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 Shanghai (AFP) July 20, 2009 
Chinese oil giants CNOOC and Sinopec said they have agreed to buy a 20 percent stake together in an offshore oil block in Angola from US oil company Marathon Oil Corp. State-controlled CNOOC and Sinopec are forming a 50-50 joint venture to buy the stake in the 5,090-square-kilometre (1,965 square-mile) field for 1.3 billion dollars, the two said in separate statements. Houston-based ... read more 
Sisimiut, Greenland (AFP) July 20, 2009The Greenland shark, one of the largest species of sharks, is a nuisance to fishermen and its meat is toxic to humans, but researchers now hope the flesh can be used to create a biofuel for Inuits. Native to the cold Arctic waters, thousands of the sharks get caught and die in fishermen's nets off Greenland every year. The beasts -- which can be compared to the Great White Shark in size at ... more
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Windsor, England (UPI) Jul 20, 2009 A British energy utility is introducing a system of energy programs designed to help consumers realize significant savings on residential energy costs and reduce carbon emissions. British Gas New Energy and AlertMe.com said Monday they will test home management technologies for British Gas's nearly 16 million natural gas and electricity customers. AlertMe.com last month said it ... more 
Seoul (AFP) July 20, 2009South Korea's Samsung Electronics Monday announced a 4.29 billion dollar plan to develop eco-friendly products and cut emissions from its manufacturing plants by 2013. The "PlanetFirst" project focuses on achieving low-carbon growth, the company said in a statement. It involves cutting greenhouse gas emissions from plants by 50 percent and reducing total indirect emissions from all ... more 
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 21, 2009One of the greenest civilian fleets in the world just got a little greener. The U.S. Postal Service will conduct a one-for-one replacement of 6,500 vehicles with 1,000 E-85 ethanol-capable and 900 gasoline/electric hybrid vehicles to its delivery fleet, part of a vehicle purchase by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). The balance of the GSA purchase for the Postal Service will ... more 
Louisville KY (SPX) Jul 21, 2009GE has announced that by 2015 it is developing a turn-key product portfolio that will empower consumers to build - both new home builders and existing homeowners - to efficiently consume, manage and generate electricity to enable an overall net zero annual energy cost. In addition to GE's current portfolio of energy-efficient lighting and appliances products and demand response technology ... more |
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New Delhi (AFP) July 20, 2009India was set Monday to reveal where US firms will build multi-billion dollar nuclear power plants, during Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's first official talks in New Delhi, aides said. The move, once confirmed, will highlight benefits President Barack Obama's administration will derive from a landmark civilian nuclear deal sealed under his predecessor George W. Bush. It will also ... more 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jul 21, 2009Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced a first-of-its-kind partnership between the City of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., and its managing institution, the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena, to establish Los Angeles as a powerhouse for demonstrated energy and water ... more 
New York NY (SPX) Jul 21, 2009As the Obama Administration pushed the energy bill through the House, government organizations and corporations are assessing renewable energy alternatives. Which are the most efficient and improving the fastest? According to a new study from NYU Stern, geothermal and wind energy are more efficient, and are yielding greater returns on the R and D invested in them, than most other renewable ... more 
Syracuse NY (SPX) Jul 21, 2009Innovation Fuels is enthusiastically supporting clean burning Bioheat fuel (any blend of pure biodiesel with conventional high or low sulfur home heating oil) as the future source for home heating oil in America. The company also lends its support to the oil refiners, distributors, terminal operators and other home heating oil workers in Massachusetts as the landmark B2 Massachusetts ... more |
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