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China Exports Gasoline Using Blockchain In Unprecedented Move

China Exports Gasoline Using Blockchain In Unprecedented Move

China’s Sinochem Energy Technology Co has…

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For How Long Can Society Bear the Costs of Industry's Toxic Pollution?

Aug 17, 2012 at 17:39 | Kurt Cobb

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) stunned the nuclear industry last week by putting power plant licensing decisions on hold while it reconsiders rules on nuclear waste storage struck…

We are Decades Away from a Cure for our Fossil Fuel Addiction

Aug 17, 2012 at 17:36 | Charles Kennedy

With natural gas prices low and supplies high, we are decades away from being able to wean ourselves off fossil fuels and move to renewable energy, but there is no…

Solyndra Bankruptcy Pales in Comparison to Failed Military Projects

Aug 17, 2012 at 17:27 | Climate Progress

Yesterday the Air Force announced that its X-51 Scramjet Engine Demonstrator called the WaveRider — a hypersonic jet designed to travel up to 3,600 miles per hour — crashed…

A Jack-in-the-Beanstalk Investment: Finding the Fracking Bean

Aug 17, 2012 at 17:00 | Editorial Dept

The drilling technology that makes the process of hydraulic fracturing possible depends on a special bean that is only grown in India in significant quantities and for which there was…

Europe's Offshore Supergrid Plans

Aug 16, 2012 at 16:55 | Charles Kennedy

As part of plans to achieve its 20% renewable energy target by 2020, European leaders signed a memorandum of understanding back in 2011 to encourage offshore wind development and join…

Sanctions on Syrian Energy Taking Toll on Regime

Aug 14, 2012 at 17:38 | Daniel J. Graeber

The International Monetary Fund said Syria was one of the few countries in the Middle East whose economy is expected to contract in 2012. The IMF expected the regional economy…

The Population Boom: 10 Billion by the End of the Century

Aug 14, 2012 at 17:18 | Professor Chris Rhodes

There has been a highly successful run at the Royal Court Theatre, in London, not of a play in the usual form, but of a lecture by Professor Stephen Emmott,…

Sanctions Force Iranian Retreat from Global Stage

Aug 13, 2012 at 17:13 | Daniel J. Graeber

Domestic demand for gasoline in Iran was driving growth in the energy sector for the year. OPEC, in its latest report, said retail gasoline consumption in Iran was up more…

Take Care, Water is not a Limitless Resource

Aug 13, 2012 at 16:51 | Professor Chris Rhodes

Cheap light crude oil production has already peaked and the resource will be all but gone within a decade. It is a matter of ebullient debate exactly to what extent…

Research Shows that Injection Wells may Cause Earthquakes

Aug 10, 2012 at 17:48 | Futurity

Most earthquakes in the Barnett Shale region of North Texas occur within a few miles of one or more injection wells used to dispose of waste such as hydrofracking fluids,…

'Storm Clouds' Darken Global Energy Skies

Aug 09, 2012 at 17:20 | Daniel J. Graeber

The U.S. Energy Department, in its short-term energy outlook for the month, predicts some economic recovery in store given optimism surrounding international stimulus efforts. Overseas, however, geopolitical uncertainty could depress…

Will Africa's Resource Curse Continue?

Aug 09, 2012 at 17:17 | Economywatch

Resources should be a blessing, not a curse; yet contrary to common sense, resource-rich countries in Africa have tended to experience less economic growth in the long run than those…

As the Planet Reaches its Limits, What Solutions are Available?

Aug 09, 2012 at 17:12 | Gail Tverberg

We live in a finite world. At this point, we seem to be reaching limits in several different areas:Cheap oil. Our economy runs on cheap oil, but there…

Cultural Problems which Prevent Progress in the Fracking Debate

Aug 07, 2012 at 16:59 | Breakthrough Institute

Suppose I told you there was a form of energy so plentiful it could encourage huge economic growth, a source so plentiful here in the United States that it could…

The Other Side of the Sanctions

Aug 06, 2012 at 17:18 | Felix Imonti

Iran has been pushed into a corner and is fighting for its life.  The safest weapon in its arsenal is an economic strategy; and it is the one point where…

Weekly World Energy News Update - 4th August 2012

Aug 04, 2012 at 19:26 | Editorial Dept

This week was a busy one for US energy policy, and renewable energy tax credits were the focus of legislative battles and Obama-Romney campaign rhetoric. Republicans in the Senate dealt…

Oil Companies Still Hiding the True Risks of Deepwater Drilling from Investors

Aug 03, 2012 at 18:38 | Environmental Finance

Oil and gas companies are doing a terrible job of disclosing climate and deepwater drilling risks, even in light of the tragic Gulf of Mexico oil spill, according to a…

India's Future in the Dark Following the Latest Blackouts

Aug 03, 2012 at 18:28 | Energy Digital

Electric power was restored across northern India on Wednesday after an electric grid failure on July 30 and 31 resulted in the world's largest blackout. More than 600 million people,…

Tax Breaks - Big Oil Makes Massive Profits whilst the Federal Budget Struggles

Aug 03, 2012 at 18:26 | Climate Progress

Second-Quarter Earnings Race Ahead, Boosted by Tax BreaksMiddle-class families may…

Sudanese Government Backtrack on Decision to Increase Electricity Rates by 150%

Aug 02, 2012 at 14:46 | John Daly

Gee, sometimes a head of state wanted by the International Criminal Court on two warrants for his arrest just can’t get a break.Sudan’s government is described by…

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