HAMBURG, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Australian biofuels company Algae.Tec said on Wednesday it had signed a collaboration agreement with German airline Lufthansa for construction...
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Lawmakers, notably Democrats, are “running away from the issue” of climate change, consumer advocate and former Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader said Tuesday.
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GOP says Alpha's coal mine closures underscore Obama 'war on coal'
Republicans used a large coal firm’s decision to halt mining at eight sites Tuesday to attack President Obama’s regulatory policies that the GOP says targets the coal...
GE signs $1B contract with Brazil's Petrobras
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Audi backs a biofuels startup Joule
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Shell has ‘every intention’ of pushing into Arctic despite setbacks
A top Royal Dutch Shell executive says the oil giant is undaunted in its long push to strike oil in Arctic seas despite problems that forced the company to scrap most of...
Tesla to unveil details of super charger next Monday night
Electric car company Tesla plans to unveil the details and deployment plans for its super charger technology. Previously Tesla has said it will build a super charger...
Nuclear engineer accuses regulators of safety cover-up
An engineer with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) says the agency has withheld documents showing reactor sites downstream of dams are vulnerable to flooding, and an...
Subsea ravine leaks a new headache for carbon capture
LONDON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Companies looking to store polluting carbon under the sea will have to pay more for tougher seabed screening, after geologists discovered a...
Shell delays Arctic drilling plan
Oil and gas company Royal Dutch Shell said it suspended plans to drill in the Arctic region during 2012 after damage to safety equipment.
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