Stories by Katie Howell

The Obama administration would like to see more nuclear power plants, among other forms of new electricity generation

A new analysis suggests so because of the need for copious fertilizer

Missouri researchers aim to grow algae for biofuels in abandoned mines

Market prices don't reflect hundreds of billions of dollars in hidden costs of energy production to human health and the environment

Oil could form with no organic matter, but probably not in commercial quantities

Screening technique can reveal most efficient ionic liquids

Partners with genomics pioneer J. Craig Venter

New process cuts cost of copper indium diselenide fabrication

Utilities betting more on "concentrating photovoltaic cells"

High-temperature technology vaporizes troublesome garbage into synthetic gas

Some in the airline industry believe jet biofuels could be available as early as 2010

A new study aims to find out how much electricity from wind and sunshine the aging power grid can support

Can the aviation fuel of the future be grown in plastic bags of wastewater?

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

The tiny plants could provide renewable oil but industry wants a helping hand from government

A new study shows that allowing cleared forest to grow back can help cut down carbon dioxide emissions

That's not just because of the economic crisis slowing demand, remaining unexplored oil reservoirs are in deep waters offshore