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January 27, 2017
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TransCanada submits US application to build Keystone pipeline



Montreal (AFP) Jan 27, 2017
Canadian pipeline builder TransCanada announced Thursday it had submitted an application to build the Keystone XL pipeline, a controversial project that has been given the green light by US President Donald Trump. Trump on Tuesday gave a conditional go-ahead for the project, which was put on hold by former president Barack Obama over environmental concerns. Calgary-based TransCanada said in a statement it had filed a "presidential permit application" with the US State Department for approval of ... read more

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UK court blocks Nigeria spill claims against Shell
A British court on Thursday blocked pollution claims against Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell by more than 40,000 Niger Delta residents demanding action over decades of oil spills in the region. ... more
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ExxonMobil names climate scientist to its board
Oil giant ExxonMobil, long criticized over its stance on climate change and production of fossil fuels, has appointed a leading climate scientist to its board of directors. ... more
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Texas energy sector showing clear recovery
The Texas oil and gas sector has turned the corner after a two-year "blood bath" that humbled the nation's top producer, a state economist said. ... more
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A pivotal shift in Texas shale
Emerging U.S. shale player Halcon Resources said it spent more than $700 million to shift its priorities in its Texas operations. ... more
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Poland can do better in adopting a low-carbon economy as coal is the primary source of the country's energy system, an international panel found. ... more
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Austrian energy company OMV makes Iran move
Austrian energy company OMV said Wednesday it signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran to discuss the country's rebounding energy sector. ... more
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Transparency International has U.S. energy concerns
Accountability is a concern with the Trump administration, Transparency International said in the wake of White House support for energy infrastructure. ... more
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Upbeat tones lift crude oil prices
Sentiments of emerging recovery in the energy sector as a whole offered some support to crude oil prices Thursday, despite supply-side pressures. ... more
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Halliburton: Oil prices not yet bringing global rebound
Though North America is responding quickly to higher oil prices, it's a global market and the rest of the world is still catching up, Halliburton's CEO said. ... more


Russia in full-court press over European gas pipeline

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Former Sinopec president gets 15 years for graft
China sentenced a former president of state-run energy giant Sinopec to 15 and a half years for corruption Tuesday, official media said, the latest punishment meted out to a prominent figure in the graft-riddled oil sector. ... more
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High oil prices actually help push gas prices lower
Higher oil prices have led to a reversal of sorts, with improved economics for U.S. shale producers bringing retail gas prices lower, a market review found. ... more

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Populus dataset holds promise for biofuels, materials, metabolites
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have released the largest-ever single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) dataset of genetic variations in poplar trees, information useful to plant scientists as well as researchers in the fields of biofuels, materials science, and secondary plant metabolism. For nearly 10 years, researchers with DOE's BioEnergy Scie ... more
Handheld Sensor Unit Determines Biofuel Content Of Diesel Blends

Dual-purpose biofuel crops could extend production, increase profits

Iowa State engineer helps journal highlight how pyrolysis can advance the bioeconomy

Scientists lay foundations for new type of solar cell
An interdisciplinary team of researchers has laid the foundations for an entirely new type of photovoltaic cell. In this new method, infrared radiation is converted into electrical energy using a different mechanism from that found in conventional solar cells. The mechanism behind the new solid-state solar cell made of the mineral perovskite relies on so-called polaron excitations, which combine ... more
France issues first 'green bonds' with record 7 bln euro sale

A big nano boost for solar cells

Xinhua: U.S. wasting opportunity in clean energy



Largest US offshore wind farm gets green light
Local authorities approved the largest offshore wind farm in the United States on Wednesday, to be located near Long Island and capable of powering some 50,000 households. Construction on the site, which could begin by 2019, is set to install an initial 15 turbines with a capacity of 90 megawatts. The South Fork Wind Farm will be located some 30 miles (50 kilometers) southeast of the tip ... more
Renewables a big boost for GE's profits

Essen, Germany wins greenest city honors

Obama puts offshore North Carolina on wind energy map

Georges Besse II plant reaches full enrichment capacity
The AREVA Georges Besse II enrichment plant successfully reached its full production capacity of 7.5 million SWUs1 in 2016, on schedule as planned. The plant has gradually been able to ramp up its activity thanks to the modularity of its production process. The most recent qualification tests carried out have confirmed the performance capabilities of the plant's equipment with its industri ... more
France takes key step towards closing ageing nuclear plant

New technique could lead to safer, more efficient uranium extraction

Treated carbon pulls radioactive elements from water

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Climate change to shift global pattern of mild weather
As scientists work to predict how climate change may affect hurricanes, droughts, floods, blizzards and other severe weather, there's one area that's been overlooked: mild weather. But no more. NOAA and Princeton University scientists have produced the first global analysis of how climate change may affect the frequency and location of mild weather - days that are perfect for an outdoor we ... more
Researchers report new understanding of global warming

New England's 1816 'Mackerel Year' and climate change today

Green Sahara's ancient rainfall regime revealed

Paris experiments with driverless buses
Paris began its first experiment with driverless buses on Monday, with city officials saying they were eager to prepare for the coming "revolution" of autonomous vehicles. Two box-shaped electric vehicles capable of carrying around 10 people have been deployed - within the safety of a special lane - on a bridge connecting two railway stations to the east of the city centre. "Autonomous ... more
Society set for head-on collision with driverless cars

