While U.S. and European automakers…
Precious metal prices surge, particularly…
Chinese leader Xi Jinping's upcoming…
China has denounced U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s characterization of Beijing’s territorial claims in East Asian waters.At an international security conference in Singapore on May 31, Hagel
Monthly concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere throughout the northern hemisphere have reached 400 parts per million in April, according to the World Meteorological Organization.Based on the…
Think of it as the bike James Bond would ride, if James Bond rode a bike instead of an Aston Martin. For a cool $6,125, you can…
U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to announce a program that would cut emissions from his country’s coal-fired power plants by 20 percent nationwide and would lead to a cap-and-trade…
Torgrim Reitan, the chief financial officer of Norway’s Statoil, is upbeat about Europe’s fuel supply, despite the dispute between Russia and Ukraine that has threatened the continent’s access to gas.
Japan’s Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) has approved a plan to freeze the soil around the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant to prevent radioactive groundwater from entering the general water…
Guenther Oettenger, the EU’s energy commissioner, says he expects Ukraine and Russia soon can resolve their differences over gas.Oettinger told reporters on May 27 in the Czech…
Cat litter is the focus of an inquiry into the release of radioactive material from a federal nuclear waste dump in New Mexico.Federal investigators told New Mexico…
The dispute between Beijing and Hanoi over China’s placement of an oil rig in disputed waters has escalated over the May 26 sinking of a Vietnamese fishing boat.Vietnam’s…
A historic estate in northern Wales, Plas Newydd, is getting a makeover.The mansion on the Irish Sea once was a major polluter, consuming at times up to…
A couple of months back I noted that the U.S. was burning through the stocks of natural gas we store in underground caverns at an unprecedented rate. These are the…
Just as frugal cooks use every possible scrap of food in their kitchens to avoid waste, so industrialists try to get the most out of their own processes. One way…
An analysis by the World Resources Institute (WRI) shows that Tennessee can cut greenhouse gas emissions dramatically with little or no change in its power infrastructure.In keeping with…
Countries around the world are showing increased interest in developing solar energy but perhaps none is more unusual than Saudi Arabia, which exports more oil than any other nation.
Lithium-ion batteries are popular among rechargeable batteries because of their longevity, but they pose a fire hazard. That problem could be solved if the batteries’ cells were solid state.
Batman’s fashion statement may be a black body suit and cape, and even his car is black. But is the Caped Crusader going green?The word is that…
A Canadian affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corp., Imperial Oil, has plans to drill in the Beaufort Sea north of Canada. There’s a lot of oil there, but bringing it to…
Russian President Vladimir Putin will be in Shanghai on May 20 and 21 to sign a long-term deal to sell gas to China.Under the deal, Russia’s government-controlled…
Your car’s broken down, you’re miles from a telephone, and your cell phone’s battery is dead. Who ya’ gonna call?Silly Putty!Researchers at the Bournes College of…
A new academic report warns that countries in Europe are increasingly running low on energy reserves, and an advocacy group says that as a result, “Energy Dependence Day” is arriving…