Tag: Energy industry
Australia plans to spend $417 M on hydrogen, carbon capture
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s prime minister has proposed spending an extra 539 million Australian dollars ($417 million) on hydrogen and carbon sequestration projects, seeking...
Biden aims for momentum as US returns to climate fight
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is convening a coalition of the willing, the unwilling, the desperate-for-help and the avid-for-money for a global summit Thursday...
US ends oil, gas lease sales from public land through June
BILLINGS, Mont. — The U.S. Interior Department is cancelling oil and gas lease sales from public lands through June amid an ongoing review of...
In race to rearm, Greece seeks partnerships, more hardware
<p>ANDRAVIDA, Greece — Greece has vowed to expand military cooperation with traditional NATO allies as well as Middle Eastern powers in a race to...
Mexican president wants work visas, citizenship for farmers
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Monday he will ask U.S. President Joe Biden to give work visas to Mexican...
Also roaring back from pandemic; earth warming emissions
<p>SILVER SPRING, Md. — Global warming emissions are expected to spike this year as the world emerges from the coronavirus pandemic and economies begin...
Search for survivors of capsized lift boat ends
CUT OFF, La. — The search for survivors from a capsized lift boat in the Gulf of Mexico has closed and attention now turns...
US lab looks to boost power supply ahead of nuclear mission
<p>ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The U.S. government plans to build a new transmission line and make other upgrades costing hundreds of million dollars to ensure...
Kosovar biologist calls newly found insect after coronavirus
PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovar biologist Halil Ibrahimi believes the pandemic restrictions haven't all been bad — as a result of them, he completed his...
Memphis council plans vote on ordinance tied to oil pipeline
<p>MEMPHIS, Tenn. — City council members in Memphis, Tennessee, were scheduled to vote Tuesday on a law that could make it more difficult for...