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US energy secretary delays India trip amid row
Jan 09, 2014 (AFP)
The US energy secretary has postponed a trip to India, officials said Thursday, as a row over a diplomat's arrest casts a cloud over once-growing cooperation be...
Suburban sprawl cancels carbon footprint savings of dense urban cores
Jan 07, 2014 (SPX)
According to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, population-dense cities contribute less greenhouse gas emissions per person t...
The entropy of nations
Jan 06, 2014 (SPX)
The 18th century writer Adam Smith provided a workable metaphor for the way society utilizes resources. In his book "The Wealth of Nations," he argued that even...
United Nations Proclaims International Year Of Light In 2015
Jan 03, 2014 (SPX)
The United Nations (UN) General Assembly 68th Session during its 71st Plenary Meeting proclaimed 2015 as the International Year of Light and Light-based Technol...
Brazil's Vale revamps power generation investments
Dec 20, 2013 (AFP)
Brazil's mining giant Vale said Thursday it has agreed to sell about half of its stake in a consortium that runs the Belo Monte dam in the Amazon. A Vale statem...
EU probes Germany energy price breaks for business
Dec 18, 2013 (AFP)
The European Commission opened a probe Wednesday into German help for large companies amid its green energy shift, sparking a warning from Chancellor Angela Mer...
Keeping the lights on
Dec 16, 2013 (SPX)
A method of assessing the stability of large-scale power grids in real time could bring the world closer to its goal of producing and utilizing a smart grid. Th...
Ukraine's Two New Energy Deals
Dec 16, 2013 (SPX)
By. Scott Belinksi for Oilprice.com If one was to believe the picture that most Western media outlets are painting, Ukraine has been lost to Russia. Though the ...
Global energy demand to increase 35 percent: ExxonMobil
Dec 13, 2013 (UPI)
Global energy demand is on course to be about 35 percent higher in 2040 than it was in 2010, ExxonMobil says in its annual long-term energy forecast. China and ...
Who Is Keeping the Lights on in California?
Dec 10, 2013 (SPX)
The Northeast Blackout of 2003 affected over 55 million people in the United States and Canada, caused 11 fatalities, and shut down the delivery of critical con...
The heat is on...or off
Dec 09, 2013 (SPX)
Office buildings have an enormous carbon footprint, but often energy is being wasted maintaining empty rooms and spaces at a comfortable temperature. Research t...
French Alstom sues Chinese firm in Bulgaria over patent
Dec 05, 2013 (AFP)
The latest chapter in French power group Alstom's legal battles against a former Chinese partner opened on Thursday when a Bulgarian court began examining alleg...
India needs $2.1 trillion investment for energy: IEA
Dec 04, 2013 (UPI)
India's energy demand will double by 2035 on back of economic growth and increased population, the head of the International Energy Agency predicted. "When we l...
Rice U. study: It's not easy 'being green'
Dec 03, 2013 (SPX)
Think you don't recycle enough? You're not alone. However, people's ability to overcome self-doubt plays a critical role in how successfully they act in support...
Founders of Envirofit Selected as Energy Innovators of the Year by The Economist
Nov 28, 2013 (SPX)
Tim Bauer, Nathan Lorenz and Bryan Willson, founders of Envirofit International have been named this year's Energy and Environment Innovators by The Economist m...
World's top carbon emitter China expands emissions trading
Nov 26, 2013 (AFP)
China's commercial hub Shanghai began carbon emissions trading on Tuesday, as the nation which is the world's biggest carbon emitter expands a pilot scheme. Sha...
Are Canadian Energy Stocks Set for a Rebound?
Nov 25, 2013 (SPX)
As Canadian energy stocks are finally seeing a bit of a push, and demand for Canadian commodities looks set to rise, juniors are confident that economics will e...
Oettinger reassures Norway on undersea grid link to Britain
Nov 25, 2013 (UPI)
A planned power interconnector between Norway and Britain, threatened by regulatory hurdles, is important to Europe's future, the EU's energy chief says. EU Ene...
Climate: Gloves off between EU, developing countries
Nov 22, 2013 (AFP)
Europe and a group of developing economies traded barbs at the UN climate talks in Warsaw on Friday as frustration grew over slow progress towards a pact to tam...
Honda's 'Hydrogen Boy' pees his way to a cleaner world
Nov 21, 2013 (AFP)
A little boy urinating might not easily conjure up images of a cleaner world, but Honda had other ideas Thursday as it tries to promote its green-car technology...
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