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Researchers Develop Bendable Battery
It's a battery that looks like a piece of paper and can be bent or twisted, trimmed with scissors or molded into any shape needed. While the battery is only a prototype a few inches square right now, the researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute who developed it have high hopes for it in electronics and other fields that need smaller, lighter power sources.
After Russia and Canada, U.S. Ship Headed for Arctic
A U.S. Coast Guard cutter is headed to the Arctic this week on a mapping mission to determine whether part of this area can be considered U.S. territory, after recent polar forays by Russia and Canada.
Making Global Warming Cuts Expensive but Feasible for Power Industry, Study Says
Making big cuts in emissions linked to global warming could trim U.S. economic growth by $400 billion to $1.8 trillion over the next four decades, a new study says.
Harness the Sun to Save Money, Save the Earth
Are your electric bills going through the roof? A solution just may be up there too:The roof is a great place to install solar collectors that convert the sun's energy directly into electricity.
In Nebraska, Experts Disagree Over How Much Water It Takes to Produce Ethanol
he growing thirst for ethanol takes a lot of water to quench, but less than many people believe and not enough to cause serious problems, experts told farmers.
Energy Secretary Bodman Says DoE Will Have Conservation Plan in Place by Next Year
The Department of Energy should set an example in meeting President Bush's order to conserve energy and move to renewable sources, and for the nation as a whole, Bodman told the 2007 GovEnergy Conference, which teaches managers at all levels of government how to save energy.

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'Green refinery' would be a first
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:30:00 -0000
A Houston company is proposing to build what it calls the world's first "green refinery" on the Texas Gulf Coast using an established technology it says could revolutionize the way transportation fuels are made.
Stock takes a plunge for biodiesel firm
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:30:00 -0000
GreenHunter Energy, a biodiesel manufacturer, tumbled to an all-time low Friday as stocks worldwide plummeted amid concern the financial crisis will deepen. GreenHunter fell $4.67 to $5.45 on the American Stock Exchange.
GM, Chrysler in preliminary talks on possible merger
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:36:00 -0000
General Motors is in preliminary talks about a possible merger with Chrysler, a deal that could drastically remake the landscape of the auto industry.
Houston may lose economic cushion
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:30:00 -0000
Oil prices that have slumped to barely half of last summer's record highs could make Houston more vulnerable to the economic woes afflicting the rest of the country, a top local economist predicts.
Persian Gulf's titans not immune from crisis
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:30:00 -0000
The oil-rich princes and financial titans of the Persian Gulf went into the week touting their immunity from the West's financial turmoil, but stock markets in the region posted sharp losses.
Crude oil settles below $80 a barrel
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:55:00 -0000
The stunning collapse in oil markets accelerated today, with a barrel plunging below $78 as investors grow more pessimistic about a mushrooming global economic crisis.

Energy Resources - UPI.com

Analysis: Money woes ignite CO2 debate
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:32:22 -0400
By ROSALIE WESTENSKOWUPI Corresponent Energy reform must be implemented if the United States is to escape the burgeoning financial crisis, experts say, but how to do it, and whether the public will stand for it, remains uncertain.
Iran talks energy with India, Pakistan
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:01:50 -0400
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Iranian energy officials Friday said India will become a top oil customer in 2009, eclipsing China, while Pakistan secures oil on a deferred payment schedule.
Kazakh energy chief positive on transport
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:54:28 -0400
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Kazakh officials said geopolitical pressure on the energy-rich Caucasus and Caspian regions will have little impact on the transportation of natural resources.
Medvedev issues warning on Nord Stream
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:48:52 -0400
BERLIN, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev issued a veiled warning in Berlin to "outside" powers trying to influence the Nord Stream natural gas project.
Kyrgyzstan signs MOU with Gazprom
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:46:25 -0400
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The government of Kyrgyzstan Friday signed a memorandum of understanding with Russian energy giant Gazprom for long-term gas development, officials said.
Conflict spurs EU action in energy sector
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:42:38 -0400
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The Russian incursion into Georgia has prompted Europe to act swiftly in the area of energy security and the planned Nabucco pipeline, officials said Friday.

 

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