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  Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017 Three new ships slated for the fleet for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts will be powered by liquefied natural gas, the company's chairman said. "All ship names, design plans and itineraries are still in development, with each of the ships expected to have their own unique experiences," the company announced on Saturday. "The three new ships will be powered by clean-burning liquefied natural gas and be the same size - approximately 135,000 gross tons with about 1,250 guest staterooms planned - w ... read more |
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Russians worried about the cost of livingWashington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017 With an economy tied strongly to the oil and gas export market, pollsters in Russia said there's mounting concern about inflation and external shocks. ... more 
Damage to pipeline that spilled oil last week in Texas repairedWashington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017 Repairs to a pipeline that ruptured last week in Texas and spilled 1,200 barrels of oil have been completed and the line is back in service, the operator said. ... more 
More gas found offshore, Norway's gov't saysWashington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017 More natural gas was found in the Barents Sea off the coast of Norway, one of the region's largest suppliers, the government reported. ... more 
Iran sets goal of 10 new oil, gas dealsWashington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017 The Iranian government aims to sign a handful of oil and gas development deals with foreign companies by the end of the year, an oil company director said. ... more |
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Sucking up spilt oilWashington DC (SPX) Jul 18, 2017 Spilt crude oil has repeatedly polluted and even destroyed marine ecosystems. An effective measure would be to remove spilt oil slicks by absorption into a separable solid phase. As Indian scientist ... more 
Rally in oil prices runs out of steamWashington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017 Crude oil prices struggled to continue the upward momentum Monday even as China, the world's second-largest economy, reported better-than-expected expansion. ... more 
Drilling slated for Arctic waters offshore Alaska in DecemberWashington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017 Drilling by Italian energy company Eni is set for the Arctic waters off the coast of Alaska in December, the U.S. Interior Department announced. ... more 
Most oil players losing confidence in the market, IEA saysWashington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017 Oil market investors are losing confidence over OPEC's effort to offset the glut of supplies, though the impact could be hitting U.S. producers, the IEA said. ... more 
Libya gains balance Nigerian oil lossWashington (UPI) Jul 14, 2017 Disruption to Nigerian oil exports is offset by production gains from Libya, which is on pace to add another 100,000 barrels per day to the market, a market report found. ... more 
First Trump offshore lease sale revised to reflect market conditionsWashington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017 Under the first offshore lease for the administration, President Trump's office said it was lowering royalty rates to reflect market conditions. ... more |
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 Oil output slow, steady for U.S. in Gulf of Mexico 
Norway's Statoil moves closer to South American oil prizeWashington (UPI) Jul 14, 2017 Norwegian energy company Statoil said Friday it extended its reach beyond Norway to acquire stakes in what could be one of South America's biggest prizes. ... more 
Total petroleum production in Norway higher than last yearWashington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017 Total petroleum production in Norway so far this is more than 1 percent, or about 9 million barrels, higher than last year, the government said. ... more
Texas oil spill isolated, Magellan saidWashington (UPI) Jul 14, 2017 No injuries were reported and the release of oil from a pipeline in Texas was contained in a confined area, Magellan Midstream Partners said. ... more
Oil prices stabilize after supply declined last monthWashington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017 Oil prices were steady Thursday despite a report that the global supply rose last month by 720,000 barrels a day to 97.46 million a day. ... more |
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  Tempe AZ (SPX) Jul 03, 2017 
Whether or not society shakes its addiction to oil and gasoline will depend on a number of profound environmental, geopolitical and societal factors.
But with current oil prices hovering around $50 dollars a barrel, it won't likely be anytime soon.
Despite several major national research initiatives, no one has been able to come up with the breakthrough renewable biofuel technology t ... more Okanagan, Canada (SPX) Jul 14, 2017New biofuel technology significantly cuts production time  New Brunswick NJ (SPX) Jul 10, 2017Cutting the cost of ethanol, other biofuels and gasoline  Berkeley CA (SPX) Jul 07, 2017A whole-genome sequenced rice mutant resource for the study of biofuel feedstocks |
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 New Bedford MA (SPX) Jul 12, 2017 
A partnership between Beaumont Solar and Horizon Beverage is now powering its operations with clean, renewable solar power. Family-owned Horizon Beverage Company have announced their new 978kW DC solar PV system is in operation at their Norton, MA distribution facility.
