(October 07, 2009 | Climate Change)
A modern take on the age-old farming technique of plowing charred plants into the soil could help tackle climate change and even food security, according to researchers in Scotland.
(October 06, 2009 | Energy)
Britain and Norway may link up via the world's longest subsea power cable to share energy from windfarms in the North Sea when it is windy and Nordic hydropower when it is not, their grid operators said on Tuesday.
(October 06, 2009 | Climate Change)
Burning coal underground could be one of the next breakthroughs to increase the world's energy supply, similar to establishment of Canadian oil sands, executives and academics told a conference in London.
(October 06, 2009 | Energy)
Europe will this week launch a campaign to triple funding for energy research to 8 billion euros ($11.7 billion) a year in a technology race with Japan and the United States, a draft document shows.
(October 05, 2009 | Demographics)
Norway has retained its status as the world's most desirable country to live in, according to UN data, which ranks sub-Saharan African states afflicted by war and HIV/AIDS as the least attractive places.
(October 05, 2009 | Energy)
A first attempt fell victim to the crisis: now in the docks of Scotland's ancient capital, a second-generation scarlet Sea Snake is being prepared to harness the waves of Britain's northern islands to generate electricity.
(October 05, 2009 | Demographics)
The global economic crisis has reduced the role of migrant workers, but that is likely to change dramatically as developed countries face a shortfall in workers, a U.N. report said on Monday.
(October 02, 2009 | Climate Change)
Efforts to convince rich nations to toughen emissions cuts have failed to make much headway at climate talks in the Thai capital, the U.N. said.
(October 02, 2009 | Climate Change)
As the world wrestles with how to cut greenhouse gas emissions, new technologies are gearing up to grab climate-warming carbon right out of the air.
(October 01, 2009 | Energy)
As a clean-burning fuel with giant reserves, natural gas is central to reducing U.S. dependence on foreign oil. But aggressive development is drawing new scrutiny from residents.
