EnvironmentAugust 3, 2015
U.S. Unveils Strengthened Clean Power Plan to Combat Climate Change
Changes to the final rule may assuage many industry and state concerns but the coal industry vows to fight
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TechnologyJuly 31, 2015
Young Scientist Makes Jet Engines Leaner and Cleaner with Plasma
When Felipe Gomez was in high school, he became interested in how you could improve the safety and efficiency of jet engines. Today, Gomez is the sole inventor behind two patents for plasma-assisted fuel injectors
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EnvironmentJuly 31, 2015
Big Polluting Vehicles Roar Back with Low Gasoline Prices
But increased fuel efficiency may yet restrain pollution in the U.S.
EnvironmentJuly 29, 2015
France Plans to Reduce Nuclear in Favor of Renewables
The nuclear pioneer nation plans to cut back on its reliance on reactors
EnvironmentJuly 28, 2015
What CityLab Gets Wrong about EVs
How one error keeps tripping up analysis of electric vehicles
EnvironmentJuly 27, 2015
Hillary Clinton Vows to Make U.S. a Clean Energy Superpower
A new campaign video aims to make climate change a big part of the Democrat's presidential election effort
EnvironmentJuly 20, 2015
Plumb Secrets of Light to Unlock Better Clean Energy
New fundamental studies of light might make for better clean energy systems
EnvironmentJuly 16, 2015
Electric Car Owners Struggle to Find a Charge
Which comes first: the electric car or the charger?
EnvironmentJuly 14, 2015
Electric Vehicles Drive to Back Up the Grid
Can electric cars provide reliable power to the U.S. grid?
EnvironmentJuly 13, 2015
Zero Carbon or Bust
Scientists remind policy makers that CO2 pollution must end--and soon
EnvironmentJuly 11, 2015
The Future Arrives in Daubs of Paint
Painter Marcel Guldemond has tapped into something that's increasingly on my mind lately - art that normalizes science and our potential future.
EnvironmentJuly 10, 2015
Can Obama Bring Energy to Africa?
As the President heads to Africa, his signature energy program there seeks firmer footing