http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/12910-energy-environment.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/12910-energy-environment.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2080748-project-to-track-megacities-carbon-footprints.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Every time Los Angeles exhales, odd-looking gadgets in the mountains above the city trace the invisible puffs of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases that waft skyward. Halfway around the globe, similar contraptions atop the Eiffel Tower and elsewhere around Paris keep watch on emissions from smokestacks and automobile tai... Mon, 13 May 2013 04:47:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2080748-project-to-track-megacities-carbon-footprints.html 2013-05-13T04:47:09Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2080814-project-aims-to-track-big-city-carbon-footprints.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Every time Los Angeles exhales, odd-looking gadgets anchored in the mountains above the city trace the invisible puffs of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases that waft skyward. Halfway around the globe, similar contraptions atop the Eiffel Tower and elsewhere around Paris keep a pulse on emissions from smokestacks and aut... Mon, 13 May 2013 00:02:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2080814-project-aims-to-track-big-city-carbon-footprints.html 2013-05-13T00:02:29Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2005866-gazprom-shell-to-develop-arctic-oil-fields.html MOSCOW (AP) — Energy giants Gazprom and Royal Dutch Shell PLC have agreed to jointly develop offshore Arctic oil fields, Russian media reported Monday. The companies will develop the Severo-Vrangelevsky field in the Chukchi Sea and the Severo-Zapadny field in the Pechora Sea. Russian Energy Minister Sergei Donskoy was quoted by national media as saying Mo... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:12:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2005866-gazprom-shell-to-develop-arctic-oil-fields.html 2013-04-08T17:12:45Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1982524-greenland-reluctant-offshore-drilling.html COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Greenland's new government said Wednesday it doesn't plan to issue any new licenses for offshore oil exploration, an announcement that was welcomed by environmentalists who oppose drilling in Arctic waters. Jens-Erik Kirkegaard, Greenland's new minister for natural resources, told The Associated Press in a telephone interview th... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1982524-greenland-reluctant-offshore-drilling.html 2013-03-27T18:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1929750-obama-nominates-3-to-cabinet-level-posts.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama signaled his willingness to tackle climate change with his pick of Gina McCarthy to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, one of three major appointments he announced Monday. A 25-year veteran of environmental policy and politics, McCarthy has worked for Republicans and Democrats, including Obama's presidential... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:16:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1929750-obama-nominates-3-to-cabinet-level-posts.html 2013-03-04T20:16:57Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1925972-us-seizes-2200-pieces-artwork-us.html NEWARK, New Jersey (AP) — A federal prosecutor in New Jersey says the government has seized a massive trove of works of art that were used to launder money raised through fraud. They were appraised at nearly $16 million. The main part of the shipment arrived in New Jersey last year from Texas on an 18-wheel truck — its contents a mystery. After five days ... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 02:35:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1925972-us-seizes-2200-pieces-artwork-us.html 2013-03-02T02:35:40Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1882914-germany-prospect-shale-gas-fracking.html BERLIN (AP) — Germany's environment minister says he doesn't expect the extraction of natural gas by "fracking" will start any time soon in Europe's biggest economy. Shale gas is located underground across Europe, but environmental concerns over extracting it are widespread. Hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," frees natural gas from shale by injecting a... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 09:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1882914-germany-prospect-shale-gas-fracking.html 2013-02-11T09:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/1877586-damons-fracking-drama-berlin-prize.html BERLIN (AP) — Matt Damon hopes "Promised Land," his drama on the divisive practice of fracking, will win over international critics, despite a U.S. reception that disappointed the actor. The movie on shale gas drilling, directed by Gus Van Sant and with a script written by Damon and co-star John Krasinski, has its international premiere Friday at the Berl... