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  Washington (UPI) Nov 6, 2017 Construction for a pipeline slated to bring Russian gas through Turkish territory moved into official Turkish waters, Russian media reported. Russian news agency Tass reported construction vessel Pioneering Spring moved into the Turkish exclusive economic zone to lay sections of the so-called Turkish Stream pipeline during the weekend. "The Pioneering Spirit laid one line to the [exclusive economic zone] border, and then returned to Anapa (Russia) to begin the deep-water laying of the se ... read more |
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Saudi Arabia seals Yemen borders, accuses Iran over missile strikeRiyadh (AFP) Nov 6, 2017 The Saudi-led coalition battling Shiite Huthi rebels in Yemen closed the country's air, sea and land borders Monday and accused Iran of being behind a weekend missile attack on Riyadh, saying it "may amount to an act of war". ... more 
Pakistan gets lift from new gas productionWashington (UPI) Nov 6, 2017 Austrian energy company OMV said it started producing gas for Pakistan, years after the initial discovery and as the country copes with chronic energy issues. ... more 
Shale-rich Oklahoma sees economic gainsWashington (UPI) Nov 6, 2017 October tax receipts for shale-rich Oklahoma are up more than 10 percent from last year, though most of the recent gains came from vehicle taxes, data show. ... more 
U.S. withdrawal from energy transparency group called strategicWashington (UPI) Nov 6, 2017 Leaving a transparency initiative on fossil fuels was a mistake, advocates said, but Washington and a former Trump associate said the decision was strategic. ... more |
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Saudi crackdown adds jitter premium to oil pricesWashington (UPI) Nov 6, 2017 Crude oil prices extended deeper into record territory on Monday as bullish sentiments set in and nerves rattled over a corruption crackdown in Saudi Arabia. ... more 
Norway's big oil field, Johan Sverdrup, progressing as plannedWashington (UPI) Nov 6, 2017 Only relatively minor issues were found in an assessment of operations planned for the Johan Sverdrup oil field, one of Norway's largest, a regulator said. ... more 
Iran boasts of oil production gains since last yearWashington (UPI) Nov 6, 2017 A state-run oil company in Iran, one of OPEC's largest producers, said its total crude oil production is up more than 1 million barrels per day from last year. ... more 
No letup in Juba standoff around ex-army chief's homeJuba (AFP) Nov 5, 2017 Troops remained deployed around the home of South Sudan's powerful former army chief Paul Malong on Sunday in a dispute over the fate of his 30 bodyguards, an army spokesman told AFP. ... more 
U.S. exploration and production slowing downWashington (UPI) Nov 3, 2017 While higher than last year, a survey of U.S. exploration and production activity in October suggests the sector may go into hibernation during the winter. ... more 
Sanchez Energy trims spending plans for 2018Washington (UPI) Nov 3, 2017 U.S. shale player Sanchez Energy said that it expects to cut spending next year, after reporting a record-setting rate of production in the third quarter. ... more |
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Decent labor figures, Nigerian oil threats, boost oil pricesWashington (UPI) Nov 3, 2017 Steady improvements in the U.S. labor market, coupled with militant threats against a major OPEC producer, helped support a soft rally in oil prices Friday. ... more 
There will be blood, Nigerian militant group warnsWashington (UPI) Nov 3, 2017 To the international oil companies working in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, a militant cease-fire is officially over, the Niger Delta Avengers said Friday. ... more 
Enbridge touts environmental record in Line 3 toursWashington (UPI) Nov 3, 2017 From the Canadian side of the border, pipeline company Enbridge Energy said it was putting its environmental record on display for its Line 3 overhaul. ... more 
Shell's strategy is working, CFO saysWashington (UPI) Nov 2, 2017 A day after closing on the sale of billions of dollars in assets, Shell said its net quarterly profit of more than $4 billion showed "our strategy is working." ... more |
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  Indianapolis IN (SPX) Nov 06, 2017 
A study examining how certain decisions impact what farmers plant and harvest identified one crucial factor that researchers believe needs to be added to the list of decision variables when considering bioenergy crops: the option value.
Most studies have not examined the role of the option value, which has to do with farmers waiting to see how bioenergy crop prices will change in the futur ... more Philadelphia PA (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Penn researchers mimic giant clams to enhance the production of biofuel  Newark DE (SPX) Nov 01, 2017Research aims to help renewable jet fuel take flight  Champaign IL (SPX) Oct 25, 2017Expanding Brazilian sugarcane could dent global CO2 emissions |
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 Phoenix, AZ (SPX) Nov 06, 2017 
OMCO Solar, a division of OMCO Holdings, has announced a significant expansion to their solar product offerings and construction leadership teams, bringing years of solar experience to support the launch of their exclusive, Field-Fast fixed-tilt racking solution.
