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Extreme Energy, Extreme Implications: Interview with Michael Klare
Jun 27, 2013 (SPX)
If oil and gas is a profoundly dynamic phenomenon, then so too must be environmental risk and conflicts over natural resources-and we are not getting the full p...
Energy Companies Pull a Blackwater
Jun 27, 2013 (SPX)
Norwegian energy company Statoil said last week it was forming a special operations division to handle emergency operations in response to a terrorist attack on...
Outside View: Obama's climate action plan masks hidden agenda
Jun 27, 2013 (UPI)
U.S. President Barack Obama's Climate Action Plan won't do much to curb global warming but it will please liberals who delight in extending government control o...
New voluntary measure aimed at protecting U.S. energy from cyberattacks
Jun 27, 2013 (UPI)
Representatives of the U.S. oil and natural gas sector said they launched a new entity aimed at protecting energy infrastructure from cyberattacks. The voluntar...
Asia needs $944 billion investment for energy efficiency
Jun 26, 2013 (UPI)
About $944 billion of investment is needed by 2020 for Asian countries to meet their national energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emission reduction goals, a s...
John Kerry promotes clean energy in India
Jun 24, 2013 (UPI)
Clean energy is "one of the greatest economic opportunities of all time," said John Kerry, visiting energy-starved India for the first time as U.S. secretary of...
Both sides claim victory in Supreme Court case on EPA authority
Jun 24, 2013 (UPI)
A Supreme Court decision on the Environmental Protection Agency's authority over emissions earned rare claims of victory from both sides of the debate. The Supr...
EU Parliament committee passes revised emissions trading scheme fix
Jun 21, 2013 (UPI)
A European Parliament committee this week threw a lifeline to the beleaguered EU emissions trading system, passing a revised measure to "backload" allowances. T...
World cities improving energy efficiency: report
Jun 20, 2013 (AFP)
Some of the world's largest cities are improving their energy efficiency, a report said Thursday, while nations struggle to forge a global response to climate c...
India's Energy Ties with Iran Unsettle Washington
Jun 19, 2013 (SPX)
India's relentless search for hydrocarbons to fuel its booming economy has managed the rather neat diplomatic trick of annoying Washington, delighting Tehran an...
China launches its first carbon trading scheme: report
Jun 18, 2013 (AFP)
China, the world's largest carbon emitter, was set Tuesday to launch its first carbon trading scheme aimed at reducing emissions, state-media said. A platform a...
China launches first carbon trading scheme
Jun 18, 2013 (UPI)
The Chinese city of Shenzhen has started the first of seven pilot emission trading schemes planned for China, the world's largest greenhouse gas emitter. Shenzh...
UMD scientists publish key findings on regional, global impact of trade on the environment
Jun 13, 2013 (SPX)
In the wake of concerns over climate change and other emergent environmental issues, both individuals and governments are examining the impact of consumer and p...
China is outsourcing carbon within its own borders
Jun 13, 2013 (SPX)
Just as wealthy nations like the United States are outsourcing their dangerous carbon dioxide emissions to China, rich coastal provinces in that country are out...
US invests in technology to make electric grid more secure
Jun 12, 2013 (UPI)
The U.S. Energy Department said it was investing more than $10 million on advanced computer technology to make the nation's energy grid more secure. Patricia Ho...
Asia needs 'energy settlement'
Jun 11, 2013 (UPI)
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has called for a "comprehensive energy settlement" for the Asia-Pacific region. Speaking at the opening of the 17th annual ...
Full Version of EnergyIQ Released
Jun 11, 2013 (SPX)
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has issued the first full public release of EnergyIQ, its web-based action-oriented benchmarking tool for n...
Wood as energy source not as 'green' in carbon terms as thought
Jun 11, 2013 (UPI)
Using wood for energy, thought to be cleaner than fossil fuels, could, in fact, lead to greater carbon emissions than estimated, a U.S. study found. The impact ...
Duke Energy to foot coal ash cleanup bill in Virginia and North Carolina
Jun 10, 2013 (UPI)
As part of a signed agreement with the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service, North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources and Virginia Department of ...
France's RTE to launch 'smart' power substations
Jun 07, 2013 (UPI)
French transmission system operator RTE said this week it is leveraging $13 million in government funding to build two demonstration "smart" power substations. ...
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