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  Washington (UPI) May 1, 2017 The steady rise in U.S. exploration and production figures, coupled with a slowing Chinese economy, helped drag crude oil prices lower in early Monday trading. Crude oil prices moved lower during the latter half of April as U.S. crude oil production recovered on the back of improved market conditions. On Friday, oilfield services company Baker Hughes reported nine more rigs added to the U.S. fleet for the week ending April 28, putting the upstream sector on par with levels from 2015. On ... read more |
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Iran's president leans on economic successesWashington (UPI) May 1, 2017 Incumbent Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said easing international sections and addressing a high rate of inflation are priorities for the OPEC member state. ... more 
Kuwait reports increased oil profits in difficult environmentWashington (UPI) May 1, 2017 A national oil company in Kuwait said it was able to post a profit for the fiscal year even against a decline in crude oil prices and stiff competition. ... more 
Pull out of Paris climate deal, energy group tells TrumpWashington (UPI) May 1, 2017 The U.S. president needs to pull the country out of the Paris climate agreement in order to stimulate the oil and gas sector, a trade group said. ... more 
Pall remains over Canadian oil sands after wildfiresFort Mcmurray, Canada (AFP) April 30, 2017 One year after massive wildfires swept through Alberta province in Canada's worst natural disaster in history, the future of the oil sands - which contain a third of the world's oil reserves - remains bleak. ... more |
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Colorado gas blast idles second companyWashington (UPI) May 1, 2017 All natural gas lines within 250 feet of occupied buildings in parts of Colorado are closed while investigations into a fatal blast continue, a company said. ... more 
West African oil drawing capital interestWashington (UPI) Apr 28, 2017 West African oil explorer FAR Ltd. said it finished the first quarter with $26 million in cash and is in a good position to capitalize on unlocked reserves. ... more 
French major Total impresses with Venezuelan shaleWashington (UPI) Apr 28, 2017 At a time when volatility is an emerging trend in the energy sector, French supermajor Total remains an attractive player, an investment profile read. ... more 
U.S. oil earnings, legislation, lift prices, but GDP may offset gainsWashington (UPI) Apr 28, 2017 Pro-oil U.S. legislation was supporting a rally for oil prices early Friday, though growth figures from the world's largest economy could throttle the momentum. ... more 
Trump moves to lift bans on Arctic drillingWashington (AFP) April 28, 2017 US President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at lifting bans on drilling for oil and gas in offshore Arctic and Atlantic areas, saying it would pull in "billions of dollars" for America and create jobs. ... more 
Libya confirms restart of its largest oil fieldWashington (UPI) Apr 28, 2017 Libya's national oil company said there may be long-standing agreements in place to keep the taps open in the company to the tune of 200,000 barrels per day. ... more |
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Greenpeace disrupts Credit Suisse meet over pipeline financingZurich (AFP) April 28, 2017 Greenpeace activists disrupted a Credit Suisse shareholder meeting in Zurich Friday, unfurling a banner to protest the bank's alleged financing of the controversial Dakota Access pipeline in the United States. ... more 
Trump's offshore oil move already facing legal challengeWashington (UPI) Apr 28, 2017 With the ink barely dry on an order to review U.S. offshore drilling rights, environmental groups said preparations are already underway for a legal challenge. ... more 
Exxon more than doubles first quarter earnings over last yearWashington (UPI) Apr 28, 2017 Cost-saving efforts, coupled with improved market conditions, meant earnings for the first quarter more than doubled from last year, Exxon Mobil said Friday. ... more 
Oil production in Texas up slightly year-on-yearWashington (UPI) Apr 27, 2017 Preliminary data from Texas show total crude oil production for February was slightly more than figures from the same time last year, a regulator reported. ... more |
  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 
The phrase "a double-edged sword" describes something that is beneficial in some ways but problematic in others. One example is removing maize stover (the husks, stems and leaves of corn plants) from fields. Maize stover is used to make cellulosic ethanol, a renewable biofuel. And renewable biofuels are beneficial to the environment. However, removing the stover can harm the environment because ... more Kumamoto, Japan (SPX) May 02, 2017Fast, low energy, and continuous biofuel extraction from microalgae  Cambridge, UK (SPX) Apr 26, 2017Caterpillar found to eat shopping bags, suggesting biodegradable solution to plastic pollution  Paris (AFP) April 24, 2017The Very Hungry Caterpillar joins fight against plastic pollution |
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 New Delhi (Sputnik) Apr 26, 2017 
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has developed an Android app that will show the solar potential of a given location in any part of the country. The app was developed to support the clean energy target of generating 175,000 MW power through non-fossil fuel energy.
