Puerto Francisco De Orellana, Ecuador (AFP) Dec 10, 2020 - Indigenous Waorani from Ecuador's Amazon filed a lawsuit Thursday against state-owned Chinese oil company PetroOriental, accusing it of contaminating their ancestral lands by burning off natural gas from oil wells in a process known as flaring.
Sippola, Finland (AFP) Dec 10, 2020 - On a barren expanse of bog in southeast Finland the size of 180 football pitches, Taisto Raussi's yellow harvester hoovers up a thin layer of rich peat and deposits it in a heap, to be sold as fuel.
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 09, 2020 - A plan to use sustainable sources for up to 50 percent of military aviation fuel was announced by British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace this week.
Paris (AFP) Dec 9, 2020 - In the battle against climate change, green hydrogen is being hailed as a potential miracle fuel that could help the world's worst-polluting industries slash carbon emissions.
Moscow (AFP) Dec 9, 2020 - Russia has signed an agreement with Sudan to build a naval base on the country's Red Sea coast, in Moscow's latest push into Africa as it seeks to renew its geopolitical clout.
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 8, 2020 - To build a more structurally stable sodium-ion battery, a team of researchers from South Korea and the United States have turned to mammal bones and their multilayer geometry for inspiration.
Copenhagen (AFP) Dec 4, 2020 - Denmark, the EU's biggest oil producer post-Brexit, said Friday it will halt all North Sea oil and gas production and exploration by 2050 in line with its bid to become an energy transition role model.
Beijing (AFP) Dec 4, 2020 - China successfully powered up its artificial sun nuclear fusion reactor for the first time, state media reported Friday, marking a great advance in the country's nuclear power research capabilities.
Durban, South Africa Dec 4, 2020 - A fire broke out on Friday at an oil refinery in the eastern South African city of Durban following an explosion, emergency responders said, adding that no-one was killed or hurt in the blast.
London (AFP) Dec 4, 2020 - Britain insisted Friday it can meet a new commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions by more than two-thirds this decade compared to 1990 levels, the fastest reduction target of any major economy.
Rome (AFP) Dec 4, 2020 - Italy and Libya signed an agreement on Friday to collaborate in the defence areas of training, health care and de-mining activities.
Zurich (AFP) Dec 3, 2020 - Swiss food giant Nestle on Thursday unveiled a multi-billion programme to slash its carbon footprint, aiming to halve emissions by 2030.
Chicago IL (SPX) Dec 03, 2020 - As a vehicle travels through space at hypersonic speeds, the gases surrounding it generate heat at dangerous temperatures for the pilot and instrumentation inside. Designing a vehicle that can drive
Boston MA (SPX) Dec 03, 2020 - Fikile Brushett, an MIT associate professor of chemical engineering, had an unusual source of inspiration for his career in the chemical sciences: the character played by Nicolas Cage in the 1996 mo
Saskatoon, Canada (SPX) Dec 03, 2020 - Many have dreamed of being able to turn straw into gold like the fabled Rumpelstiltskin. While this may not be possible in the literal sense, scientists are using sunlight to turn straw into somethi
Diwaniyah, Iraq (AFP) Dec 2, 2020 - The bustling streets of Iraq's biggest cities are lined with private and public banks that promise investment and credit. But businesses barely use them and individuals don't trust them.
