Pulling valuable fuels out of thin air? It sounds like magic, but Joel Rosenthal, a chemist at the University of Delaware, is working to transform carbon dioxide (CO2), a greenhouse gas in t... Read more
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There is only one thing worse than one-party autocracy, and that is one-party democracy, which is what we have in America today. Read more
Image via Wikipedia The time when we could do anything we want anywhere we want in the oceans is over For decades the seas off U.S. shores have been roiled by controversies over where to dri... Read more
Image via Wikipedia In Mark Moore‘s world, long nanotubes reach into the clouds, serving at once to tether a turbine-vehicle flying at 2,000 feet, or 10,000 feet, or 30,000 feet (610,... Read more
Wind turbines are an increasingly popular way to generate clean energy withlarge-scale wind farms springing up all over the world. However, many residents near proposed wind farm sites have... Read more
Despite numerous refinements and improvements to the technology used to harness the power of the wind, windmills of old share an obvious characteristic with their gigantic modern counterpart... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Reading the news that General Motors and Chrysler are now lining up for another $20 billion or so in government aid — on top of the billions they’ve already received or r... Read more
Image via Wikipedia China overtook the US during 2009 to become the leading investor in renewable energy technologies, according to a new analysis. Researchers with the Pew Charitable Trusts... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Take a huge oceanic catamaran, stick a hydroelectric turbine underneath it, and hitch it to a 6.5 million-square-foot parafoil flying nearly a mile in the air. That’s a K... Read more
Image via Wikipedia It was primarily a symbolic gesture. Way back in 1979, in the midst of an energy crisis, Jimmy Carter had solar panels installed on the roof of the White House. They were... Read more