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Iran Stiffens Resolve to Elude Sanctions in Face of Latest U.S. Penalties

Iran Stiffens Resolve to Elude Sanctions in Face of Latest U.S. Penalties

Sep 05, 2014 at 16:51 | Andy Tully

Iran’s oil minister says recent U.S. penalties against several companies in Iran and elsewhere will only encourage Tehran to evade the sanctions regime imposed to hinder its nuclear energy program.

Battle Over Keystone XL Lands Before Nebraska Supreme Court

Battle Over Keystone XL Lands Before Nebraska Supreme Court

Sep 05, 2014 at 16:49 | MINING.com

Nebraska's high court began hearing arguments on Friday in a case examining whether lawmakers short-circuited the regular approval process for TransCanada Corp.'s (TSX, NYSE:TRP) proposed $5.4 billion Keystone XL pipeline.

BP, Halliburton and Transocean Found Negligent in Deepwater Horizon Spill

BP, Halliburton and Transocean Found Negligent in Deepwater Horizon Spill

Sep 04, 2014 at 17:37 | Andy Tully

A federal judge has ruled that BP is guilty of gross negligence in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico.U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier also…

Nanostructure Research Leading To New Applications, Including Clean Energy

Nanostructure Research Leading To New Applications, Including Clean Energy

Sep 04, 2014 at 17:35 | Andy Tully

Researchers at the University of Maryland are reporting new advances in nanoscience that will enable the creation of new nanostructures that could greatly accelerate the generation of clean energy.

Technology Nearly 240 Years Old Powers Battery-free Heart Pacemaker

Technology Nearly 240 Years Old Powers Battery-free Heart Pacemaker

Sep 03, 2014 at 16:31 | Andy Tully

Pacemakers have saved the lives of many heart patients, but they need batteries. When a battery runs low, the only option is to replace it surgically, which is expensive and…

Scientists Create Completely Renewable Propane

Scientists Create Completely Renewable Propane

Sep 03, 2014 at 16:29 | Climate Progress

A team of British and Finnish scientists have figured out how to make small amounts of propane using Escherichia coli (E. coli), the naturally-occurring, diverse group of bacteria most commonly…

Putin Suggests Beijing May Share In Rich Oil And Gas Field

Putin Suggests Beijing May Share In Rich Oil And Gas Field

Sep 02, 2014 at 15:02 | Andy Tully

Russian President Vladimir Putin said his government may offer China an opportunity to hold a share in one of the biggest energy projects in Siberia, the Vankor oil and gas…

The Coal Crisis Is Hitting Critical Here

The Coal Crisis Is Hitting Critical Here

Sep 02, 2014 at 15:00 | Dave Forest

Things never look that bad. Until they are.Like in India's coal sector. Where recently, many analysts have been suggesting that demand is going remain subdued--as with the global…

Norway’s NADL and Rosneft Sign Long-Term Deals, Despite Sanctions

Norway’s NADL and Rosneft Sign Long-Term Deals, Despite Sanctions

Sep 01, 2014 at 13:23 | Andy Tully

Russian oil giant Rosneft has just bought nearly one-third of the Norway’s North Atlantic Drilling Ltd. (NADL), which wants to do more business with the Kremlin-run oil company despite Western…

How Old Tires Can Help Build Better Batteries

How Old Tires Can Help Build Better Batteries

Sep 01, 2014 at 13:21 | Andy Tully

We’ve already seen the news about how researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have recycled dead car batteries to create clean solar power. Now scientists at the Oak…

$525 Million For This

$525 Million For This "Sleepy" Oil and Gas Play

Aug 29, 2014 at 18:14 | Dave Forest

It can be dangerous to play "follow the money" when it comes to commodities investing--watching where big investors put their dollars, and then attempting to go along with the trend.

Shell Shedding Oil Assets In Nigeria To Cut Costs, Raise $15 Billion

Shell Shedding Oil Assets In Nigeria To Cut Costs, Raise $15 Billion

Aug 28, 2014 at 16:44 | Andy Tully

Royal Dutch Shell has begun selling five major oil assets in Nigeria as part of a plan to raise profits and cut $15 billion in costs by the end of…

Newly Built CO2-Emitting Plants Outpace Closings

Newly Built CO2-Emitting Plants Outpace Closings

Aug 28, 2014 at 16:39 | Andy Tully

Governments around the world may be enacting measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but the energy industry isn’t on board with those goals, according to a new report from researchers…

Rosneft Seeks, and Gets, Relief From Sanctions

Rosneft Seeks, and Gets, Relief From Sanctions

Aug 27, 2014 at 17:30 | Andy Tully

Rosneft, Russia’s largest oil company, has received a new loan from Promsvyazbank to help it weather U.S. and European Union sanctions, and may yet get financial help from the Kremlin.…

Suddenly, Nuclear Fusion Is An Attractive Investment

Suddenly, Nuclear Fusion Is An Attractive Investment

Aug 27, 2014 at 17:26 | Andy Tully

Two major tech investors have plowed $1.5 million into Helion Energy to help it develop a technology that hasn’t worked, despite decades of research and millions of research dollars.

‘Fantastic Voyage’ Comes True At Labs Of Stanford University

‘Fantastic Voyage’ Comes True At Labs Of Stanford University

Aug 26, 2014 at 14:48 | Andy Tully

No one has managed to shrink an adult human to a size small enough to travel another person’s circulatory system, but the hardware’s ready, and it’s wireless.Ada Poon…

Africa Will Add More Renewable Energy In 2014 Than In The Last 14 Years Combined

Africa Will Add More Renewable Energy In 2014 Than In The Last 14 Years Combined

Aug 26, 2014 at 12:30 | Climate Progress

Sub-Saharan Africa will add more renewable energy projects in 2014 than it has in the last 14 years, according to research firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance.As Bloomberg

Iran Says No Need For IAEA To Visit Suspected Weapons Site

Iran Says No Need For IAEA To Visit Suspected Weapons Site

Aug 25, 2014 at 16:35 | Andy Tully

Iran appears to be backpedaling on its recent willingness to cooperate with international nuclear inspections, rebuffing United Nation’s nuclear inspectors who want to return to the country’s military installation in…

Emission-free Hydrogen May Now Be Truly Emission-free

Emission-free Hydrogen May Now Be Truly Emission-free

Aug 25, 2014 at 16:34 | Andy Tully

The problem with emission-free hydrogen fuel is that the process of making it is definitely not emission-free. Hydrogen-powered devices-–cars, mostly--run on hydrogen made from natural gas, a fossil…

Scotland Is Building The World’s Largest Tidal Array

Scotland Is Building The World’s Largest Tidal Array

Aug 25, 2014 at 16:26 | Climate Progress

Scotland is building what it calls the world’s biggest tidal array in the Pentland Firth in northern Scotland, the country’s government announced last week. Once built, the tidal…

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