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Shell to purchase British rival BG for nearly $70 billionOther energy giants may follow suit as they look to boost growth through acquisitions after increased production in the US helped trigger a plunge in oil prices.
Why future superpowers will run on super batteriesA global race is underway to find the great white whale of 21st century energy: the elusive super battery. It's a race that will shape energy geopolitics for decades to come, experts say.聽
Please learn the difference between tortoises and sea turtles, say Florida wildlife officialsThe Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission would like to have a word with those who have been mistaking the gopher tortoises for sea turtles and dropping their hatchlings in the ocean.
What if oil prices never bounce back?A new analysis outlines how oil prices could remain well below $100 a barrel for the next two decades. But if we have learned anything over the past year, it is that oil markets are highly volatile.
California drought: Who might feel new water restrictions the most?Gov. Jerry Brown鈥檚 executive order aims to cut water usage by a quarter within nine months and mandates a shift towards water-efficient devices and practices statewide. How will it affect Californians?
California drought: Gov. Brown orders statewide water restrictionsIn the fourth year of a drought, the state's chief executive has ordered all cities and towns to cut water usage by 25 percent.
How much will BP have to pay to restore Gulf Coast after 2010 oil spill?A new annual report shows the continued aftermath of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the biggest spill in US history.聽
Cheap oil, sanctions take toll on Russian energyRussia's state-owned gas producer Gazprom has suffered mightily under the weight of western sanctions and the fall in energy prices. And the results are beginning to show.
Could the Earth be getting greener? Satellite data say yes.A study of satellite data has found that terrestrial vegetation has increased lately.聽
Will US partisanship block a global climate accord?Ahead of December climate talks in Paris, the US today committed to cut its greenhouse emissions 28 percent. Mexico and the EU have made their pledges, reluctant nations and the GOP still stand between Obama and a climate deal.
What Iran nuclear talks mean for oil pricesIran hopes to bring an additional 1 million barrels of oil per day back online in the coming months if a deal can be signed, a volume that would crush oil prices.
Lioness gives birth to quintuplets in Pakistani homeA lioness kept as an exotic pet in a home in Pakistan is the proud mother of five newborn cubs.聽Lions normally have litters of two or three cubs.聽
Oil prices rise after Saudi, Gulf coalition air strikes in YemenIran demanded an end to Saudi-led military operations in the neighboring Gulf state, as oil prices surged closer to $60 a barrel Thursday.
As world expands nuclear power, US grapples with decades of wasteNuclear energy is experiencing a renaissance around the world, but lawmakers in the US are struggling with a decades-old waste problem. It's one of the many challenges facing the US industry as competition grows in China and elsewhere.
Is climate change denial immoral? US Episcopal Church says yes.The head of the Episcopal Church in the United States says that addressing climate change is on a moral par with the civil rights movement. How many more religious organizations will follow suit? 聽聽
Costa Rica uses 100% renewable energy for past 75 days. How are they doing it?Costa Rica has managed to do away with fossil fuels, relying on hydropower and other forms of renewable energy instead. Could other countries follow suit?
Fukushima cleanup: What to do with a torrent of radioactive waterGetting a handle on the Fukushima disaster recovery, let alone permanently cleaning up the site, has been extraordinarily difficult.聽The problem is the daily flood of rainwater that flows downhill towards the sea, rushing into the mangled radioactive site.
How California drought became ammunition in climate policy debateCalifornia鈥檚 drought is giving the usually-partisan debate about climate-change deniers a harder and more practical edge, as Gov. Jerry Brown demonstrated on 'Meet the Press.'
There are basically two big forests left, say scientistsResearches funded by the Natural Science Foundation have found that the Earth is left with two large forests, with all remaining wooded areas being relatively fragmented, and growing more so.聽
Ted Cruz: Can a climate change skeptic win in 2016?Tea Party favorite Ted Cruz has the conservative credentials to excite grassroots Republicans 鈥� but could he win in 2016? His views on climate change, energy, and environmental policy may complicate matters.
