Another Oil-Backed Cryptocurrency LaunchesOilPrice.comNew York-based investment and holding company Signal Capital Management said on Monday that it had launched a cryptocurrency backed by oil and gas reserves in what it says is the “world's first glob …

CBC.caNWT set to revamp decades-old oil and gas lawsCBC.caA public document released by the territory last week states the proposed updates to the laws are just a first step and aren't intended to be "comprehensive." "It is the first ste …

CBC.caIndoor playground is a shredded-tire engineering experimentCBC.caA new indoor children's playground in Elmsdale, N.S., is also the site of a unique engineering demonstration project. Rob and Katie Kennedy opened Beyond Indoor Play at the end of D …

CBC.caCanadian oil selling at a deep discount - and it hurtsCBC.caNorth American oil prices are marching toward $65 US a barrel this month, giving the industry a boost after the market collapsed three years ago. The oil sector hasn't seen these prices …

Today.comEssential oils are more popular than ever, but are they safe for cats?Today.comWhen Sue Klimas' 8-year-old cat, Dinah, began vomiting, coughing and sneezing last May, the Texas woman took her furry companion to the veterinarian. Through blood …

Channel NewsAsiaIndonesia, Malaysia condemn European move to limit palm oil useChannel NewsAsiaKUALA LUMPUR: Top palm oil producers Indonesia and Malaysia on Thursday (Jan 18) criticised the European Union for backing a ban on the use of palm oil in biofue …

QuartzISIL is lighting oil wells on fire as they retreat, and no one is paying attentionQuartz(Hossein Velayati). There is virtually no international funding allocated to clean it up, according to Wim Zwijnenburg, the lead researcher of a report on conflic …

CBC.caResearchers map coastal areas in effort to aid oil spill cleanupsCBC.caA team of researchers is mapping part of Nova Scotia's South Shore coastline in an effort to understand how to protect vulnerable ecosystems if an oil spill ever happened in t …

CBC.caStratford seeks engineering, design work for town hall solar panelsCBC.caThe Town of Stratford is hoping to install solar panels with capacity to generate 80 kilowatts of electricity, according to a request for proposals for engineering and design se …

Chron.comOil settles above $50 a barrel for first time since MayChron.comAlso contributing to the news lifting oil prices is that OPEC and other oil producers are set to meet in Abu Dhabi next week to review compliance to oil-production quotas renewed in M …