Researchers develop super-hydrophobic cotton for oil-spill cleanup
Both heavy and light oils can be effectively absorbed by a super-hydrophobic Cotton, developed by IIT-Guwahati, which is easy to prepare, cost-…
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
WORLD ENERGY: BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE Lee Schipper et al Publisher: Stockholm Environment Institute Price: Not stated
'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 …
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
Tiny island nation threatens to take fossil fuel industries to court over climate change
In a first, Vanuatu says “climate loss and damages ravaging the nation will not go unchallenged”
Regulations on used cooking oil come into effect; plans afoot to convert it into bio-diesel
FSSAI has rolled out new standards for used cooking oil and it is exploring possibility of using it as feedstock for biodiesel production
‘The collapse in oil prices is not negative for India‘s renewable transition’
Down To Earth speaks to Tim Buckley from the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis on India’s move towards renewable energy
Fishing, agriculture impacted by burning river in Upper Assam: Residents
They alleged the administration was slow to respond to the crisis as the affected area had been supporting anti-CAA protestors
Ecuador annuls austerity decree, restores fuel subsidy
Decree 833 will be replaced with a new one that contains mechanisms to focus resources on who needs it most, said President Lenín Moreno
Fracking damaging for environment, say activists
Irreversible damage caused to water resources due to shale gas exploration is being ignored, particularly in the United States
Troubled oil over waters
A severe oil spill in the Russian arctics has bulldozed the environment and created resentment among the local people. As the government reels …
Outrage
Ken Saro-Wiwa died because he had dared to assert the Ogonis'claims to their In Nigeria, the giant wheels of progress have been leaving a …
Oil in a day's work
THE NEW GEOPOLITICS OF ENERGY·John V Mitchell, Peter Beck and Michael Grubb· Energy and Environment Programme, The Royal Institute …