EnvironmentFebruary 2, 2015
Televisions Get Bigger and Greener
New technology allows new televisions to be both bigger and more energy efficient than ever before
Green Living
EnvironmentJanuary 29, 2015
Why 76 Beavers Were Forced to Skydive into the Idaho Wilderness in 1948
Some time in the late 1940s, a very patient, elderly beaver called Geronimo was put in a box, flown to an altitude of between 150 and 200 metres, and tossed out the side of an aeroplane.
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EnvironmentJanuary 28, 2015
Is Recycling Worth the Effort?
The value of recycling depends on the material in question and whether all hidden costs and benefits go into the analysis. David Biello reports
EnvironmentJanuary 27, 2015
La Nina Extreme Weather Pattern May Double by Century's End
La Ninas bring floods and droughts to different parts of the world
EnvironmentJanuary 23, 2015
Rooftop Solar Increases a Home's Selling Price
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory released a report showing that homes with solar panels typically sell for $15,000 greater than those without solar panels installed.
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
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
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.
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 14, 2015
Powerful Global Warming Pollution Cut by New U.S. Rules
The White House announces new plans to slash emissions from the oil and gas industry
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.
EnvironmentJanuary 11, 2015
Turning Blood to Power, Maasai Pastoralists Begin Bottling Biogas
The Maasai hope to take the project a step further and become the first group in the country to package the alternative fuel into cylinders and make it mobile