8/5/2014 Decree #504-p[1] of the Russian Government promised in April 2014 “to approve the action plan to ensure reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 to a level not exceeding 75 percent of the volume of said emissions in 1990.” Before anyone starts cheering, that 2020 pledge represents an increase of 8% over the last […]

The United Kingdom and Sweden attacked the bloc of EU nations pressing ahead with a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) after the group announced plans for the levy at Tuesday’s (6 May) meeting of European finance ministers in Brussels.  Read full story › Source: http://www.euractiv.com/

GENEVA, May 1 (Reuters) - Russia has requested talks with the European Union on its "Third Energy Package" in a possible first step towards filing a dispute at the World Trade Organization, WTO officials said on Thursday. Read full story › Source: Reuters UK Natural Resources     

It is no secret that to produce any oil from an oil sands project you need water and lots of it. To create the steam needed to extract oil in oil sands projects operators mainly recycle water that Read full story › Source: Oil Voice