Chosen as Director of Solar Product Engineering, Matt Kesler will oversee all current and future solar engineering and design op ... more Washington (UPI) Nov 1, 2017No tariffs, U.S. solar industry leaders say  Washington (UPI) Nov 2, 2017European lender closer to green finance goals  Washington (AFP) Nov 4, 2017US renewable energy booms despite Trump vow to quit Paris deal |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 26, 2017 
The state of New York aims to become a new hub for the wind energy industry with its unique geographical position and ambitions goals, a state leader said.
New York ranks 11th in the nation in terms of installed wind energy capacity and is the 15th windiest. As of 2014, the state had 20 wind energy projects in service, with a total capacity of 1.8 gigawatts of capacity. The state set of ... more Canberra, Australia (SPX) Oct 20, 2017Construction to begin on $160 million Industry Leading Hybrid Renewable Energy Project  Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Oct 18, 2017A kite that might fly  Washington (UPI) Oct 17, 2017Scotland outreach to Canada yields wind energy investment |
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 New Brunswick NJ (SPX) Nov 02, 2017 
Seeking a better way to capture radioactive iodides in spent nuclear reactor fuel, Rutgers-New Brunswick scientists have developed an extremely efficient "molecular trap" that can be recycled and reused.
The trap is like a tiny, porous super-sponge. The internal surface area of just one gram of this material could stretch out to cover five 94-by-50-foot basketball courts, or 23,500 square ... more Sofia (AFP) Nov 3, 2017Bulgaria extends life of Soviet-era nuclear reactor  Seoul (AFP) Oct 20, 2017South Korea to push ahead with nuclear power plants  Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Oct 20, 2017AREVA NP awarded contract for safety upgrades in seven reactors |
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 Paris (AFP) Nov 3, 2017  Nations that adopted the Paris Agreement with champagne two years ago, regroup next week amid grim omens of climate peril and with an anxious eye on Donald Trump's America.
The November 6-17 meeting in Bonn, Germany, is the first for UN climate envoys since the US president announced he will extricate Washington from the deal, carefully crafted over many years and helped over the finish line ... more Bonn (AFP) Nov 6, 20172017 set to be hottest non-El Nino year: UN  Bonn (AFP) Nov 6, 2017Plea for 'urgent action' on climate shadowed by Trump  Washington (AFP) Nov 3, 2017White House OKs report warning climate change caused by humans |
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 London (AFP) Nov 6, 2017 
British car sales sank in October for the seventh successive month on disappointing consumer demand, industry data showed on Monday.
New car registrations sank 12.2 percent year-on-year to 158,192 vehicles last month, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said in a statement.
The SMMT blamed the sharp drop on falling consumer confidence - and confusion surrounding the governmen ... more Carlsbad, NM (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Sandia improving fuel economy, reducing emissions using optical diagnostics  Washington (UPI) Nov 3, 2017Texas applauds free-market move on electric vehicles  New York (AFP) Nov 1, 2017Tesla slides on murky outlook for fixing Model 3 production woes |
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 Deir Ezzor, Syria (AFP) Nov 3, 2017  Syrian troops on Friday retook the last major city where the Islamic State group had a presence as Iraqi forces seized a crossing by the jihadists' last urban bastion across the border.
The simultaneous assaults on Deir Ezzor in eastern Syria and Al-Qaim in western Iraq dealt fresh blows to IS in its former heartland, leaving Albu Kamal, on the Syrian side of the border, the last town of not ... more Al-Hamza, Iraq (AFP) Nov 5, 2017Traditional carpet weaving in central Iraq unravels  Baghdad (AFP) Nov 1, 2017Iraq to hold parliamentary election in May: PM  Geneva (AFP) Nov 2, 2017IS executed 741 civilians during Mosul battle: UN |
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 Washington (AFP) Nov 3, 2017 
US bombers overflew the Korean peninsula Thursday as part of an exercise with Japanese and South Korean warplanes, the US Air Force said, days before President Donald Trump arrives in the region for a trip set to be dominated by the nuclear-armed North.
Tensions are high over Pyongyang's ballistic missile and atomic programmes, which in recent months have seen it test ICBMs and carry out it ... more Tokyo (AFP) Nov 5, 2017Trump: 'No dictator' should underestimate US resolve  Seoul (AFP) Nov 6, 2017S. Korea announces sanctions against Pyongyang  Seoul (AFP) Nov 2, 2017NK preparing new missile test; Xi sends rare message to Kim |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 7, 2017 
Hong Kong's leading pro-democracy activists, who were jailed for their role in the 2014 Umbrella Movement were granted leave to appeal their sentences by the city's top court on Tuesday.