Horizon Beverage selected Beaumont Solar to fully engineer, design and construct the system. Consisting of 2,990 solar pa ... more San Francisco, CA (SPX) Jul 12, 2017SolarEdge Launching First PV Inverter-Integrated Electric Vehicle Charger  Bristol, UK (SPX) Jul 12, 2017Investors Generate 174,000,000 kWh of Renewable Electricity  Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2017More EU praise for progress on renewable energy |
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 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 18, 2017 
The expansion of renewable energy has been widely criticised for increasing weather-dependent fluctuations in European electricity generation. A new study shows that this is due less to the variability of weather than from a failure to consider the large-scale weather conditions across the whole continent: many European countries are unilaterally following national strategies to expand wind ener ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 10, 2017Algeria seen as African leader for renewable energy  Washington DC (SPX) Jul 07, 2017Owls' wings could hold the key to beating wind turbine noise  Bristol UK (SPX) Jun 22, 2017Thrive Renewables delivers mezzanine funded wind farms in Scotland |
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 Brussels (AFP) July 12, 2017 
Britain cannot stay a member of the EU nuclear regulator Euratom after Brexit, whether it wants to or not, European Parliament Brexit pointman Guy Verhofstadt said Wednesday.
But Euratom could continue its functions with regard to Britain if London signs an association agreement with the European Union following its departure from the bloc, he added.
Membership of Euratom has become a ma ... more Paris (AFP) July 10, 2017France could close a third of nuclear reactors: minister  Paris (AFP) July 10, 2017Mitsubishi, Assystem take stakes in France's nuclear reactors firm  Cherbourg, France (AFP) July 5, 2017Sixth MOX nuclear shipment leaves France for Japan |
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 Manila (AFP) July 14, 2017  A business-as-usual approach to climate change will be "disastrous" for Asia, undoing much of the phenomenal economic growth that has helped it make vast inroads against poverty, the Asian Development Bank said in a report released Friday.
A continued reliance on fossil fuels will see the world's most populous region face prolonged heat waves, rising sea levels, and changing rainfall patter ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 12, 2017Scientists upgrade database tracking global temperatures across millennia  New York (AFP) July 12, 2017Bloomberg outlines plan to quantify US climate efforts Hamburg (AFP) July 9, 2017G20: Compromise on climate change, but at what cost? |
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 Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) July 13, 2017 
German luxury automaker Daimler manipulated the engines of around one million diesel vehicles to make them appear less polluting, local media reported Thursday, raising echoes of competitor Volkswagen's 'dieselgate' scandal.
"The Stuttgart-based firm sold vehicles with higher levels of damaging emissions than allowed for almost a whole decade between 2008 and 2016, in Europe and the United S ... more Blacksburg VA (SPX) Jul 12, 2017Forget defrosting your car at a glacial pace  Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) July 10, 2017German 'dieselgate' investigators target Porsche employees  Paris (AFP) July 6, 2017France 'to end sales of petrol, diesel vehicles by 2040' |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) July 17, 2017 
Revenge attacks against Iraqis accused of siding with the Islamic State group in Mosul are on the rise after Iraqi forces recaptured the city, the UN envoy warned Monday.
Jan Kubis told the UN Security Council that he was concerned by a "rising popular sentiment in favor of collective punishment of families perceived to be associated with Daesh."
"Countrywide, Iraqis perceived to have li ... more Hasan Sham, Iraq (AFP) July 15, 2017Return to Mosul a distant dream for many displaced  Washington (AFP) July 11, 2017US eyes continued presence in Iraq after IS: general  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) July 11, 2017Mosul's once-thriving Old City now a grey wasteland |
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 Washington (AFP) July 18, 2017  Donald Trump has backed away from a campaign promise to scrap a major nuclear security deal with Iran, with officials announcing the agreement and related sanctions relief will stay in place for now.
The Trump administration faced a new congressional deadline Monday to say whether Iran has curbed its nuclear weapons program in line with the accord.
Under the terms of the two-year-old agr ... more Seoul (AFP) July 17, 2017S. Korea seeks rare talks with North to ease military tensions  Paris (AFP) July 16, 2017Macron assures Israel of 'vigilance' on Iran nuclear pact  Seoul (AFP) July 15, 2017N. Korea likely has more plutonium than previously thought: monitor |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) July 14, 2017  Activists accused Beijing of crippling Hong Kong's parliament Friday after four pro-democracy lawmakers were disqualified.
