Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Mar 11, 2010 - A recent discovery in understanding how to chemically break down the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into a useful form opens the doors for scientists to wonder what organism is out there - or could be created - to accomplish the task.
Tokyo (AFP) March 11, 2010 - Japan calls it an island, China says it's just a few rocks. The squabble over the status of tiny Okinotorishima is at the centre of a new strategic power game between the Asian rivals.
Houston, Texas (AFP) March 10, 2010 - China's hunger for oil is set to drive global demand in the coming years as consumption in the industrialized countries may not regain pre-economic crisis levels, experts say.
London (AFP) March 10, 2010 - World oil prices surged Wednesday after news that fuel stockpiles in the United States slumped last week, indicating strengthening demand in the world's top energy consumer.
Kampala (AFP) March 10, 2010 - Uganda will next month decide which international oil firm will carry out production and development of its nascent petroleum industry, an energy ministry official said Wednesday.
Palo Alto, CA (SPX) Mar 9, 2010 - A new study by scientists at the Carnegie Institution finds that over a third of carbon dioxide emissions associated with consumption of goods and services in many developed countries are actually emitted outside their borders. Some countries, such as Switzerland, outsource over half of their carbon dioxide emissions, primarily to developing countries.
Moscow (RIA NOVOSTI) Mar 09, 2010 - Britain and Argentina have renewed their unhealthy diplomatic exchange over the ownership and sovereignty of the Falkland Islands, which Argentineans call the Malvinas.
San Francisco (AFP) March 9, 2010 - IBM researchers on Tuesday said they have discovered a way to make Earth-friendly plastic from plants that could replace petroleum-based products tough on the environment.
Johannesburg (AFP) March 9, 2010 - The head of the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday defended plans to create a 100 billion dollar fund to help countries mitigate the effects of climate change.
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Mar 9, 2010 - University of Pittsburgh researchers have conducted the first cradle-to-grave assessment of light-emitting diode (LED) streetlights and determined that the increasingly popular lamps strike the best balance between brightness, affordability, and energy and environmental conservation when their life span-from production to disposal-is considered.
Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Mar 08, 2010 - If harnessing the unlimited solar power of the sun were easy, we wouldn't still have the greenhouse gas problem that results from the use of fossil fuel. And while solar energy systems work moderately well in hot desert climates, they are still inefficient and contribute only a small percentage of the general energy demand.
Boston MA (SPX) Mar 08, 2010 - Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. We hear this mantra time and again. When it comes to carbon, the Most Wanted element in terms of climate change, nature has got reuse and recycle covered. However, it's up to us to reduce.
College Park MD (SPX) Mar 04, 2010 - Gas money for your tank doesn't grow on trees, but one day you might be filling up with fuel that does. A team of researchers at the University of Maryland, College Park, and Bowie State University is working on ways to turn poplar trees into high-yield crops for biofuels including ethanol, the renewable biofuel used in gasoline blends and flex-fuel vehicles.
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 04, 2010 - David Asplund, CEO, Lime Energy Company joined the Energy Future Coalition and Dr. Mark Cooper in releasing the Consumer Federation of America's (CFA) new report, Building on the Success of Energy Efficiency Programs to Ensure an Affordable Energy Future.
Des Plaines IL (SPX) Mar 04, 2010 - UOP has announced that it has been awarded a $1.5 million cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Energy for a project to demonstrate technology to capture carbon dioxide and produce algae for use in biofuel and energy production.
Atwater MN (SPX) Mar 04, 2010 - Lake Country Wind Energy and National Wind announce that nearly 25,000 acres of land have been secured for the project. The acres leased in Meeker and Kandiyohi Counties represent over three-quarters of the land needed to develop the 340 megawatt (MW) community-owned wind farm. The project's goal is to sign 30,000 acres.
