Washington (AFP) April 15, 2021 - International commerce creates incentives for countries to erode environmental protections to attract investment, and global trade rules are needed to counter that race to the bottom, US Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Thursday.
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 14, 2021 - About 300 members of the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing arrived in Saudi Arabia for deployment, it announced on Wednesday.
Madison WI (SPX) Apr 14, 2021 - Phoenix has received a $2.5 million Cooperative Agreement jointly awarded by the Department of Energy's Office of Science - Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) program and the Advanced Research Projects Ag
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 14, 2021 - Wearable electronic devices and biosensors are great tools for health monitoring, but it has been difficult to find convenient power sources for them. Now, a group of scientists from Japan has succe
Meylan, France (SPX) Apr 14, 2021 - Waga Energy, the European leader in landfill gas-to- renewable natural gas (RNG) technology, has been enlisted by The Mauricie Residual Materials Management Board (RGMRM) to deploy its innovative ga
New Delhi (AFP) April 14, 2021 - India, one of the world's major carbon producers and fastest growing economies, insisted Wednesday Europe, China and America must finance its efforts to halt rising temperatures ahead of major climate talks.
Vechta, Germany (SPX) Apr 13, 2021 - WELTEC BIOPOWER is currently setting up two agricultural 250-kW biogas plants for one of Japan's major milk producers. One of the plants is being set up in Urahoro on Japan's island of Hokkaido. The
Paris (AFP) April 12, 2021 - French green groups on Monday denounced a newly inked multi-national accord to build a massive crude oil pipeline in East Africa, warning of huge environmental risks.
Kampala (AFP) April 11, 2021 - The governments in Kampala and Dodoma joined oil companies Total of France and CNOOC of China in signing a series of accords Sunday that pave the way for the construction of a pipeline to carry crude from Uganda to a Tanzanian port on the Indian Ocean, official sources said.
Washington (AFP) April 11, 2021 - The idea of forgiving debt held by poor countries in exchange for green investments gained ground this week during the spring meetings of the IMF and World Bank, with concrete proposals expected in time for a global climate summit this fall.
Cleveland OH (SPX) Apr 08, 2021 - Dealing with battery issues on our phones, tablets, or laptops can be frustrating. Although batteries are everywhere in everyday life, many still suffer breakdowns and failures. The minor inconvenie
Paris (AFP) April 8, 2021 - French national railway SNCF said Thursday it has ordered 12 hydrogen-powered trains to begin tests in four regions in 2023 as it eyes a zero-emissions future with the nascent technology.
London (AFP) April 7, 2021 - Royal Dutch Shell forecast Wednesday that this year's deadly Texas winter storm will cost the Anglo-Dutch energy giant up to $200 million in the first quarter.
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan (AFP) April 7, 2021 - Falling water levels in the Caspian Sea owing to climate change threaten Kazakhstan's giant Kashagan oil field, its operator said Wednesday.
St. Petersburg, Russia (SPX) Apr 07, 2021 - It is difficult to imagine our daily life without lithium-ion batteries. They dominate the small format battery market for portable electronic devices, and are also commonly used in electric vehicle
Quito (AFP) April 7, 2021 - Environmental activists will feel stuck between a rock and hard place on Sunday when forced to choose a new president.
