Indigenous peoples sue Ecuador govt, oil firms over spill
On April 7, 2 oil pipelines had spilled 15,000 barrels of crude oil into 2 of Ecuador's most important rivers
Bye-bye Pumpjack? Report says renewable energy to power geopolitics
The document by the International Renewable Energy Agency says the nations that focus on innovation and research related to renewable energy will …
No sharing or you'll be sued
For distributing a subscription trade newsletter among its staff, a US firm is fined heavily for copyright violations
Shell gets final Arctic drilling permits, but with conditions
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement has issued “conditional approval” to the last two permits
Malaysia recovers palm oil sales
Malaysian palm exports to the US have increased dramatically after Malaysia retaliated against attempts to portray the product as being dangerous …
Tribals raise green issues in Nigerian polls
Clashes between the Ogoni tribals and the police over the laying of an oil pipeline have made ecological degradation a key issue in Nigeria's …
Coast Guard's oil clean-up bill: Rs 13 crore
The Indian Coast Guard has filed an initial multi-crore claim for its role in mopping up thousands of tonnes of oil spilt off Groat Nicobar …
Ethanol car project turns turtle
Proalcohol, the world's biggest project on alternative fuels to run cars is in danger of being wound up.
Proposed energy tax provokes debate in USA
Even as the Clinton administration seeks to phase in a tax on gas, oil, coal and nuclear energy, oil companies complain the levy will damage …
Energy analysis uncovers interesting trends
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'Values of our society lead to disaster'
In 1972, Dennis Meadows had co-authored the well-known report, Limits to Growth, along with Donella Meadows and Jorgen Randers. Recently, the …
Corals in shells of death
The shores of the Andaman and Nicobar islands are losing their magnificent coral reefs because of heavy siltation caused by …
Raging rig
The inferno at the Oil and Natural Gas Commission's rig in Andhra Pradesh leaves India bawling for help
No more in the dark
European environmental authorities have now found a way to zero in on those who pollute the sea through oil spills
Pied pipeline
Construction of a new oil terminal and a pipeline to Russia might affect the Black Sea ecology
"Alternative fuel helps us tide over oil crises"
LUIS FERNANDES, Brazil's deputy minister for science and technology, talks to T V JAYAN about his government's biodiesel project and its other …
Drilling by ONGC stopped in Mizoram
Company flouts environmental laws. Oil spill kills fish
Public protests hold back growth of tar sands industry in Canada
Tar sands contain more carbon and toxic substances than conventional oil
Students' organisation says no to gas pipeline in northeast
Largesse with agenda
China’s Africa strategy is shifting from extraction to investment — driven from the industry-rich Hunan region
Vulnerability of African countries and changing domestic needs of China leading to the shift
Palm oil plantations driving illegal logging in Indonesia
Report shows how corruption and lax enforcement by government is abetting illegal practices by well-connected business people
Stay away from Congo’s ‘carbon bomb’ auction, Greenpeace urges Big Oil
27 oil and three gas fields up for sale from July 28
Assam pollution control board seeks Baghjan shut down, OIL plans to move court
Watchdog cites damages to ecology, violations of environmental acts
Energy in news on June 5
Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on energy