(06/12/2009)
Katherine Ling, E&E reporter
Senate Republicans may finally get a nuclear amendment in the comprehensive energy bill, albeit without the substance they had aimed for.
Energy and ... read more
June 10, 2009, The Nation, by Shelley Smithson
Mitchell Capitan points to a flock of sheep grazing in the shadow of a sandstone mesa. The sheep belong to Capitan's family, along with a few head of ... read more
By Marcy Winograd, 6/9/09/ www.opednews.com
The Clean Energy bills navigating their way through the Senate and House sound good at first glance. Consider the sales pitch:
* Create clean energy ... read more
May 29, 2009
http://www.rochester.edu/news/show.php?id=3385
An ultra-powerful laser can turn regular incandescent light bulbs into power-sippers, say optics researchers at the University of ... read more
Global warming is a symptom of human overshoot: the consumption and waste that exceeds the biophysical capacity of the Earth. If we attempt to reduce the fever, but ignore the disease, we will, at ... read more
Scientists are turning agricultural leftovers,
wood and fast-growing grasses into a huge variety
of biofuels- even jet fuel. But before these
next-generation biofuels go mainstream, they have to ... read more
By Doug Oakley
Berkeley Voice
Posted: 06/06/2009 04:24:15 PM PDT
Berkeley has ended its six-year attempt to save the world by burning biodiesel in its trucks and machinery amid concerns it actually ... read more