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Senate Energy bill may lend 'strong statement' of support

(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

Radioactive Revival in New Mexico

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

Clean the Dirty Energy Bills

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

Laser Doubles Efficiency of Traditional Lightbulbs

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

Overshoot and Tech Dreams

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

Grassoline at the Pump

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

Berkeley says bye to biodiesel

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