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/1877586-damons-fracking-drama-berlin-prize.html 2013-02-08T14:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1855588-dutch-court-rejects-shell-spill-case.html THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court has ruled that a subsidiary of international oil giant Royal Dutch Shell should be held responsible for a pipeline leak poisoning farmland in Nigeria, as it had failed to take adequate measures to prevent sabotage. In its ruling Wednesday the Hague Civil Court rejected most of the case brought by Nigerian farmer... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1855588-dutch-court-rejects-shell-spill-case.html 2013-01-30T19:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1842532-toyota-bmw-working-battery-technology.html TOKYO (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. and BMW Group are working together on next-generation batteries for green vehicles called "lithium-air" as their collaboration, first announced in late 2011, moves ahead in fuel cells, sports vehicles and other fields. But both sides said Thursday the partnership will not involve a capital alliance while spanning a wide ran... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1842532-toyota-bmw-working-battery-technology.html 2013-01-24T11:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1842392-crisis-greeks-turn-to-wood-burning-choke.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Fireplaces were long a status symbol for Greece's up-and-coming middle class, like the second car and the flat-screen TV. Now, they are increasingly their owners' only defense against the encroaching winter cold. A steep increase in heating costs has led many Greeks to switch from heating oil to wood-burning. But the price of using c... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1842392-crisis-greeks-turn-to-wood-burning-choke.html 2013-01-24T07:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1836882-obamas-lofty-inaugural-ideals-reality.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's lofty ideals from his inaugural address ran smack into reality Tuesday on the first working day of his second term. Twenty-four hours after Obama pledged to tackle climate change and called for gays and lesbians to be treated equally under the law, the White House struggled to back up his sweeping rhetoric with s... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1836882-obamas-lofty-inaugural-ideals-reality.html 2013-01-23T00:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1837590-algeria-scours-sahara-5-missing-foreigners.html ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian forces scoured the Sahara Desert on Tuesday, searching for five foreign energy workers who vanished during a chaotic four-day battle with hostage-taking Islamist militants. One official says the men may have fled the sprawling complex during the fighting and gotten lost. The four-day confrontation that began when al-Qaida-... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1837590-algeria-scours-sahara-5-missing-foreigners.html 2013-01-22T19:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1819394-auditor-chides-eu-energy-efficiency-funds.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's auditor says that some €5 billion ($6.7 billion) in funds specifically targeted at energy efficiency projects over the past dozen years were largely ill-spent. Harald Woegerbauer, who compiled a report for the European Court of Auditors, said Monday that funds often went to general refurbishment of public buildings "wh... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1819394-auditor-chides-eu-energy-efficiency-funds.html 2013-01-14T14:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/1795130-critics-grounding-arctic-drilling-danger.html ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The grounding of a petroleum drilling ship on a remote Alaska island has refueled the debate over oil exploration in the U.S. Arctic Ocean, where critics for years have said the conditions are too harsh and the stakes too high to allow dangerous industrial development. The drilling sites are 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) from Coa... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/1795130-critics-grounding-arctic-drilling-danger.html 2013-01-03T11:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/1775716-china-top-dam-builder-going-where-wont.html TATAY RIVER, Cambodia (AP) — Up a sweeping jungle valley in a remote corner of Cambodia, Chinese engineers and workers are raising a 100-meter- (330-foot-) high dam over the protests of villagers and activists. Only Chinese companies are willing to tame the Tatay and other rivers of Koh Kong province, one of Southeast Asia's last great wilderness areas. I... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 06:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/1775716-china-top-dam-builder-going-where-wont.html 2012-12-19T06:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1773838-solar-boosts-german-renewable-energy-2012.html BERLIN (AP) — German utilities say this year's share of renewable energies in the country's electricity production is forecast to rise some 15 percent on the year, largely on the back of a continuing solar-power boom. Utilities' industry association BDEW said Tuesday the share of wind, solar and biomass power is expected to rise from 20 percent in 2011 to... Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1773838-solar-boosts-german-renewable-energy-2012.html 2012-12-18T12:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/1766022-gas-shortage-exposes-pakistans-energy-crisis.