EnvironmentMarch 10, 2015
Solar Power Sees Unprecedented Boom in U.S.
Photovoltaics and solar thermal both enjoyed banner years, despite uncertainties
Alternative Energy Technology
EnvironmentMarch 9, 2015
The Overly Dramatic Demise of the Light Bulb
Remember when the fight against phasing out inefficient incandescent light bulbs was a big deal? Well it seems the sky didn't fall. Just recently, Canada joined the United States, the European Union, and Australia among several countries (see map below) to phase out the production and import of inefficient incandescent light bulbs.
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EnvironmentMarch 9, 2015
Solar Plane Takes Flight to Circle Globe in 180 Days [in Photos]
Advanced aircraft flies around the world on a wing and a sunbeam
EnvironmentMarch 9, 2015
Solar Power Faces Uncertain Future in the U.S.
The end of a federal tax credit for solar may slow installations of the clean energy source
EnvironmentMarch 6, 2015
How to Win Friends and Bamboozle People about Climate Change
An illuminating new documentary reveals deliberate efforts to obfuscate global warming
EnvironmentMarch 6, 2015
Eiffel Tower Going Green With Two New Wind Turbines
The City of Light’s green makeover touched the iconic Eiffel Tower last week as it ramped up two onsite wind turbines. These turbines are installed inside the tower’s metal scaffolding on the second level, and are painted in the same color to minimize their visual impact on the 126-year-old tower.
TechnologyMarch 4, 2015
Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2015
What innovations are leaping out of the labs to shape the world in powerful ways? Identifying those compelling innovations is the charge of the Meta-Council on Emerging Technologies, one of the World Economic Forum’s network of expert communities that form the Global Agenda Councils, which today released its Top 10 List of Emerging Technologies for [...]
EnvironmentMarch 3, 2015
Can Carbon Dioxide Replace Steam to Generate Power?
The U.S. Department of Energy hopes to create a more efficient turbine that uses CO2 to make electricity
EnvironmentMarch 2, 2015
Novel Energy Inventions Seek Greater Impact
A Q&A with the new head of Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy chemist Ellen Williams
EnvironmentMarch 1, 2015
Sorry State: U.S.’s Nuclear Reactor Fleet Dwindles
A falloff in construction of new nuclear power plants will make climate change requirements harder to meet
EnvironmentFebruary 27, 2015
Battery Fires Pose New Risks to Firefighters
Electricity storage booms as regulators race to develop safety standards
EnvironmentFebruary 25, 2015
Tar Sands Pipeline Vetoed, Climate Threat Marches On
Pres. Barack Obama vetoed a bill to approve construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline on February 24— not because of climate change, not because of low oil prices and not because of the risks from leaking diluted bitumen from the tar sands.