The High Court judgement is a massive blow for the democracy movement as it means the balance of power in the partially elected legislature swings further to the pro-China camp because opponents do not have enough seats to veto bills.
Former Umbrella Movement protest ... more Shenyang, China (AFP) July 14, 2017China hits back at criticism over Nobel laureate's death  Shenyang, China (AFP) July 14, 2017China under pressure to free dissident's widow Beijing (AFP) July 10, 2017China's ailing Nobel laureate in 'critical condition' |
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 Nairobi (AFP) July 13, 2017  The soldiers came at dawn to Fulgence Rukundo's house in a village in western Rwanda, and accused him of stealing a cow.
They draped slabs of the dead cow's carcass around his shoulders and positioned the animal's head on his before marching him into a banana plantation and shooting him dead, according to witnesses cited in a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report on extrajudicial killings released ... more Addis Ababa (AFP) July 5, 2017AU chair questions US stance on African peacekeeping  Bamako (AFP) July 6, 20173 killed in north Mali clashes as UN condemns violence  Banjul, Gambia (AFP) July 7, 2017Gambian army 'hostile elements' working against government |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) July 13, 2017 
Pilotless aircraft, flying electric vehicles and bespoke air cabins are the future of flight, Airbus said Thursday.
Paul Eremenko, the European plane-maker's chief technological officer, painted a picture of skies buzzing with new flight forms at the RISE tech conference held in Hong Kong.
Airbus is already testing out what it calls a "module" cabin concept - passenger planes being ... more Washington (UPI) Jul 13, 2017Honeywell, Pratt and Whitney contracted by Air Force for power system support  Singapore (SPX) Jul 14, 2017Singapore developing space-based VHF communications for air traffic management  Washington (UPI) Jul 14, 2017France and Germany announce new joint fighter program |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 17, 2017 
China posted better-than-expected growth of 6.9 percent in the second quarter, official data showed Monday, but authorities warned of lingering risks to the economy.
Analysts polled by AFP had forecast growth of 6.8 percent after the economy expanded 6.9 percent in the first quarter.
"Generally speaking, the national economy has maintained the momentum of steady and sound development in ... more Beijing (AFP) July 18, 2017China's Xi calls for more imports and more 'open economy'  Shanghai (AFP) July 17, 2017China cuts off Wanda funding after overseas buying spree: reports  Berlin (AFP) July 12, 2017Germany toughens rules on foreign buyouts in strategic sectors |
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 Shenyang, China (AFP) July 14, 2017  China's Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo died Thursday after losing his battle with terminal cancer, remaining in custody under guard in hospital until his last breath as Beijing faced a wave of criticism over its treatment of the Tiananmen Square protest veteran.
China bears a "heavy responsibility" for the death of Liu, the Nobel Committee said, less than two months after the 61-year-old was tran ... more Brussels (AFP) July 13, 2017NATO warns Russia to honour war games promises  Vijfhuizen, Netherlands (AFP) July 17, 2017On third MH17 anniversary, families unveil 'living memorial'  Washington (UPI) Jul 10, 2017U.S. Navy ships to participate in Black Sea exercises |
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 Paris (AFP) July 13, 2017  At least 200 environmental campaigners and protectors - 40 percent from indigenous tribes - were murdered around the world in 2016, the deadliest year on record, the watchdog organisation Global Witness said Thursday.
The grim tally, double the number slain two years earlier, is the largest since the NGO began tracking such violence in 2002, it reported.
The real number is probably hig ... more Phnom Penh (AFP) July 13, 2017Cambodia bans overseas exports of coastal sand  Lowell MA (SPX) Jul 13, 2017Study finds toxic mercury is accumulating in the Arctic tundra  Beijing, China (SPX) Jul 03, 2017Human activities worsen air quality in Dunhuang, a desert basin in China |
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 Oxford UK (SPX) Jul 18, 2017 
The world's most indestructible species, the tardigrade, an eight-legged micro-animal, also known as the water bear, will survive until the Sun dies, according to a new Oxford University collaboration. The new study published in Scientific Reports, has shown that the tiny creatures, will survive the risk of extinction from all astrophysical catastrophes, and be around for at least 10 billion yea ... more Washington (AFP) July 12, 2017Civilian deaths soar in Iraq, Syria: monitoring group Mosul, Iraq (AFP) July 13, 2017West Mosul residents start mammoth task of rebuilding  Beirut (AFP) July 8, 2017In IS-held Raqa, parched civilians risk lives for water |
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