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Maize hybrid looks promising for biofuelChampaign IL (SPX) Feb 22, 2012 Scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have identified a new contender in the bioenergy race: a temperate and tropical maize hybrid. Their findings, published in GCB Bioenergy, show that the maize hybrid is potentially capable of producing ethanol from biomass (plant material used for biofuel production) at levels equal to or greater than ethanol produced from grain harvested from current commercial maize hybrids. "Our maize hybrid, when grown using the same amount of fertili ... read more |
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 Plant toughness: Key to cracking biofuels? Along with photosynthesis, the plant cell wall is one of the features that most set plants apart from animals. A structural molecule called cellulose is necessary for the manufacture of these walls. ... more | .. |
  High oil prices test US economy, Obama A jump in gasoline prices is threatening to smother the flickering flames of the US economic recovery and with them President Barack Obama's hopes of retaining the White House. ... more | .. |
 India criticized for Iran oil imports A former U.S. State Department official denounced India's "ill-advised" decision to continue to purchase oil from Iran despite Western sanctions on the Islamic Republic. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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 Jordan PM plans to visit Iraq after Egypt gas cuts Jordanian Prime Minister Awn Khasawneh said Tuesday he plans to visit Iraq "very soon" to look for alternatives for Egypt's gas after repeated cut-offs in supplies to the energy-poor kingdom. ... more | .. |
 Man-made photosynthesis to revolutionise food and energy production Improving natural photosynthesis to make new fuels and boost crop production is the focus of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) funded research presented at the American ... more | .. |
Canada threatens trade war with EU over oil sands Canada has threatened to lodge a World Trade Organization complaint against the European Union if the bloc labels oil from Alberta's tar sands as highly polluting, documents published Monday show. ... more | .. |
 Expert panel deliberates hydraulic fracturing in shale gas development The use of hydraulic fracturing in shale gas development took center stage Friday as a panel of U.S. and Canadian experts discussed the contentious practice in a three-hour symposium hosted by the A ... more |
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'Let them live in peace': survivor's fight for uncontacted Amazon people
La Nina is back, but impact may be limited: US agency
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 Taking biofuel from forest to highway The world is moving from a hydrocarbon economy to a carbohydrate economy, according to University of British Columbia biofuel expert Jack Saddler. He is presenting his work at the 2012 Annual Meetin ... more | .. |
 Iran: More high oil prices ahead for EU Last week's spike in oil prices is what's in store for Europe if it follows through on moves to ban Iranian imports, a senior Tehran lawmaker says. ... more | .. |
 Iraq oil exports down, income up in January Iraq's oil exports dropped slightly in January but its income from oil sales was up due to higher prices per barrel, oil ministry figures published on Monday showed. ... more | .. |
Japan says China ordered halt to marine survey Japanese coastguards were ordered by a Chinese ship to stop a marine survey in disputed waters at the weekend, officials said Monday, the latest territorial row between the regional giants. ... more |
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 Gazprom: South Stream decision by November Russian gas monopoly Gazprom says the company will make a "final" determination on whether to proceed with its long-planned South Stream pipeline in November. ... more | .. |
 Panel protects Chevron in Ecuador case An arbitration panel in The Hague backed Chevron's bid for temporary protection from a $9.5 billion Ecuador court judgment against the oil giant, documents showed Friday. ... more | .. |
 Surface woes blamed for fracking flaws: study Environmental contamination from operations to remove gas from deep within the Earth, known as hydraulic fracturing, often happens close to surface and not far below, said a US study released Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Argentine Falklands surrender message up for auction A copy of the original telex informing the British government of the Argentine military surrender in the Falklands War 30 years ago is going under the hammer, auction house Bonhams said Thursday. ... more |
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Europe needs reusable rockets to catch Musk's SpaceX: ESA chief
Most powerful cosmic radio ring yet found by citizen scientists
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 South Sudan oil shutdown pushes up prices South Sudan's 3-week-old shutdown of its oil industry in a dispute over oil revenues with the fledgling state's former leaders in Khartoum is likely to drag on and push up global oil prices. ... more | .. |
Study addresses safety of fracking The controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing used to release underground reserves of natural gas has no direct connection to groundwater contamination, a new study says. ... more | .. |
 ORNL explores proteins in Yellowstone bacteria for biofuel inspiration Studies of bacteria first found in Yellowstone's hot springs are furthering efforts at the Department of Energy's BioEnergy Science Center toward commercially viable ethanol production from crops su ... more | .. |
 Territorial Disputes Hamper Offshore Exploration and Production Efforts in Far East Efforts of countries in the Asia-Pacific region to boost their offshore exploration and production (E and P) activities and reduce their rising dependency on imported oil and gas will be hindered by ... more |
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Iraq: U.S. influence on oil thwarts Iran Iraq aims to boost oil exports by 200,000 barrels per day through a new terminal on the Persian Gulf coast but to do that it has to depend on U.S. and other foreign investment to revitalize its energy industry, the key to economic prosperity. ... more | .. |
 Ethanol mandate not the best option Many people are willing to pay a premium for ethanol, but not enough to justify the government mandate for the corn-based fuel, a Michigan State University economist argues. Soren Anderson stu ... more | .. |
 Tens of billions at stake in BP oil spill trial Tens of billions of dollars will be at stake when BP heads to a US court this month to determine how much it owes for the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill and how much it can shift to subcontractors. ... more | .. |
Oil prices spike on Iran export warning to EU World oil prices spiked on Wednesday after Iran warned that it may suspend crude exports to six European Union countries amid escalating tensions over Tehran's nuclear program. ... more |
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Trump suggests Spain be expelled from NATO over low defense spending
Team of 200 US troops to 'oversee' Gaza truce: US officials
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 Iraq aims to more than double northern oil output Iraq aims to more than double northern oil production from around 600,000 barrels per day (bpd) to about 1.3 million bpd by the end of 2014, executives from the Northern Oil Co told AFP. ... more | .. |
Grass to gas: UGA researchers' genome map speeds biofuel development Researchers at the University of Georgia have taken a major step in the ongoing effort to find sources of cleaner, renewable energy by mapping the genomes of two originator cells of Miscanthus x gig ... more | .. |
 Walker's World: The Falklands again Some say it is the new Meryl Streep movie about Margaret Thatcher coming out in time for the 30th anniversary of her splendid little war. ... more | .. |
 Study: Mandating ethanol wrong solution While many Americans are willing to pay a premium for ethanol fuel, it doesn't justify a government mandate for the fuel, a U.S economist argues. ... more |
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 Iran 'steals Iraqi oil to beat sanctions' Iran has been systematically plundering large amounts of oil from southern Iraq for years, a theft on a grand scale that's helping the Islamic Republic withstand sanctions aimed at throttling its oil exports, a U.S. security consultancy says. ... more | .. |
Gulf of Mexico spill: Weatherford says exonerated by court Swiss oil industry subcontractor Weatherford said on Monday that a US court had exonerated it of all charges in connection with the devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. ... more | .. |
 Sudan rebels say six captives are civilian engineers Rebels in Sudan are holding captive six Sudanese civilian engineers who worked with a group of Chinese freed by the rebels several days ago, a spokesman for the insurgents said on Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Iraq begins pumping oil to new Gulf terminal Iraq began pumping oil on Sunday to the first of five floating terminals in the Gulf in a move that will increase its export capacity by 850,000 barrels per day. ... more |
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