BERLIN (AP) — The German government says U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Germany to hold talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel and other officials next month.
A U.S.-led plan that would allow countries to develop their own climate change goals is gaining support at United Nations talks in Germany, Reuters reports.
BANGKOK (AP) — The price of oil continued to climb Thursday, a day after its biggest gain in five months, as recent glum data from the U.S. and Germany boosted expectations of central bank action to shore up the global economic recovery.
Benchmark oil for June delivery was up 26 cents to $91.69 at late afternoon Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Oil had its biggest daily gain since December on Wednesday, as speculation grew that the European Central Bank will cut interest rates next week. The contract jumped $2.25, or 2.5 percent, to finish at $91.43.
The potential for shale gas development in Germany could slow the country's ambitious moves toward a renewable energy economy, The Washington Post reports.
BERLIN (AP) — Germany is resuming its search for a place to bury the country's nuclear waste after decades of often-violent protests against the current site.
European policies that grant incentives to clean energy production have high costs, leading some nations to slash such subsidies and policies in response to continued debt crisis, USA Today reports.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is considering a new national energy ministry to oversee the nation's shift from nuclear power to renewable energy, Bloomberg reports.
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said growing stocks of U.S. natural gas can serve as a bridge to develop more renewable energy capacity, The Verge reports.
The State Department released the first batch of 100,000 public comments on its draft environmental impact study of the Keystone XL pipeline, Bloomberg reports.
Employees at the Environmental Protection Agency and three other agencies will take their first furloughs stemming from budget cuts today, Politico reports.
Current and former U.S. officials say Iranian hackers have boosted cyberattacks against computer networks at energy companies, Dow Jones Business News reports.
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell is in Portland, Ore., on Friday to announce new energy cooperation with Gov. John Kitzhaber and a representative of Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, The Hill reports.
Attorneys general in four Northeastern states announced they would petition the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a new review of regulations governing nuclear waste storage, The Associated Press reports.
A panel of infrastructure experts in New Jersey criticized Gov. Chris Christie for remarks that suggested there was no evidence of a link between climate change and Hurricane Sandy, E&E Publishing reports.
Participants in the Energy Department's Better Buildings Challenge, designed to reduce energy consumption at buildings, saved about $58 million in energy costs last year, The Journal Sentinel reports.
Commodities firm Prime International Trading Ltd., filed lawsuits against BP, Statoil and Royal Dutch Shell for alleged price manipulation, Reuters reports.
