Washington (AFP) Oct 1, 2010 - US authorities Friday closed the special incident command center for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill more than five months after the accident that led to the worst-ever maritime environmental disaster.
London (AFP) Sept 30, 2010 - BP could resume dividends to shareholders next year, incoming chief executive Bob Dudley said on Thursday, three months after payments were suspended following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Washington (AFP) Sept 30, 2010 - US authorities announced new safety rules Thursday for offshore oil and gas drilling, a move aimed at preventing a recurrence of the disastrous Deepwater Horizon accident earlier this year.
Niamey, Niger (UPI) Sep 30, 2010 - The kidnapping of seven people, five of them French citizens, working in France's uranium mining operations in Niger has cast a pall over plans for 2,600-mile gas pipeline from Nigeria to Europe.
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 29, 2010 - The discourse on green energy almost always includes the upside of how great it is for the environment and the downside of how much it will cost.
Port Harcourt, Nigeria (UPI) Sep 29, 2010 - Insurgents in Nigeria's southern oil fields are reported to be rearming amid a faltering peace agreement with the government as Africa's most populous country prepares for a January presidential election that could split the nation.
Montreal, Canada (SPX) Sep 29, 2010 - Conductive polymers are plastic materials with high electrical conductivity that promise to revolutionize a wide range of products including TV displays, solar cells, and biomedical sensors.
Washington (AFP) Sept 28, 2010 - President Barack Obama's pointman on
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 28, 2010 - Japan's Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara reiterated Tuesday that no territorial issue exists over an island chain at the centre of a bitter row with China, Kyodo News agency reported.
Madrid (AFP) Sept 28, 2010 - Spain's economic crisis is sucking the air out of the windmill business.
Arlington VA (SPX) Sep 28, 2010 - The Office of Naval Research Global (ONR Global) continues to pursue aggressive energy goals established by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, with the design of a system that controls electrical flow for lighting, a highly efficient platform that may spark a new era of power savings.
Allentown, Pa. (UPI) Sep 28, 2010 - International Battery is planning to run boats and large yachts on batteries.
Paris (AFP) Sept 27, 2010 - Poisonous pesticides, soil pollution and water waste: high-street fashion has a lot to answer for in the environmental game. But can big brands use their global clout to drive the green revolution?
London (AFP) Sept 27, 2010 - Greenpeace blocked an oil drilling ship in the North Sea with swimmers and speedboats a day after a court ordered protesters to unchain themselves from the vessel, the group said Monday.
Umm Qasr, Iraq (AFP) Sept 27, 2010 - A new US-built patrol ship is the latest phase in a naval build-up by Iraq that has one key mission in mind -- protecting the oil terminals that are the government's main source of revenue.
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 27, 2010 - Japan demanded Monday that China pull back two fisheries patrol boats from near a disputed island chain that is at the centre of the worst diplomatic row in years between the Asian giants.
