U.S. officials ask Turkey to seek energy alternatives
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United States officials fresh from a  regional energy conference said on Saturday Turkish plans to  produce natural gas in Iran should be replaced with projects  with other regional suppliers Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan.
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CIZRE, Turkey  - Turkey said on Sunday that a military solution was still on the table to tackle Kurdish separatists in northern Iraq, while Washington urged dialogue to avert an incursion it fears will destabilize the region.
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A special U.S. envoy assured skeptical Turks on Wednesday that the United States was determined to help counter Iraq-based Kurdish guerrillas waging an escalating battle for an autonomous homeland.
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The United States suggested last week that developing nations should provide regular updates on their greenhouse gas emissions to the United Nations, much as developed nations are required to.
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Turkey said on Monday it would seek  changes in the European Commission's report on its candidacy  before EU leaders meet to debate it at a summit on Dec. 17 and  decide whether to open entry talks with Ankara.
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Politics continue to complicate energy policy.
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The United States, facing international criticism for its rejection of the Kyoto Protocol, argued Tuesday it spends billions of dollars seeking new technologies to cut emissions of the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming.
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The US tried yesterday to ensure that future additions to the Kyoto protocol on climate change should avoid committing nations to reducing their carbon dioxide emissions, a
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Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan flew to Baghdad on Tuesday for talks with Iraq's government in an effort to pressure Iraqi and U.S. authorities to crack down on Kurdish guerrillas, officials said.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates urged Turkey against using military force against Kurdish separatist forces in northern Iraq as tensions build up in the border region.
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A furor in Turkey ignited by the title of a Christian spiritual leader on a U.S. embassy invitation has underscored concerns about the largely Muslim country's treatment of minorities two weeks before the European Union decides whether to open membership talks with Ankara.
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The UN conference envoys of President Bushâs Administration along with some developing countries and oil producing nations have blocked a more resolute and committed effort to cap fossil fuel emissions such as coal and oil after reductions already
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The world's biggest greenhouse gas polluters -- including the United States and China -- sent envoys to the U.S. State Department on Thursday for discussions on climate change and what to do about it.
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The Christian Science Monitor - Oil-sand, oil-shale, and coal-to-oil projects &#8211; alternative fuel sources that could enhance US energy security &#8211; have always faced one hurdle. They look good only when oil prices are high. Now, they have another challenge: global warming.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia -- The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has asked the United States to use its strategic petroleum reserves to help reduce oil prices, the cartel&#39;s president said Wednesday.
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Developing nations on Tuesday urged the United States and other powerful countries to consult them on tackling terror and resolving the Middle East conflict.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday defended a preliminary gas deal with neighbouring Iran to carry natural gas to Europe, brushing aside US criticism that the Islamic republic is not &quot;reliable.&quot;