Joshua Wong and Nathan Law were imprisoned in August after Hong Kong's government pushed for harsher sentences - rather than the initial community service orders they were given.
The government's appeal ... more Beijing (AFP) Nov 4, 2017Disrespecting China's anthem can now cost 3 years jail  Beijing (AFP) Nov 6, 2017China calls on France to ensure security of its citizens  Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 2, 2017Hong Kong government under fire in LGBT row |
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 Washington (AFP) Nov 3, 2017 
The US conducted a pair of drone strikes against Islamic State fighters in Somalia on Friday, the first time America has hit the jihadists in the Horn of Africa nation, officials said.
The strikes occurred in northeastern Somalia and killed "several terrorists," the US military's Africa Command said in a statement.
According to Voice of America, which cited the chairman of the town of Qa ... moreJuba (AFP) Nov 4, 2017Tense standoff in Juba as troops encircle ex-army chief's home  Tiznit, Morocco (AFP) Nov 3, 2017Morocco architect fights concrete with tradition  Washington (AFP) Nov 2, 2017US mission in Niger not what US commanders say it was: reportw |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 03, 2017 
The forward cabin door is closed. Everyone is sitting down with their seat belts fastened. Then comes the gentle nudge as the airliner is pushed back from its gate.
After a grueling, week-long business trip, home is just two hours away - and you can't wait to see family, friends and your own bed!
Then the aircraft stops, and you have no choice but to wait some more. It's another 10 m ... more Washington (UPI) Nov 6, 2017General Electric receives $84M for Blackhawk, Apache engine overhauls  Washington (UPI) Nov 3, 2017Raytheon awarded $22.1M for Next Generation Jammer support  Washington (UPI) Nov 3, 2017State Dept approves Qatari F-15QA aircraft support contract |
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 Montreal (AFP) Nov 3, 2017 
Amazon announced Friday that it will double its workforce in Canada's western metropolis of Vancouver, about 150 miles (240 kilometers) north of its Seattle headquarters, to 2,000.
The company said in a statement it would open a new office in downtown Vancouver in 2020 to accomodate the new staff, which will bring its total number of its employees across Canada to 6,000.
"We are among th ... more Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Nov 3, 2017Alibaba launches electronic trading hub in Malaysia  Beijing (AFP) Oct 30, 2017China cracks down on fraudulent provincial growth figures  Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 1, 2017Hong Kong skyscraper sold for record $5.15 bn |
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 Beijing (AFP) Nov 6, 2017 
China's military has been ordered to pledge absolute loyalty to President Xi Jinping while a paramilitary police force now literally sings his praises, further cementing his place as the country's most powerful leader in decades.
The world's largest armed forces should be "absolutely loyal, honest and reliable to Xi", said a new guideline issued by the Central Military Commission and reporte ... more Washington (AFP) Nov 2, 2017Trump readies for high-stakes Asia trip Washington (AFP) Nov 4, 2017The Trump A to Z, from America First to 'Zero'  Tokyo (AFP) Nov 6, 2017Fish food and golf bromance: 5 takeaways from Trump in Japan |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 06, 2017 
A study published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry used American dippers to determine if run-of-river (RoR) dams altered food webs and mercury levels at 13 stream sites in British Columbia.
Run-of-river dams are deemed "green energy" because they produce lower greenhouse gas emissions, have lower water storage, barrier size, extent of flooding and water level fluctuations than con ... more Durham NC (SPX) Nov 06, 2017Molybdenum in Wisconsin wells not from coal ash  Miami (AFP) Nov 1, 2017Survival of coral reefs depends on pollution cuts: study  Karlsruher, Germany (SPX) Oct 31, 2017Dynamic catalytic converters for clean air in the city |
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 Washington (AFP) Nov 7, 2017 
A domestic violence conviction legally prohibited the Texas church shooter from buying guns, but the Air Force failed to enter it into a database used to run background checks, officials said Monday.
Devin Kelley - who shot dead 26 people at a Texas church - could therefore have passed the background check required to buy a gun, which would have raised red flags if the conviction had been ... more Washington (AFP) Nov 3, 2017In reversal, US tech firms back bill on human trafficking  Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 3, 2017Crime writer Ian Rankin predicts rise of 'kind and gentle' books  United Nations, United States (AFP) Nov 6, 2017UN council weakens response to Myanmar after China objects |
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