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- The time for a nuclear deal with Iran is now | @ guardianletters Thu, 6 Nov 14, 5:41amWe urge the the EU3+3 countries (the UK, Germany and France and the US, China and Russia) and Iran to reach agreement on a comprehensive nuclear deal by the 24 November deadline...
- US signs nuclear technology deal with Vietnam Thu, 10 Oct 13, 10:31pmJohn Kerry says agreement will allow US firms to invest in energy market in Vietnam, where annual growth is at 5%The United States and Vietnam have signed a pact allowing the transfer of nuclear technology to the south-east...
- How cheap energy from shale will reshape America's role in the world Fri, 16 Nov 12, 6:09amUS self-sufficiency in energy is likely to end American reliance on despotic Gulf regimes but biggest loser of all may be RussiaAfter the fall of the Berlin Wall, the rise of China and the Arab spring, American energy independence...
- Chinese-owned Ralls sues Obama over blocked Oregon windfarm project Wed, 3 Oct 12, 6:53amCompany accuses president of overstepping his authority to block project on the grounds it poses a national security threatA Chinese company sued Barack Obama on Tuesday for blocking its windfarm project in Oregon on the...
- US military combines green and mean to fly drones on biofuels | Damian Carrington Thu, 15 Mar 12, 7:00pmThe US navy's aggressive plan to replace a third of its huge fuel use with biofuels has now seen the unmanned aircraft, as well as ships and supersonic aircraft, trial the fuelsThe unmanned drones used by the US Navy to bomb...
- Iran to announce 'major nuclear progress' Sat, 11 Feb 12, 11:22pmAhmadinejad tells Tehran rally that world will soon hear news of 'very important and very major nuclear achievements'Iran will soon reveal "very big new achievements" in its controversial nuclear programme, President Mahmoud...
- WikiLeaks cables: Americans funded groups that stalled Burma dam project Fri, 30 Sep 11, 10:27pmNewly leaked document reveals support for opponents of proposed Myitsone dam, widely seen as a Chinese projectThe US embassy in Rangoon funded some of the civil society groups in the Burmese region that forced the government...
- WikiLeaks cables: US backs UAE bid to host green energy agency Sat, 4 Dec 10, 8:30amDispatches show support for major oil producer to host Irena as trade-off for political, military and financial help in Middle EastThe US backed an audacious bid by the oil-rich United Arab Emirates to host a major international...
- Oil groups mount legal challenge to Schwarzenegger's tar sands ban Mon, 15 Feb 10, 5:58am• Californian legislation branded 'unconstitutional'• Lobby group includes UK energy companiesA lobby group that includes BP and Shell in its membership has launched a legal challenge against low-carbon legislation in...
- New generation of power stations 'risk terrorist anarchy', warns expert Tue, 17 Mar 09, 4:39amPlans for more nuclear power stations increases the risk of terrorists seizing plutonium, report warns