Science news articles about 'rising oil prices'Feature: Oil pressure lifting bio-plastics to favour
As rising oil prices drive up the costs of conventional plastics, scientists are creating new, cheaper polymers that are also stronger and easier to recycle, reports Heather CatchpoleRising fuel costs could lead to nuclear-powered ships
... to get the navy to use more nuclear fuel. The rising cost of oil means it is getting close to the point at ... nuclear propulsion for amphibious ships was an oil price of $178 dollars per barrel. We're ... UNEP: Clean energy investments charge forward despite financial market turmoil
... , growing support from world governments, rising oil prices and ongoing energy security concerns ... : while the cost of fossil fuel energy is rising, the costs of renewable energy technology are falling. ... Are We in the Peak of an Oil Bubble?
Since 2003, worldwide oil prices have quadrupled. According to a new study, the price of oil is rising at a faster-than-exponential rate, and cannot be sustained. In other words, we`re in the midst of ... 'Fuel for thought' on transport sector challenges
... the economic, environmental and social impacts of rising oil prices and rising temperatures," he said.
"In response to ... around 10 cents per litre at a price of A$40 per tonne of carbon dioxide. Even ... Limits on futures trading could boost gas prices, expert says
... of trading limits contend has artificially inflated oil prices by 20 to 50 percent.
Irwin ... accounts, at most, for a small part of the recent spike in oil prices, based on a recent study of commodity ... West Africa has potential to develop biomass: report
Bioenergy could become an "engine of growth" for several west African countries hard hit by the world food crisis and rising oil prices, the United Nations Foundation said Thursday.Car industry: Charging up the future
A new generation of lithium-ion batteries, coupled with rising oil prices and the need to address climate change, has sparked a global race to electrify transportation. Jeff Tollefson investigates.Baker Institute study finds continuing upward pressure on retail gasoline prices
... temporary demand and supply factors can cause gasoline prices to rise substantially. Given the shortage in refinery ... demand goes, so goes the world price of oil."
The only way to address high energy ... Are microbes the answer to the energy crisis?
... from corn has also come under much criticism lately, accused of being responsible for rising food prices.
Researchers are looking at alternate biomasses as food for microorganisms to ferment into ... Old idea of using bioplastics gets a new lease of life
Lee Bruno: Researchers are following Henry Ford's footsteps by developing food-based plastics as oil prices riseTraffic deaths fall as gas prices climb
Rising prices at the gas pump appear to be having at least one positive effect: Traffic deaths around the country are plummeting, just as they did during the Arab oil embargo three decades ago.NASA study illustrates how global peak oil could impact climate
... fuels -- notably coal, oil and gas -- has accounted for about 80 percent of the rise of atmospheric carbon ... dioxide cap is related to a global temperature rise of about 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit above ... New battle over Arctic oil plans
As petrol prices rise in the US, pressure is growing to open up new areas of Alaska for oil exploration.New study says high grain prices are likely here to stay
... concerns as farmers tried to get a handle on rising prices when markets turned volatile in the wake ... going to continually be bumping into demand for crude-oil production that we can't easily get above ...
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Feature: Oil pressure lifting bio-plastics to favour
As rising oil prices drive up the costs of conventional plastics, scientists are creating new, cheaper polymers that are also stronger and easier to recycle, reports Heather CatchpoleRising fuel costs could lead to nuclear-powered ships
... to get the navy to use more nuclear fuel. The rising cost of oil means it is getting close to the point at ... nuclear propulsion for amphibious ships was an oil price of $178 dollars per barrel. We're ...UNEP: Clean energy investments charge forward despite financial market turmoil
... , growing support from world governments, rising oil prices and ongoing energy security concerns ... : while the cost of fossil fuel energy is rising, the costs of renewable energy technology are falling. ...Are We in the Peak of an Oil Bubble?
Since 2003, worldwide oil prices have quadrupled. According to a new study, the price of oil is rising at a faster-than-exponential rate, and cannot be sustained. In other words, we`re in the midst of ...'Fuel for thought' on transport sector challenges
... the economic, environmental and social impacts of rising oil prices and rising temperatures," he said. "In response to ... around 10 cents per litre at a price of A$40 per tonne of carbon dioxide. Even ...Limits on futures trading could boost gas prices, expert says
... of trading limits contend has artificially inflated oil prices by 20 to 50 percent. Irwin ... accounts, at most, for a small part of the recent spike in oil prices, based on a recent study of commodity ...West Africa has potential to develop biomass: report
Bioenergy could become an "engine of growth" for several west African countries hard hit by the world food crisis and rising oil prices, the United Nations Foundation said Thursday.Car industry: Charging up the future
A new generation of lithium-ion batteries, coupled with rising oil prices and the need to address climate change, has sparked a global race to electrify transportation. Jeff Tollefson investigates.Baker Institute study finds continuing upward pressure on retail gasoline prices
... temporary demand and supply factors can cause gasoline prices to rise substantially. Given the shortage in refinery ... demand goes, so goes the world price of oil." The only way to address high energy ...Are microbes the answer to the energy crisis?
... from corn has also come under much criticism lately, accused of being responsible for rising food prices. Researchers are looking at alternate biomasses as food for microorganisms to ferment into ...Old idea of using bioplastics gets a new lease of life
Lee Bruno: Researchers are following Henry Ford's footsteps by developing food-based plastics as oil prices riseTraffic deaths fall as gas prices climb
Rising prices at the gas pump appear to be having at least one positive effect: Traffic deaths around the country are plummeting, just as they did during the Arab oil embargo three decades ago.NASA study illustrates how global peak oil could impact climate
... fuels -- notably coal, oil and gas -- has accounted for about 80 percent of the rise of atmospheric carbon ... dioxide cap is related to a global temperature rise of about 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit above ...New battle over Arctic oil plans
As petrol prices rise in the US, pressure is growing to open up new areas of Alaska for oil exploration.New study says high grain prices are likely here to stay
... concerns as farmers tried to get a handle on rising prices when markets turned volatile in the wake ... going to continually be bumping into demand for crude-oil production that we can't easily get above ...