New Zealand stimulates electric vehicle market

US closes probe into fatal Tesla autopilot crash, no defect found



Iraqi children flocking back to east Mosul schools
They have been waiting for two and half years and the children of Iraq's east Mosul are flocking to enrol in their reopened schools, eager not to waste another day. "It's a great day, today we are giving our children their right to receive an education," said Ghassan Ahmed, queueing with his seven-year-old in the yard of Farahedi primary school. The red-and-yellow walls of the school in ... more
Fears for Mosul civilians as Iraq plans west bank assault

As dust of war settles, east Mosul buries its dead anew

IS expel residents to defend river bank in Mosul

UK minister defends 'failed' Trident missile test
Britain hit back on Monday against reports of a failed test of its nuclear weapons deterrent last year when an unarmed missile reportedly misfired, possibly in the direction of the United States. "Contrary to reports in the weekend press, HMS Vengeance and her crew were successfully tested," Defence Minister Michael Fallon told lawmakers, responding to the Sunday Times article. "We do no ... more
Days of N. Korea's Kim are numbered: defector

China must expand nuclear arsenal in response to Trump

Israel nuclear whistle-blower convicted over release terms

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Trump to ruffle feathers in Year of the Rooster
US president Donald Trump will strut through the Year of the Rooster, thriving as Hong Kong geomancers predict 2017 will be marked by the arguments and aggression that are characteristic of the animal. With Trump at the top of the pecking order, the volatile traits of the rooster - combined with the year's signature element of fire - mean rocky times ahead, particularly in the western wor ... more
Hong Kong leadership favourite testifies in corruption trial

2016 baby bump after China relaxes one-child rule

Hong Kong's 'Mr Pringles' announces leadership bid

14 members of pro-govt militia killed in Mali attack
A pro-government militia in Mali said that it had lost 14 fighters in an attack blamed on former rebels Saturday, three days after a suicide car bomber left more than 70 dead. Some 77 people were killed and 120 wounded in the suicide blast Wednesday which targeted a camp in northern Gao housing former rebels and pro-government militia - who are signatories to a 2015 peace accord struck with ... more
The 5 previous West African military interventions

New Gambia president demands army loyalty

Gambia army chief says troops will not fight intervention



State Dept. approves $525 million aerostat sale to Saudi Arabia
The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of Persistent Threat Detection System Aerostats to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The proposed sale under the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program carries an estimated value of $525 million. The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, which manages the FMS program, said in its notification to Congress that Saudi Arabia's pro ... more
U.S. AETC fires first live bombs from an F-35A

Shortage of Air Force fighter pilots grows

Britain seeks continued U.S. logistics support for C-17s

Australia opens door to China in push to save TPP
Australia said Tuesday it was working to recast the Trans-Pacific Partnership without the United States and opened the door for China to sign up after President Donald Trump ditched the huge trade pact. The deal included a dozen Asia-Pacific nations which together account for 40 percent of the global economy, but Trump declared Monday he had "terminated" it in line with election pledges to s ... more
Japan posts first annual trade surplus since Fukushima

EU envoy says China must open market to match soaring words

Trump trade moves chilling, could hurt US business: trade experts

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Property and credit booms stablise China growth
Chinese growth stabilised in the third quarter, data showed Wednesday, as ample credit and hot property markets propped up the world's second-largest economy. But while the forecast-beating reading was in line with state targets, it came as experts warned that authorities have relied too much on easy credit, which has in turn increased financial risks. The economy grew 6.7 percent in Jul ... more
China data and US banks propel equities higher

No debt-for-equity cure for zombie firms, says China

China's ranks of super-rich rise despite economic slowdown

NATO says Montenegro membership to send 'clear signal'
Montenegro's NATO membership will send a strong signal of commitment to regional security, secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday, amid growing Western concern about Russian influence in the Balkans. "Your NATO membership will send a clear signal of stability and security in the whole region, which is the basis for prosperity," Stoltenberg told Montenegro Prime Minister Dusko Marko ... more
US faces stiff China pushback in S. China Sea

China says it will not back down on South China Sea

Trump aide: media is 'opposition,' should shut up



Synthetic chemicals: Ignored agents of global change
Despite a steady rise in the manufacture and release of synthetic chemicals, research on the ecological effects of pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and industrial chemicals is severely lacking. This blind spot undermines efforts to address global change and achieve sustainability goals. So reports a new study in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. Emma J. Rosi, a freshwater ecologist at ... more
Cookware made with scrap metal contaminates food

Research targets cookstove pollution using supercomputers and NASA satellites

How India's 'Garden City' became garbage city

Anguish and miracles: avalanche dramas captivate Italy
In the anxious days since an avalanche engulfed the Hotel Rigopiano in Italy on January 18, wrenching scenes and heart-stirring strokes of luck have riveted the country. The death toll hit 25 on Wednesday, with four people still missing. - Braving the storm - Central Italy was the scene of chaos after the region was struck by record snowfall and four magnitude five earthquakes in the ... more
Italy avalanche toll at 15 as helicopter crash adds to pain

Haitians face deportation as 2010 quake reprieve expires

Archaeologists shed new light on collapse of Mayan civilization



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