Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jul 20, 2010 - The Tecnalia Construction Unit, within the framework of its commitment to sustainability, has developed a new generation of environmentally-friendly cements that enable cutting direct CO2 emissions to the atmosphere by up to 100%.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 20, 2010 - Chemists from UCLA and South Korea report the ultimate porosity of a nano-material, achieving world records for both porosity and carbon dioxide storage capacity in an important class of materials known as MOFs, or metal-organic frameworks.
Washington (AFP) July 19, 2010 - Efforts to dole out compensation to coastal residents hit by the Gulf of Mexico disaster can be stepped up now the flood of oil has been stemmed, fund administrator Kenneth Feinberg said Monday.
New York Ny (SPX) Jul 19, 2010 - A team of chemists led by Dr. George John, Associate Professor at The City College of New York (CCNY), have developed a non-toxic, recyclable agent that can solidify oil on salt water so that it can be scooped up like the fat that forms on the top of a pot of chilled chicken soup.
Beijing (AFP) July 19, 2010 - Authorities in northeastern China have mobilised 1,000 vessels to help clean up an oil spill in the Yellow Sea caused by a weekend pipeline explosion and fire, the government said on Monday.
Sofia, Bulgaria (UPI) Jul 19, 2010 - State-controlled Russian energy giant Gazprom denied media reports that it has invited German utility RWE, a main backer of the Nabucco pipeline, to join the competing South Stream project.
Washington (AFP) July 19, 2010 - None of the anomalies detected close to BP's blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico are threatening the integrity of the capped wellhead, a senior US official said Monday.
London, UK (SPX) Jul 19, 2010 - Rio Tinto reports that markets for most of its products are strong and the overall long term demand outlook is positive although fears of a possible double-dip recession in OECD countries and a slight slowdown in Chinese growth have led to some weakening in sentiment.
Washington (AFP) July 19, 2010 - Major economies looked Monday at how to cooperate in shifting to cleaner sources of energy, with a top policy board warning the world's current path was unsustainable.
London (AFP) July 18, 2010 - Oil giant BP could split itself up by scaling back its US operations and selling refineries and petrol stations in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Britain's Sunday Times newspaper reported.
New Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) July 18, 2010 - BP raised hopes Sunday of an end to the oil catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico, saying it intends to keep the well sealed until a permanent kill operation can begin in two weeks' time.
Kalundborg, Denmark (SPX) Jul 16, 2010 - Inbicon is declaring Energy Independence Day for Planet Earth as the first Inbicon Biomass Refinery swings into operation. It turns wheat straw into 1.4 million gallons a year of cellulosic ethanol, making it the largest producer of cellulosic ethanol in the world.
Luanda, Angola (UPI) Jul 16, 2010 - Separatist rebels in Angola's oil-rich Cabinda enclave on Africa's west coast are reportedly seeking peace talks with the Luanda regime, a move that could open vast offshore fields in the Atlantic.
Cambridge, Mass. (UPI) Jul 16, 2010 - BP Biofuels North America, a unit of oil giant BP, acquired the cellulosic biofuels business of Verenium Corp. for $98.3 million, the two companies announced Thursday.
New Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) July 16, 2010 - A giant cap on a leaking Gulf of Mexico well was holding back gushing crude for a second day Friday, amid hopes BP may have almost staunched the worst oil spill in US history.
La Jolla CA (SPX) Jul 16, 2010 - Exxon Mobil and Synthetic Genomics have announced the opening of a greenhouse facility enabling the next level of research and testing in their algae biofuels program.
