Global investments in renewable energy rebounded strongly last year, registering a solid 17% increase after two years of declines and brushing aside the challenge from sharply lower crude oil prices.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 31, 2015
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Saudi Arabia's role in global energy markets is changing, according to a new paper from an energy expert at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. The researcher found that the kingdom is reshaping itself as ...
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 27, 2015
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The BP/Deepwater Horizon oil spill dumped millions of gallons of oil and gas into the Gulf of Mexico nearly five years ago, but the effects still linger.
Environment
Feb 27, 2015
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After US President Barack Obama vetoed a bill to expedite construction of the Keystone XL pipeline Tuesday, petroleum producers are expected to turn to Canadian routes to ship oil internationally, but hurdles stand in the ...
Environment
Feb 25, 2015
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Hoping to start a national conversation about future transportation needs, the Obama administration released a report Monday that identifies key population, environmental, cultural and technology trends expected to shape ...
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 2, 2015
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After 200 million gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010, the government and BP cleanup crews mysteriously had trouble locating all of it.
Environment
Jan 29, 2015
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The recent plunge in fuel prices has been a welcome relief across the agricultural sector, helping ease the pain of low grain prices for growers and boosting profits for cattle ranchers.
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 24, 2015
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Energy giant Repsol abandoned its controversial search for oil and gas off Spain's Canary Islands Friday, delighting locals and environmentalists but dashing Madrid's hopes that the project would ease its energy dependency.
Environment
Jan 16, 2015
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ESA is finalising its first experiment on a Chinese space mission: small containers of crude oil will help to improve our understanding of oil reservoirs buried kilometres underground.
Space Exploration
Dec 12, 2014
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A pipeline leak in southern Israel last week has caused the country's biggest environmental disaster, an energy expert said Monday, after estimates of the size of the spillage were raised.
Environment
Dec 8, 2014
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