ENERGY TECH - NANO DAILY

Mar 01, 2012 (UPI)

When it comes to the health of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, seeing no longer is believing. Venezuelans say they are worried they are being denied the whole...

US denounces Sudanese air strikes in South Sudan

Mar 01, 2012 (AFP)

The United States on Thursday denounced as "unacceptable" reported Sudanese government air strikes inside the territory of the new state of South Sudan. South S...

Developing sustainable power

Feb 29, 2012 (SPX)

The invention of a long-lasting incandescent light bulb in the 19th century spurred on the second wave of the industrial revolution, illuminating homes, extendi...

Oil prices rebound on Iran concerns

Feb 29, 2012 (AFP)

Oil prices rebounded in Asian trade Wednesday as concerns over crude producer Iran's nuclear programme crept back into the market, analysts said. New York's mai...

Tycoon Pickens wants US off foreign oil

Feb 29, 2012 (AFP)

Tycoon T. Boone Pickens on Wednesday took his case against foreign oil to a prestigious TED conference known for backing ways to break the world's addiction to ...

East Africa hits it big in oil, gas boom

Feb 29, 2012 (UPI)

East Africa is emerging as the new hot zone for oil and natural gas exploration, with major discoveries by Anadarko of the United States and Italy's Eni in the ...

Philippines to defy China and expand oil search

Feb 29, 2012 (AFP)

The Philippines said Wednesday it would push ahead with plans to expand oil and gas exploration in waters also claimed by China, as it brushed off a fresh Chine...

Azerbaijan rejects Iran fears over Israel 'arms buy'

Feb 29, 2012 (AFP)

Azerbaijan on Wednesday dismissed an Iranian protest over its reported deal to buy arms worth $1.5 billion from Tehran's foe Israel amid increased tensions betw...

China urges Khartoum to resolve S. Sudan crisis

Feb 28, 2012 (AFP)

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Tuesday urged Sudan and South Sudan to resolve their differences "at an early date", as Beijing seeks to end a crisis betwe...

Outside View: Rising gas prices and Obama

Feb 28, 2012 (UPI)

When Barack Obama assumed the U.S. presidency, gas prices were less than $2 a gallon. He proceeded to shut down deep-water drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, tight...

Venezuela, China sign deals worth $10 bn

Feb 28, 2012 (AFP)

Venezuela and China have signed a raft of new agreements worth some $10 billion, with nearly half earmarked for investment in a joint oil venture, according to ...

Nuclear Iran would 'choke' world economy: Israel PM

Feb 28, 2012 (AFP)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday warned that a nuclear-armed Iran would control the major Gulf oil producers, send energy prices soaring, an...

Oil sands pollution comparable to a large power plant

Feb 28, 2012 (SPX)

It takes a lot of energy to extract heavy, viscous and valuable bitumen from Canada's oil sands and refine it into crude oil. Companies mine some of the sands w...

BP discussing $14 bn settlement: report

Feb 28, 2012 (AFP)

BP and lawyers for individuals and companies claiming damages from the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill are discussing a possible $14 billion settlement, t...

Chevron claims tribunal support in Ecuador fight

Feb 28, 2012 (AFP)

Chevron on Tuesday claimed the backing of an international tribunal in its fight to prevent Ecuador from enforcing a pollution fine against it that could top $1...

The wireless bicycle brake, a prototype on an exciting mission

Feb 28, 2012 (SPX)

At this time, wireless networks are able to brake just one bike, but in the future, the technical elements will be further developed to regulate entire trains a...

Study: Cheaper gas lowered emissions

Feb 27, 2012 (UPI)

Fewer emissions from U.S. power plants in 2009 were the result of cheaper prices of natural gas, reducing the industry's reliance on coal, researchers say. As t...

TransCanada in new push for US pipeline

Feb 27, 2012 (AFP)

TransCanada Corp announced Monday it would go ahead with construction of part of its Keystone XL oil pipeline that does not require US presidential approval, a ...

Oil prices lower in Asian trade

Feb 27, 2012 (AFP)

Oil prices were lower in Asian trade Monday as traders took profits from last week's gains, while concerns over crude producer Iran's nuclear programme remain, ...

Microbes may be engineered to help trap excess CO2 underground

Feb 27, 2012 (SPX)

In H.G. Wells' classic science-fiction novel, The War of the Worlds, bacteria save the Earth from destruction when the Martian invaders succumb to infections to...