Oslo (AFP) Nov 2, 2020 - Norwegian oil giant Equinor said Monday it aimed to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 but it still plans to increase its oil and gas production in the short term.
Troy NY (SPX) Nov 02, 2020 - A small energy harvesting device that can transform subtle mechanical vibrations into electrical energy could be used to power wireless sensors and actuators for use in anything from temperature and
Urbana IL (SPX) Nov 02, 2020 - An international research team has sequenced the full genome of an ornamental variety of miscanthus, a wild perennial grass emerging as a prime candidate for sustainable bioenergy crops. The g
Los Alamos NM (SPX) Nov 02, 2020 - A new study confirms the success of a natural-gas leak-detection tool pioneered by Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists that uses sensors and machine learning to locate leak points at oil and g
Baghdad (AFP) Oct 31, 2020 - An explosion targeting a gas pipeline in southern Iraq killed two children Saturday after a blast in the north this week forced the closure of another pipeline, authorities said.
Groningen, Netherlands (SPX) Oct 29, 2020 - Light-controlled molecular motors can be used to create functional materials, to provide autonomous motion or in systems that can respond on command, for example, to open drug-containing vesicles.
Tripoli (AFP) Oct 29, 2020 - Human Rights Watch on Thursday said justice and accountability for crimes carried out during Libya's years-long conflict was key, after the two main rival sides signed a ceasefire agreement.
Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Oct 28, 2020 - Researchers have developed a powerful, low-cost method for recycling used cooking oil and agricultural waste into biodiesel, and turning food scraps and plastic rubbish into high-value products.
Paris (ESA) Oct 28, 2020 - Space technologies and satellite applications are poised to power green economic development in Europe in the coming years, creating jobs and boosting prosperity. ESA has several green initiat
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 28, 2020 - Hydrogen is a versatile fuel that can store and release chemical energy when needed. Hydrogen can be produced in a climate-neutral way by the electrolytic splitting of water into hydrogen and oxygen
Seoul (AFP) Oct 28, 2020 - South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday pledged his country will try to become carbon neutral by 2050, although he stopped short of promising to achieve the ambitious goal, seen as crucial to the fight against climate change.
Deemston, United States (AFP) Oct 27, 2020 - Bryan Latkanich says he was once the biggest cheerleader there was for the fracking industry - but now blames gas wells for destroying his southwestern Pennsylvania farmhouse and his family's health.
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 26, 2020 - Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Monday set a 2050 deadline for the world's third-largest economy to become carbon neutral, significantly firming up the country's climate change commitments.
Beijing (AFP) Oct 26, 2020 - China's Communist leadership will discuss Xi Jinping's ambitious carbon neutral pledge in talks that began Monday on the country's economic strategy for the next five years.
Washington (AFP) Oct 23, 2020 - The United States on Friday hailed a UN-brokered permanent ceasefire signed between rival factions in Libya and said that all foreign fighters must now leave.
Lansing WV (SPX) Oct 23, 2020 - Downey Ridge Environmental Company, developer of Greasezilla, announces it is in the final planning stages with several biodiesel manufacturers across New England, the Southwest and the West Coast t
