Ottawa (AFP) Feb 15, 2008 - Canada's vast oil sands are the most destructive project on the planet, environmentalists said Friday, accusing Ottawa of not enforcing its environmental laws to allow projects to blossom.
Ferndale MI (SPX) Feb 15, 2008 - Gage Products Company will be an official sponsor for a sixth-consecutive year of the annual Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Clean Snowmobile Challenge scheduled for March 10-15 at Michigan Technological University (MTU), in Houghton, Michigan.
Washington (AFP) Feb 15, 2008 - The International Energy Agency on Friday called on the United States to do more to curb energy use and fight global warming, saying pricing was the most important mechanism to curb demand.
Cambridge MA (SPX) Feb 15, 2008 - MIT physicists have taken a step toward understanding the puzzling nature of high-temperature superconductors, materials that conduct electricity with no resistance at temperatures well above absolute zero. If superconductors could be made to work at temperatures as high as room temperature, they could have potentially limitless applications. But first, scientists need to learn much more about how such materials work.
Houston TX (SPX) Feb 15, 2008 - The costs that drive the rates that power customers pay have been going up dramatically, according to the new Power Capital Costs Index (PCCI) developed by IHS and Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) and introduced at the CERAWeek 2008 conference in Houston.
Houston TX (SPX) Feb 15, 2008 - Peabody Energy (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gregory H. Boyce delivered the luncheon keynote address at Power Day of CERAWeek, noting that, Clean coal is the primary sustainable fuel able to meet the world's fast-growing energy demands.
Reno NV (SPX) Feb 15, 2008 - Work has begun on the first application of an Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) utilizing a production well at a commercial geothermal site. This project will demonstrate the viability of EGS and the technology's potential to generate clean, renewable baseload geothermal electricity in many areas throughout the country.
Bangkok (AFP) Feb 15, 2008 - Thailand has started requiring that all its diesel fuel include a component made from palm oil, a move that could reduce costly energy imports but is driving up prices for the commodity, experts say.
Houston (UPI) Feb 14, 2008 - The Iraqi Parliament's ability Wednesday to approve a package of three key laws does not necessarily translate into a reconciliatory atmosphere necessary for progress on a controversial oil law, despite the wants of Big Oil companies to have a more solid legal grounding before signing deals for which they are lining up.
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 14, 2008 - At a time when Americans are worried about a softening economy and rising energy prices, Congressional Democrats are preparing to launch HR 5351, the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008, a bill that would saddle energy producing industries with $18 billion in new taxes. Raising the cost of energy production will result in higher home energy bills and sticker shock at the pump.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 14, 2008 - Global Clean Energy Holdings has delivered its first test shipment of Crude Jatropha Oil to Allegro Biodiesel Corporation's biodiesel production facility in Pollock Louisiana for processing into biodiesel fuel. Global Clean Energy Holdings is developing Jatropha plantations in Latin America.
Columbia MD (SPX) Feb 14, 2008 - LPP Combustion has recently demonstrated natural gas-level emissions from bio-derived ethanol (ASTM D-4806) during gas turbine combustor testing using its patented LPP Combustion System.
Paris (AFP) Feb 14, 2008 - US researchers have created a nano-fiber textile that harvests energy from movement, paving the way for clothing that could one day power an iPod or other wearable electronic devices, according to a study published Wednesday.
Paris (AFP) Feb 14, 2008 - Joseph Stiglitz, the Nobel laureate economist, declared himself almost certain Thursday that the next US president, whoever it turns out to be, will get tough on climate change.
London, UK (SPX) Feb 14, 2008 - Oil multinationals face increased political and economic risks as governments readdress the balance of power by taking more control over their domestic product, according to Aon's Political and Economic Risk Map 2008. The report found that countries such as Venezuela and Uzbekistan pose a high risk for companies with potential problems such as confiscation, sovereign non-payment and political interference.
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 14, 2008 - More than 350 leaders in the renewable energy industry ranging from small business owners, venture capitalists, investors, associations and academics have called on Congress for the passage of the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) and the Production Tax Credit (PTC) extensions prior to March 1, 2008.
