London (AFP) Nov 2, 2019 - The British government called a halt Saturday to the controversial process of fracking due to fears it could trigger earthquakes in a surprise U-turn just weeks before a general election.
Paris (AFP) Nov 1, 2019 - The biggest listed oil and gas giants must slash production by more than a third by 2040 to keep emissions within targets laid out in the landmark Paris climate deal, an industry watchdog said Friday.
Lemont IL (SPX) Nov 01, 2019 - Exposing cathodes to light decreases charge time by a factor of two in lithium-ion batteries. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have reported a new mec
University Park PA (SPX) Oct 31, 2019 - Electric vehicle owners may soon be able to pull into a fueling station, plug their car in, go to the restroom, get a cup of coffee and in 10 minutes, drive out with a fully charged battery, accordi
Boston MA (SPX) Oct 31, 2019 - Imagine a device that can sit outside under blazing sunlight on a clear day, and without using any power cool things down by more than 23 degrees Fahrenheit (13 degrees Celsius). It almost sounds li
Sao Paulom, Brazil (SPX) Oct 30, 2019 - The use of sugarcane leaves, known as trash or straw, to produce electricity and second-generation (2G) ethanol has been advocated as a means of increasing bioenergy generation without expanding cro
Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Oct 30, 2019 - More than 155 researchers and students - the largest delegation from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) in recent years - attended the 61st annual meeti
New York (AFP) Oct 30, 2019 - Former US secretary of state Rex Tillerson denied in court Wednesday that oil and gas giant ExxonMobil had downplayed the financial costs of mitigating climate change to mislead investors.
Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Oct 29, 2019 - Ballard Power Systems reports it has received a purchase order for 9 of its FCveloCity-HD 100 kilowatt (kW) fuel cell modules from Anglo American's platinum business, the world's largest platinum gr
La Mede, France (AFP) Oct 29, 2019 - Greenpeace activists on Tuesday blocked the entrance to a refinery in southern France where oil giant Total uses controversial palm oil to produce biofuel.
Chittagong, Bangladesh (AFP) Oct 27, 2019 - An oil spill on a river in southeast Bangladesh has threatened the breeding ground of the critically endangered Ganges dolphin, environmentalists said Sunday, describing it as a major disaster for the mammal.
Paris (AFP) Oct 25, 2019 - Offshore wind could become Europe's largest single source of electricity and its use for power generation is set to increase 15-fold worldwide by 2040, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Friday.
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 25, 2019 - Plastics pervade almost every aspect of modern life, but once they have served their purpose, it's tough to get rid of them. That's because the polymers degrade very slowly in landfills or the envir
Evanston IL (SPX) Oct 25, 2019 - Single-use plastics might have more inherent value than you think. Researchers have developed a new method for upcycling abundant, seemingly low-value plastics into high-quality liquid product
New York (AFP) Oct 25, 2019 - The US state of Massachusetts on Thursday filed a lawsuit accusing oil giant ExxonMobil of misleading investors on the impacts of climate change, following similar litigation in New York.
Arlington VA (SPX) Oct 25, 2019 - The Air Force Office of Scientific Research congratulates John B. Goodenough, professor in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, for recently being awarded the Nob
