Environment
Obama Budget Increases Funding for Energy Research and Nuclear Power
The Obama administration would like to see more nuclear power plants, among other forms of new electricity generation
Stories by Katie Howell
Environment
Is Algae Worse than Corn for Biofuels?
A new analysis suggests so because of the need for copious fertilizer
Environment
Mining for Algae: Could Abandoned Mines Help Grow Biofuel?
Missouri researchers aim to grow algae for biofuels in abandoned mines
Environment
What is the Real Cost of Power Production?
Market prices don't reflect hundreds of billions of dollars in hidden costs of energy production to human health and the environment
Chemistry
Fossil Fuels without the Fossils?
Oil could form with no organic matter, but probably not in commercial quantities
Environment
New Chemicals Could Better Capture CO2 from Coal Plants
Screening technique can reveal most efficient ionic liquids
Environment
ExxonMobil Bets $600 Million on Algae
Partners with genomics pioneer J. Craig Venter
Environment
Exotic Solar Cells Get Cheaper
New process cuts cost of copper indium diselenide fabrication
Environment
Hybrid Solar Cells Shine
Utilities betting more on "concentrating photovoltaic cells"
Environment
Plasma Venture to Turn Medical Waste into Energy
High-temperature technology vaporizes troublesome garbage into synthetic gas
Environment
Jet Biofuel Ready for Takeoff
Some in the airline industry believe jet biofuels could be available as early as 2010
Environment
Can the Grid Handle Renewables?
A new study aims to find out how much electricity from wind and sunshine the aging power grid can support
Environment
NASA Aims for Future Fuel from Algae-Filled Bags of Sewage
Can the aviation fuel of the future be grown in plastic bags of wastewater?
Environment
Department of Energy Favors Renewables, Cuts Yucca Mountain
The Obama administration's budget cuts funding for oil research and the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository as it increases money to renewables, carbon capture and storage
Environment
Is Algae the Biofuel of the Future?
The tiny plants could provide renewable oil but industry wants a helping hand from government
Environment
Regrowing Forests Could Provide Climate Change Help
A new study shows that allowing cleared forest to grow back can help cut down carbon dioxide emissions
Environment
The Future of Oil Is in Deep Water
That's not just because of the economic crisis slowing demand, remaining unexplored oil reservoirs are in deep waters offshore
