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Analysis raises atmospheric, economic doubts about forest bioenergyCorvallis, OR (SPX) Apr 23, 2012 A large, global move to produce more energy from forest biomass may be possible and already is beginning in some places, but scientists say in a new analysis that such large-scale bioenergy production from forest biomass is unsustainable and will increase greenhouse gas emissions. Early suggestions that such a forest biofuel industry would be greenhouse "neutral" or even reduce greenhouse emissions "are based on erroneous assumptions," a group of international researchers said in an invited analys ... read more |
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 ANA Celebrate First 787 Biofuel Flight Boeing and All Nippon Airways have made aviation history as a 787 Dreamliner flew for the first time powered in part by sustainable biofuels. "The 787 is the most environmentally progressive j ... more | .. |
  Can sound science guide dispersant use during subsea oil spills? Two years ago this week, oil began streaming from the seafloor into the Gulf of Mexico following the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon platform. All told, the disaster cost 11 lives, released 4.9 m ... more | .. |
 EU pushes back oil sands decision The European Union has delayed a decision on whether to classify oil sands as a "dirty" form of crude oil, bringing praise from Canadian officials. ... 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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  Volkswagen to build new plant in China's west The German automaker Volkswagen will build a new plant in Xinjiang, a province in China's undeveloped far west, a company official said on Sunday. ... more | .. |
 US commander reaffirms Philippines defence treaty A senior US commander in the Pacific reaffirmed the United States' mutual defence treaty with the Philippines Sunday amid increased tensions between the archipelago and China. ... more | .. |
 S. Sudan completes withdrawal from flashpoint oil field South Sudan's army said Sunday that its troops faced fresh aerial bombardments from Sudan as they completed their pullout from the flashpoint Heglig oil field. ... more | .. |
 Other nations must take stand on China: Philippines The Philippine foreign secretary on Sunday called on other nations to take a stand on China's new aggressiveness in a simmering territorial dispute over a shoal in the South China Sea. ... more |
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 China, Iceland announce deal on oil-rich Arctic China and Iceland announced a deal on the oil-rich Arctic region Friday after Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao flew in to Reykjavik on the first stage of a four-nation European tour. ... more | .. |
 Fracking brings boom, fears to rural US Underneath the ground in southwestern Pennsylvania, bedrock is put under explosive pressure to fracture and spill out its lucrative cache of natural gas. ... more | .. |
 In rural US, gas fracking sparks scare After the drilling began on Terry Greenwood's farm, he says, "the water went bad - it looked like iced tea." ... more | .. |
 Two years after BP oil spill, disaster not over Two years after the worst maritime oil spill in history, fishermen, scientists, and environmentalists up and down the US Gulf Coast warn that the disaster may be far from over. ... more |
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 Honda to provide hybrid technologies to China firms: report Honda Motor will provide its core hybrid car technologies to a number of Chinese automakers, eyeing to boost sales in the world's largest car market, a report said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Russians move into East Med gas fracas The Russians appear to be making a determined bid to secure a stake in the energy boom in the eastern Mediterranean despite the danger of conflict. ... more | .. |
 Qatar eyeing big Malta energy investment Qatar is eyeing $1.3 billion in investments in Malta's Enemalta Corp. energy company and a natural gas distribution hub on the island, a local report indicated this week. ... more | .. |
  Slovenian adventurer ends eco-friendly trip around the world Slovenian adventurer Matevz Lenarcic successfully concluded a 100-day eco-friendly trip around the world on Thursday in an ultra-light plane boasting super-low fuel mileage. ... more |
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Space agencies track rare 3I/ATLAS interstellar object near Mars
Space Force awards launch missions to SpaceX, ULA
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 Russia blames TNK-BP for massive oil leaks Russia's environment minister on Thursday blamed Russian-British oil company TNK-BP for causing massive oil pollution in a resource-rich Siberian region and failing to invest in its infrastructure. ... more | .. |
 Ford says to build new, multi-million plant in China US auto giant Ford said Thursday it would build a $760-million plant in China's eastern city of Hangzhou, as foreign companies ramp up output in the world's biggest car market. ... more | .. |
 Sudan's Bashir vows to punish South Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Thursday vowed to teach "a lesson by force" to the South Sudanese government over its seizure of the north's main Heglig oil field. ... more | .. |
 BP seals $7.8 bn settlement in US oil spill Oil giant BP said Wednesday it has finalized a $7.8 billion deal to settle thousands of claims from fishermen and others affected by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. ... more |
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 House defies Obama over Keystone oil pipeline House Republicans kept a key plank of their energy policy alive Wednesday, defying a White House veto threat and passing legislation mandating the building of a controversial oil pipeline. ... more | .. |
 Beijing, Manila continue Scarborough spat Filipino officials said they will stand firm against Chinese calls for its research and fishing vessels to leave the Scarborough Shoal, which Beijing claims as its own. ... more | .. |
Sudan war mirrors region's oil conflicts The brewing war between Sudan and the fledgling state of South Sudan is a battle for oil and there are other potential conflicts in the Middle East and Africa that could signal supply disruption whatever happens in the U.S.-Iran face-off in the Persian Gulf. ... more | .. |
 Argentina faces isolation over YPF seizure Argentina faces international isolation over its seizure of Spanish-controlled national energy company YPF, a decision critics say the government will regret and pay heavily for. ... 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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 High oil prices help Iran fight sanctions High oil prices are shielding Iran from the full weight of U.S. and EU economic sanctions aimed at choking Tehran's oil exports and forcing it to abandon its nuclear program. ... more | .. |
 Hot new manufacturing tool: A temperature-controlled microbe Many manufacturing processes rely on microorganisms to perform tricky chemical transformations or make substances from simple starting materials. The authors of a study appearing in mBio, the ... more | .. |
 ORNL process improves catalytic rate of enzymes by 3,000 percent Light of specific wavelengths can be used to boost an enzyme's function by as much as 30 fold, potentially establishing a path to less expensive biofuels, detergents and a host of other products. ... more | .. |
Repsol tried to sell YPF stake to Sinopec: FT Spanish oil group Repsol tried to sell its 57.4-percent stake in Argentine subsidiary YPF to a Chinese firm shortly before YPF was expropriated, the Financial Times said Wednesday. ... more |
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 Japan's Mitsubishi, Mitsui ink US gas deal Japan's Mitsubishi and Mitsui said Wednesday they will import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States, amid a push to boost energy sources after last year's nuclear crisis. ... more | .. |
 Oil safety weak two years after BP spill: studies Offshore drilling safety and oversight is still lacking two years after the massive BP oil spill sullied the US Gulf Coast, two reports released Tuesday have found. ... more | .. |
British panel says 'fracking' should resume despite tremors A British government-appointed panel said Tuesday that a controversial gas extraction method known as fracking should resume under strict conditions, though it would probably trigger earthquakes. ... more | .. |
 Air tax feud may affect climate change talks: US envoy Disagreement over a European scheme to tax airlines for carbon emissions may affect talks seeking new global warming targets, US climate envoy Todd Stern said on Tuesday. ... more |
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