Addis Ababa (AFP) Apr 24, 2007 - Scores of gunmen attacked a Chinese-run oil field in a remote area of Ethiopia on Tuesday, killing nine Chinese and 65 Ethiopians, in a raid claimed by a separatist rebel group. Seven Chinese workers were also kidnapped in the dawn attack by the Ogaden National Liberation Front, which is fighting for the independence of ethnic Somalis in Ethiopia's eastern Ogaden region.
EU legislation to promote the uptake of biodiesel will not make any difference to global warming, and could potentially result in greater emissions of greenhouse gases than from conventional petroleum derived diesel.
Bell House MS (SPX) Apr 24, 2007 - Nearly four decades after a fuel oil spill polluted the beaches of Cape Cod, researchers have found the first compelling evidence for lingering, chronic biological effects on a marsh that otherwise appears to have recovered.
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 24, 2007 - Congress is now considering whether to approve or zero out the $405 million that President Bush is proposing to spend in fiscal year 2008 on the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP)-a program aimed at rendering plutonium inert in nuclear weapons but still useful in nuclear power plants.
Oxnard CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2007 - Recent newspaper articles and editorials in Southern California newspapers are both premature and factually inaccurate, according to Patrick Cassidy, BHP Billiton's Director of Public Affairs.
Stanford CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2007 - Ethanol is widely touted as an eco-friendly, clean-burning fuel. But if every vehicle in the United States ran on fuel made primarily from ethanol instead of pure gasoline, the number of respiratory-related deaths and hospitalizations would likely increase, according to a new study by Stanford University atmospheric scientist Mark Z. Jacobson. His findings are published in the April 18 online edition of the journal Environmental Science and Technology (ES and T).
Tokyo (AFP) April 22, 2007 - Japan and the United States will lead a five-nation project to develop a coal-fired power plant which discharges no carbon dioxide into the air, a press report said Sunday.
Troy, NY (SPX) dApr 20, 2007 - With a major grant from the Office of Naval Affairs, researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are collaborating with four other universities to address a hot topic in today's military: how to keep modern ships cool in extreme environments.
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Apr 19, 2007 - Gazprom has finalized a $7.45 billion deal to buy 50% plus one share in formerly Shell-led Sakhalin II with the partners in the vast hydrocarbon project off Russia's Pacific Coast.
Amsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Apr 17, 2007 - CO2 storage in the ground is being considered increasingly more often in order to realise the climate and energy objectives. Dutch researcher Saikat Mazumder made it possible to better predict routes of the 'underground highways' along which gasses like carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) will move. Moreover, coal was found to be highly suitable for filtering carbon dioxide out of waste gasses and storing it.
Tempe AZ (SPX) Apr 17, 2007 - Cities are considered by many to be a blessing and a curse. Large cities generate considerable wealth, they are home to many high paying jobs and are seen as engines of innovation. But cities also generate pollution, crime and poor social structures that lead to the urban blight that plagues their very existence.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 17, 2007 - Chemists at UCLA have designed new organic structures for the storage of voluminous amounts of gases for use in alternative energy technologies.
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Apr 16, 2007 - The sixth Gas Exporting Countries' Forum, which recently ended in Doha, the capital of Qatar, attracted much more attention than previous meetings. Before it started, there had been numerous signals that a gas analog of OPEC might be set up.
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) April 16, 2007 - Malaysia on Monday said scientists who claim orangutan populations are threatened by forest-clearing are trying to hurt the country's palm oil industry. Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak said the scientists were trying to undermine the image of palm oil, a mainstay of the Malaysian economy touted as an important biofuel of the future.
Shanghai (AFP) April 13, 2007 - China's financial hub Shanghai plans to shut 29 coal-fired power plants by 2010 in a renewed bid to reduce environmentally damaging carbon emissions, state press reported Friday.
Ames IA (SPX) Apr 12, 2007 - ConocoPhillips will establish an eight-year, $22.5 million research program at Iowa State University dedicated to developing technologies that produce biorenewable fuels. The grant is part of ConocoPhillips' plan to create joint research programs with major universities to produce viable solutions to diversify America's energy sources.