The computation of solar energy potential is essential for selecting locations for solar photovoltaic (PV) thermal ... more Washington (UPI) May 1, 2017U.S. renewable power groups defend reliability  Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Light can improve perovskite solar cell performance  Golden CO (SPX) Apr 26, 2017Experts outline pathway for generating up to 10 terawatts of power from sunlight by 2030 |
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 Hamburg, Germany (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 
CEE, the Hamburg-based private equity group, continues to expand its wind power portfolio in Germany. It has acquired eight wind turbines in the Vormark wind farm near to the municipality Gross Pankow (Prignitz) in Brandenburg. The seller is a consortium consisting of the Danish company European Energy A/S and the Berlin-based Green Wind Energy GmbH.
The wind farm consists of eight turbine ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017Norwegian company envisions wind energy role for oil production Washington (UPI) Apr 18, 2017Oklahoma to end tax credits for wind energy Washington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017German power company examining new wind energy options. |
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 Johannesburg (AFP) April 26, 2017 
A South African court on Wednesday halted the government's accords with several countries to develop new nuclear power stations, a victory for NGOs and other critics of the plan.
The High Court in Cape Town ruled that the administration had failed to allow adequate public consultation for preliminary agreements with Russia, South Korea and the United States to build eight reactors.
Envir ... more Paris, France (SPX) Apr 21, 2017Andra continues Areva contract to operate its Aube Surface Disposal Facility  Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Apr 19, 2017The critical importance of Predictive Power when building NPPs  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 13, 2017AREVA NP Signs Contract for Outage Services at Farley Nuclear Generating Station |
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 Washington (AFP) April 26, 2017 
Signs are mounting that US President Donald Trump's administration may stay in the landmark Paris climate change accord of 2015, under pressure from big business and public support for the agreement.
But experts say the final decision, expected next month, is anything but certain, and staying at the table could come with significant caveats, like a weakening of US commitments to curbing gree ... more Addis Ababa (AFP) April 28, 2017Ethiopia drought creates food crisis for 7.7 million Washington (AFP) April 26, 2017US may stay in Paris climate accord, with caveats  United Nations, United States (AFP) April 24, 2017UNEP chief confident US will not ditch Paris climate deal |
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 San Francisco (AFP) April 25, 2017  Uber said Tuesday it wants to launch a system of flying cars to move people around cities, with a goal of putting demonstration projects in place by 2020.
The ridesharing giant announced a series of partnerships to manufacture "vertical takeoff and landing" (VTOL) vehicles and put networks in place, a system dubbed Uber Elevate.
The partner cities working with Uber are Dubai and the Dall ... more Beirut (AFP) April 30, 2017Bike-sharing launched in congested Beirut  San Francisco (AFP) April 25, 2017Free rides offered by Alphabet's Waymo autonomous cars  Washington (AFP) April 26, 2017Rideshare rivals Gett, Juno join forces |
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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) May 1, 2017 
Men, women and children stand in separate lines in the scorching sun baking west Mosul's Baghdad Square for a turn in one of the two white mobile clinics.
For these Iraqis, displaced by fierce fighting as government forces close in on the Old City where Islamic State group jihadists are still entrenched, free medical care is a godsend.
Advancing Iraqi forces have retaken several neighbou ... more Habbaniyah, Iraq (AFP) May 2, 2017IS attack in western Iraq kills 10 soldiers: officers  New York (AFP) May 1, 2017'Baghdaddy': New York turns Iraq war into musical  Baghdad (AFP) April 28, 2017Car bomb attack kills four in Baghdad: spokesman |
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 Washington (AFP) May 1, 2017  US President Donald Trump on Monday said he would not rule out meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, under the right conditions, as Pyongyang threatens to carry out a sixth nuclear test.
Tensions on the Korean peninsula have been running high for weeks, with signs the North might be preparing a long-range missile launch or a new nuclear test - prompting tough talk from Washington, which ... more Washington (UPI) May 1, 2017Lockheed Martin receives Trident missile contract  Seoul (AFP) April 30, 2017S Korea, US conduct military drills despite Pyongyang threats  Seoul (AFP) May 1, 2017N. Korea warns of nuclear test 'at any time' |
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 Yuxian, China (AFP) May 1, 2017 
For the 50-year-old Chinese opera performer, every aspect of the dimly-lit backstage room was a reminder that things had changed.
