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Energy Innovation Suffers as US Federal Government Shuts Down

Energy Innovation Suffers as US Federal Government Shuts Down

Oct 01, 2013 at 18:47 | Matthew Stepp

As of 12 o’clock midnight on the 30th September 2013, the US federal government has officially shutdown due to Congress’s failure to pass a new budget for the coming fiscal…

US Army Invests in Solar to Save Soldiers Lives

US Army Invests in Solar to Save Soldiers Lives

Oct 01, 2013 at 18:44 | Joao Peixe

Whilst the US government, led by President Barack Obama, is trying to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 28 percent by 2020, the US Army is investing in renewable energy sources…

BP Hopes for Lower Fines, Claims Far Less Oil Spilled in the Gulf than Estimated

BP Hopes for Lower Fines, Claims Far Less Oil Spilled in the Gulf than Estimated

Sep 30, 2013 at 16:13 | Charles Kennedy

On Monday the trial began to determine whether BP’s actions during the 20th April 2010, Deepwater Horizon blowout and spill were of sufficient level as to be grossly negligent and…

IKEA will Begin Selling Solar Panels at all UK Stores within 10 Months

IKEA will Begin Selling Solar Panels at all UK Stores within 10 Months

Sep 30, 2013 at 16:07 | James Burgess

IKEA, the Swedish flat-pack furniture specialist and world’s largest furniture retailer, has announced that it will, for the first time, sell solar panels at all of its British stores. The…

Britain Faces Difficult Winter Due to Tight Norwegian Natural Gas Supplies

Britain Faces Difficult Winter Due to Tight Norwegian Natural Gas Supplies

Sep 30, 2013 at 16:03 | Joao Peixe

Britain is likely to face a tight winter for natural gas as it finds itself with few alternative sources of cheap natural gas, forcing it to rely heavily on Norwegian…

IPCC Claims the Oceans are Dying to Save Us from Ourselves

IPCC Claims the Oceans are Dying to Save Us from Ourselves

Sep 30, 2013 at 16:00 | Joao Peixe

The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its latest report on Friday, in which it stated that the evidence that climate change is caused by human…

A Mistake Now Could Release 14,000 Times More Radiation than Hiroshima

A Mistake Now Could Release 14,000 Times More Radiation than Hiroshima

Sep 28, 2013 at 11:49 | James Burgess

Lately the bad news emanating from Japan is that the reactors at the Fukushima nuclear power plant have been leaking thousands of gallons of water ever since the earthquake that…

Assad Comes out on Top with UN Chemical Weapon Disarmament Plan

Assad Comes out on Top with UN Chemical Weapon Disarmament Plan

Sep 28, 2013 at 11:43 | Charles Kennedy

Weeks of negotiations between the US and Russia over the fate of Syria and it’s chemical weapons are finally coming to a head as the United Nations Security Council met…

Solar Paint—The Next Big Thing

Solar Paint—The Next Big Thing

Sep 28, 2013 at 11:40 | Joao Peixe

The answer to harnessing cost-effective solar power may be just around the corner. A team of researchers from the University of Alberta developed a cost-effective solar cell made…

Oxfam Report Shows Climate Change will Increase World Hunger by 20% by 2050

Oxfam Report Shows Climate Change will Increase World Hunger by 20% by 2050

Sep 28, 2013 at 11:38 | Joao Peixe

Currently around 870 million people in the world do not receive enough food to live healthily, equivalent to one in eight of the world’s population. A new report by…

The Myth of Wind Turbine Syndrome

The Myth of Wind Turbine Syndrome

Sep 26, 2013 at 19:52 | James Burgess

A common argument that people use when protesting against the development of wind farms near to communities is the loud noise created by the turbines. They even claim that noises…

True Extent of Flood Damage to Colorado’s Oil Industry Becomes Clearer

True Extent of Flood Damage to Colorado’s Oil Industry Becomes Clearer

Sep 26, 2013 at 19:44 | Charles Kennedy

Torrential rain earlier in the month caused mass flooding across the state of Colorado, a state that in recent years has experienced a boom in oil and gas drilling and…

Petrobras Relocates Offices to Holland for Lower Taxes

Petrobras Relocates Offices to Holland for Lower Taxes

Sep 26, 2013 at 19:39 | Joao Peixe

Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras), the world’s most indebted oil company, has announced that it will sell assets in Africa and relocate operational staff such as geophysicists and financial administrators to…

Greenpeace Pirates Refused Bail in Russia

Greenpeace Pirates Refused Bail in Russia

Sep 26, 2013 at 19:36 | Joao Peixe

A court in Murmansk, Russia, continues to discuss the fate of the 30 Greenpeace activists arrested during a protest against Arctic drilling.Three of the 30 have already been…

Super Furry Animals’ Keyboardist to Play Gig on Top of a Wind Turbine

Super Furry Animals’ Keyboardist to Play Gig on Top of a Wind Turbine

Sep 25, 2013 at 18:43 | James Burgess

Cian Ciaran, welsh musician and keyboardist from the Super Furry Animals (actor Rhys Ifans’ old band), has decided to play the first performance of his new solo album from the…

Why Economic and Scientific Models Underestimate Climate Change

Why Economic and Scientific Models Underestimate Climate Change

Sep 25, 2013 at 18:38 | Charles Kennedy

Just before the expected publication of a key scientific report on global warming, Lord Stern, the former World Bank chief economist and author of the 2006 Stern review, has

Ireland Kicks off Straw-to-Electricity Plant

Ireland Kicks off Straw-to-Electricity Plant

Sep 25, 2013 at 18:34 | Joao Peixe

Ireland’s first renewable biomass electricity plant is set to convert straw into electricity starting 2015.Irish renewable energy company, Biotricity, has signed an agreement with country’s farmers group…

Russian Demand for Large-Diameter Pipes to Grow by 50% Next Year

Russian Demand for Large-Diameter Pipes to Grow by 50% Next Year

Sep 25, 2013 at 18:31 | Joao Peixe

The owner of Pipe Innovation Technologies, told Reuters that the demand for large-diameter pipes (LDP) from Russian energy firms is expected to increase by up to 50% next year…

UK Labour Party Promises to Freeze Energy Prices if Voted into Power

UK Labour Party Promises to Freeze Energy Prices if Voted into Power

Sep 24, 2013 at 22:35 | James Burgess

The next general election to determine the ruling party in government and the next Prime Minister of Great Britain, will be held in May 2015. Most polls show that the…

Indian Government to Build 4,000MW Solar Power Plant

Indian Government to Build 4,000MW Solar Power Plant

Sep 24, 2013 at 22:30 | Charles Kennedy

The Indian government has announced that it will develop, with the help of state-owned energy companies, the largest solar power plant in the world. The planned project, which will use…

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