Obins AFB GA (AFNS) Jun 10, 2008 - Few car owners would ever think of pouring water down the gas tank; however, as Air Force officials here continue initiatives to redefine the Air Force's energy culture, more Airmen might picture water as an energy source.
New York NY (SPX) Jun 09, 2008 - Ninety per cent of Americans have made changes in their daily lives to counter higher energy prices, according to an annual energy survey released by RBC Capital Markets, one of North America's leading energy investment banks.
Boston MA (SPX) Jun 09, 2008 - The answer to the looming fuel crisis in the 21st century may be found by thinking small, microscopic in fact. Microscopic organisms from bacteria and cyanobacteria, to fungi to microalgae, are biological factories that are proving to efficient sources of inexpensive, environmentally friendly biofuels that can serve as alternatives to oil, according to research presented at the 108th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in Boston.
London (AFP) June 9, 2008 - Nuclear power operator British Energy said Monday that a series of takeover proposals it had received from unnamed parties undervalues the company.
Houston TX (SPX) Jun 09, 2008 - Renewable energy from the wind, which previously could only be generated in restricted geographic locations - typically off-shore or in remote rural areas - can now be made available almost anywhere, including urban environments, with the introduction of the AeroCam wind turbine.
Wellington (AFP) June 9, 2008 - New Zealanders are likely to be asked to cut their electricity consumption from this weekend due to the effects of a prolonged drought, Energy Minister David Parker said Monday.
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Jun 09, 2008 - The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and General Electric have collaborated to finalize, test and market the first product from a major brand to meet DOE's new Energy Star criteria for electric heat pump water heaters.
Hastings On Hudson, N.Y. (UPI) Jun 9, 2008 - This is a list of basic actions by Congress that would begin to address the devastating impact on U.S. consumers of the unpredictable surges in oil prices. They also would have a positive impact globally in that America accounted for one-quarter of the world's oil demand in 2007.
Lagos (AFP) June 9, 2008 - Tuareg and Tubu rebels in Niger denounced an oil deal signed between Niger and China, warning there could be reprisals if the agreement is followed through, in a message posted on their website Monday.
Tokyo (AFP) June 8, 2008 - As world oil prices skyrocket, thousands of households in energy-poor Japan are taking part in an ambitious experiment to use fuel cells to light and heat their homes.
Aomori, Japan (AFP) June 8, 2008 - Eleven nations that guzzle nearly two-thirds of the world's energy called Sunday for an urgent hike in global oil production as host Japan warned the world could plunge into recession.
Aomori, Japan (AFP) June 8, 2008 - The Group of Eight industrial powers said Sunday they hoped to launch 20 large projects to bury greenhouse gas by 2010 and aimed to broadly deploy the technology a decade later.
Abuja, Nigeria (UPI) Jun 06, 2008 - For the first time ever, Angolan oil output exceeded that of Nigeria, knocking the West African country out of the continent's top spot for production, according to OPEC.
Washington (UPI) Jun 6, 2008 - The peaceful implosion of the Soviet Union in December 1991 completely changed the geography of the Caspian Sea region: Where Iran had previously shared the Caspian with the Soviet Union, in its place arose four new states -- the Russian Federation, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.
Tokyo (AFP) June 6, 2008 - The world must spend about one percent of its total income every year to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the IEA said Friday, calling for an energy technology revolution to curb global warming.
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Jun 06, 2008 - A new flow loop commissioned by CSIRO will help researchers find solutions to predict and control gas hydrates formation in offshore oil and gas production pipelines.
