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Small-Scale Hydroelectric Projects Far more Damaging than Large-Scale Dams

Small-Scale Hydroelectric Projects Far more Damaging than Large-Scale Dams

Jun 21, 2013 at 16:56 | Charles Kennedy

The Oregon State University has performed a first of its kind, five year study on the effects of small hydropower systems on the environment. The findings suggest that whilst hydropower…

CNPC to Build China’s First Ever Shale Gas Pipeline

CNPC to Build China’s First Ever Shale Gas Pipeline

Jun 21, 2013 at 16:55 | Charles Kennedy

CNPC has announced that it plans to build China’s first ever pipeline dedicated to transporting shale gas.The 57 mile long pipeline will run from shale gas fields in…

Wolves Help to Fight Climate Change

Wolves Help to Fight Climate Change

Jun 21, 2013 at 16:54 | James Burgess

A new study has discovered that predators help to fight climate change. Plant matter stores a huge amount of carbon, yet herbivores eat plants. When predators hunt and kill the…

Indonesia and Chile to Build Thorium Nuclear Reactors

Indonesia and Chile to Build Thorium Nuclear Reactors

Jun 21, 2013 at 16:53 | Joao Peixe

A small Canadian energy company may soon be about to install thorium-fuelled nuclear reactors in Indonesia and Chile, in order to generate energy for the grid, or desalination plants.

As Extreme Weather Increases, US Communities Look to be More Independent

As Extreme Weather Increases, US Communities Look to be More Independent

Jun 21, 2013 at 16:52 | James Burgess

In the US it is generally the local governments that are left to respond to any extreme weather events, which are becoming more and more common as the climate changes.…

Russia Agrees $60 Billion Oil Deal with China

Russia Agrees $60 Billion Oil Deal with China

Jun 20, 2013 at 16:32 | Joao Peixe

After a meeting with the Chinese Deputy Prime Minister Zhang Gaoli, Russian President Vladimir Putin, announced that his country’s leading oil producer is preparing a deal to supply China with…

Scientists Create Long-Lasting Batteries from Wood

Scientists Create Long-Lasting Batteries from Wood

Jun 20, 2013 at 16:31 | James Burgess

A team of researchers from the University of Maryland have created a long lasting, efficient, and environmentally friendly rechargeable battery from wood.Wooden splinters, a thousand times thinner than…

BP to Reduce Iraqi Production Target by more than One Million Barrels a Day

BP to Reduce Iraqi Production Target by more than One Million Barrels a Day

Jun 20, 2013 at 16:30 | Charles Kennedy

In order to ensure that oil reserves last longer, Baghdad has reduced its peak production targets, and has asked major oil producers in the country to help make these cuts.…

Commodity Prices Fall as Fed Announces it may End Quantitative Easing

Commodity Prices Fall as Fed Announces it may End Quantitative Easing

Jun 20, 2013 at 16:29 | Joao Peixe

Due to concern over the possibility that the Federal Bank will end stimulus, and the worsening economic situation in China, commodity prices have fallen across the board, including gold, copper,…

Obama Says that the World Must Act to Prevent Climate Change

Obama Says that the World Must Act to Prevent Climate Change

Jun 20, 2013 at 16:19 | Joao Peixe

President Barack Obama has given a speech in Berlin in which he praised Germany and Europe for leading the way in developing a greener economy, but warned that a failure…

Tesla Makes a Recall for Certain Model S Vehicles

Tesla Makes a Recall for Certain Model S Vehicles

Jun 19, 2013 at 16:40 | Charles Kennedy

Tesla extends their time in the media spotlight, although this time not necessarily for the best of reasons, by announcing a recall on Model S vehicles.The recall is…

Number of Oil Spills Fall in Houston Region, but Still at Nearly Two a Day

Number of Oil Spills Fall in Houston Region, but Still at Nearly Two a Day

Jun 19, 2013 at 16:39 | James Burgess

The Texas General Land Office has announced that the number of oil spills that it must respond to has fallen over the last decade, but that it is not uncommon…

Republicans Support Bill to Cut Renewable Energy Spending by 50%

Republicans Support Bill to Cut Renewable Energy Spending by 50%

Jun 19, 2013 at 16:38 | Joao Peixe

The latest Energy and Water appropriations bill, the fifth of its kind to be presented before the Appropriations Committee, has outraged Democrats, who have begun attacking Republicans about the proposed…

KRG Pipeline will be Ready to Supply Crude Oil to Turkey by End of September

KRG Pipeline will be Ready to Supply Crude Oil to Turkey by End of September

Jun 19, 2013 at 16:36 | Charles Kennedy

Ashti Hawrami, the Kurdistan Regional Government Natural Resources Minister, announced that a new pipeline should be completed by the end of September, which will allow the autonomous region to supply…

3% Cut in Emissions will Save the US Corporate Sector $780 Billion

3% Cut in Emissions will Save the US Corporate Sector $780 Billion

Jun 19, 2013 at 16:36 | Joao Peixe

A report compiled by the WWF and the Carbon Disclosure Project (CPD) has found that by cutting its emissions by an average of three percent a year, the US corporate…

Pemex’s Monopoly to End as Pena Nieto Invites Foreign Oil Companies to Mexico

Pemex’s Monopoly to End as Pena Nieto Invites Foreign Oil Companies to Mexico

Jun 18, 2013 at 16:45 | Joao Peixe

Enrique Pena Nieto, the President of Mexico, has announced that he is trying to gather support for a proposal to end state-owned Pemex’s monopoly of oil and gas exploration and…

Methane Leaks Threaten the Future of Shale Gas

Methane Leaks Threaten the Future of Shale Gas

Jun 18, 2013 at 16:44 | Joao Peixe

The development of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling has enabled a boom in the production of shale gas in the US. Supporters of the fuel make boasts about its cheap…

Squirrels Prove a Major Threat to Home PV Systems

Squirrels Prove a Major Threat to Home PV Systems

Jun 18, 2013 at 16:43 | Charles Kennedy

Christof Demont-Heinrich wrote a recent article on SolarChargedDriving.com, about his home solar system, and the threat that squirrels pose to unprotected systems.In 2010 REC Solar installed a…

Iraq Loses 70% of its Natural Gas due to Flaring

Iraq Loses 70% of its Natural Gas due to Flaring

Jun 18, 2013 at 16:40 | Charles Kennedy

The night sky of Southern Iraq is lit up by the thousands of gas flares from pumps in the giant Rumaila, Zubair, and Qurna-1 fields.Director General Ali Khudair,…

World’s Three Largest Shipping Companies to Form Alliance

World’s Three Largest Shipping Companies to Form Alliance

Jun 18, 2013 at 16:39 | James Burgess

The three largest shipping container operators in the world have announced that they will form an alliance that will help them to reduce fuel consumption, and improve the levels of…

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