Center for a New American Security

From The New York Times: a Russian plan to cooperate with Iran's in the oil, natural gas and petrochemical industries will challenge new U.S. sanctions.

The oil well that has been leaking into the Gulf of Mexico has been stopped for the first time since April 20, 2010, writes The Washington Post.

The New York Times' Green, Inc. blog reports that a small Texas firm hopes to ship billions of gallons of water from Alaska to India and the Middle East.

The world's oceans are now a "cocktail of dangerous pollutants," according to Express Buzz.

According to UPI, the United States and Europe added more power capacity from renewable sources than from conventional sources in 2009.