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Violence in Nigeria offers lessons to oil companies hoping to operate in Iraq 1 | BAGHDAD (AP) _ Recurrent violence in oil-rich parts of Nigeria may provide a sobering lesson for oil companies hoping to work in Iraq — a place that is much more dangerous despite the fact t... (photo: AP /George Osodi) Newsday Iraq Nigeria Oil Photos Violence |
Floods cause chaos in Algeria | Algiers - The death toll in flash floods in a historic Algerian town climbed to 31 on Friday, as aid workers battled to help hundreds of homeless and the army was deployed to prevent looting, state ... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) Independent online Algeria Disaster Environment Floods Photos |
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Oil prices slump to fresh low | Oil prices fell US$3 ($5) to a fresh one-year low below US$84 a barrel yesterday, as fears that market turmoil will send demand for fuel slumping outweighed news that O... (photo: AP / Mary Ann Chastain) NZ Herald Economy Market Oil Photos US |
Snub to Iceland will be costly blunder | DECLINING to offer Iceland a quick E4billion ($7.9billion) loan is one of the worst decisions the US and European countries have made amid the turmoil. It is a false ec... (photo: AP / Arni Torfason) The Australian Economy Iceland Oil Photos Politics |
SolarTAC created to advance solar energy research and technology in Colorado Add a Comment by Ed Duffy, Denver News Examiner From PRNewswire: | SolarTAC to Accelerate Solar Technology Development | | &n... (photo: AP Photo/Antonio Carrapato) The Examiner Energy Photos Research Solar Technology |
Houston may lose economic cushion | 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 ... (photo: GFDL File / Gabor Eszes (UED77)) Houston Chronicle Business Economy Oil Photos US |
U.S. Departments Developing Biofuels | By Light & Medium Truck | The U.S. Energy and Agriculture departments have announced a plan to work together on development of biofuels. | Agriculture Secretary Ed Scha... (photo: AP Photo / Mustafa Quraishi, File) TT News Agriculture Biofuel Development Energy Photos |
Oil, soy beans, copper that made Latin America prosper now go bust in financial crisis | BRASILIA, Brazil - The booming prices for Venezuelan oil, Brazilian soy beans and Chilean copper that brought prosperity to Latin America are heading for a bust that th... (photo: creative commons) Star Tribune Business Economy Financial Latin America Photos |
Will cheap gas mean return to gas-guzzling ways? | SANDY SHORE | The Associated Press | DENVER - Prices at the pump are dropping fast, and gas could fall below $3 a gallon in a matter of weeks, if not sooner. Does that ... (photo: WN / nurkamiah) Philadelphia Daily News Denver Energy Market Oil Photos |
Let there be energy-saving light: Traditional bulbs to be banned from sale by 2010 to ... | The sale of conventional light bulbs will be banned in Europe from the start of 2010 as part of a target to reduce greenhouse gases. | Low-energy fluorescent bulbs will... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) The Daily Mail Bulbs Energy Greenhouse Light Photos |