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  Washington (UPI) May 2, 2017 A Canadian municipality ravaged by wildfires last year that sidelined Canadian oil production is getting tax relief, the provincial government in Alberta said. Blazes that devastated parts of Fort McMurray last May idled about 1 million barrels per day worth of regional oil production. About 4,000 small businesses were impacted by the wildfires in an area that contributes substantially to national gross domestic product. Shaye Anderson, the provincial minister for municipal affairs, said ... read more |
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Gas prices holding steady for U.S. commutersWashington (UPI) May 2, 2017 Lower seasonal demand and a steady move lower for crude oil prices means U.S. consumers are seeing prices drop at the gas station, retail analyses find. ... more 
Possible demand concerns sink oil price rally early TuesdayWashington (UPI) May 2, 2017 Overnight gains in oil prices were fading in the moments before the start of trading in New York as investors take stock of emerging supply and demand trends. ... more 
More oil coming from Norway, possibly sooner than expectedWashington (UPI) May 2, 2017 The start of production of a field containing mostly oil in the Norwegian Sea could come earlier than expected, German energy company Wintershall said. ... more 
After China's growth bruised oil, IMF sees impact from agingWashington (UPI) May 2, 2017 With a U.N. report predicting a slowdown in China's economy dragging on oil prices, a review from the IMF says there may be further economic impacts from aging. ... more |
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BP sees the slow dawn of market balanceWashington (UPI) May 2, 2017 Supply and demand are slowly starting to align on the energy market, BP said, though sector trajectory won't expand much beyond the current stage. ... more
Oil prices lower on softening ChinaWashington (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. ... more 
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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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 |
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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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Industry trade groups aligned with low-carbon power sources in the United States defended their respective sectors against concerns about grid reliability.
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry in April called for an investigation into the resilience and reliability of the nation's energy grid. With renewable resources like solar and wind deemed variable because of the nature of their power ... more New Delhi (Sputnik) Apr 26, 2017Indian Space Agency Comes Up With an App Indicating Solar Power Potential  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) May 2, 2017U.S. wind power accelerating at near-record pace  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 |
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 Kiev (AFP) April 30, 2017 
Ukraine is still suffering from the trauma of the world's worst civil nuclear accident at Chernobyl but has nonetheless turned the hazardous fuel into the backbone of its energy portfolio.
The crisis-torn country now uses atomic power for more than half of its electricity needs as it struggles through a coal shortage sparked by a three-year war against Russian-backed insurgents in the separa ... more Johannesburg (AFP) April 26, 2017Court deals setback to South Africa's nuclear ambitions  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 |
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 Geneva (AFP) May 2, 2017 
Somalia, hit by drought and on the verge of famine, will count 1.4 million acutely malnourished children by the end of the year, up 50 percent from late 2016, the UN said Tuesday.
The United Nations children's agency warned that 275,000 of those children were expected to be so severely malnourished that they could easily die.
Severe acute malnutrition is the most extreme and visible form ... more Beijing, China (SPX) May 03, 2017Mechanism of the influence of the Tibetan-Iranian Plateaus on the circulation and climate in summer  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 |
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 Beirut (AFP) April 30, 2017 
Lebanon launched a bike-sharing programme in its capital Beirut on Sunday, hoping to cut down on the congested city's notorious traffic and pollution.
The scheme aims to eventually allow users to rent and return bicycles at 25 automated stations distributed across the city.
For now, a single station is operating in central Beirut, with limited cyclist lanes available to those looking to ... more Shanghai (AFP) April 28, 2017China's Didi 'most valuable Asian start-up'; Uber exec demoted  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  Baghdad (AFP) April 28, 2017Car bomb attack kills four in Baghdad: spokesman  Washington (AFP) April 29, 2017US service member killed in blast near Iraqi city of Mosul |
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Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co. has been awarded a $64.6 million dollar contract for engineering on the Common Compartment Strategic Weapons System. The contract includes testing of a special test vehicle, maintenance and the integration of the D5 Trident II SLBM to the system.
The contract could increase to $94.1 million. Most of the work will be performed in Sunnyvale, Calif. And Ca ... more Washington (AFP) May 1, 2017Trump would be 'honored' to meet N.Korea's Kim, if conditions right  Seoul (AFP) May 3, 2017Activity resumes at North Korea nuclear test site: monitor  United Nations, United States (AFP) May 2, 2017US exploring options at UN to pressure N. Korea |
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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 Beijing (AFP) May 3, 201712 dead in tunnel blast in southwest China  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 |
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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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 Washington (UPI) May 1, 2017  Lockheed Martin has received a $1.377 billion contract for low-rate initial production of 130 Lot 12 F-35 Lightning II fighter planes. The contract includes parts, maintenance, and other services for the program, the Department of Defense announced.
In addition the Lot 12 F-35 production for the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corp and other non-Department of Defense and foreign customers, the ... more McLean VA (SPX) Apr 27, 2017FAA and Aireon announce ADS-B nextgen technology flight test success  Tel Aviv (AFP) May 2, 2017Israel shows off F-35 stealth fighters for first time  Cleveland OH (SPX) Apr 28, 2017The QueSST for Quiet |
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 Sydney (AFP) May 1, 2017  Tech billionaire Scott Farquhar has bought a Sydney waterfront mansion for an Australian record Aus$75 million (US$56 million), a report said Monday, after the owners resisted selling the 1863-built home to developers.
The co-founder of Australian software giant Atlassian, which floated in the United States in late 2015, snapped up the iconic "Elaine" from John Brehmer Fairfax, whose family ... more Shanghai (AFP) April 30, 2017China targets debt risks, but does it mean business?  Washington (AFP) April 27, 2017Trump targets aluminum in week of trade tensions  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 Ankara (AFP) May 2, 2017Turkey, EU leaders to meet during NATO summit: minister  Washington (AFP) April 30, 2017Trump vows to win 'battles' ahead, at home and abroad  Washington (UPI) May 2, 2017Utah Air Force base members participate in NATO exercise in Spain |
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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  Madrid, Spain (SPX) Apr 27, 2017A CSIC scientist discovers that wax worms eat plastic |
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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 New Brunswick NJ (SPX) May 02, 2017Zapping bacteria with sanitizers made of paper  Washington DC (SPX) May 03, 2017Researchers develop radar simulator to characterize scattering of debris in tornadoes  Vienna (AFP) April 29, 2017Soul-searching scientists struggle to get message across |
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