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  Washington DC (UPI) Jun 24, 2017 Seismic surveys carried out by the oil and gas industry are causing high mortality rates among zooplankton, according to new research out of Australia. Seismic air guns are frequently used on marine petroleum expeditions. New research found the air blasts dramatically increase mortality rates among target zooplankton species. Testing also showed the air gun's negative impact extends well beyond previous range estimates. Testing revealed air gun pulses yielded between an 18 and 60 percent ... read more |
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New research reveals impact of seismic surveys on zooplanktonHobart, Australia (SPX) Jun 26, 2017 Marine seismic surveys used in petroleum exploration could cause a two to three-fold increase in mortality of adult and larval zooplankton, new research published in leading science journal Nature E ... more 
Crude oil prices inch higher, but market doubts persistWashington DC (UPI) Jun 24, 2017 Crude oil prices inched into positive territory early Friday, though concerns of lingering weakness sparked a call for extraordinary OPEC action. ... more 
Weld fracture caused North Sea gas leakWashington DC (UPI) Jun 24, 2017 French energy company ENGIE said Friday it identified a fracture of a weld on a pipe as cause for a leak from its Gjoa platform in the North Sea this week. ... more 
API: U.S. crude oil imports up 1.9 percent from last yearWashington DC (UPI) Jun 24, 2017 Despite a recent reversal, crude oil imports into the United States are up 1.9 percent year-to-date from last year, the American Petroleum Institute reported. ... more |
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Best days ahead for oil-rich Canada, prime minister saysWashington DC (UPI) Jun 24, 2017 After struggling through the energy market downturn last year, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the best economic days lie ahead. ... more 
Rosneft aims to export Egyptian natural gasWashington DC (UPI) Jun 24, 2017 Russian energy company Rosneft is expected to start exporting natural gas from an Egyptian field considered to be among the world's largest. ... more 
Iran begins sending gas to Iraq under major dealTehran (AFP) June 22, 2017 Iran has begun exporting gas through a pipeline to Baghdad under a deal set to make Iraq the Islamic republic's top customer, the oil ministry said. ... more 
Alaska critical to U.S. energy strategy, federal government saysWashington (UPI) Jun 22, 2017 An estimated $3 million in high bids from an energy company looking to tap southern Alaskan waters is critical to U.S. interests, the federal government said. ... more 
Kuwaiti official says OPEC-led production cuts not workingWashington (UPI) Jun 22, 2017 The multilateral effort to bring the global energy market back to a balance between supply and demand has fallen short, an exporter told a Kuwaiti news agency. ... more 
Conflict of interest mars Michigan oil pipeline reviewWashington (UPI) Jun 22, 2017 Michigan's attorney general said the state cut ties with a firm probing risks on a Great Lakes oil pipeline because of ties to Enbridge, the operating company. ... more |
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 Dallas Fed upbeat, but sees risk from lower oil prices
Oil prices showing clear signs of daily gainsWashington (UPI) Jun 22, 2017 Crude oil prices notched early gains in Thursday morning trading on signs of some market balancing, though caution was urged about trajectory. ... more 
Anger in Nigeria's south over oil spill clean-up delayBodo, Nigeria (AFP) June 22, 2017 Under a leaden sky in oil-rich southern Nigeria, young men hang around with nothing to do, covering their noses from the noxious fumes of the polluted swamp. ... more 
ENGIE: North Sea gas leak under controlWashington (UPI) Jun 22, 2017 French energy company ENGIE reported a gas leak from a field it operates in the Norwegian waters of the North Sea, but it's under control. ... more 
Norwegian oil production better than expectedWashington (UPI) Jun 20, 2017 Crude oil production from Norway, the region's top supplier, was better than expected, a national energy regulator said Wednesday. ... more |
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  Champaign IL (SPX) Jun 22, 2017 
Corn is grown not only for food, it is also an important renewable energy source. Renewable biofuels can come with hidden economic and environmental issues, and the question of whether corn is better utilized as food or as a biofuel has persisted since ethanol came into use. For the first time, researchers at the University of Illinois have quantified and compared these issues in terms of econom ... more Stanford CA (SPX) Jun 22, 2017Discovery could lead to sustainable ethanol made from carbon dioxide  Bochum, Germany (SPX) Jun 22, 2017Researchers produce biofuel for conventional diesel engines  Bath UK (SPX) Jun 16, 2017Scientists make plastic from sugar and carbon dioxide |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 16, 2017 
Miniaturized devices such as microsensors often require an independent, equally miniaturized power supply. Searching for suitable systems, Japanese scientists have now developed a fully integrated microfluidic device that produces hydrogen fuel and converts it into electrical energy based on photocatalysis. As they report in the journal Angewandte Chemie, it works fully autonomously and delivers ... more Houston TX (SPX) Jun 22, 2017Freshwater from salt water using only solar energy  Wesel, Germany (SPX) Jun 26, 2017SOVENTIX and Gentec EPC sign a joint venture agreement to develop solar hybrid projects across Nigeria  Washington DC (UPI) Jun 24, 2017Pacific island nations get renewable energy support |
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 Bristol UK (SPX) Jun 22, 2017 
With over 20 years in sustainable investment, Thrive Renewables, (previously Triodos Renewables) has provided mezzanine loans for two wind farms in Scotland that will have a combined total capacity of 11.5MW which will generate and deliver clean, smart energy to the UK grid. Once built, these projects will be able to generate enough green electricity for 7,760[1] homes.
