Tripoli, Libya (UPI) Nov 9, 2011 - Libya is struggling to get its lifeline oil industry up and running again after an eight-month civil war, but analysts say it could take years to do that, particularly if the still fragile security situation deteriorates.
Washington (AFP) Nov 9, 2011 - Two US senators introduced a bill Wednesday seeking to guarantee compensation for any oil spill originating in waters outside the United States, as Cuba aims to strike black gold off its north coast.
Washington (AFP) Nov 9, 2011 - US lawmakers pressed President Barack Obama on Wednesday to green-light the massive US-Canada Keystone pipeline that has drawn heavy fire from environmentalists, saying the project will create jobs.
Buenos Aires (UPI) Nov 8, 2011 - Argentina's latest oil discovery is the biggest yet in the Latin America and puts the country's southern Patagonia region on the map as a potential new energy hub on the continent.
Canberra, Australia (UPI) Nov 8, 2011 - Australia's controversial carbon pricing scheme has become law.
Beijing (AFP) Nov 8, 2011 - Beijing said Tuesday that Japan's arrest of a Chinese fishing boat captain was a regular fishery case, in an indication the incident would not affect ties between the two Asian rivals.
Evanston IL (SPX) Nov 08, 2011 - Porous crystals called metal-organic frameworks, with their nanoscopic pores and incredibly high surface areas, are excellent materials for natural gas storage. But with millions of different struct
Washington (AFP) Nov 8, 2011 - The Obama administration on Tuesday proposed a new plan for offshore oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Alaska, including the environmentally sensitive Arctic.
Leicester UK (SPX) Nov 08, 2011 - A new study on greenhouse gas emissions from oil palm plantations has calculated a more than 50% increase in levels of CO2 emissions than previously thought - and warned that the demand for 'green'
Vienna (AFP) Nov 8, 2011 - OPEC raised its medium- and long-term forecasts for oil output on Tuesday but warned that uncertainty over energy and environmental policy was confusing the picture and could affect investment.
Washington (AFP) Nov 8, 2011 - The US State Department said Tuesday it is confident it will be vindicated in a probe into how it is handling a pending decision on whether to grant a permit for a massive US-Canada oil pipeline.
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 07, 2011 - On 28 October Air China conducted its first trial flight of a passenger jet powered by a mix of biofuel and traditional aviation fuel. The Jet A-1 biofuel kerosene used in the flight was derived fro
Beijing (UPI) Nov 7, 2011 - China will phase out incandescent light bulbs, a government official said.
Tucson AZ (SPX) Nov 07, 2011 - Over the past 50 years, 60 percent of all ecosystem services have declined as a direct result of the conversion of land to the production of foods, fuels and fibers. This should come as no su
Johannesburg (AFP) Nov 7, 2011 - Six activists from environmental group Greenpeace scaled a crane at the construction site of a coal-fired power plant in South Africa on Monday and unfurled banners calling it a climate killer.
Tel Aviv. Israel (SPX) Nov 07, 2011 - Hybrid cars, powered by a mixture of gas and electricity, have become a practical way to go green on the roads. Now researchers at Tel Aviv University are applying the term hybrid to power plant
