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  Miami FL (SPX) May 08, 2017 Researchers at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science have developed a new technology to measure the currents near the ocean's surface that carry pollutants such as plastics and spilled oil. This new technique, which includes a specialized video camera to remotely sense currents in the upper few centimeters of the water column, can help scientists more accurately predict the fate of spilled oil or other marine pollutants that are transported at the surface ... read more |
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TransCanada examining shipper commitments to Keystone XLWashington (UPI) May 5, 2017 Pipeline company TransCanada said Friday it was revisiting shipper commitments for its planned Keystone XL project, but few changes are expected ... more 
Russia announces oil production milestone above Arctic CircleWashington (UPI) May 5, 2017 Nearly 200 tankers have left an oil field above the Arctic Circle in Russia that's passed the production milestone of 35 million barrels, Gazprom Neft said. ... more 
Year-on-year gains in oil and gas tax collections for OklahomaWashington (UPI) May 5, 2017 Compared with this time last year, oil and gas sector revenue for Oklahoma expanded, though full-year input to state coffers remains depressed, the state said. ... more 
Wild ride for oil prices in early Friday tradingWashington (UPI) May 5, 2017 Crude oil prices were swinging heavily early Friday as traders balanced strong U.S. labor figures against faltering optimism surrounding an OPEC balancing act. ... more |
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Total EU emissions tied to fossil fuels declined last yearWashington (UPI) May 5, 2017 Combined emissions of carbon dioxide for the European Union declined slightly from last year, though big contributors to pollution posted gains, data show. ... more 
Oil-rich Alberta lands energy agreement with JapanWashington (UPI) May 5, 2017 A deal with a Japanese oil and gas company was among agreements reached during a recent trade visit to Asia, the provincial leader of Alberta said. ... more 
Divestment, retooling strategy has paid off, Shell saysWashington (UPI) May 4, 2017 A divestment and retooling strategy has paid off considerably with first quarter profits more than doubling on improved oil prices, Royal Dutch Shell said. ... more
Crude oil prices lose grip on psychological barrier of $50 per barrelWashington (UPI) May 4, 2017 Oil prices lost ground early Thursday as strong U.S. labor figures weren't enough offset production gains and slower declines in U.S. crude oil inventories. ... more 
More oil activity expected in Kurdish Iraq, DNO saysWashington (UPI) May 4, 2017 First quarter results mean current market conditions support a doubling of the amount of activity in Kurdish oil fields, a Norwegian energy company said. ... more 
Trump's offshore drilling order legal, backers sayWashington (UPI) May 4, 2017 A White House effort to open up offshore areas to oil and gas drilling is in line with the letter of the law, a trade group said in response to a challenge. ... more |
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Mixed production figures for Continental ResourcesWashington (UPI) May 4, 2017 U.S. shale oil and gas player Continental Resources reported lower year-on-year production figures, but said gains in output were expected for the rest of 2017. ... more
Pentagon concerned about lifting offshore drilling moratoriumWashington (UPI) May 3, 2017 A letter viewed by Florida lawmakers from the Pentagon said maintaining a moratorium on drilling in parts of the Gulf of Mexico was in the nation's interest. ... more 
Spain drops underwater gas storage project over quake riskMadrid (AFP) May 3, 2017 Spain said Wednesday it will not reopen a giant underwater gas storage facility in the Mediterranean because of the risk that it could trigger earthquakes if it resumes operations. ... more 
Chinese energy companies looking for offshore footholdWashington (UPI) May 3, 2017 Chinese oil and gas companies are working to gain a stronger foothold on the international market as economies improve, the head of an offshore company said. ... more |
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  Washington DC (SPX) May 04, 2017 
Chicken is a favorite, inexpensive meat across the globe. But the bird's popularity results in a lot of waste that can pollute soil and water.
One strategy for dealing with poultry poop is to turn it into biofuel, and now scientists have developed a way to do this by mixing the waste with another environmental scourge, an invasive weed that is affecting agriculture in Africa. They report t ... more Tarragona, Spain (SPX) May 04, 2017Nickel: A greener route to fatty acids  Beijing, China (SPX) May 04, 2017Scientists develop efficient multifunctional catalyst for CO2 hydrogenation to gasoline  Kumamoto, Japan (SPX) May 02, 2017Fast, low energy, and continuous biofuel extraction from microalgae |
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 Bellingham WA (SPX) May 04, 2017 
By replacing the phosphor screen in a laser phosphor display (LPD) with a luminescent solar concentrator (LSC), one can harvest energy from ambient light as well as display high-resolution images.
