Washington (AFP) Dec 13, 2011 - An environmental monitor Tuesday identified 19 new sites across the United States where groundwater near coal-ash dumps from power plants was found to be contaminated with arsenic and other pollutants.
Washington (AFP) Dec 13, 2011 - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki issued an open invitation for US firms to help rebuild Iraq on Tuesday, as his oil-rich nation closes the door on a nearly nine-year American military presence.
Ames, Iowa (UPI) Dec 13, 2011 - Engineers at Iowa State University say they have begun studying how hills and valleys affect wind turbines' production efficiency.
Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 13, 2011 - China's Sinopec and ENN Energy Holdings disclosed plans Tuesday to acquire China Gas Holdings for $2.2 billion, amid the Asian powerhouse's surging demand for gas.
Brisbane, Australia (UPI) Dec 13, 2011 - China's state-owned oil giant Sinopec plans to increase its equity interest holdings in Australia Pacific LNG by 10 percent, a company official said.
Caracas (AFP) Dec 13, 2011 - Venezuela has reached agreement with a Chinese bank for a $4 billion dollar loan to finance housing construction in the South American country, President Hugo Chavez said Tuesday.
Bundoora, Australia (SPX) Dec 12, 2011 - The concept of the hydrogen economy (HE), in which hydrogen would replace the carbon-based fossil fuels of the twentieth century was first mooted in the 1970s. Now the HE is seen as a potential solu
Sydney (AFP) Dec 12, 2011 - China's Sinopec raised its stake in a major Australian-US liquefied natural gas (LNG) project and almost doubled its sales contract Monday as Beijing scrambles to secure energy supplies.
Nottingham, UK (SPX) Dec 12, 2011 - Cities are wasting the potential of smart technologies by failing to realise the value of their hidden infrastructure and digital assets. A report published by The Climate Group, Accenture, Arup and
Houston TX (SPX) Dec 12, 2011 - Graphene's star is rising as a material that could become essential to efficient, environmentally sound oil production. Rice University researchers are taking advantage of graphene's outstanding str
Washington (AFP) Dec 12, 2011 - Japan should consider building a military base on islands disputed with China to counter Beijing's rising assertiveness, a leader of Japan's opposition said Monday on a visit to the United States.
Washington (AFP) Dec 12, 2011 - Japan should consider building a military base on islands disputed with China to counter Beijing's rising assertiveness, a leader of Japan's opposition said Monday on a visit to the United States.
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 12, 2011 - With the world's population surging north of seven billion, we're pushing limited land resources harder to produce food and energy. Often, the two are in competition: using farmland to grow feedstoc
Bloomington IN (SPX) Dec 12, 2011 - A new research study co-authored by an Indiana University professor suggests that interactive applications for mobile phones such as Apple's iPhone and Google's Android may be some of the most power
Tehran (UPI) Dec 12, 2011 - Any EU move to impose a ban on Iranian oil imports would cripple the struggling economies of Spain, Greece and Italy, an Iranian parliamentary leader says.
Tehran (AFP) Dec 11, 2011 - The European Union will not impose fresh sanctions on Iran's oil sector because of the disruption it would cause to the global market, Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi predicted on Sunday.
