Andy Tully

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• EU’s Oettinger Sees Ukraine, Russia Resolving Differences Quickly

  Published 28 May 2014 | viewed 5,016 times

  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…

• Cat Litter Suspected In Leak At Nuclear Waste Dump

  Published 27 May 2014 | viewed 8,738 times

  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…

• Vietnam, China Give Differing Accounts Of Incident Near Disputed Oil Rig

  Published 27 May 2014 | viewed 5,606 times

  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…

• Fracking In Southern England Becoming Political Headache For Tories

  Published 26 May 2014 | viewed 6,228 times

  The British government is proposing new rules for energy companies to use the controversial technique of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, beneath populated areas of southern…

• Can Rural Brooks Actually Pose A Threat To The Environment?

  Published 26 May 2014 | viewed 7,676 times

  Few things are more emblematic of the cleanliness of nature than a babbling brook. But a bubbling brook? That may be a polluter.Researchers at the…

• Sun, Wind Combine To Give Germany A Bit Of Free Electricity

  Published 24 May 2014 | viewed 13,694 times

  It was, perhaps, a mirror image of the perfect storm: An abundance of sunshine and wind in Germany on May 11 stimulated solar and wind…

• Welsh Mansion, Once A Polluter, Will Now Be Warmed By Heat From Irish Sea

  Published 24 May 2014 | viewed 4,832 times

  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…

• Waste Not, Want Not: Researchers Turn Waste Heat Into Energy

  Published 22 May 2014 | viewed 5,442 times

  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…

• Study Finds Tennessee Can Cut Emissions Without Change In Infrastructure

  Published 22 May 2014 | viewed 4,523 times

  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…

• Interest In Solar Energy Rises, Even In Saudi Arabia

  Published 21 May 2014 | viewed 12,263 times

  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…

• Battery Breakthrough at Japanese University

  Published 21 May 2014 | viewed 6,464 times

  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’…

• Holy Hybrid! Has Batman Gone Green?

  Published 20 May 2014 | viewed 5,153 times

  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…

• Exxon Mobil Faces Challenges On Canadian Arctic Drilling

  Published 20 May 2014 | viewed 7,962 times

  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…

• Russia, China Report Gas Deal All But Final

  Published 19 May 2014 | viewed 6,402 times

  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,…

• Silly Putty: More Than Just A Tan Blob Of Goo

  Published 19 May 2014 | viewed 6,147 times

  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…

• China Blames Vietnam, U.S. For Oil Rig Clashes

  Published 17 May 2014 | viewed 4,393 times

  A senior Chinese military leader has blamed both Hanoi and Washington for the bloody protests in Vietnam over Beijing’s deployment of an oil rig in…

• European Nations Running Low On Energy Resources

  Published 17 May 2014 | viewed 6,574 times

  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,…

• Vietnamese Protests Against Chinese Oil Rig Turn Violent

  Published 15 May 2014 | viewed 9,241 times

  It’s being called the worst rioting in Vietnam in years: Thousands of protesters becoming violent; burning and looting factories outside Ho Chi Minh City –…

• If Ukraine Crisis Drags On, Russian Economy May Falter

  Published 15 May 2014 | viewed 9,344 times

  The United States is considering sanctions against Russia’s energy industry in its effort to rein in Moscow’s evident designs on Ukraine.But analysts say simply persuading…

• Coal Mine Disasters In Turkey, U.S. Kill More Than 200

  Published 14 May 2014 | viewed 4,908 times

  Disasters at coal mines in Turkey and the United States have left more than 200 people dead. At least 245 mine workers died in an…