"Energy-harvesting laser phosphor display and its design considerations", published recently by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, in the Journal of Photonics for Energy, d ... more Payerne, Switzerland (AFP) May 5, 2017First test flight of stratospheric solar plane  New Delhi (Sputnik) May 04, 2017Indian Space Agency Test-Drives Solar Electric Hybrid Vehicle  Washington DC (SPX) May 04, 2017Renewable sources now almost one-fifth of US generating capacity |
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 Washington (UPI) May 2, 2017 
An annual report from a wind energy trade group in the United States found the sector is in the midst of extraordinary growth and Texas is leading the way.
Tuesday's report from the American Wind Energy Association found first quarter U.S. installations reached 2,000 megawatts, triple the capacity from one year ago, for one of the strongest quarters on record.
"The addition of No ... more Hamburg, Germany (SPX) Apr 27, 2017CEE Group acquires wind farm with a capacity of 27.6 megawatts in Brandenburg  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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 Abu Dhabi (AFP) May 5, 2017 
The United Arab Emirates on Friday delayed the start-up of its first nuclear reactor until next year for further safety checks because regulators have not yet granted an operating licence.
The reactor, one of four being built at the $20-billion Barakah plant west of Abu Dhabi by a consortium led by Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), had been due to begin operating this year.
But UAE nuc ... more Kiev (AFP) April 30, 2017Ukraine clings to nuclear power despite Chernobyl trauma  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 |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 04, 2017 
A research group formed by 64 researchers from the National Institute of Polar Research, the University of Tokyo, and other organizations analyzed atmospheric temperatures and dust for the past 720,000 years using an ice core obtained at Dome Fuji in Antarctica.
Results indicate that when intermediate temperatures occurred within a glacial period, the climate was highly unstable and fluctu ... more Vienna (AFP) April 30, 2017Cities brace for climate challenges  Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) May 08, 2017Extinction of Alpine plants may remain undetectable for a long time  Suva, Fiji (AFP) May 3, 2017Fiji urges Trump to honour Paris climate deal |
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Tesla said Wednesday that revenues more than doubled in the past quarter compared with a year ago, as the electric carmaker prepared for production of its new mass-market vehicle.
In its update for the first quarter Tesla said its Model 3 development "is nearly complete." The company expects to produce 5,000 of these cars per week at some point this year and 10,000 per week in 2018.
The ... more Stockholm (AFP) May 5, 2017Chinese carmaker Geely to be largest Saxo shareholder  Berlin (AFP) May 2, 2017Germany's Bosch sells subsidiary to China's ZMJ  Beirut (AFP) April 30, 2017Bike-sharing launched in congested Beirut |
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 Qaraqosh, Iraq (AFP) May 6, 2017 
Several plumes of smoke rise above Iraq's main Christian town Qaraqosh, but this time it isn't the Islamic State jihadist group burning crosses and churches.
Almost three years after fleeing the town, families are beginning to return and the first thing they do is burn old household items, a way of cleaning their homes and cleansing their bad memories.
"As you can see, we are burning our ... more Mosul, Iraq (AFP) May 4, 2017Iraq forces launch new push on IS in west Mosul Baghdad (AFP) May 3, 201711 journalists killed in Iraq in past year: watchdog  Habbaniyah, Iraq (AFP) May 2, 2017IS attack in western Iraq kills 10 soldiers: officers |
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 Washington (AFP) May 3, 2017 
The US Air Force test-launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from California early Wednesday, the military said.
Air Force Global Strike Command spokesman Joe Thomas told AFP from California that the test was routine and not meant to be a show of force in the standoff with North Korea over its nuclear and ballistic missile program.
The Minuteman III missile blasted off fr ... more Tehran (AFP) May 6, 2017Iran army criticises Rouhani's missile comments  Beijing (AFP) May 3, 2017China's military pact with N.Korea looks shaky  Washington (AFP) May 4, 2017US urges SE Asia allies to shun North Korea |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 5, 2017 
The United Nations' human rights office condemned Friday the detention of a Chinese attorney while he was vacationing with his family, calling it part of an "ongoing crackdown" against lawyers.
