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Canada has found a predictable ally among oil industry executives in its battle to defend oil (tar) sands from a draft EU law.
In an exclusive interview with energyNOW! anchor Thalia Assuras, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu says energy security concerns may help the Keystone XL oil-sands pipeline win approval.
Engineers are constantly trying to make airplanes more efficient, and there's finally a big push to do so. In “The Future of Flight,” Special Correspondent Josh Zepps takes a look at how the aviation industry is evolving to meet new needs and pressures, with new aircraft designs and advanced fuels.
U.S. President Barack Obama will address the nation in the annual State of the Union speech tomorrow evening. The public address will outline the nation's achievements over the past year, while parlaying the administration's goals for coming calendar year.
A duo of Republican Senators are quietly working to undo legislation that prevents oil companies from acquiring tar sands from Canada that are known to produce even worse emissions than conventional oil.
Yesterday's fire on Mariner Energy's Vermillion 380 oil platform, sitting 80 miles off the Louisiana coast, took over five hours to extinguish. The smoke plume rising up from the platform could be seen by NASA satellites in space.
Another Friday means another whirlwind business week is coming to an end and another microscopic look into the renewable energy universe is forthcoming.
Strap your helmets on because we are about to tour the cleantech and renewable energy worlds at light speed.
NASA has released a new image taken by one of the earth observatory satellites. The last oil slick image they released over 3 weeks ago very clearly showed just how big this disaster is getting.
Imagine flying the friendly skies in an electric and solar-powered aircraft? The Elektra One, from German aircraft engineering and designing company PC-Aero, is getting closer to making that scenario a reality.
NASA released a video today that stitches together their satellite images of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster - watch the spill grow and morph in this 2 minute video:
