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Japan’s Energy Future in Jeopardy as Solar Ambitions Fall Apart

Japan’s Energy Future in Jeopardy as Solar Ambitions Fall Apart

Nov 19, 2013 at 16:55 | Charles Kennedy

Since public confidence in nuclear power was shattered by the Fukushima disaster, Japan has had to rely heavily on LNG and coal imports to create its power. This has put…

Fuel Efficient Jets Help World’s Largest Airline Cut Annual Costs by $2 Billion

Fuel Efficient Jets Help World’s Largest Airline Cut Annual Costs by $2 Billion

Nov 19, 2013 at 16:52 | Joao Peixe

In a filing today, United Continental Holdings Inc. (UAL), the world’s biggest airline, explained its plans to cut annual spending by at least $2 billion by 2017.Half…

Tepco Begins Delicate Job of Removing Fuel Rods from Reactor No.4

Tepco Begins Delicate Job of Removing Fuel Rods from Reactor No.4

Nov 19, 2013 at 16:47 | Joao Peixe

Tepco has begun possibly the most critical process of its clean-up operation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as it attempts to delicately remove the fuel rods, place them…

Deal may be Agreed with Iran this Week

Deal may be Agreed with Iran this Week

Nov 19, 2013 at 16:44 | James Burgess

Reuters writes that on Friday a senior US official, speaking to reporters, admitted that a deal with Iran may well be agreed when negotiators meet again on the 20th…

Environmentalists Decry California’s Fracking Rules

Environmentalists Decry California’s Fracking Rules

Nov 18, 2013 at 17:18 | James Stafford

Amid intense rivalry between the oil industry and the agricultural industry, regulators in the state of California have released long-awaited proposed rules on fracking, inviting acceptance from oil and gas…

Turning Nuclear Waste into Glass

Turning Nuclear Waste into Glass

Nov 18, 2013 at 17:13 | Charles Kennedy

Researchers in the United Kingdom claim to have found a way to reduce the volume of nuclear waste by up to 90% by turning it into glass. According to researchers…

Tesla May Go After Ford F-150 with New Electric Pickup

Tesla May Go After Ford F-150 with New Electric Pickup

Nov 15, 2013 at 17:37 | Joao Peixe

Over the past year or so, thanks mostly to the success of the Model S, Tesla has grown out of nowhere and pretty much dominated the automobile market. Building on…

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Announces $3.7 Billion Stake in Exxon Mobil

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Announces $3.7 Billion Stake in Exxon Mobil

Nov 15, 2013 at 17:33 | Charles Kennedy

Berkshire Hathaway has just announced that it has bought 40,089,371 shares for a total $3.7 billion stake in Exxon Mobil Corp, the world’s largest oil company by market value, making…

New Sources of Energy for a Future without Fossil Fuels

New Sources of Energy for a Future without Fossil Fuels

Nov 15, 2013 at 17:29 | James Burgess

Fossil fuels are finite. They will run out one day. Now the fossil fuel industry itself claims that the earth still holds enough reserves in their various forms to provide…

World War II Leaves Behind Promising Biofuels Fungus

World War II Leaves Behind Promising Biofuels Fungus

Nov 15, 2013 at 17:24 | Charles Kennedy

A fungi famous during World War II for chewing through army tents in the Pacific is now being studied by scientists who hope to use its chewing prowess to break…

Ex-Beatles Star McCartney Asks Putin to Free Greenpeace Activists for Christmas

Ex-Beatles Star McCartney Asks Putin to Free Greenpeace Activists for Christmas

Nov 14, 2013 at 17:08 | Charles Kennedy

It was the 18th of September when Greenpeace activists tried to scale the Prirazlomnava oil rig, only to be apprehended by the Coast Guard, and imprisoned on charges of…

Uzbekistan Runs out of Gasoline Again

Uzbekistan Runs out of Gasoline Again

Nov 14, 2013 at 17:03 | RFE/RL staff

Sometimes it seems there is no gasoline to be had in energy-rich Uzbekistan. Now is just such a time. For weeks, motorists have been scouring the streets for…

Ecuador’s Highest Court Halves Chevron’s Fine to $9.5 Billion

Ecuador’s Highest Court Halves Chevron’s Fine to $9.5 Billion

Nov 14, 2013 at 17:00 | James Burgess

Chevron’s court battle against Ecuador over pollution caused in the Lago Agrio region of the country has been well documented over the years, and recently there has been a development…

Spaniards Producing Illegal Solar Power Face Police Raids and €60 million Fines

Spaniards Producing Illegal Solar Power Face Police Raids and €60 million Fines

Nov 14, 2013 at 16:57 | Joao Peixe

Spain, a country that once threw money at companies to encourage them to install solar panel farms around the country, is now charging anyone that wishes to produce their own…

Iceberg the Size of Singapore Floats into Open Waters, Threatens Shipping

Iceberg the Size of Singapore Floats into Open Waters, Threatens Shipping

Nov 14, 2013 at 16:28 | Joao Peixe

The Pine Island Glacier is the fastest melting glacier on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, receding by about 2.5 miles a year. This year a huge crack, first discovered in…

Norway Considers Partnership with China for Arctic Oil Exploration

Norway Considers Partnership with China for Arctic Oil Exploration

Nov 13, 2013 at 16:18 | Joao Peixe

It has been estimated by the US Geological Survey that the Arctic could contain 90 billion barrels of oil equivalent, and as drilling technologies have improved the race to access…

New Report Finds US Ethanol Mandate is Destroying the Environment

New Report Finds US Ethanol Mandate is Destroying the Environment

Nov 13, 2013 at 16:15 | James Burgess

In 2005, ex-President George W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act which included the Renewable Fuels Standard, requiring oil companies to add ethanol to their gasoline, and whilst running…

World’s First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Mobile Phone Charger

World’s First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Mobile Phone Charger

Nov 13, 2013 at 16:04 | James Burgess

Hydrogen fuel cells have the potential to replace batteries completely and offer a clean alternative power source for portable devices. Unfortunately development of the technology has been slow and no…

Royal Dutch Shell to Sell $15 Billion of Assets to Offset Record Spending

Royal Dutch Shell to Sell $15 Billion of Assets to Offset Record Spending

Nov 13, 2013 at 16:01 | Joao Peixe

Investors and shareholders are relaxing after Royal Dutch Shell has announced that it will begin selling off assets to try and offset the huge investments it has made in new…

EIA Predicts Gasoline Prices to Average $3.39 for 2014

EIA Predicts Gasoline Prices to Average $3.39 for 2014

Nov 13, 2013 at 15:59 | Editorial Dept

The EIA expects gasoline prices to decline further in 2014 according to the Short Term Energy and Winters Fuel Outlook released today: • The weekly U.S. average…

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