Chicago (AFP) Feb 14, 2009 - The use of crop-based biofuels could speed up rather than slow down global warming by fueling the destruction of rainforests, scientists warned Saturday.
New York NY (SPX) Feb 13, 2009 - Large-scale production of advanced biofuels beyond the level of the Renewable Fuel Standard is achievable and sustainable by 2030, with accelerated development of biofuel and agricultural technology.
Orlando FL (SPX) Feb 13, 2009 - The Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute (AFVi) hosts the fifteenth Alternative Fuels and Vehicles National Conference + Expo in Orlando, Florida April 19-22, 2009. AFVi announces the keynote speakers for 2009.
Paris (AFP) Feb 13, 2009 - A major new project is under way in Paris to provide ecologically clean heating for an entire district by extracting piping hot water from nearly two kilometres under the earth.
Washington (UPI) Feb 12, 2009 - Iran is filling an investment gap in Tajikistan left by the United States and Russia, agreeing to spend on hydropower and other quality-of-life projects.
Miami (UPI) Feb 12, 2009 - Nigerian oil workers are delaying their strike amid hopes of federal government action in response to protests against unsafe working conditions in the Niger Delta, caused by the ongoing violence wrought by armed militant groups and gangs, which has increased in recent weeks to include high-profile kidnappings.
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 12, 2009 - The world's major carbon emitters were in full negotiation mode Thursday as they met in Tokyo with the clock ticking to draft a new UN treaty on fighting global warming.
Dakar (AFP) Feb 12, 2009 - Rows of adjoining Chinese shops line Dakar's General de Gaulle boulevard, this is the face of Chinese presence in Senegal which is growing each year.
Bamako (AFP) Feb 12, 2009 - Chinese president Hu Jintao was set to arrive in Mali Thursday, the first stop in his whirlwind tour of four African countries, as Beijing stressed its interest in Africa goes beyond the purely economic.
Helsinki, Finland (UPI) Feb 12, 2009 - Finland on Friday removed the last hurdle for a major gas pipeline to be built from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea.
Madison, Wis. (UPI) Feb 12, 2009 - U.S. biochemists say they have developed a two-step chemical process that can convert cellulose in raw biomass into promising biofuels.
Livermore, Calif. (UPI) Feb 12, 2009 - A nine-month study has found plant and forestry wastes and dedicated energy crops could replace nearly a third of U.S. gasoline use by 2030.
Washington (AFP) Feb 12, 2009 - US Energy Secretary Steven Chu has floated the idea of a carbon emissions tax to fight global warming, in an interview with The New York Times Thursday.
Caracas, Venezuela (UPI) Feb 12, 2009 - Venezuela on Wednesday awarded oil blocks in its massive Orinoco Belt to two groups led by Chevron and Spain's Repsol YPF, signaling a turnaround by President Hugo Chavez, who nationalized the energy sector in 2007.
San Jose CA (SPX) Feb 11, 2009 - Despite the economic headwinds, clean tech companies are blossoming and with Barack Obama's New Energy for America Plan, alongside similar state and city plans such as the City of San Jose's Green Vision Program, it's safe to assume that clean tech might be the light in the dark economic times.
Ellensburg WA (SPX) Feb 11, 2009 - Power for 57,000 homes, more distance between turbines and residences, and a major contribution to Kittitas County's economy. That's the future's triple benefit projected from enXco's revised layout for its Desert Claim wind farm, said David Steeb, project director.
