Newark NJ (SPX) Jun 17, 2011 - As America struggles down the road toward a coherent energy policy that focuses on a higher degree of self-reliance, policymakers face numerous issues and realities. These include: the finite supply
Washington (AFP) June 17, 2011 - The United States and Vietnam on Friday jointly called for freedom of navigation and rejected the use of force in the South China Sea, amid simmering tensions between Beijing and its neighbors.
Baghdad (UPI) Jun 17, 2011 - U.S. helicopter gunships fired at raiders near Basra, Iraq's second city and strategic oil center in the south, underlining fears that the vital Iraqi oil industry will become a target again as U.S. forces withdraw.
Moscow (AFP) June 16, 2011 - Chinese President Hu Jintao was Thursday to meet Russian counterpart Dmitry Mevdvedev in search of a breakthrough in stalled negotiations on a mega-contract for Russia to pump gas to China.
Warsaw (AFP) June 16, 2011 - Militant French environmentalist and MEP Jose Bove on Thursday slammed shale gas exploration in Poland, after France recently banned a shale gas extraction method regarded as environmentally harmful.
Moscow (AFP) June 16, 2011 - Chinese President Hu Jintao and President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday talked up a deal to pump Russian gas to China for the next three decades but failed to clinch agreement on a final contract.
London (AFP) June 16, 2011 - Two Indian companies which recycle waste products into sources of power and a Pakistani firm that fits energy-saving devices in homes were on Thursday honoured with major green energy awards.
Tokyo (AFP) June 16, 2011 - As Japan looks to save electricity this summer amid its ongoing nuclear crisis, one regional government has come up with a novel solution not usually found in workplaces here - siestas.
Cheyenne, WY (SPX) Jun 16, 2011 - The development of 9,000 MW of new power transmission lines in Wyoming for export to California and other states would add $12 billion to $15 billion in total economic output in the State of Wyoming
Benghazi, Libya (AFP) June 15, 2011 - Hundreds of cement mixers, cranes, and forklifts stand silent on a massive construction site among grey buildings left unfinished when Chinese workers abandoned Libya as fighting flared.
Kingston, Canada (SPX) Jun 15, 2011 - Researchers now understand more about why platinum is so efficient at producing power in hydrogen fuel cells. Understanding platinum's properties for speeding up chemical reactions will poten
Caracas (AFP) June 15, 2011 - Japan will lend $1.5 billion to the state-owned oil company PDVSA in exchange for three million barrels of crude oil over the next five years, a Japanese diplomat said Wednesday.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (UPI) Jun 15, 2011 - The failure of OPEC, which controls 40 percent of the global oil supply, to boost production at its recent Vienna meeting has raised concerns Saudi Arabia is losing its traditional clout at a time when it is increasingly locked in a cold war with Iran.
Seattle WA (SPX) Jun 15, 2011 - Although adding gravel to a river to replace lost sediments won't likely cool the whole river channel, it can create cool water refuges that protect fish from thermal pollution, according to a U.S.
Sydney (AFP) June 14, 2011 - Australia's proposed carbon tax would cost more than 14,000 jobs, a study commissioned by the coal industry said Tuesday, warning that billions of dollars in exports would be lost.
Beijing (AFP) June 14, 2011 - China on Tuesday pledged not to resort to the use of force in the tense South China Sea, as neighbours with rival border claims stepped up their complaints over Beijing's assertive maritime posture.
