EnvironmentJanuary 22, 2015
Will Falling Oil Prices Kill Wind and Solar Power?
Former U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu weighs in on the future of energy
Alternative Energy Technology
EnvironmentJanuary 22, 2015
Canada Faces Tough Tar Sands Pipeline Options after Keystone XL
The drawn out debate over approving Keystone XL leaves Canada with tough choices for alternatives
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EnvironmentJanuary 21, 2015
Coal Declines in U.S. but Grows Internationally
Natural gas and government policy are driving a reduction in coal burning and mining
EnvironmentJanuary 21, 2015
“It’s Totally Unacceptable for Society Not to Act”
A Q&A with Nobel laureate Mario Molina on climate change
The SciencesJanuary 21, 2015
Science Far from Center Stage in Obama's State of the Union
President Barack Obama's sixth State of the Union address, his first before a Republican-led legislature, was studded this evening with references to science and technology amidst talk of middle class tax cuts, thawing U.S.
TechnologyJanuary 20, 2015
Solar Plane's Route for Around-the-World Flight Revealed
Two Swiss pilots will attempt a record-setting flight around the world without using any fuel. Stops will include Oman, India, Myanmar, 2 cities in China and 4 U.S. sites
EnvironmentJanuary 20, 2015
Energy in the 2015 State of the Union
Tonight President Obama will address a joint session of Congress for the 2015 State of the Union. In 2009, his speech described that renewable energy would "transform our economy, protect our security and save our planet from the ravages of climate change.” By 2014, he highlighted natural gas as as "the bridge fuel that can [...]
EnvironmentJanuary 16, 2015
India Builds Solar Plants atop Canals to Save on Land, Water
As India moves to ramp up investment in solar power, it is exploring innovative places to install solar plants, including across the top of canals
EnvironmentJanuary 15, 2015
Humans Cross Another Danger Line for the Planet
Five years go an impressive, international group of scientists unveiled nine biological and environmental "boundaries" that humankind should not cross in order to keep the earth a livable place.
EnvironmentJanuary 15, 2015
German Offshore Wind Capacity More than Doubled in 2014
Germany's offshore wind capacity more than doubled last year as investors warm up to the technology, helping Europe's largest economy in its ambitious push into renewable power
EnvironmentJanuary 12, 2015
Growing Cities Hold Key to Curbing Climate Change
How cities get built may determine how bad global warming becomes
TechnologyJanuary 12, 2015
The New Chevy Volt Is Impressively Unremarkable
Over the holidays, while visiting family in Southwest Missouri, where I grew up, I saw one of the oddest sights on local roadways since armadillos started showing up as road kill: multiple Chevrolet Volts.