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Charging EV’s Faster than Filling a Normal Tank with Gasoline
Tesla Motors really is grabbing the headlines at the moment, and CEO Elon Musk is using the publicity to make some bold claims. Having recently…
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US Government Releases New Fracking Regulations
Last year the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), part of the Department of the Interior, released a draft rule to govern hydraulic fracturing on public…
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Canada Doubles Spending on Advertising to Promote Tar Sands
Canada’s tars sands may just be the most unpopular source of energy in the world. Never the less they are vitally important to Canada’s plans…
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Iran’s Chief Negotiator Hopes to Settle a Deal before Next Month’s Elections
Things have been a quiet for a while with regards to Iran and it’s drawn out conflict with the UN.Iran continues to operate its nuclear…
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Greenpeace Lambasts UK’s Support for Importing Oil from Canadian Tar Sands
Has Great Britain just given its strongest show of support for importing Canadian tar sands?Greenpeace managed to acquire leaked papers regarding EU negotiations on laws…
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Study Links Air Pollution from Coal-Fired Power Plants to Higher Suicide Rates
A new study has found that there is a strong relationship between pollution released into the air by coal fired power plants and higher rates…
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European Commission Investigates Oil Majors for Oil Price Manipulation
After the Libor rigging scandal in 2012, authorities have sharpened their act, deeply scrutinizing company financial records, and implementing stricter regulations. This has led to…
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South Korea Set to Launch the World’s Most Ambitious Emission Trading Scheme
A report compiled by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) and Ernst & Young, states that South Korea’s new emissions trading scheme could be the most…
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Shell Eco-Marathon Won by Car that Does 3,587MPG
Back in 1939 a bet between two Shell scientists regarding who could build a vehicle to carry them the furthest on a set amount of…
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Toyota Prepares for Defence of EV Motorsport Title
Toyota, the Japanese car manufacturer, through its Motorsport GmbH division, is hoping to continue its success in the world of EV racing as it prepares…
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Has the Impotent ETS Finally Been Abandoned by Europe?
The European Parliament had a key vote on the 19th of April to determine the fate of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). Angela Merkel,…
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Tesla’s First Quarter Results Amaze the Market
Tesla has finally released its first quarter financial reports for 2013, and whilst Elon Musk had stated that it would be the company’s first profitable…
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Environmentalists Demand Another Climate Policy if Keystone XL is Approved
If the President Obama approves the Keystone XL pipeline, then it could create an opportunity for environmentalists to force a deal that will ensure another…
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Shell to Move Ahead with Ultra-Deepwater Project in the Gulf of Mexico
On Wednesday Royal Dutch Shell announced that it will move ahead with the development of the Stones ultra-deepwater field in the Gulf of Mexico.The project…
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Australian ‘Fast Charger’ Charges EV’s in Under an Hour
The main barrier to wide-spread use of electric vehicles, other than a low range, is the amount of time it takes to charge the battery.A…
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Regulator May Fine PG&E $2.25 Billion Over 2010 Gas Pipeline Explosion
In September 2010 a natural gas pipeline owned by Pacific Gas & Electric exploded into flames, destroying the neighbourhood of San Bruno, a suburb of…
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Crestwood Midstream Purchase Inergy to Form $7 Billion Pipeline Company
The US energy boom led to the creation of hundreds of small-cap energy companies, causing many to declare that 2013 would be a year of…
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As North Sea Production Declines, Norway Turns to Technology Innovation
Houston is in the middle of a Viking Invasion as Norwegians flock to the city in the hope that they can sell their technological innovations…
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Shell’s $17 Billion Natural Gas Project could be Turning Point for Iraq
The Financial Times has proclaimed that the opening of a new $17 billion natural gas project run by Royal Dutch Shell could prove to be…
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Dispersants Make Oil Spills 52 Times more Toxic
A new study, published in the journal Environmental Pollution, has found that the dispersants used to clean up oil spills actually make the entire situation…
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