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Baker Institute Study Shows Big Five Oil Companies Limit Exploration Houston TX (SPX) Nov 14, 2007 
A study released today by Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy finds that the "Big Five" international oil companies (IOCs) are spending less money on oil exploration in real terms despite a four-fold increase in operating cash flow since the early 1990s. On the flip side, the study, "The International Oil Companies," finds that second-tier oil companies are spending more in explo ... read more
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Alternative fuels may boost pollution: report
Washington (AFP) Nov 13, 2007Some alternative vehicle fuels such as liquid coal can cause more harmful greenhouse gas emissions than polluters such as petrol or diesel, scientists warned in a US study released Tuesday. "Liquid coal, for example, can produce 80 percent more global warming pollution than gasoline," said the Union of Concerned Scientists, a non-profit environmental group, in a statement introducing its stu ... more Clean, Carbon-Neutral Hydrogen On The Horizon 
University Park PA (SPX) Nov 14, 2007Hydrogen as an everyday, environmentally friendly fuel source may be closer than we think, according to Penn State researchers. "The energy focus is currently on ethanol as a fuel, but economical ethanol from cellulose is 10 years down the road," says Bruce E. Logan, the Kappe professor of environmental engineering. "First you need to break cellulose down to sugars and then bacteria can convert ... more Analysis: Poll finds energy tax support 
The Dalles, Ore. (UPI) Nov 13, 2007 Not only does the world's population feel increasingly concerned about climate change, but a recent survey finds a majority of individuals, both in and out of developed countries, say they're willing to lighten their wallets to stop the warming trend. The poll, conducted by the international polling firm GlobeScan and the Program on International Policy Attitudes at the University of Ma ... more Five radioactive trucks stopped at Belarus border 
Minsk (AFP) Nov 13, 2007Five trucks emitting high levels of radiation have been stopped on the border between Poland and Belarus, state television in Minsk said Tuesday. "Four trucks arriving from Italy and Germany with a cargo of firebricks, ceramic quarry tiles and food colourings were stopped at the Polish-Belarus border," Belarus TV cited a high-ranking official at the Ministry for Emergency Situations as sayin ... more Lockheed Martin And Starwood Energy Group Global Team To Pursue Utility-Scale Solar Generation Projects 
Moorestown NJ (SPX) Nov 14, 2007Lockheed Martin and Starwood Energy Group Global announced that they are teaming to pursue utility-scale solar generation projects in North America. Under the agreement, Lockheed Martin will be primarily responsible for engineering, procurement, manufacturing and systems integration. SEG will be primarily responsible for arranging long-term power purchase agreements, site selection, permitting, ... more |
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Richmond VA (SPX) Nov 14, 2007Scientists at the University of Virginia have discovered a new class of hydrogen storage materials that could make the storage and transportation of energy much more efficient - and affordable - through higher-performing hydrogen fuel cells. Bellave S. Shivaram and Adam B. Phillips, the U.Va. physicists who invented the new materials, will present their finding at 8 p.m., Monday, Nov. 12, at the ... more World body warns over ocean 'fertilisation' to fix climate change 
London (AFP) Nov 12, 2007Countries gathered under an international accord on maritime pollution have warned against offbeat experiments to tackle climate change by sowing the sea with chemicals to help soak up airborne carbon dioxide (CO2). Parties to the London Convention and London Protocol declared that they hold authority over such experiments, and "large-scale operations" of this kind "are currently not justifi ... more UN demands deal to phase-out use of mercury 
Nairobi (AFP) Nov 12, 2007The United Nations Monday urged governments to reach a deal on phasing-out the use of mercury, a toxic pollutant harmful to human health and the environment. Although many countries have taken steps to cut the use of the poisonous heavy metal and its release into the environment, more needs to be done according to the Nairobi office of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). "However the fa ... more What Will Become Of The Sea Of Azov 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 13, 2007The Kerch Strait tragedy came as another warning from Nature-it does not forgive reckless human interference. Professor Oleg Sorokhtin of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Oceanology Institute explains why a horrible storm broke out in a usually calm part of the sea: "Increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the air does not affect global temperatures as much as synoptic processes whic ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Nov 12, 2007China said on Monday its politically sensitive trade surplus in October topped 27 billion dollars for the first time, data sure to add to mounting pressure by the US and EU over Chinese trade policies. Sizzling exports pushed the surplus to 27.1 billion dollars in October, the customs bureau said, just weeks before high-level US and EU delegations, plus French President Nicolas Sarkozy, are ... more Britain the 'dustbin of Europe': official 
London (AFP) Nov 12, 2007Britain has become the "dustbin of Europe" as Britons throw more rubbish into landfill sites than any other country in the European Union, new figures showed Monday. If the current trend continues Britain will run out of landfill space -- used for general rubbish which cannot be recycled -- in only nine years, said the report by the Local Government Association, According to the most re ... more TAU Professor Finds Global Warming Is Melting Soft Coral 
Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Nov 13, 2007Tel Aviv University Professor (and alumnus) Hudi Benayahu, head of TAU's Porter School of Environmental Studies, has found that soft corals, an integral and important part of reef environments, are simply melting and wasting away. And Prof. Benayahu believes this could mean a global marine catastrophe. Environmental stress, says Benayahu, is damaging the symbiotic relationship between soft coral ... more Analysis: Nigeria sees al-Qaida oil threat 
Port Harcourt, Nigeria (UPI) Nov 12, 2007 Nigerian Security officials say they foiled a terrorist plot that included bombing attacks by suspects linked to al-Qaida, officials said Monday. The undisclosed number of suspects were arrested over the weekend -- following a lengthy investigation, according to the country's State Security Services -- in the northern, predominantly Muslim states of Kaduna, Kano and Yobe. The S ... more
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