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  London (UPI) Jun 13, 2017 Required transparency disclosures from Royal Dutch Shell are welcomed, but the disclosures are not widespread, advocates said Tuesday. Shell released details on payments made to more than two dozen governments in countries where it does business. The disclosure obliges with requirements made by the British government in 2014. "Shell believes that transparency is an essential tool in building trust in tax systems," Chief Financial Officer Jessica Uhl said in a statement. "Society expects ... read more |
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No change in oil production plans, Kazakh oil company saysWashington (UPI) Jun 13, 2017 Kazakhstan, a party to an OPEC-led market balance agreement, has no plans to modify its production plans, a spokesperson for an energy company said. ... more 
Canadian oil hike puts Trudeau climate action in doubtMontreal (AFP) June 13, 2017 Oil companies said Tuesday they planned to ramp up their output in Canada, throwing a wrench in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's efforts to slash greenhouse gas emissions. ... more 
Canada turns economic corner, but oil headwinds remainMontreal (UPI) Jun 13, 2017 Inflation in Canada is running lower than targeted by the country's central bank, though a governor there said the economy has adjusted to lower oil prices. ... more 
Anti-trust issues cleared for Baker Hughes, GE mergerWashington (UPI) Jun 13, 2017 An agreement with the U.S. Justice Department means the close of the merger between General Electric and Baker Hughes is imminent, the companies announced. ... more |
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Flooded markets mean low gas prices for U.S. commutersDallas (UPI) Jun 13, 2017 The gasoline market in the United States is flooded, meaning most consumers are paying less at the pump than they were last year, AAA reported. ... more 
Oil markets slow to balance, OPEC economists sayGeneva (UPI) Jun 13, 2017 Pulling the market for crude oil back into balance is taking longer than expected even as demand growth accelerates, OPEC said in a monthly report. ... more 
Balance delays, inequality push oil prices lowerNew York (UPI) Jun 13, 2017 Concerns about disproportionate economic growth and expectations of the slow return to energy market balance bruised crude oil prices early Tuesday. ... more 
Subsea pipelines offer shelter to important commercial fish species in AustraliaWashington (UPI) Jun 12, 2017 For conservationists and environmentalists, pipelines and the oil they carry are mostly viewed as a threat to ecological health. But new research suggests they serve as a safe haven for important commercial fish species off the coast of northwest Australia. ... more
Kuwaiti media: Deeper OPEC cuts may be neededWashington (UPI) Jun 12, 2017 An OPEC-led agreement to balance the market with production declines is under threat from U.S. oil and Middle East producers, state media in Kuwait reported. ... more 
Democrats aim to block Atlantic energy surveysWashington (UPI) Jun 12, 2017 The process to open parts of the Atlantic Ocean up for energy exploration is ill-advised and lacks transparency, a group of Senate Democrats said. ... more |
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 Crude oil market looks past last week's nosedive 
Business as usual, Qatar Petroleum saidWashington (UPI) Jun 12, 2017 All available resources were deployed to offset risks to the global energy supply from the diplomatic row over Qatar, the national energy company said. ... more 
Report: Big oil could find portfolio balance with renewablesWashington (UPI) Jun 12, 2017 The world's biggest oil and gas companies could capitalize on renewable energy momentum and decrease portfolio risk, a consultant group found. ... more 
Iran prioritizes development of shared oil fieldsWashington (UPI) Jun 12, 2017 Tapping into the oil reservoirs straddling Iran's land and maritime borders are among the top priorities for the year, a deputy minister said. ... more 
Nanoparticles and magnets offer new, efficient method of removing oil from waterAustin TX (SPX) Jun 12, 2017 When oil mixes with or enters into water, conventional methods of cleaning the water and removing the oil can be challenging, expensive and environmentally risky. But researchers in the Cockrell Sch ... more |
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  Washington DC (SPX) Jun 12, 2017 
End-of-life vehicles, with their plastic, metal and rubber components, are responsible for millions of tons of waste around the world each year. Now, one team reports in ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering that the plastic components in these vehicles can be recycled with coconut oil and re-used as foams for the construction, packaging and automotive industries.
Recycled polycarbonat ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 7, 2017Scientists use new technique to recycle plant material into stock chemicals  Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Jun 07, 2017Splitting carbon dioxide using low-cost catalyst materials  Madison WI (SPX) Jun 07, 2017Newly identified gene helps time spring flowering in vital grass crops |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) Jun 12, 2017 
To understand the nature of something extremely complex, you often have to study its smallest parts. In trying to decipher the universe, for example, we search for gravitational waves or faint waves of light from the Big Bang. And to comprehend the very essence of matter itself, we break it down to the subatomic level and use computer simulations to study particles like quarks and gluons.
