By Daniel Schearf Irbil, Iraq 16 February 2008 Iraqi officials say they are formulating a plan to deal with the country's widespread energy shortages. Iraq is believed to have the third largest reserves of oil in the world, but years of fighting, sab...
By Kurt Achin Panmunjom 29 October 2007 Delegates from six nations are mapping out the specifics of sending energy aid to North Korea as it ends its nuclear weapons programs. Negotiators are seeking the right timing and blend of energy assistance to...
By Zulima Palacio Washington 18 October 2007 Two committed environmentalists, including Democratic Party Congressman Jay Inslee of Washington state, are urging the country to create a clean energy economy. They make their case in a new book that cite...
By Prospero Laput Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines 16 July 2007 Electricity has yet to reach hundreds of villages in the Philippines. The Philippine government is tapping innovative technology to light up some villages, but in this report by producer...
Today is the deadline for the Environmental Protection Agency to announce a new rule designed to clean up the haze that obscures views in national parks. A court-imposed deadline is part of a decade long fight over pollution, and that fight may not b...
By Lisa McAdams Moscow 03 November 2006 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, left, shares with Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja during a media conference, Nov. 3, 2006 Russia's foreign minister is meeting in Brussels with European Union o...
By Michael Bowman Washington 09 October 2006 Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez before the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday Sept. 20, 2006 The war of words between Venezuela and the United States reached new heights last month, when Venezuel...
By Efam Dovi Accra 12 September 2006 In Ghana, mining companies are being forced to cut energy use by 50 percent to help the country through its worst energy crisis in nine years. The country's bulk electricity supplier, the Volta River Authority, s...
By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 05 September 2006 watch US Workers Pay Workers' pay is not keeping up with rising energy costs The largest industrial trade association in the U.S. says manufacturing production has increased at the fastest pace in more...
By Richard Green Washington 02 September 2006 There is a debate under way in the United States about the benefits of nuclear power, as the country looks for alternatives to its dependence on foreign oil. Advocates say nuclear power will provide a cl...