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Scientists plan to make a volcano into a generator
Scientists want to inject millions of tons of water into a volcano to harness its energy. What could possibly go wrong? NOTHING. NOTHING IS WHAT.
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Tragic death leads to energy conservation
Stray voltage can kill -- and it's costing the utility companies plenty.
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How a 21-year-old ended up in India with a bag full of solar flashlights
Ximena Prugue didn't know anything about India before she went there to hand out solar flashlights. All she knew was that she wanted to make a difference.
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Solar grid parity 101 — and why you should care
We're rapidly approaching solar grid parity, the tipping point when installing solar power will cost less than buying electricity from the grid.
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Why railroads care about coal exports
U.S. rail haul more coal than they do any other commodity. It's no wonder, then, that with domestic coal use declining, railways support coal exports.
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Forecast for 2012: More sun and wind
2011 saw solar and wind powering more homes and businesses than ever before, and 2012 is shaping up to be even better.
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Scientist blames James Bond for lack of nuclear support
Anti-nuclear campaigners, why do you dislike nuclear power? Is it because of the risk of massive meltdowns? The unsolved issue of what to do with waste? The lack of realistic evacuation plans?
Or is it the influence of a James Bond movie you probably watched at least a couple times as a bored child -- Dr. No? -
Chamber of Commerce pushes civilization-ending pollution agenda
In his annual address today, Tom Donohue, Chamber of Commerce president, advocated burning hundreds of billions of tons of fossil fuels.
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Sunflowers show how to capture solar energy more efficiently
In design, biomimicry -- the idea that nature does design best -- is all the rage. So it must have been a head-slapping "duh" moment when solar-power designers sought inspiration from sunflowers -- a plant that has "sun" in its name, for goodness' sake! It turns out that sunflowers are really good at using the sun (NO WAY), and mimicking their structure can allow designers to seriously reduce the size of concentrating solar power farms.
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Oil industry gives $12 million to pro-Keystone legislators
An independent research group has analyzed oil industry contributions to Congress, and figures that President Obama is staring down a $12 million barrel of political opposition on Keystone XL. Some of that is going out in huge chunks -- 16 Republican House members and one Democrat have received $100,000 or more in contributions from the oil lobby, and lo and behold, the representatives are all voting just the way their evil overlords would like them to. But the industry is also spreading the wealth around. A total of 118 House members list the oil and gas industry among their top 10 contributors, and most of them are toeing the line as well.
Update: An earlier version of this post had "anti-Keystone" in the headline because, I don't know, I'm an idiot? Anyway, PRO.