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Chevron Agrees $15 Billion Deal with YPF to Help Develop Vaca Muerta

Chevron Agrees $15 Billion Deal with YPF to Help Develop Vaca Muerta

May 17, 2013 at 16:51 | James Burgess

Chevron Corp. is finalising the details of a giant investment which will help to make Argentina energy independent by developing what is considered the world’s second largest shale oil reservoirs.

Chinese Environmental Authorities Approve World’s Tallest Hydroelectric Dam

Chinese Environmental Authorities Approve World’s Tallest Hydroelectric Dam

May 17, 2013 at 16:50 | Charles Kennedy

Despite the fact that they have already admitted that endangered plants and rare fish species will be affected by the project, the Chinese environmental authorities have approved plans to construct…

US Government Releases New Fracking Regulations

US Government Releases New Fracking Regulations

May 17, 2013 at 16:49 | Joao Peixe

Last year the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), part of the Department of the Interior, released a draft rule to govern hydraulic fracturing on public lands, but it was so…

ETS Abandoned after Latest EU Vote

ETS Abandoned after Latest EU Vote

May 17, 2013 at 16:47 | Editorial Dept

The Wall Street Journal reports Emissions trading in Europe in Tatters. The European Union's flagship program to fight global warming—a regional carbon-emissions trading system—suffered a major blow Tuesday…

The Energy Industry, Lacking in Public Trust

The Energy Industry, Lacking in Public Trust

May 17, 2013 at 16:20 | Editorial Dept

Yesterday's panel discussion in Washington, DC on "The Trust Factor" in energy couldn't have been more timely. The stakes for lost trust seemed especially apparent against the backdrop of an…

Tesla Announce Stock Offering to Raise Money to Pay Off DOE Loan Early

Tesla Announce Stock Offering to Raise Money to Pay Off DOE Loan Early

May 16, 2013 at 16:48 | Charles Kennedy

Tesla looks set to become one of the few high profile companies backed by the government as part of the Department of Energy’s loan program for clean tech companies, that…

Canada Doubles Spending on Advertising to Promote Tar Sands

Canada Doubles Spending on Advertising to Promote Tar Sands

May 16, 2013 at 16:48 | Joao Peixe

Canada’s tars sands may just be the most unpopular source of energy in the world. Never the less they are vitally important to Canada’s plans for the future, so they…

Next Big Oil Discovery, Off the Coast of Ireland

Next Big Oil Discovery, Off the Coast of Ireland

May 16, 2013 at 16:46 | Charles Kennedy

When thinking about where the next big oil discoveries will be made, Ireland is probably not up there on the list, however it may be time to add it.

Oil Majors Weigh Up Risks of Beginning Operations in Somalia

Oil Majors Weigh Up Risks of Beginning Operations in Somalia

May 16, 2013 at 16:45 | James Burgess

In 2011-12 African forces, backed by the US, drove al-Shabab, the main Islamist force in Somalia with strong ties to al-Qaeda, out of Mogadishu, and seized many of its urban…

Iran’s Chief Negotiator Hopes to Settle a Deal before Next Month’s Elections

Iran’s Chief Negotiator Hopes to Settle a Deal before Next Month’s Elections

May 16, 2013 at 16:43 | Joao Peixe

Things have been a quiet for a while with regards to Iran and it’s drawn out conflict with the UN.Iran continues to operate its nuclear program in the…

Teacher and Principal Set to Lose Jobs after Students Anti-Fracking Presentation

Teacher and Principal Set to Lose Jobs after Students Anti-Fracking Presentation

May 15, 2013 at 16:40 | James Burgess

After watching a short film produced by Witness, an organisation that promotes youth activists, about the Earth Guardians, a teacher from Evergreen Middle School near Denver, Colorado, invited 13-year-old Xiuhtezcatl…

Greenpeace Lambasts UK’s Support for Importing Oil from Canadian Tar Sands

Greenpeace Lambasts UK’s Support for Importing Oil from Canadian Tar Sands

May 15, 2013 at 16:39 | Joao Peixe

Has Great Britain just given its strongest show of support for importing Canadian tar sands?Greenpeace managed to acquire leaked papers regarding EU negotiations on laws that will encourage…

Study Links Air Pollution from Coal-Fired Power Plants to Higher Suicide Rates

Study Links Air Pollution from Coal-Fired Power Plants to Higher Suicide Rates

May 15, 2013 at 16:37 | Joao Peixe

A new study has found that there is a strong relationship between pollution released into the air by coal fired power plants and higher rates of suicide.By using…

Container Ships in California Required to Turn Off Engines when in Port

Container Ships in California Required to Turn Off Engines when in Port

May 15, 2013 at 16:36 | Charles Kennedy

The shipping industry is one of the biggest polluting transport industries in the world, emitting vast amounts of greenhouse gas. An article on Take Part suggests that 41 percent of…

Gold Mining Given a Green Makeover

Gold Mining Given a Green Makeover

May 15, 2013 at 16:36 | Charles Kennedy

It is amazing how scientists can turn defeat into victory. Cleantechnica have an interesting article about Zhichang Liu, a postdoctorate working at the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences…

European Commission Investigates Oil Majors for Oil Price Manipulation

European Commission Investigates Oil Majors for Oil Price Manipulation

May 14, 2013 at 16:54 | Joao Peixe

After the Libor rigging scandal in 2012, authorities have sharpened their act, deeply scrutinizing company financial records, and implementing stricter regulations. This has led to a new investigation which has…

IEA: Africa’s Oil Demand will Grow Faster than the Rest of the World

IEA: Africa’s Oil Demand will Grow Faster than the Rest of the World

May 14, 2013 at 16:53 | Charles Kennedy

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has just released its medium-term oil market report,  in which it states that over the next five years Africa’s demand for oil will begin…

South Korea Set to Launch the World’s Most Ambitious Emission Trading Scheme

South Korea Set to Launch the World’s Most Ambitious Emission Trading Scheme

May 14, 2013 at 16:52 | Joao Peixe

A report compiled by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) and Ernst & Young, states that South Korea’s new emissions trading scheme could be the most ambitious in the world,…

Skyscraper Grows Crops, Produces Clean Energy, Cleans the Air

Skyscraper Grows Crops, Produces Clean Energy, Cleans the Air

May 14, 2013 at 16:51 | James Burgess

The winning design at this year’s eVolo Skyscraper competition was a giant, ferris wheel-like structure that worked as a greenhouse, recycling plant, filtration system, and clean energy installation.eVolo’s…

EU Imposes 47% Tariffs on Imported Chinese Solar Panels

EU Imposes 47% Tariffs on Imported Chinese Solar Panels

May 14, 2013 at 16:47 | Editorial Dept

Before discussing Paul Krugman and how right he was, let's first take a look at the Spiegel Online report EU To Impose Tariffs on Chinese Solar Panels.Back…

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