... more Cayce SC (SPX) Jun 12, 2017SCE and G Launches South Carolina's Largest Community Solar Program  Beijing (AFP) June 8, 2017US official backs clean energy cooperation with China  Washington (UPI) Jun 8, 2017U.S. solar power gaining momentum |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Jun 12, 2017 
There might be a better way to use wind power, according to a recent paper in IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica (JAS), a joint publication of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and the Chinese Association of Automation.
Scientists from the University of Rhode Island, Florida Atlantic University, USA, and Wuhan University, China, teamed up to find a way to optim ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 5, 2017ADB: Asia-Pacific growth tied to renewables  Anaheim, CA (SPX) May 28, 2017GE Energy Financial Services Surpasses $15 Billion in Renewable Energy Investments  Washington (UPI) May 25, 2017U.S. states taking up wind energy mantle |
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 Ulsan, South Korea (SPX) Jun 12, 2017 
A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has introduced a method for the remote detection of hazardous radioactive substances. With the help of this newly-developed detection device, the detection of various types of radioactive materials can be done from a remote distance.
In their study, published in the May issue of the prestigious journal, Nature Communications, Professor Eunmi Choi of Na ... more Tokyo (AFP) June 13, 2017Japan court clears way for nuclear reactor restarts  Paris, France (SPX) Jun 12, 2017AREVA-EWN consortium to dismantle the Reactor Pressure Vessel at Brunsbuttel  Berlin (AFP) June 7, 2017German court nukes tax on power firms |
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 London (AFP) June 13, 2017 
US President Donald Trump was "wrong" to pull the United States out of the Paris climate change deal, Britain's new environment minister said on Tuesday.
"I think he is wrong. I think that we need international cooperation in order to deal with climate change," said Michael Gove, who was appointed by Prime Minister Theresa May over the weekend.
Gove, who has himself come under criticism ... more Bologna, Italy (AFP) June 12, 2017US isolated as allies vow accelerated action on climate change Bologna, Italy (AFP) June 11, 2017Climate change rift raises temperature for G7 meet  Beijing (AFP) June 9, 2017China rolls out green carpet for California on climate |
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 San Francisco (AFP) June 14, 2017  Uber said Tuesday its chief executive Travis Kalanick would take an indefinite leave of absence as it unveiled steps aimed at restoring confidence in the scandal-plagued ridesharing giant.
The pioneering company has been facing pressure to rein in a no-holds-barred management style led by Kalanick and to reform its workplace culture, which has sparked charges of harassment and discrimination ... more Mumbai (AFP) June 14, 2017Mumbai's adored Padmini taxis near the end of the road  San Francisco (AFP) June 12, 2017Uber loses key executive as inquiry report looms  San Francisco (AFP) June 13, 2017Apple sees autonomous cars as 'core' technology |
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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) June 13, 2017 
The bullets of jihadists rain down outside the Mosul kindergarten, where dozens of terrified Iraqi civilians are sheltering from fighting in their northern city.
Confused, scared and exhausted, the civilians - mostly women, including one in a wheelchair - huddle in the pre-school after Iraqi forces brought them in for protection.
The sounds of sniper fire, air strikes, and shelling ech ... more Khazir, Iraq (AFP) June 11, 2017Tired, traumatised Mosul mothers unable to breastfeed  Khazir, Iraq (AFP) June 12, 2017Down to the river for youths from Iraq's embattled Mosul  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) June 9, 2017Iraq on cusp of Mosul victory three years after major defeat |
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 Seoul (AFP) June 8, 2017 
North Korea launched a volley of surface-to-ship cruise missiles off its east coast Thursday, Seoul's defence ministry said, the latest in an accelerating series of tests defying global pressure to rein in its weapons program.
The launches come less than a week after the United Nations expanded sanctions against Pyongyang in response to recent ballistic missile tests.
"North Korea fired ... more Washington (AFP) June 13, 2017Mattis warns N. Korea is 'most urgent' threat to peace  Washington (AFP) June 13, 2017Trump to host S.Korea's Moon for N.Korea talks  Seoul (AFP) June 9, 2017N. Korea coal export sinks to zero after China import ban: UN data |
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 Taipei (AFP) June 12, 2017  Lawmakers in Taiwan launched a new group to help promote democracy in Hong Kong on Monday, a move likely to rile Beijing ahead of the 20th anniversary of the handover of the city from Britain back to China.