"We are deeply troubled that on Wednesday May 3, defence lawyer Chen Jiangang and his family were reportedly taken by police while they were travelling in Yunnan province," the UN High Commissioner fo ... more Hong Kong (AFP) May 4, 2017Hong Kong remembers bloodiest violence 50 years on  Beijing (AFP) May 3, 201712 dead in tunnel blast in southwest China  Yuxian, China (AFP) May 1, 2017Opera troupe tours rural China defending a dying art |
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 Lowarengak, Kenya (AFP) May 5, 2017 
The beach looks ready for war: in the sparse lakeshore shade hundreds wait, sweaty from the heat, weapons at their feet.
In Kenya's hot, dry and lawless north even the fishermen are armed, but guns will not save them.
They live on Lake Turkana, the biggest desert lake on earth and a World Heritage Site, but the lake is threatened and so is their way of life.
"There are fewer and fewe ... more Maputo (AFP) May 4, 2017Mozambique's opposition extends truce indefinitely  Mogadishu (AFP) May 5, 2017First US military death in Somalia since 'Black Hawk Down'  Bamako (AFP) May 3, 2017Rocket attack on UN camp in Mali kills one, wounds 9 |
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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 Washington (UPI) May 4, 2017F-22 Raptors complete aerial targeting tests as part of major upgrade  Washington (UPI) May 5, 2017First F-35B Lightning II produced in Italy rolls off assembly line  Washington (UPI) May 4, 2017Kenya approved for possible helicopter buy |
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 Tokyo (AFP) May 5, 2017 
East Asia's three biggest economies vowed Friday to work together to help prevent market instability as tensions run high over Pyongyang's weapons programmes.
North Korea's efforts to develop an arsenal of nuclear-armed missiles have fuelled concerns among its Asian neighbours and led to threats of military action from Washington, as well as calls for China to rein in its reclusive ally.
... more Hong Kong (AFP) May 4, 2017HSBC pre-tax profit slides but hails 'good result'  New York (AFP) May 5, 2017IBM tumbles as Buffett discloses he is trimming stake  Hong Kong (AFP) May 3, 2017Hong Kong firm snaps up London skyscraper in $1.47bn deal |
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 Washington (UPI) May 5, 2017 
A large military exercise involving more than 6000 personnel is running from May 1 to May 12 under the name Exercise Northern Edge.
The operation will cover a number of possible scenarios, including Pacific ocean contingencies, and foreign troops will participate in the exercise, the U.S Marine Corps announced on Friday.
"Exercises like Northern Edge allow us to work together, ta ... more Beijing (AFP) May 3, 2017China's Xi hails ties with Philippines as Duterte cools on US  Washington (UPI) May 3, 2017Funding for Eucom essential, NATO Supreme Commander tells U.S. Senate (SPX) May 04, 2017  Tokyo (AFP) May 5, 2017Japan to offer patrol planes to Malaysia: report |
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 Cincinnati OH (SPX) May 04, 2017 
Smog from cars and trucks is an expected health hazard in big cities, but researchers from the University of Cincinnati found pollution from truck exhaust on one of the most remote mountain roads in the world.
Brooke Crowley, an assistant professor of geology and anthropology, and UC graduate student Rajarshi Dasgupta examined soil pollution along India's Manali-Leh Highway in the Himalaya ... more Oslo (AFP) May 5, 2017Norway wealth fund drops Indian group over environment concerns  Manila (AFP) May 3, 2017Philippine environment chief dumped as miners triumph Manila (AFP) May 4, 2017'Lobby money' behind fall of Philippine environment chief: Duterte |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 4, 2017 
A senior EU envoy on Thursday urged Beijing to restrict the sale of inflatable dinghies that he said are used by trafficking gangs to carry migrants on treacherous sea journeys to Europe.
About 1.4 million refugees and migrants have made their way to Europe since 2015, many fleeing Syria's bloody civil war, in the biggest wave of migration the continent has seen since World War II.
Thous ... more Beijing (AFP) May 6, 201720 sentenced to prison for deadly 2015 China landslide  Oxford UK (SPX) May 08, 2017Affluent countries contribute less to wildlife conservation than the rest of the world  Charleston, United States (AFP) May 4, 2017US opioid crisis at epidemic proportions |
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