cells to yield hydrogen is a promising way to sustainable fuels. A team of Swiss and US scientists now made major progress in developing highly efficient ele
Brasilia (AFP) Dec 21, 2011 - Brazilian Federal Police concluded in a probe on the November 8 oil spill that the local president of US oil giant Chevron and 16 other oil executives committed environmental crimes, local media reported Wednesday.
Beijing (UPI) Dec 21, 2011 - China plans to open 12 offshore oil spill response facilities before the end of the year, an official said.
Kiev, Ukraine (UPI) Dec 21, 2011 - The EU says expanding energy and economic cooperation with Ukraine will in part depend on Kiev's treatment of jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
Frankfurt (AFP) Dec 21, 2011 - A German court jailed six men on Wednesday for tax evasion in the trading of carbon emission permits through the country's biggest bank, Deutsche Bank.
Mount Pleasant, Iowa (AFP) Dec 21, 2011 - Texas Governor and Republican White House hopeful Rick Perry on Wednesday denounced President Barack Obama for delaying the approval of a controversial US-Canada pipeline.
Farmington CT (SPX) Dec 21, 2011 - Global Information presents Worldwide Oil and Gas Industry 2012 Top 10 Predictions by IDC Energy Insights. This IDC Energy Insights' report provides top 10 predictions for the worldwide oil and ga
Belo Horizonte, Brazil (AFP) Dec 20, 2011 - With solar panels, recycled stadium seats and rain water sprinklers, Brazil hopes to make the 2014 World Cup the most environmentally-friendly yet.
Ottawa (AFP) Dec 20, 2011 - Delays in US approval of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline to carry oil from Alberta has forced Canada to consider a different track that could see the oil shipped to China instead, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said.
Aalto, Finland (SPX) Dec 20, 2011 - Most commonly used raw materials in butanol production have so far been starch and cane sugar. In contrast to this, the starting point in the Aalto University study was to use only lignocellulose, o
Beijing (AFP) Dec 20, 2011 - China on Tuesday ordered local governments to reduce emissions of major pollutants by as much as 10 percent by 2015, amid growing public anxiety over the country's bad air.
Montevideo, Uruguay (UPI) Dec 20, 2011 - Uruguay's solidarity with Argentina in support of Buenos Aires' claim over British-ruled Falklands is costing the port capital's economy dear as Falklanders disappear from the scene as lucrative custom.
Ames IA (SPX) Dec 20, 2011 - Hui Hu pulled a model wind turbine from the top of an office filing cabinet. The turbine tower was just 10 inches high. Its three blades were 10 inches in diameter. It was a perfect 1:320 scale repr
San Francisco CA (SPX) Dec 19, 2011 - Americans are gloomy about future costs for energy and the vast majorities are taking steps to reduce their personal energy costs, but they see economic benefits to emerging energy-saving technologi
Brussels (UPI) Dec 19, 2011 - The long-range costs of a de-carbonized energy future can be less than if the current energy mix is maintained, EU Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger says.
