Aggravated Chinese truck drivers parked for hours to buy rationed diesel Monday as shortages blamed on a government conservation campaign and possible hoarding by state...
Article Context
China suffers diesel shortage, disrupting industry
Articles from 11.8.2010
Report: GOP dangles Energy Committee spot to spur Manchin party switch
From the fascinating-if-true department: Fox News reports that Republicans are urging Sen.-elect Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) to switch parties, and dangling his pick of...
Hillary Clinton urges other countries not to follow U.S. on climate change
MELBOURNE, Australia, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who is visiting Australia, Sunday urged countries to find ways to tackle climate change,...
EU biofuel expansion plans worse for environment than burning fossil fuels, new report claims
The old spectre of indirect land-use change and biofuels again rears its head: A new report from the Institute for European Environmental Policy looks at the increase in...
Vermont nuke plant closes after radioactive water leak
AP - Technicians at the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant began work Monday morning to fix a pipe that leaked radioactive water and forced the plant to shut down.
Transformer explodes at NY nuke plant; no one hurt
AP - A transformer exploded at the Indian Point nuclear power plant Sunday night, leading to an automatic emergency shutdown of one of its reactors, authorities said. No...
Geologists and tech industry leaders fear mineral trade wars imminent
The Geological Society Of America (also known as the Geosociety) completed the installation of a solar power generating rooftop at their Colorado headquarters yesterday....
Judge tosses argument in polar bear lawsuit
Environmentalists have moved one step closer to getting polar bears listed as endangered under U.S. law. A federal judge for the District of Columbia last week rejected a...
Articles Related by Topic
Chinese oil exec attacks ‘misconception’ about country’s global intentions
HOUSTON – The CEO of CNOOC Ltd., a big state-owned Chinese oil company, on Tuesday sought to dispel fears that oil-thirsty China is seeking to lock down global resources...
Legislator in Canada's ruling party blasts CNOOC bid for Nexen
OTTAWA, Nov 6 (Reuters) - A top legislator in Canada's ruling Conservative Party on Tuesday made public his fierce opposition to a bid by China's CNOOC Ltd for...
Russia, China join West in Iran rebuke at U.N. nuclear meet
VIENNA (Reuters) - Russia and China backed four Western powers on Wednesday to step up diplomatic pressure on Iran to allay concerns that it is developing atomic bombs...
Schumer to Geithner: Play "hardball" on Chinese oil bid to get more US access to China's markets
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) says the U.S. should block CNOOC Ltd., a big state-owned Chinese oil company, from buying the Canadian oil company Nexen Inc. until China...
China tests troubled waters with $1 billion ultra-deepwater rig for S.China Sea
HONG KONG, June 21 (Reuters) - China has spent nearly $1 billion on an ultra-deepwater rig that appears intended to explore disputed areas of the South China Sea, one of...
Clinton: China moving on cutting Iran oil imports
(Reuters) - China is moving to cut its imports of Iranian oil, tracking earlier efforts by countries such as India, Japan and South Korea which won them exemptions from...
U.S. reportedly to exempt India, South Korea—but not China—from Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will exempt India, South Korea and five other countries from financial sanctions in return for cutting purchases of Iranian oil,...
China gains foothold in U.S. energy
Since 2010, Chinese companies have invested more than $17 billion into oil and gas deals in the U.S. and Canada, giving their energy-thirsty nation a foothold in a region...
Chinese premier stresses need to keep Hormuz open
DOHA, Qatar —China's premier, touring the oil-rich Gulf, on Wednesday stressed the importance of keeping the Strait of Hormuz open after threats by Iran to shut the...
China's power play for Africa alarms U.S.
LUSAKA, Zambia, June 22 (UPI) -- China, armed with $3 trillion in foreign reserves, is stepping up its scramble for Africa's mineral riches, including oil, copper...
China shops for Latin American oil, food, minerals
Latin America is blessed with a wealth of natural resources such as oil, copper and soy, and seeks investment and loans to capitalize on them. China needs the commodities...
China court rejects appeal by jailed US geologist
A Beijing appeals court upheld Friday the eight-year prison sentence given to an American geologist for obtaining information on the Chinese oil industry, dimming hopes...
Stay connected.