Washington (UPI) Jan 7, 2009 - Russia held joint naval exercises with Venezuela late last year to demonstrate its growing strategic reach and political clout, particularly in Latin America, which many consider the traditional U.S. sphere of influence.
Berlin (UPI) Jan 6, 2009 - Russia's gas price row with Ukraine escalated Tuesday, disrupting deliveries to Europe as the continent is suffering from a bitterly cold winter.
Miami (UPI) Jan 6, 2009 - Venezuela has suspended its program of providing free heating oil for America's poor following a recent decision to slash its federal budget due to falling global oil prices.
Jakarta (UPI) Jan 6, 2009 - Indonesia plans to abandon its gas cost recovery cap, amid falling oil production and failure to attract enough investors to develop new oil and gas blocks.
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 6, 2009 - Japan and China will hold talks this week on a row over Beijing's development of a disputed gas field in the East China Sea, officials said Tuesday.
Sacramento (UPI) Jan 6, 2009 - Shade trees on the west and south sides of a house in California can reduce summertime electricity use and reduce carbon emissions, a study indicates.
Stanley, Falkland Islands (UPI) Jan 6, 2009 - British troops deployed in the Falklands Islands for patrol duties will be transported via Air Tahiti Nui, the flag carrier of French Polynesia, following a deal agreed between the airline and the U.K. Ministry of Defense.
Randers, Denmark (UPI) Jan 6, 2009 - Denmark's Vestas, the world's largest wind turbine maker, has been raking in a number of orders recently to come back from a rocky 2009.
Abuja, Nigeria (UPI) Jan 6, 2009 - Uncertainty over the health of Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua -- hospitalized in Saudi Arabia for more than a month -- and a ferment of political intrigue caused by his absence are stoking fears that a fragile truce in a conflict over the nation's oil wealth will soon unravel altogether.
Bozeman MT (SPX) Jan 05, 2009 - Sustainable Oils will participate in an historic flight by Japan Airlines (JAL) planned for January 30, 2009. The demonstration flight will make JAL the first Asian carrier to fly on fuel derived from sustainable feedstocks and the first airline to use camelina-based bio-jet fuel.
Ottawa (UPI) Jan 5, 2009 - Canada and China have signed a deal that will see PetroChina, the market arm of the state-owned China National Petroleum Corp., investing $1.7 billion in two Canadian tar-sands deposits in Alberta.
Berlin (UPI) Jan 5, 2009 - Nine European countries, including Germany, Britain and France, are planning to build a massive trans-border power grid to better integrate electricity from renewables.
Thousand Oaks CA (SPX) Jan 05, 2009 - Ceres has announced that it has begun booking switchgrass and high-biomass sorghum seed under its Blade Energy Crops label. The highly anticipated launch marks the first seed sales of non-food, low-carbon crops developed specifically as raw materials for biofuels and biopower.
Gainesville FL (SPX) Jan 05, 2009 - For those who love green compact fluorescent bulbs but hate their cold light, here's some good news: Researchers are closer to flipping the switch on cheaper, richer LED-type room lighting.
Adrian MI (SPX) Jan 05, 2009 - GreenShift has announced that it has executed agreements to receive a $38 million investment to produce 20 million gallons per year of biodiesel from corn oil extracted from ethanol plants.
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 5, 2009 - Japan said Monday it cannot accept China's development of a gas field near a disputed part of the East China Sea after Beijing insisted it was acting within its own waters.
