Los Alamos NM (SPX) Nov 25, 2011 - The idea that one can create a field of science out of thin air, just because of societal and policy need, is a bold concept. But for the emerging field of sustainability science, sorting among theo
Walnut Creek CA (SPX) Nov 25, 2011 - For a pest that isn't quite the size of a comma on a keyboard, the two-spotted spider mite can do a disproportionate amount of damage. These web-spinners extract the nutrients they need from leaves
New York (AFP) Nov 25, 2011 - Oil prices were mixed in volatile trade on Friday, as concerns about the ongoing Iranian nuclear crisis were offset by new eurozone debt tensions.
Boston MA (SPX) Nov 25, 2011 - The U.S. government could save the economy hundreds of billions of dollars per year by 2050 by spending a few billion dollars more a year to spur innovations in energy technology, according to a new
Copenhagen (AFP) Nov 25, 2011 - Denmark aims to have wind power supply half of the country's electricity needs in 2020, under a new programme presented by Climate and Energy Minister Martin Lidegaard on Friday.
Tehran (AFP) Nov 25, 2011 - Iran's oil and gas reserves are so vast they cannot be excluded from the world market as France is urging the West to do, Mehr news agency Friday quoted the National Iranian Oil Company head as saying.
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Nov 24, 2011 - An oil spill off Brazil's coast is a wake-up call for the country's ability to deal with major oil emergencies as it prepares to tap potentially huge deep-water reserves, analysts said.
Paris (AFP) Nov 24, 2011 - France will stop buying Iranian oil on a national basis as part of its campaign to raise pressure on Tehran over its contested nuclear programme, the foreign ministry said Thursday.
Singapore (AFP) Nov 24, 2011 - Oil prices were mixed in Asian trade Thursday as European economic giant Germany saw poor bond sales and China's manufacturing data sank to a 32-month low, analysts said.
Bloomington IN (SPX) Nov 24, 2011 - Sustainability has not only become a science in the past 25 years, but it is one that continues to be fast-growing with widespread international collaboration, broad disciplinary composition and wid
Caracas (AFP) Nov 24, 2011 - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez signed a series of oil deals with Beijing Thursday financed with $6 billion in Chinese loans payable in oil.
Portland OR (SPX) Nov 24, 2011 - Vestas has received a 59 MW order from Exelon Wind for 33 V100-1.8 MW turbines for the Harvest II Wind Project in Huron County, Mich. The contract includes delivery and commissioning along with a 10
Berkeley CA (SPX) Nov 23, 2011 - Many experts believe that advanced biofuels made from cellulosic biomass are the most promising alternative to petroleum-based liquid fuels for a renewable, clean, green, domestic source of transpor
Brasilia (AFP) Nov 23, 2011 - Brazil on Wednesday suspended the exploration activities of US energy giant Chevron in its territory following an oil spill off Rio de Janeiro state.
Beijing (AFP) Nov 23, 2011 - China said Wednesday it was willing to play a constructive role in rebuilding Libya, as it welcomed the establishment of a new government after the overthrow of strongman Moamer Kadhafi.
Ames IA (SPX) Nov 23, 2011 - Research at Iowa State University has led to discovery of a genetic method that can increase biomass in algae by 50 to 80 percent. The breakthrough comes from expressing certain genes in algae that
