Washington DC (SPX) Sep 16, 2009 - September 11th is always a stark reminder of the threats posed to our nation every day, the bravery of our armed forces, and the vulnerability created by our heavy reliance on foreign sources of energy.
Stockholm (UPI) Sep 16, 2009 - Offshore wind farms could meet up to 17 percent of Europe's electricity needs in 2030, an industry group said.
Baghdad (UPI) Sep 16, 2009 - The Russian energy minister's visit to Iraq earlier this month, as Baghdad prepares to auction off oil contracts to foreign companies in December, underscores how Western oil majors may be cut out of potentially lucrative production deals.
Tehran (AFP) Sept 15, 2009 - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday brushed off US threats of possible sanctions on Iran's petrol imports, saying Tehran's oil industry could overcome any such challenge.
Sydney (AFP) Sept 15, 2009 - The massive Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, which has been given the final go-ahead, highlights a global shift towards cleaner energy with Australia set to benefit, analysts say.
Mumbai (AFP) Sept 15, 2009 - It's a question that has left the best minds in India scratching their heads: how to harvest the coconut crop when no one either wants or knows how to climb trees any more.
Johannesburg (AFP) Sept 15, 2009 - South Africa will not sign any deal that would compromise the country's economic development chances at the upcoming climate change conference in Copenhagen, the environment minister said Tuesday.
Santiago, Chile (UPI) Sep 15, 2009 - Chile has redoubled efforts to boost gas supplies in its southern Magallanes province as a key part of the government program to boost economic development in the region.
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Sep 15, 2009 - Spain is one of the leading European countries, along with Sweden, in terms of wood production for paper paste, but this uses large amounts of energy.
Vancouver, British Columbia (UPI) Sep 15, 2009 - Magma Energy Corp. announced Tuesday it would pursue acquisition of a larger stake in Iceland's geothermal giant HS Orka and increase its geothermal power production footprint worldwide.
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 14, 2009 - Salt-loving algae could be the key to the successful development of biofuels as well as being an efficient means of recycling atmospheric carbon dioxide, Professor John Cushman of the University of Nevada told the Society for General Microbiology meeting at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.
Uppsala, Sweden (SPX) Sep 14, 2009 - Unwanted blooms of Cladophora algae throughout the Baltic and in other parts of the world are not entirely without a positive side.
London (AFP) Sept 12, 2009 - British special forces have been training Libyan elite troops for the past six months, newspapers reported Saturday.
Sydney (AFP) Sept 11, 2009 - Australians have overtaken Americans as the world's biggest individual producers of carbon dioxide, which is blamed for global warming, a risk consultancy says.
Seattle WA (SPX) Sep 11, 2009 - You've heard about flower power. What about tree power? It turns out that it's there, in small but measurable quantities. There's enough power in trees for University of Washington researchers to run an electronic circuit, according to results to be published in an upcoming issue of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' Transactions on Nanotechnology.
Troy NY (SPX) Sep 11, 2009 - Just a few years ago, most conversations Christian Wetzel had about his research began with a quick explanation of LEDs. More recently, however, he's noticed that the mention of LEDs - light-emitting diodes - no longer prompts puzzled looks.