In partnership with ... more Beijing, China (SPX) Jun 12, 2017It's a breeze: How to harness the power of the wind  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 |
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 London (AFP) June 23, 2017 
A highly-controversial UK government deal for the new Hinkley Point nuclear power plant will cost British energy consumers billions more pounds than forecast, the country's National Audit Office said Friday.
"The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's deal for Hinkley Point C has locked consumers into a risky and expensive project with uncertain strategic and economic bene ... more Tokyo (AFP) June 23, 2017Toshiba delays results again citing US nuclear unit  Paris (SPX) Jun 26, 2017AREVA obtains transport license for its new cask in France and Belgium  Toronto, Canada (SPX) Jun 26, 2017NWMO to Focus Field Studies on Fewer Communities |
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 New York NY (SPX) Jun 20, 2017 
The world's oceans are like brakes slowing down the full effects of greenhouse gas warming of the atmosphere. Over the last ten years, one-fourth of human-emissions of carbon dioxide as well as 90 percent of additional warming due to the greenhouse effect have been absorbed by the oceans. Acting like a massive sponge, the oceans pull from the atmosphere heat, carbon dioxide and other gases, such ... more Bremerhaven, Germany (SPX) Jun 26, 2017How the climate can rapidly change at tipping points Paris (AFP) June 24, 2017Climate change more important than partisan politics: Schwarzenegger  Warder, Ethiopia (AFP) June 22, 2017Starvation looms as food runs out in drought-hit Ethiopia |
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 Beijing (Sputnik) Jun 26, 2017 
A video uploaded online in August 2016 depicted the test drive of an "elevated bus" that cars could easily drive underneath. The video prompted awe and controversy - but now it seems the experimental bus project has come to a crashing halt.
The Transit Elevated Bus (TEB), a futuristic vehicle that had a passenger carriage about 15 feet off the ground and space for cars to drive two-by-two ... more Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 26, 2017Part Plane, Part Car: Unique Russian Begalet Vehicle to Wow Enthusiasts  New York (AFP) June 22, 2017Tesla eyes manufacturing in China  San Francisco (AFP) June 21, 2017Uber CEO Kalanick resigns under pressure |
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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) June 25, 2017  Iraqi forces battled deep into the devastated historical heart of Mosul and closed in fast on the last pockets of jihadists Sunday, eight months into an epic battle to retake the city.
Three years after overrunning Mosul and making it the de facto Iraqi capital of the "caliphate" they proclaimed, the jihadists only controlled about a square kilometre in the city, commanders said.
Lieuten ... more Mosul, Iraq (AFP) June 22, 2017Mosul's 'hunchback' minaret: Iraq's beloved landmark  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) June 24, 2017At least three killed in Mosul suicide attacks: officials  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) June 24, 2017In Mosul, ghostly civilians emerge from Old City hell |
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 Seoul (AFP) June 23, 2017  North Korea has tested a rocket engine that could be fitted to an intercontinental ballistic missile, a US official said, in an apparent provocation ahead of a summit between President Donald Trump and the leader of South Korea.
President Moon Jae-In heads to Washington next week to meet Trump for the first time since taking office in May, as tensions soar on the Korean peninsula over Kim Jo ... more London (AFP) June 23, 2017Iran nuclear chief urges West to save historic deal  Seoul (AFP) June 24, 2017Second N. Korean soldier defects to S. Korea in a month  Washington (AFP) June 23, 2017China's top diplomat holds talks with Trump on N. Korea |
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 Beijing (AFP) June 20, 2017 
Chinese cities are cracking down on jaywalkers by installing facial recognition kits at intersections to identify and shame them by posting their photo on public screens, state media said Tuesday.
