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India May Become World’s Largest Coal Importer

India May Become World’s Largest Coal Importer

Oct 16, 2014 at 15:29 | Metal Miner

It was to be expected. India’s coal imports in September zoomed up by 19% to 16 million tons as compared to a year ago, no thanks to low output from…

New Generator Powered Solely By Heat, Not Fuel

New Generator Powered Solely By Heat, Not Fuel

Oct 15, 2014 at 16:39 | Andy Tully

Conventional power plants generate waste as well as electricity, and they need to buy fuel in order to operate. Even today’s emission-free plants, such as nuclear reactors, leave operators with…

New Tesla Model S May Have Us Rethink Electric Cars

New Tesla Model S May Have Us Rethink Electric Cars

Oct 15, 2014 at 16:34 | Climate Progress

CREDIT: AP Photo (Rinfo H. W. Chiu)Tesla unveiled an all-wheel drive version of its Model-S on Thursday. The new…

Climate Change May Lead To War Says New DOD Report

Climate Change May Lead To War Says New DOD Report

Oct 14, 2014 at 14:43 | Andy Tully

The U.S. government is bringing the military into its plan to cope with climate change.The Defense Department issued a report on Oct. 13 saying that rising sea levels,…

Norway’s Statoil Sells Share In Caspian Oil Field For $2.25 Billion

Norway’s Statoil Sells Share In Caspian Oil Field For $2.25 Billion

Oct 14, 2014 at 14:37 | Andy Tully

Statoil, Norway’s largest energy company, is selling its share in a major Caspian Sea oil field and a pipeline in the Caucasus to Petronas, Malaysia’s state-owned oil and gas company,…

New Polymer Could Revolutionize Consumer Electronics

New Polymer Could Revolutionize Consumer Electronics

Oct 13, 2014 at 16:12 | Andy Tully

Researchers at Purdue University have developed a new form of plastic that could revolutionize how energy is used and stored. Called “radical polymer,” it’s being tested for use…

New Chinese Coal Import Tax Spells Disaster For Australian Miners

New Chinese Coal Import Tax Spells Disaster For Australian Miners

Oct 13, 2014 at 16:01 | MINING.com

China’s bombshell decision to impose tariffs on coal imports could prove to be the tipping point for Australian miners…

How Much Longer Can KiOR Stay Afloat?

How Much Longer Can KiOR Stay Afloat?

Oct 10, 2014 at 17:45 | Robert Rapier

A Lesson LearnedIf there’s one thing billionaire venture capitalist Vinod Khosla has learned over the past decade, it’s that the oil companies aren’t as stupid as he thought.…

Tiny Gasoline Drips Can Create Big Problems

Tiny Gasoline Drips Can Create Big Problems

Oct 09, 2014 at 12:37 | Andy Tully

You know those tiny drops of gasoline that tend to escape from the pump as you start or finish getting gas? They can actually add up to a big problem…

LUKoil Opens Siberian Oil Field Early, Hoping To Ease Effects of Sanctions

LUKoil Opens Siberian Oil Field Early, Hoping To Ease Effects of Sanctions

Oct 09, 2014 at 12:32 | Andy Tully

LUKoil, Russia’s second-largest oil producer, has opened a new Siberian oil field five months earlier than planned in an effort to increase production and potentially limit the impact of Western…

Will Kuala Lumpur Become the ‘Houston of Asia’?

Will Kuala Lumpur Become the ‘Houston of Asia’?

Oct 09, 2014 at 12:26 | Kevin Gibson

Helped along by a stable, transparent, pro-business government, Malaysia has been quietly building itself into an oil and gas hub, and the world’s oil and gas companies -- who increasingly…

IEA Reverses Its Stance On Rebound Effects

IEA Reverses Its Stance On Rebound Effects

Oct 08, 2014 at 16:54 | Breakthrough Institute

Clean Energy Equivalent of 4 to 19 Australias Required to Meet Gap Created by Rebound A…

Yergin Wins Energy Security Medal Despite Views On LNG And Peak Oil

Yergin Wins Energy Security Medal Despite Views On LNG And Peak Oil

Oct 07, 2014 at 17:44 | Kurt Cobb

Where is George Orwell when you need him?It is a supreme irony that cornucopian oil industry mouthpiece and consultant Daniel Yergin should receive America's first medal…

Carbon Capture Coal Plant Goes Online In Canada

Carbon Capture Coal Plant Goes Online In Canada

Oct 07, 2014 at 17:19 | Andy Tully

While the United States struggles to convert conventional power plants to “clean-coal” facilities, the world’s first generator to capture most of its carbon dioxide has opened in Canada. But it,…

The Latest Hybrid: A Solar Cell That’s Also A Battery

The Latest Hybrid: A Solar Cell That’s Also A Battery

Oct 06, 2014 at 17:29 | Andy Tully

There’s a lot to like about solar power: It’s clean, it’s getting less expensive, and it’s probably the most sustainable form of energy available. But conventional solar cells have their…

Oil Industry Wants More Time To Improve Rail Safety

Oil Industry Wants More Time To Improve Rail Safety

Oct 03, 2014 at 16:56 | Andy Tully

The energy and railroad industries have set aside their differences and joined forces on a bid to persuade the U.S. Transportation Department to increase the deadline for improving the safety…

Study Connects Climate To Carbon Content In Soil

Study Connects Climate To Carbon Content In Soil

Oct 03, 2014 at 16:21 | Andy Tully

A new study by the University of Florida (UF) has found that the state’s hot, humid climate has a beneficial effect on soil’s ability to hold down greenhouse gas carbon…

India Takes a Green Leaf Out of China’s Sustainability Tree

India Takes a Green Leaf Out of China’s Sustainability Tree

Oct 02, 2014 at 17:27 | Metal Miner

When we think of India as an investment destination or look at the economy for areas that could provide growth and wealth generation construction is not normally one that sits…

‘Poo Power:’ Gas From Human Waste Will Heat British Homes

‘Poo Power:’ Gas From Human Waste Will Heat British Homes

Oct 02, 2014 at 17:22 | Andy Tully

Human waste is certainly plentiful, but clean? In fact, it is -- if used the right way. That’s why some British utilities are planning to harness the biomethane gas produced…

Natural Gas Causing ‘Detour’ On Road To Cleaner Fuel

Natural Gas Causing ‘Detour’ On Road To Cleaner Fuel

Oct 01, 2014 at 17:12 | Andy Tully

Natural gas is often promoted as a cleaner alternative to gasoline -- a kind of “bridge fuel” between emission-heavy energy sources and zero-emission renewables like solar and wind.But…

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