Juba, South Sudan (UPI) Dec 1, 2011 - Newly independent South Sudan has had its vital oil exports cut off by Sudan, undermining negotiations between the two sides on a revenue-sharing agreement to avert another conflict that could disrupt East Africa as moves toward an oil boom.
Berkeley CA (SPX) Nov 30, 2011 - What will a day in the life of a Californian be like in 40 years? If the state cuts its greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050 - a target mandated by a state executive order -
Durban, South Africa (AFP) Nov 30, 2011 - Leading banks around the world lent 232 billion euros ($308 billion) to the coal industry, one of the biggest sources of greenhouse gases, from 2005 to 2010, campaigners said here on Tuesday.
Sao Paulo (AFP) Nov 30, 2011 - As it bids for great power status, Brazil is boosting its naval power in the South Atlantic with an ambitious submarine program to protect its huge deep-water oil reserves and project its growing influence.
Burnaby, Canada (AFP) Nov 30, 2011 - In the race against world governments and the wealthiest companies to commercialize a nuclear fusion reactor, a small, innovative Canadian firm is hoping to bottle and sell the sun's energy.
Beijing (AFP) Nov 30, 2011 - China will raise prices for industrial power and thermal coal for the first time in two years to ease power shortages and reduce financial pressure on power companies, state media reported Wednesday.
Champaign, IL (SPX) Nov 30, 2011 - The Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium (MGSC) has begun injecting carbon dioxide (CO2) for the first million-tonne demonstration of carbon sequestration in the U.S. The CO2 will be stored p
Brussels (AFP) Nov 30, 2011 - The European Union, which is poised to slap sanctions on dozens of Iranian companies and individuals, remains split over targeting the country's oil sector, diplomatic sources said Wednesday.
Baghdad (UPI) Nov 30, 2011 - Exxon Mobil's controversial October exploration deal with Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish enclave in defiance of the Baghdad government may speed up major changes in the country's energy industry.
Glasgow, Scotland (UPI) Nov 30, 2011 - An offshore electric grid connecting Ireland and Britain is feasible within a decade at a likely cost of $8.7 billion, an EU-funded report contends.
Nottingham UK (SPX) Nov 30, 2011 - The mast from a classic racing yacht and samples from a Forestry Commission breeding trial have played a key role in the search for sustainable biofuels. Cellulose is the most abundant organic
Stanford CA (SPX) Nov 30, 2011 - The sun doesn't always shine and the breeze doesn't always blow and therein lie perhaps the biggest hurdles to making wind and solar power usable on a grand scale. If only there were an efficient, d
New Delhi (UPI) Nov 30, 2011 - Indian wind power giant Suzlon Energy says it aims to sign $1 billion worth of new orders every quarter.
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Nov 30, 2011 - Researchers at the Technical University of Madrid (UPM, Spain) have created shadow models and a type of software that calculates the amount of solar radiation that reaches streets and buildings in
Eugene OR (SPX) Nov 30, 2011 - University of Oregon chemists have developed a boron-nitrogen-based liquid-phase storage material for hydrogen that works safely at room temperature and is both air- and moisture-stable - an accompl
Washington (AFP) Nov 30, 2011 - Key US senators unveiled largely symbolic legislation on Wednesday aiming to require President Barack Obama to allow the controversial US-Canada Keystone XL pipeline project to move ahead.