It is the latest use of the technology in China, where it has been used by fast-food chain KFC to predict orders and in public restrooms to foil toilet paper thefts.
This time, cities in four p ... more Hong Kong (AFP) June 19, 2017Best foot forward: Hong Kong's military-style youth groups  Beijing (AFP) June 16, 2017China executives tied to Communist Party critic convicted Beijing (AFP) June 17, 2017US billionaire brings Dutch painters to China's masses |
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 Bamako (AFP) June 24, 2017 
Mali's government and armed groups which signed a 2015 peace deal have relaunched talks aimed at speeding up its implementation after several delays, they told AFP Saturday.
The accord signed in 2015 aimed at curbing separatist uprisings in Mali's north after a 2012 rebellion was hijacked by jihadists, throwing the nation into chaos.
But several of its key planks have yet to be fully imp ... more Bangui, Central African Republic (AFP) June 20, 2017Clashes erupt in C. Africa a day after peace deal  Bamako (AFP) June 20, 2017Mali ex-rebels reject national charter on peace deal anniversary; Dozens killedw/l Bangui, Central African Republic (AFP) June 19, 2017C. Africa govt inks peace deal with rebel groups |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jun 24, 2017 
The first of 12 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter aircraft has been deliver to the Royal Air Force of Oman in a ceremony held this week.
Commander of the Royal Air Force Air Vice-Marshal Mattar bin Ali bin Mattar Al Obaidani was present for the ceremony on Wednesday at Adam Air Base in Oman.
The Royal Air Force of Oman currently relies on small numbers of F-16 fighters and Hawk light a ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 20, 2017Congress considering restart of F-22 program  Washington (UPI) Jun 22, 2017Britain readies base for arrival of F-35 jets next year  Washington (AFP) June 20, 2017Grounded US F-35s to resume flying after oxygen problem |
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 Brussels (AFP) June 22, 2017 
A push by French President Emmanuel Macron to hand Brussels more powers to control Chinese investments in Europe's key industries faced a setback on Thursday from EU partners who fear a rise of protectionism.
European leaders will discuss the thorny topic of international trade on the second day of an EU summit on Friday, as Europe seeks to champion free trade against the protectionist polic ... more Tokyo (AFP) June 19, 2017Japan logs surprise trade deficit in May as energy costs expand  Washington (AFP) June 22, 2017US aluminum makers point finger at China, call for tariffs  Brussels (AFP) June 23, 2017Macron stumbles at EU summit over Chinese investments |
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 Washington (AFP) June 22, 2017 
A US defense contractor and former State Department security officer was arrested by American counterintelligence officials on Thursday and charged with spying for China.
The Justice Department said Kevin Mallory of Leesburg, Virginia had sold classified documents to Chinese intelligence agents on trips to Shanghai in March and April.
He could face up to life in prison if found guilty. ... more Washington (AFP) June 22, 2017US heavily armed, but many ambivalent about it: survey  Moscow (AFP) June 21, 2017NATO jet approaches Russian defence minister's plane  Ulan Bator (AFP) June 24, 2017Mongolian voters weigh love-hate relationship with China |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 21, 2017 
When marine biologist Craig Downs first visited the turquoise-blue waters of Trunk Bay in the Virgin Islands National Park in St. John in 2005, he arrived on a crucial mission: Find out why the health of the park's coral reefs was declining.
Downs, part of a team of experts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the University of Central Florida and the University of ... more West Tabir, Indonesia (AFP) June 21, 2017Risky gold rush: Indonesia tackles illegal mining boom  Athens (AFP) June 22, 2017Athens rubbish piles up as Greeks protest contracts  Firozabad, India (AFP) June 25, 2017Facing ruin, India's ancient glass artists blame the Taj |
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 Paris (AFP) June 23, 2017 
Dilan Lurr and his sister Lezan often ask themselves where would they be now if their parents had not left Iraq when they were children.
Would they be fighting against Islamic State like their cousins back in Kirkuk?
What is almost certain they would not be showing their first collection at Paris fashion week sandwiched in Friday's schedule between storied brands such as Berluti and Comm ... more Diexi, China (AFP) June 25, 2017Hopes dim in search for 93 missing in China landslide  Diexi, China (AFP) June 25, 2017Hopes dim in search for 118 buried by China landslide  Washington (UPI) Jun 21, 2017FLIR awarded $17.9 million contract for Coast Guard surveillance systems |
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