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — It has become a familiar sight across Pakistan in recent weeks: Long lines of cars and minibuses snaking for hundreds of yards as their frustrated drivers wait to fill up their tanks with natural gas. The reason for the long lines is a pricing dispute involving the government and the Supreme Court that has caused many station owners to sh... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 05:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/asia/1766022-gas-shortage-exposes-pakistans-energy-crisis.html 2012-12-14T05:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1763662-uk-govt-approval-to-resume-fracking.html LONDON (AP) — Britain's government has given the go-ahead to resume fracking — the controversial practice of drilling for gas trapped in shale — in the U.K.. Shale gas exploration had been suspended in Britain last year after a series of small tremors near an exploration site in Lancashire in northwest England. Edward Davey, the energy and climate change ... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1763662-uk-govt-approval-to-resume-fracking.html 2012-12-13T10:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1761362-polish-energy-advisor-using-coal-energy.html WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An advisor to the Polish government says the country should keep using its coal for decades to come, despite a European Union policy of replacing the polluting fossil fuel with cleaner sources. Krzysztof Zmijewski, an expert on carbon gas emissions, said Wednesday that as global demand for energy rises, Poland should continue to use ... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1761362-polish-energy-advisor-using-coal-energy.html 2012-12-12T15:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1739510-fossil-fuel-subsidies-focus-climate-talks.html DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Hassan al-Kubaisi considers it a gift from above that drivers in oil- and gas-rich Qatar only have to pay $1 per gallon at the pump. "Thank God that our country is an oil producer and the price of gasoline is one of the lowest," al-Kubaisi said, filling up his Toyota Land Cruiser at a gas station in Doha. "God has given us a blessing." ... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1739510-fossil-fuel-subsidies-focus-climate-talks.html 2012-12-03T18:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1736516-fracking-opponents-protest-london.html LONDON (AP) — Opponents of shale gas extraction are protesting amid reports the government is to green-light the controversial practice, known as fracking. Campaigners delivered a letter Saturday to Prime Minister David Cameron's 10 Downing Street office calling the extraction of gas by hydraulic fracturing "an unpredictable, unregulatable process" that c... Sat, 01 Dec 2012 14:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1736516-fracking-opponents-protest-london.html 2012-12-01T14:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1733778-seeking-renewable-energy-poland-to-sea-wind.html SOPOT, Poland (AP) — Seeking renewable energy to meet EU recommendations and cut dependence on Russian energy imports, Poland is looking to offshore wind farms as part of the answer. The government has granted 14 licenses for development of wind farms on the Baltic Sea and will review more than two dozen more this year, Transport Minister Slawomir Nowak s... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1733778-seeking-renewable-energy-poland-to-sea-wind.html 2012-11-30T17:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/hockey/1726882-western-lawmakers-seek-probe-refineries.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Six Democratic senators representing states along the Pacific Coast asked the Justice Department on Tuesday to investigate the role of oil refineries in gas spikes that occurred in May and October even as crude oil prices were declining. Gas prices jumped last month in California to more than $5 a gallon. Analysts said a web of refinery ... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 23:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/hockey/1726882-western-lawmakers-seek-probe-refineries.html 2012-11-27T23:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1721056-will-us-role-climate-talks-change-storm.html DOHA, Qatar (AP) — During a year with a monster storm and scorching heat waves, Americans have experienced the kind of freakish weather that many scientists say will occur more often on a warming planet. And as a re-elected president talks about global warming again, climate activists are cautiously optimistic that the U.S. will be more than a disinterest... Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1721056-will-us-role-climate-talks-change-storm.html 2012-11-24T15:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1716074-un-report-warns-widening-climate-gap.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — A U.N. report on rising greenhouse gas emissions reminded world governments Wednesday that their efforts to fight climate change are far from enough to meet their stated goal of limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit). The report by the U.N. Environment Program, released just days ahead of a major climate conference,... Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1716074-un-report-warns-widening-climate-gap.html 2012-11-21T09:26:00Z