Taiwan and Hong Kong are thorns in Beijing's side - both saw huge anti-China protests in 2014, known respectively as the Sunflower Movement and Umbrella Movement.
Ties with self-ruli ... more Hong Kong (AFP) June 14, 2017Hong Kong tycoon and ex-deputy leader lose graft appeal  Shanghai (AFP) June 11, 2017China web users take aim at property clampdown  Hong Kong (AFP) June 9, 2017Hong Kong wealth gap hits 46-year high |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) June 9, 2017  France on Friday sought to address US reservations over its request that the United Nations authorize an African military force tasked with fighting jihadists in the Sahel region.
Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger - which make up the G5 - agreed in March to set up a special counter-terrorism operation of 5,000 troops for the Sahel region.
On Tuesday, France presented a dra ... more Bamako (AFP) June 10, 2017UN peacekeeper death toll rises after Mali jihadist attack  Tunis (AFP) June 12, 2017Tunisian soldier dead after landmine blast  Maiduguri, Nigeria (AFP) June 9, 2017Nigerian soldier sentenced to death for 'Boko Haram' murder |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 1, 2017 
The KC-46A Pegasus aerial tanker aircraft is undergoing testing at Benfield Anechoic Facility, or BAF, to ensure that it meets Federal Aviation Administration regulations and certifications requirements, the U.S. Air Force announced this week.
The testing will also determine how resistant the KC-46A is to electromagnetic fields and other environmental factors using Department of Defense ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 6, 2017Boeing receives contract for F-18, magnetic launch system support  Yangon (AFP) June 7, 2017Debris from Myanmar military plane found in sea  Washington (UPI) Jun 8, 2017F-35 flights grounded at Arizona base because of health concerns |
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 Beijing (AFP) June 14, 2017  The China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank expects to more than double its lending power for regional projects over the next five years, a top executive said, denying it was an arm of the Communist Party.
The brainchild of Chinese President Xi Jinping, the multilateral financial institution was launched in January 2016 to counter Western dominance of the World Bank and the Interna ... more Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) June 13, 2017ECB swaps some dollar reserves for renminbi  Sydney (AFP) June 13, 2017Crown staff charged in China gambling crackdown  Beijing (AFP) June 14, 2017China factory output rises in May but officials guarded |
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 Washington (AFP) June 9, 2017  US President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States remained committed to NATO's mutual defense pledge, after he failed to endorse it in a speech in Brussels last month.
Amid worries by Washington's European partners that the US leader had not fully bought into the Atlantic alliance, Trump told reporters: "I'm committing the United States to Article Five. Certainly we are there to p ... more Washington (AFP) June 9, 2017Pentagon praises 'very helpful' Russia in southern Syria  Astana, Kazakhstan (AFP) June 9, 2017India, Pakistan join China and Russia-led security bloc  Prague (AFP) June 9, 2017Juncker says Europe can no longer 'outsource' protection |
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 Tunis (AFP) June 13, 2017 
Tunisia on Tuesday launched a special "green police" unit aimed at dealing with the proliferation of waste, a scourge that has worsened dramatically since the 2011 revolution.
"May God help you - it's a very difficult mission," Prime Minister Youssef Chahed said at the launch of the unit, with their new uniforms and GPS-equipped pick-ups.
The North African country's rubbish woes have wo ... more Beirut (AFP) June 13, 2017Garbage dumped in sea off Lebanon sparks outrage  The Hague (AFP) June 8, 2017Plastic in rivers major source of ocean pollution: study  Austin TX (SPX) Jun 07, 2017A new hyper-local air pollution map |
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 Baghdad (AFP) June 13, 2017 
A mass food poisoning at a camp for displaced Iraqi civilians outside Mosul has left hundreds of people requiring urgent treatment, the UN and Iraqi officials said Tuesday.
Health ministry spokesman Seif al-Badr had told AFP that there were 752 cases of food poisoning and two deaths, a woman and child, at the Hasansham camp.
And UN migration agency spokesman Joel Millman had confirmed th ... more Marawi, Philippines (AFP) June 9, 2017Philippine war refugees facing deadly health risks  Ruskie Piaski, Pologne (AFP) June 12, 2017Flower power: gardening as therapy in Poland  Khazir, Iraq (AFP) June 8, 2017Scorpions the new threat for displaced Mosul civilians |
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