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2-in-1 device uses sewage as fuel to make electricity and clean the sewageSan Diego CA (SPX) Apr 02, 2012 Scientists have described a new and more efficient version of an innovative device the size of a home washing machine that uses bacteria growing in municipal sewage to make electricity and clean up the sewage at the same time. Their report here at the 243rd National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world's largest scientific society, suggested that commercial versions of the two-in-one device could be a boon for the developing world and water-short parts of the U.S. ... read more |
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  Novel filter material could cut natural gas refining costs Measurements taken by a team including National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientists show that a newly created material has the ability to separate closely related components of n ... more | .. |
 Iraq says Kurdistan smuggling oil through Iran Iraq's Kurdish region, which has halted crude exports in a row with Baghdad, owes the central government more than $5 billion and is smuggling the oil it produces through Iran, Iraqi officials said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Engine failure forces Cathay jet to turn back A Cathay Pacific jumbo jet bound for Paris was forced to return to Hong Kong early Monday following an engine failure shortly after take off, a spokesman for the Hong Kong flag carrier said. ... 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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 US firm to make pay-out for China oil spill: report ConocoPhillips and its Chinese partner will pay around 305 million yuan ($48 million) to fishermen in a northern port city over a major oil spill last year, a state-backed newspaper said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Japan auto sales soar by record 78.2% in March Japanese automobile sales saw their biggest-ever monthly surge in March, data showed Monday, a year after domestic demand plummeted in the wake of the country's quake-tsunami disaster. ... more | .. |
 Oil higher in Asia on Chinese demand hopes Oil prices were higher in Asia on Monday as dealers were boosted by figures showing a rise in manufacturing activity in China, the world's largest energy user, analysts said. ... more | .. |
 ASEAN struggles with South China Sea code Southeast Asian foreign ministers wrangled Monday over a proposed code of conduct aimed at easing dangerous maritime disputes with Beijing in the South China Sea. ... more |
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 Kurds halt oil exports in payment row Iraq's Kurdish region halted oil exports on Sunday after Baghdad's top energy official warned it to reconsider before following through on the threat over the government's non-payment of funds. ... more | .. |
 Iraq working on Strait of Hormuz tension: deputy PM Iraq is "working very hard" with Washington and Tehran to reduce tensions over Iran's threat to close the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil chokepoint, Baghdad's top energy official said on Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Total awaits regulator's advice on stricken North Sea rig French energy giant Total was awaiting advice from British regulators on Sunday on whether it was safe to approach a North Sea platform leaking flammable gas for a week. ... more | .. |
 ASEAN buoyed by Myanmar but worried by sea disputes The aftermath of landmark by-elections in former pariah state Myanmar is set to dominate this week's summit of Southeast Asian leaders in Cambodia - unless a regional maritime row steals the show. ... more |
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 France willing to tap strategic oil stocks France is willing to release oil from its strategic reserves to help tamp down the soaring world price of crude oil, Energy Minister Eric Besson says. ... more | .. |
 U.S. stymies Iran bid to snatch Iraqi oil The U.S. government is reportedly blocking Iranian moves to siphon oil from disputed oil fields on the border with Iraq to get around tightening international sanctions that threaten its energy industry, Iran's economic backbone. ... more | .. |
 Falklands looks to future amid hopes for oil revenue As the Falkland Islands prepares to mark Monday's 30th anniversary of a bitter war, its residents are instead looking to the future amid hopes of an oil boom. ... more | .. |
 China Southern committed to Airbus orders: report China Southern Airlines said Friday it has no plans to cancel or delay its Airbus orders, Dow Jones Newswires reported, despite Chinese opposition to the European Union airlines carbon emissions fee. ... more |
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 Philippines to build pier in disputed Spratlys The Philippines will "exercise territorial sovereignty" and build a pier in the disputed Spratly islands in the South China Sea, officials said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Russia's Gazprom cuts gas prices to Bulgaria: minister Russia's gas giant Gazprom has agreed to cut natural gas prices to Bulgaria by just over 11 percent, Economy and Energy Minister Delyan Dobrev said after talks in Moscow on Friday. ... more | .. |
 Ecuador's Supreme Court to hear Chevron's appeal Ecuador's Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear an appeal by US oil giant Chevron to overturn its 2011 judgment and record fine for environmental damage. ... more | .. |
 NRG Energy to Build Unprecedented Electric Vehicle Fast-Charging Infrastructure The California Public Utilities Commission and NRG have entered into an agreement where NRG will build a comprehensive electric vehicle (EV) charging network in California, investing approximately $ ... more |
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 Total identifies source of North Sea gas leak French energy giant Total said Thursday it had identified the source of a gas leak on a North Sea platform which has sparked fears of an explosion and wiped billions of euros off its market value. ... more | .. |
 Senate rejects 'Big Oil' tax breaks As the U.S. Senate voted 51-47 against a bill that would remove billions of dollars in oil company tax breaks, members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources pressed a panel of experts on the nation's rising gas prices. ... more | .. |
 Amid oil threat, Syria might be a way out Strife-torn Syria has historically had a strategic position in the Middle East as the crossroads of empires and as Iran threatens to close the Persian Gulf's oil shipping route some see Syria as an alternative gateway for pipelines to the Mediterranean. ... more | .. |
 Sudan seeks good relations with South: Bashir Sudan seeks good relations with newly independent South Sudan, President Omar al-Bashir told an Arab summit on Thursday, after border clashes this week sparked international alarm. ... more |
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EU 'must respond' to Russia's 'hybrid warfare': von der Leyen
Russia says missile strike kills three in Belgorod region: governor
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PetroChina overtakes ExxonMobil in oil production State-owned PetroChina has overtaken ExxonMobil as the world's biggest publicly-traded producer of oil, according to figures provided by the Hong Kong-listed firm on Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Biofuel cell generates electricity when implanted in False Death's Head Cockroach The latest episode in the American Chemical Society's (ACS) award-winning "Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions" podcast series describes an advance in biofuel technology using a living cockroach. ... more | .. |
 AREVA awarded funding for innovative biomass project AREVA was awarded funding by KIC InnoEnergy to develop an innovative bioenergy solution. AREVA is developing a concept of modular and compact power plants to target small-scale biomass resourc ... more | .. |
 Sudan, S.Sudan vow no war after border battles Sudan and South Sudan vowed Wednesday to step back from the brink of all out war after three days of border violence including airstrikes and tank battles prompted international concern of a wider conflict. ... more |
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 Study by Haverford College professor reveals unprecedented impact of Deepwater Horizon on deep ocean Scientists report they have "compelling evidence" that the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has impacted deep-sea corals. Their study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Scie ... more | .. |
 Anti-Iran lobby hits GM-Peugeot deal An influential US anti-Iran lobby group on Wednesday called for newly tied General Motors and Peugeot to shut down Peugeot's Iran business due to Tehran's suspect nuclear program. ... more | .. |
 BP enters shale oil quest in Ohio BP will explore for shale oil and natural gas in northeast Ohio after it acquired lease on thousands of acres of potentially energy-rich land in the state. ... more | .. |
 World oil output drops amid gulf fears Global oil supplies are being increasingly squeezed, pushing up prices, because of an Iranian threat to close the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic Persian Gulf oil artery. ... more |
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