Fight over Solar Power Returns to White House Roof [Video]
The sunshine that warms Washington, D.C. is once again generating electricity for the White House. After an absence of nearly 30 years, the Obama administration has announced that a 6.3 kilowatt photovoltaic installation of the “typical size for an American house,” is back on the White House roof and generating power.
Wave and Tidal Power Hit First in Remote Communities
The still nascent technology to generate electricity from the sea may find its first economical uses far from the grid
World’s Largest Solar Array Set to Crank Out 290 Megawatts of Sunshine Power
Megaplants like Agua Caliente in Arizona herald a new efficiency in solar-sourced electricity
Stanford Divests from Coal—Good Choice or Bad Call?
Stanford University will stop investing in coal companies after its Board of Trustees voted in support of eliminating direct investments in publically traded companies that mine coal for electricity generation.
Fox News Tells SciAm Editor Not to Talk About Climate Change
This morning I appeared on the nation’s number-one-rated morning show, Fox and Friends. Afterwards I tweeted out a few things that have garnered some attention, including this: Fox & Friends producer wanted to talk about future trends.
Younger Americans More Supportive of Exporting Natural Gas Than Older Americans
The new UT Energy Poll data is out today! Here I’ll highlight changing American attitudes related to the export of natural gas. The infographic above shows a snapshot of current survey responses collected March 3-17 among 2,133 U.S.
SciAm Readers Prioritize MP3s Over MPGs
Thank you for your input as no less than 100 readers were kind enough to participate in my not-so-scientific survey of what is least important to them, when given a choice to give up one item ranging between a TV, vehicle, laptop/tablet, and a smartphone.
Garbage Fuel Will Power British Airways Planes
Flights from London to New York City will run on jet fuel made from municipal solid waste by 2017
Meat and Dairy Consumption Should Be Halved in Europe to Cut Nitrogen: Report
God Controls the Climate, So You Can Relax
I know, he’s just a Tea Party candidate with almost no chance of election, but Greg Brannon, primary candidate for the GOP nomination for the U.S.
Solar Power Grows 400 Percent in Only 4 Years
More than half of the added capacity comes from home and business owners
The Life Cycle of Your Reusable Trash
Check out this Earth Day video featuring LeVar Burton (Geordi La Forge from Star Trek: The Next Generation and Cofounder and Curator-in-Chief of the award-winning Reading Rainbow app and host of the original PBS series).