Philadelphia PA (SPX) Jan 08, 2010 - Researchers from the Biotechnology Foundation Laboratories at Thomas Jefferson University have identified a way to increase the oil in tobacco plant leaves, which may be the next step in using the plants for biofuel. Their paper was published online in Plant Biotechnology Journal.
London (AFP) Jan 8, 2010 - Europe was faced with grounded planes and axed trains Friday amid bitter winter weather and hard-hit Britain was forced to curb industrial gas usage to save dwindling supplies.
New York (AFP) Jan 8, 2010 - Internet search giant Google is seeking government authority to buy and sell electricity in the United States, a further expansion of its operations aimed at boosting renewable energy.
Abuja (AFP) Jan 8, 2010 - China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi held talks with Nigerian officials Friday on oil exports to energy-hungry Beijing.
Beijing (AFP) Jan 6, 2010 - Electricity consumption in China rose nearly six percent in 2009, the government said Wednesday, as the economic recovery gathered pace and unusually early cold weather struck parts of the country.
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 6, 2010 - Japanese researchers said Wednesday they hoped to enlist bacteria in the fight against global warming to transform carbon dioxide buried under the seabed into natural gas.
Washington (AFP) Jan 6, 2010 - The United States is moving away from the drill anywhere, whatever the cost energy policy of the previous administration, officials said Wednesday as they announced reforms in the way oil and gas leases are attributed.
Baghdad (AFP) Jan 5, 2010 - Iraq's cabinet approved on Tuesday four deals with foreign energy firms to dramatically ramp up the country's oil output, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said.
Paris (AFP) Jan 5, 2010 - The French government decided Tuesday that a new carbon tax to fight global warming will go into force in July, a week after the constitutional court struck down a previous version of the measure.
Kirkuk, Iraq (AFP) Jan 4, 2010 - Iraq on Monday named a new chief for the state-run North Oil Company, angering employees and sparking concerns of sectarian tensions in the firm's ethnically-mixed headquarters town of Kirkuk.
London (AFP) Jan 4, 2010 - Oil began 2010 with a bang on Monday, jumping above 81 dollars on expectations of higher energy demand in the northern hemisphere winter and after Russia cut supplies to Belarus, traders said.
Brussels (AFP) Jan 4, 2010 - Belgian authorities have charged three Britons suspected of VAT fraud on CO2 emissions permits after funds held in Belgian banks were frozen, prosecutors said on Monday.
Sydney (AFP) Jan 4, 2010 - Australian energy giant Woodside Petroleum on Monday said it was searching for other Asian buyers after a provisional liquefied natural gas (LNG) deal with PetroChina lapsed.
Montreal (AFP) Jan 3, 2010 - A project to develop gas fields in Canada's Northwest Territories and build a 1,200-kilometer (745 miles) pipeline won a green light after a review found it poses no major environmental concerns.
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jan 03, 2010 - Researchers from the Biotechnology Foundation Laboratories at Thomas Jefferson University have identified a way to increase the oil in tobacco plant leaves, which may be the next step in using the plants for biofuel. Their paper was published online in Plant Biotechnology Journal.
Paris (AFP) Jan 3, 2010 - The French government's first job for 2010 is to revise its planned carbon emissions tax, raising fears among businesses they will be hurt by changes to the environmental measure.
