Rio De Janeiro (UPI) Jul 13, 2010 - First tests at Brazil's offshore Franco field added another 50,000 barrels a day of crude oil to the Latin American country's reserves amid a mixture of celebration and caution in the aftermath of the Gulf of Mexico environmental disaster.
Seattle WA (SPX) Jul 13, 2010 - Alaska Airlines, Boeing, Portland International Airport, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Spokane International Airport and Washington State University have announced a strategic initiative to promote aviation biofuel development in the Pacific Northwest.
New Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) July 12, 2010 - BP placed Monday a new cap over the ruptured oil pipe in the Gulf of Mexico, hoping to stem the catastrophic flow of toxic crude once and for all.
Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Jul 12, 2010 - A key tool is the JRC's methodology to quantify changes to the amount of carbon in soils and biomass when land use changes as a result of biofuels production. This is an important factor in the sustainability assessment.
New Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) July 12, 2010 - As BP worked to finally cap a ruptured well gushing oil into the Gulf of Mexico Monday, the task of assessing what went wrong and what needs to be done to prevent another disaster began.
Washington (AFP) July 12, 2010 - The US government issued Monday a new moratorium on deepwater drilling until November 30 to ensure oil companies implement safety measures following the Gulf of Mexico disaster.
Madison WI (SPX) Jul 12, 2010 - While scientists have conducted numerous studies on production of biomass from biofuel crops, such as switchgrass, no one has yet compiled this information to evaluate the response of biomass yield to soils, climate, and crop management across the United States.
Biloxi, Mississippi (AFP) July 11, 2010 - Dark rain clouds hang over Biloxi's white sand beach as three children search the shore for tar patties from the BP oil spill.
Dubai (AFP) July 11, 2010 - Abu Dhabi is reluctant to invest in BP, a report said, only days after the British company's chief was thought to have sought investment from sovereign wealth funds on a visit to the Gulf state.
New Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) July 11, 2010 - BP reported good progress Sunday in its high-stakes effort to fully contain the Gulf of Mexico oil leak by fixing a tighter cap over the giant gusher, now raging largely unchecked.
New Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) July 11, 2010 - BP engineers used underwater robots Sunday to replace a cap over a gushing oil well in the Gulf of Mexico in a new attempt to contain the worst environmental disaster in US history.
Bourg, Louisiana (AFP) July 11, 2010 - In a modest church along the oil-ravaged Louisiana coast, Pastor Kim Voisin reaches out his hand and asks his congregation to find the strength to pull themselves through troubled times.
Brussels (AFP) July 10, 2010 - The European Commission has been looking into whether Electrabel abused its dominant position after reaching a nuclear power plant deal with the Belgian government, a spokesman said on Saturday.
Houston TX (SPX) Jul 09, 2010 - National Clean Fuels has disclosed that Management has moved its focus from Due Diligence to the forming of terms for a Definitive Agreement with Emission Phase Acquiring Solutions (EPAS) - owner of a breakthrough proprietary carbon emissions technology.
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Jul 09, 2010 - A new type of heat pump being developed at Purdue University could allow residents in cold climates to cut their heating bills in half.
New Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) July 9, 2010 - The Obama administration lost its bid to keep a six-month freeze on offshore drilling, and BP was to outline Friday its next steps to cap the well gushing oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
