Washington (UPI) Dec 27, 2007 - Since the 1991 collapse of Soviet communism, the 15 newly independent republics have been scrambling both to assert their newfound independence and assert their place in the post-communist world.
Beijing (AFP) Dec 27, 2007 - China said Thursday it wanted a quick end to a territorial dispute with Japan over lucrative gas fields, but stopped short of saying a deal would emerge during Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's visit.
Washington (UPI) Dec 27, 2007 - Clean coal-fired plants offer a cleaner fuel source but construction costs and increased greenhouse gas standards in the United States hamper their production.
Moscow (UPI) Dec 27, 2007 - The last few months of 2007 were good for Russia, which has been fighting this year to affirm its leadership in the hydrocarbons market. And it may have spelled the end for the Nabucco pipeline, which Europe has wanted as a way to bypass reliance on Moscow.
Beijing (AFP) Dec 26, 2007 - China reiterated Wednesday its long-term dependence on coal for energy, but pledged to step up efforts to burn the fuel more cleanly to reduce its impact on global warming.
Washington (UPI) Dec 21, 2007 - For the past year, U.S. television viewers have been bombarded by oil companies' advertisements, proclaiming how they are good environmental stewards, with pictures of wildlife gamboling among energy projects as a voiceover proclaims their overriding interest is careful consideration of the environment in the areas being developed.
Hong Kong (UPI) Dec 21, 2007 - North Korea no longer has the capability to initiate a large-scale invasion of South Korea; in fact it lost this ability in the mid-1990s. This assessment is based on the calculation of the fuel oil the mechanized battle groups of the North Korean People's Army would need to launch an invasion and the actual oil inventory of the country.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Dec 21, 2007 - Below Washington's geopolitical radar screen, where Iraq and Iran tend to blur out the rest of the world, momentous events are in the making. Among the most significant:
Palo Alto, Calif. (UPI) Dec 21, 2007 - U.S. researchers say they've found a way to use silicon nanowires to create a new rechargeable lithium-ion battery.
Los Alamos NM (SPX) Dec 21, 2007 - Fifty years after the Nobel-prize winning explanation of how superconductors work, a research team from Los Alamos National Laboratory, the University of Edinburgh and Cambridge University are suggesting another mechanism for the still-mysterious phenomenon.
Washington (UPI) Dec 20, 2007 - Novorossiisk, Russia's prime export terminus on the Black Sea, is attracting considerable interest from Western investors seeking a slice of the Russian energy pie.
St. Petersburg FL (SPX) Dec 20, 2007 - As part of its ongoing commitment to renewable energy and developing technologies, Progress Energy Florida (PEF) has signed another contract with Biomass Gas and Electric LLC (BG and E) to purchase electricity from a second waste-wood biomass plant planned for Florida.
Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Dec 20, 2007 - European wind energy companies have been making a beeline for the United States, which is fast emerging as an investment hub for wind energy generators. The United States is drawing in investors from Denmark, Germany, and Spain with its increased focus on alternate energy sources, technology advances, and tax break extensions.
New York NY (SPX) Dec 20, 2007 - Xethanol announced that its subsidiary Southeast Biofuels LLC has filed a grant application with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to expand the company's work on converting waste to energy, using citrus waste as the raw material and converting it into ethanol. Only about 50 percent of a citrus fruit is used to produce juice and related products. Currently, most citrus waste is turned into low-value animal feed.
Miami (UPI) Dec 19, 2007 - Nigeria's leading militant group has called for its allies to band together to cripple the country's oil industry through attacks on oil installations.
Miami (UPI) Dec 19, 2007 - A Soviet-era oil refinery in Cuba is getting back online with the help of the communist island's close regional ally and petroleum benefactor, Venezuela.
