News headlines for “Energy Security”, page 130
Israeli Cloud Hovers Over Green Energy
- Inter Press Service
MASAFER YATTA, Occupied West Bank, Apr 23 (IPS) - A quiet diplomatic war is being waged by several European governments against the Israeli authorities, specifically the Israeli Civil Administration which controls the Israeli occupied West Bank.
Wind Brings Light to Somaliland
- Inter Press Service
HARGEISA, Apr 22 (IPS) - A wind turbine, situated some 20 kilometres outside of Somaliland's capital Hargeisa, has become a significant totem of the country's changing energy landscape.
Mexico Lacks Water to Frack for Shale Gas
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Apr 18 (IPS) - Mexico plans to expand shale gas exploration this year, but it could run into a shortage of water, which is essential to hydraulic fracturing or fracking, the method used to capture natural gas from shale rocks.
U.S. Kiobel Decision Bucks 30 Years of Precedent
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 18 (IPS) - The U.S. Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit against the Royal Dutch Shell Petroleum Company brought by alleged human rights victims.
Keystone Opponents Deepen Criticism of Proposed Pipeline
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 16 (IPS) - Two new reports, put out by a cross-section of U.S. environmental and public interest groups, are attacking central rationales for the construction of a major new Canada-U.S. oil pipeline proposal, which has emerged as an emblematic cause for green groups who have angrily denounced a U.S. government approvals process.
New York Nuke Waste in Limbo as Concerns Rise
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Apr 16 (IPS) - Over one million kgs of nuclear waste sit in limbo on the banks of the Hudson River, in dry cask storage units and spent fuel pools just 60 kms north of New York City, according to environmental organisations.
Eternal Energy Revolution Picking Up Steam
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, Apr 15 (IPS) - "Be a climate-protection hero, not a climate victim" is the message energy experts from around the world are bringing to San Francisco Tuesday.
OP-ED: Letting Nature Take Its Course?
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 12 (IPS) - Is sustainability still possible? Yes. Is it still probable? No. With bold action today, tomorrow, and in years to come, we could succeed in creating a sustainable and prosperous society. But what does bold action actually mean?
International Carbon Markets Expanding but Still Contentious
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 10 (IPS) - Nascent carbon emissions-trading exchanges in several countries are increasingly looking at options to interlink with one another, which advocates say would offer investors long-term stability, increase revenues for the development of renewable energy and strengthen corporate support for climate policy.
Guarded Optimism Over Iran Nuclear Talks
- Inter Press Service
ALMATY, Apr 04 (IPS) - With talks over Iran's nuclear ambitions set to resume Apr. 5 in Almaty, Kazakhstan, there is guarded optimism that negotiators can build on the moderate breakthroughs made in discussions held earlier this year.
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