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October 07, 2007 08:28 PM EDT -- Regardless of your feelings about Wal-Mart as a corporation, it is no small matter when the corporate giant begins installing energy saving solar systems on its supercenters. This past week, Wal-Mart and . . . more
October 16, 2007 05:10 PM EDT -- Nuclear proponents often proclaim that nuclear energy is safe, and that worries about its safety are irrational and emotionally laden. When challenged, they will quickly assert that nuclear energy has . . . more
June 26, 2007 02:43 AM EDT -- Global Warming - Tax or Standards?   As global warming becomes an increasingly urgent issue, there are many calls for action. Many call for standards to be set, to achieve a reduction in pollution. . . . more
September 26, 2007 06:44 PM EDT -- I continue to be surprised by the solar energy activity in Canada. Listening to some skeptics, you would think that solar energy won't work outside southern or southwestern U.S. In a previous article, . . . more
Solar Energy Potential
by Steve B.
views: 15 | rating: 10 | comments: 5
September 27, 2007 07:47 PM EDT -- Skeptics about renewable energy will frequently say things like, "Solar and wind will never be anything but a minor contributor to the entire energy needs of our country." If that is the case, . . . more
Clean Coal?
by Steve B.
views: 107 | rating: 10 | comments: 14
December 31, 2008 12:50 PM EST -- A billion gallon coal sludge spill in Tennessee again raises the question, is there really any such thing as clean coal? http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/26/tennessee.sludge/index.html?section=cnn_latest . . . more
February 18, 2008 01:12 AM EST -- As we all know, we should end the practices of burning forests and clearing land for farming, for urban expansion and for road construction. Big companies are often blamed for this, but what's often . . . more
October 31, 2007 06:48 PM EDT -- The Sacramento Municipal Utility District is nearing completion of a solar-hydrogen fueling station that will fuel 14 hydrogen, fuel-cell cars. The demonstration project will be completed at the end of . . . more
November 11, 2007 09:44 PM EST -- The Rocky Mountain Institute and the U.S. Green Building Council have teamed up to produce a program (approx. 30 minutes), which features the economic sense of building green. In this program, several . . . more
October 18, 2007 12:55 PM EDT -- JUST SAY NO - DETAILS BELOW  I have been writing a series of articles on "Why Nuclear Energy Is Not the Solution to Global Warming."  http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977118748 . . . more
February 14, 2008 03:06 AM EST -- Shipping emissions of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) are underestimated by as much as three times, according to the British daily Guardian, which quotes a new study that shows that annual emissions from the . . . more
August 31, 2007 07:58 PM EDT -- I just saw a show featuring Big ‘n Rich, the country music duo.  Their hit song “Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy” got me thinking – maybe John Edwards is right with his message . . . more
October 01, 2007 01:36 PM EDT -- Critics of hydrogen will often write that hydrogen is not an energy source, but an energy carrier. This is true, but deceptive. The issue has to do with efficiency, which I addressed here: http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977120951 . . . more
October 23, 2007 12:58 PM EDT -- The Nanosolar Corporation, initiated in 2002 by Martin Roscheisen and Brian Sager, had the goal of mass manufacturing medium-efficient solar cells at one-tenth of the cost of traditional, silicon-wafer . . . more
Going Climate Neutral
by Sam Carana
views: 94 | rating: 10 | comments: 31
March 03, 2008 10:11 PM EST -- Damon Matthews , from Concordia University in Canada, and Ken Caldeira , from the Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, USA, used a global climate model to study the impact of reductions of greenhouse . . . more
October 04, 2007 12:20 PM EDT -- Nuclear energy is prohibitively expensive In Part One, I gave ten reasons "Why Nuclear Energy Is Not the Solution to Global Warming". http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977118748 . . . more
April 08, 2008 01:38 AM EDT -- Global warming has plunged the planet into a crisis and the fossil fuel industries are trying to hide the extent of the problem from the public, NASA's top climate scientist says. "The problem . . . more
August 01, 2008 09:07 PM EDT -- Two studies published in the July 31 issue of Science help open the door to the hydrogen economy by eliminating the need for platinum in electrolyzers and fuel cells. Hydrogen can be produced . . . more
Renewables Face Veto
by Steve B.
views: 63 | rating: 10 | comments: 17
November 15, 2007 04:26 PM EST -- In recent days, you may have read that the congressional democratic leadership has backed away from renewable energy by dropping from the current energy bill the renewable portfolio standard (RPS) and . . . more
Good News on the Energy Bill
by Steve B.
views: 31 | rating: 10 | comments: 16
December 04, 2007 05:41 PM EST -- Sierra Club is reporting that Pelosi will introduce the energy bill in the House this week, including CAFE standards of 35 mpg by 2020. In releasing her press statement, Pelosi said, "This comprehensive . . . more
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