U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu believes in a diversified energy portfolio, and on Tuesday he was in Arizona to speak on at least one aspect of how to get it: financing. Money is the wheel that drives most energy production, and that's true for renewables. Chu was in town on Tuesday, his first visit to Arizona, to expound on the virtues of a Phoenix partnership with National Bank of Arizona, Salt River Project and Arizona Public Service Co. to provide financing for solar systems. Money is at the

NEW YORK - Occidental Petroleum was among the first major U.S. oil drillers to make a big bet on the resurgence of domestic production, spending billions to grab oil patches from Texas to North Dakota. Now, as it bemoans steep costs and moves its rigs out of the Bakken shale oil fields, some analysts wonder if the company has lost its clairvoyance. After two years of unyielding gains

A wooden ship believed to have sunk in the Gulf of Mexico in the early 19th century was discovered by a survey ship, U.S. scientists say.

North Korea resumes work on a light water reactor that could be used to support its nuclear programme after months of inactivity, a US institute says.

WASHINGTON - Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid will ask the chamber to approve a new package of oil and economic sanctions on Thursday aimed at further pressuring Iran to abandon its nuclear program, a Democratic leadership aide told Reuters.

VIENNA - Iran is installing more centrifuges in an underground plant but does not yet appear to be using them to expand higher-grade uranium enrichment that could take it closer to producing atom bomb material, Western diplomats say.

North Korea has resumed construction on an experimental light water reactor, a move that could extend its capacity to produce more material for nuclear weapons, website 38North reported Thursday.

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SEOUL - North Korea has resumed construction work on an experimental light water reactor (ELWR) in a move that could extend its capacity to produce more material for nuclear weapons, website 38North reported on Thursday. Based on April 30 satellite images, work halted in December at the reactor had now re-started, said the website (http://38north.org), run by the U.S.-Korea Institute