The elaborate costumes carelessly thrown aside, the young troupe members playing with their smartphones, the half-eaten noodles abandoned in the corner - all were tokens of disorder that made Li Zhiguo grimace in his blue and gold cap.
"I get angry sometimes ... more Hong Kong (AFP) April 29, 2017World's only Tiananmen museum returns to Hong Kong  Beijing (AFP) April 28, 2017Chinese court sentences rights lawyer in secret trial  Hong Kong (AFP) April 30, 2017Hong Kong pulls out stops to mark 20 years of Chinese rule |
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 Lusanga, Dr Congo (AFP) April 27, 2017 
There is no tap water, electricity or shops in Lusanga, a Congolese town once known as Leverville where the Dutch-British conglomerate Unilever long ran a profitable palm oil plantation.
But the 15,000 onetime workers living on the land recently found new hope in a stark contemporary art centre called the "White Cube" which stands somewhat strangely on the African skyline.
Funded in part ... more Djibouti (AFP) April 24, 2017US Defense Secretary Mattis visits strategic Djibouti  Nairobi (AFP) April 23, 2017Top conservationist wounded in Kenya gun attack Rabat (AFP) April 22, 2017Morocco, US stage joint military exercise |
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 McLean VA (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 
Aireon and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced a successful flight test of space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology, collecting ADS-B data to be used as part of a larger validation effort exploring the new system's capability from low-earth orbit.
The flight took place on Thursday, March 30, 2017, utilizing the FAA's specially equipped " ... more Washington (UPI) May 1, 2017Department of Defense awards contract for 240 F-35 Lightning II planes  Washington (UPI) Apr 27, 2017Lockheed Martin to upgrade sensor systems Japan's Apache helicopters  Washington (UPI) Apr 27, 2017Eurofighter Typhoon successfully tests Meteor missile |
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 Washington (AFP) April 27, 2017 
In a week full of trade discord, US President Donald Trump vowed Thursday to take action to boost the American aluminum industry which has been "unfairly damaged" by imports.
The industry is "critical" to the defense industry," Trump said at the White House.
"We can't afford to become dependent on foreign nations for the aluminum that our military relies on."
The Trump administration ... more Sydney (AFP) May 1, 2017Tech billionaire buys Sydney mansion for record price  Shanghai (AFP) April 30, 2017China targets debt risks, but does it mean business?  Ottawa (AFP) April 25, 2017Canada's Trudeau says will stand up to Trump on trade |
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 Davao, Philippines (AFP) May 1, 2017 
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday he may turn down an invitation by Donald Trump to visit the United States, as he welcomed three Chinese warships to his home town.
Duterte, who has loosened the Philippines' long alliance with the United States while strengthening ties with China and Russia, said he could not commit to the American president because of a busy schedule that inc ... more Washington (AFP) April 30, 2017Trump vows to win 'battles' ahead, at home and abroad  Hong Kong (AFP) April 30, 2017Celebration and protest as Indonesian leader visits Hong Kong  Istanbul (AFP) May 1, 2017Erdogan seeks to send Trump stern message on Syrian Kurds |
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 Manila (AFP) April 27, 2017 
Philippine socialite-turned-environment minister Regina Lopez caused ire in the mining industry Thursday by announcing a ban on new open-pit mines, a move that threatens over eight billion dollars in investments.
Lopez, who has already ordered the closure of 23 mines this year, told reporters she would not allow any new open-pit mines to operate, even those that gained government approval be ... more Pensacola, FL (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Predicting the movement and impacts of microplastic pollution  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 27, 2017New approach to improve detection of landfill-related pollution  London (AFP) April 27, 2017British government loses court case over air pollution plans |
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 Washington (UPI) May 1, 2017 
New research suggests bullying and bullying-related behaviors are on the decline at elementary, middle and high schools.
Education researchers surveyed approximately 246,000 students in grades 4 through 12 at 109 Maryland schools over the course of ten years. The result - detailed in the journal Pediatrics - suggest bullying is trending down.
"While bullying is a significant pu ... more Champaign IL (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Engineers shine light on deadly landslide  New Brunswick NJ (SPX) May 02, 2017Zapping bacteria with sanitizers made of paper  Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) April 29, 201724 dead as Kyrgyz landslide engulfs village homes |
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