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The NRDC Guide to Reducing Pollution from Fracking

The NRDC Guide to Reducing Pollution from Fracking

Jul 18, 2012 at 18:19 | Climate Progress

As controversy over the use of hydraulic fracturing mounts across the U.S., the Natural Resources Defense Council has produced a handy fact sheet on best practices that can reduce…

France Joins the US, Germany, and Switzerland in Selling Negative Yield Bonds

France Joins the US, Germany, and Switzerland in Selling Negative Yield Bonds

Jul 18, 2012 at 07:20 | Dollar Collapse

Over the past few months Germany, Switzerland and the US have sold bonds with negative yields, meaning that investors are in effect paying those countries to safeguard their capital. Yesterday…

Future Alternative Energy Technologies to Look out For

Future Alternative Energy Technologies to Look out For

Jul 17, 2012 at 17:11 | James Burgess

In this article I will briefly take a look at some of the truly alternative fuels being developed in the world. Renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and biofuels,…

Forget the Navy's $26 a Gallon, the Air Force Paid $59 for Biofuel

Forget the Navy's $26 a Gallon, the Air Force Paid $59 for Biofuel

Jul 17, 2012 at 17:09 | Charles Kennedy

The US Navy was recently lambasted by Republicans for spending $26 a gallon on biofuels during the recent RIMPAC international naval exercises; all part of its Great Green Fleet Demonstration.…

China Targets 5 Million Electric Vehicle's by 2020

China Targets 5 Million Electric Vehicle's by 2020

Jul 17, 2012 at 17:08 | Joao Peixe

China’s State Council has released plans to introduce subsidies to customers and manufacturers of electric vehicles (EV’s) in an attempt to encourage the numbers produced and sold. Even though only…

Decision on Renewable Energy Subsidies will be Made Soon

Decision on Renewable Energy Subsidies will be Made Soon

Jul 17, 2012 at 17:07 | Charles Kennedy

Ed Davey, the Energy and Climate Change Secretary, has stated that we will not have to wait until after Parliament returns from summer recess in order to know the changes…

ARPA-E Invests $30 Million in Natural Gas Vehicles

ARPA-E Invests $30 Million in Natural Gas Vehicles

Jul 17, 2012 at 17:06 | Innovation Policy Blog

Last week, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced $30 million in funding for 13 research projects across the country relating to advanced natural gas vehicle technologies. The distribution of…

Texan Shale Boom Leads to Increase in Drug Trafficking

Texan Shale Boom Leads to Increase in Drug Trafficking

Jul 16, 2012 at 16:58 | James Burgess

Texas is experiencing great economic benefit from the fracking boom that has seen thousands of jobs created in the southern state; however it has also seen an increase in drug…

Shell Drill Ship Slips Anchor and Runs Aground in the Arctic, No Damage Reported

Shell Drill Ship Slips Anchor and Runs Aground in the Arctic, No Damage Reported

Jul 16, 2012 at 16:58 | Joao Peixe

The Shell drilling ship, the Noble Discoverer, one of two on their way to start exploring for oil in the Arctic waters of Alaska’s Chukchi and Beaufort Seas, recently dragged…

Can Enrique Peña Nieto's Energy Reforms Make Mexico a Major Oil Exporter?

Can Enrique Peña Nieto's Energy Reforms Make Mexico a Major Oil Exporter?

Jul 13, 2012 at 17:06 | Joao Peixe

Mexico’s latest presidential elections have been making headlines around the world due to charges of corruption, yet for all intents and purposes Mexico has elected its next President. We must…

Wireless Charging Gives EV's Infinite Range

Wireless Charging Gives EV's Infinite Range

Jul 13, 2012 at 17:05 | James Burgess

Many hope that Electric Vehicles will develop to become the preferred transport, drastically reducing carbon emissions, and dependence on oil. However current EV’s suffer from several problems, the largest probably…

The Most Energy Efficient Economies

The Most Energy Efficient Economies

Jul 13, 2012 at 17:04 | Charles Kennedy

The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy recently released an official report on a study into the world’s most energy efficient, large economies. They considered the 12 largest…

Oil Tanker Full of Crude Stranded Off Coast of Singapore for 150 Days

Oil Tanker Full of Crude Stranded Off Coast of Singapore for 150 Days

Jul 12, 2012 at 17:07 | Charles Kennedy

In 2005, after 22 years of conflict, Sudan split into two; the Republic of the Sudan, and the Republic of South Sudan. In the split South Sudan took 75 percent…

Using Robots to Carry Out Wind Turbine Inspections

Using Robots to Carry Out Wind Turbine Inspections

Jul 12, 2012 at 17:06 | Joao Peixe

As wind energy companies look to generate ever more power from wind turbines, the turbines themselves are getting bigger and bigger. Some can now use rotor blades that are 180…

Iran Announces Plans to Build First Nuclear Submarine

Iran Announces Plans to Build First Nuclear Submarine

Jul 11, 2012 at 16:49 | James Burgess

Iran has announced plans to start building its first ever nuclear submarine, a piece of advanced military technology that only the most powerful nations on earth are even able to…

Using Nuclear Waste in the Prism Fast Reactor Could Power the UK for 500 Years

Using Nuclear Waste in the Prism Fast Reactor Could Power the UK for 500 Years

Jul 11, 2012 at 16:47 | Joao Peixe

The UK has a 100 tonne stockpile of plutonium nuclear waste which the government has been trying to get rid of for years. One option that has been considered is…

China's Ming Yang Wind Power Group Looks to Buy Vestas Wind Systems

China's Ming Yang Wind Power Group Looks to Buy Vestas Wind Systems

Jul 11, 2012 at 16:45 | Charles Kennedy

According to an inside source, China’s Ming Yang Wind Power Group Ltd has plans to offer $1.72 - $1.97 billion to buy the Danish based Vestas Wind Systems A/S, the…

Norwegian Government Finally Intervenes to End Oil Industry Dispute

Norwegian Government Finally Intervenes to End Oil Industry Dispute

Jul 10, 2012 at 16:23 | James Burgess

As the Norwegian oil industry’s deadline for shutting down their entire oil production operations approached, the government finally stepped in to take charge of the situation.Just 30 minutes…

Gulf States Look to buy US Military Sensors to Track Oil Spills

Gulf States Look to buy US Military Sensors to Track Oil Spills

Jul 10, 2012 at 16:22 | Joao Peixe

Raytheon is a US defence contractor, producing weapons and military electronic devices. Kevin Massengil, the vice president and regional executive, has recently announced that they “are in discussions with at…

UK Could Become a Leader in Low-Carbon Products and Add £20 billion to GDP

UK Could Become a Leader in Low-Carbon Products and Add £20 billion to GDP

Jul 10, 2012 at 16:21 | Charles Kennedy

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is an organisation which analyses intelligence reports and statistical data in order to advise governments and try and promote the interest of its 200,000…

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