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Check the results of our Energy News Hunt with The Long Now Foundation. From June 7 to 20, we reviewed over 250 news stories about the future of energy — with a focus on low carbon solutions that can scale quickly power the whole planet. Read more on our blog.
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The Future of Energy: A Realist's Roadmap to 2050
A consensus is emerging among the international community that by 2050 we need ...Posted by Jon Mitchell -
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Local Power: Tapping Distributed Energy in 21st-Century ...
Residents of Hammarby Sjöstad, a district on the ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
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A bipartisan path forward on energy and climate
(Blog Post) Efficiency should be at the heart of any bipartisan effort: it saves consumers ...Posted by Beth Wellington -
NEWS - Mainstream Media
Whatever happened to carbon capture?
The process was patented back in the 1930s, and it is reckoned to be one of the most important technologies ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
NEWS - Independent Media
HANDS OFF APPALACHIA!: Occupy MTR Investor USB
May Day, of course, originally commemorated ...Posted by Barry Grossheim -
OPINION - Most Recent
Game Over for the Climate
'Global warming isn't a prediction. It is happening. That is why I was so ...Posted by Dwight Rousu
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Whatever happened to carbon capture?
The process was patented back in the 1930s, and it is reckoned to be one of the most important technologies we have ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Thousands Rejoice As Japan Shuts Off Nuclear Power
Japanese marched to celebrate the switching off of the last of their nation's 50 nuclear reactors Saturday, waving ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Around the World on Solar Power
Turanor PlanetSolar is expected to dock on Friday in Monaco, ending its 19-month journey.Posted by Barry Grossheim -
South Sudan awaits big China loan
South Sudan's president called China one of his country's "economic and strategic partners" Officials in South ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Carbon capture 'needs certainty'
Capturing and burying the greenhouse gas CO2 from power stations is viable - but long-term government support will ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Report: Mine Safety Agency 'Could Have Prevented' Deadly Disaster
An independent review of the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration's (MSHA) enforcement at the Upper Big ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Record-breaking laser pulse paves way for fusion
Record-breaking laser pulse paves way for fusionPosted by David A Phillips -
Japan marks one year since quake and tsunami disaster
Services held to remember the earthquake and tsunami which killed thousands and left communities devastated one ...Posted by Fabrice Florin
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HANDS OFF APPALACHIA!: Occupy MTR Investor USB
May Day, of course, originally commemorated Chicago's 1886 the Haymarket Massacre, when, during a general strike ...Posted by Barry Grossheim -
Who to blame for the price at the pump? Tough to say
The price of gas is determined by a litany of complex and shifting factors (Brent derivatives, anyone?), few of ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
New solar cells are more efficient
The new hybrid cell absorbs red as well as blue light to boost the electrical current. A typical solar cell ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
The spark that ignited a fire
The Southern Ute Indian Tribe is credited with leading the way for Native American tribes around the nation to ...Posted by Sally Lehrman -
As Fukushima Worsens, US Approves New Nukes
Despite reports this week that the Fukushima nuclear situation may be even worse than previously thought, the ...Posted by Dwight Rousu
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Game Over for the Climate
'Global warming isn't a prediction. It is happening. That is why I was so troubled to read...that Canada would ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Wind farms can increase night time temperatures, research reveals
Study in US claims building of huge wind farms in Texas has increased night temperatures by up to 0.72C Large ...Posted by Harry A Farr -
Letters: Shale gas could fracture our renewables policy
It beggars belief that fracking is recommended to be extended and earthquakes the only risk taken into account ( ...Posted by Paul Patane -
Petrol crisis 'is our Thatcher moment', Tory MPs reportedly tell party members
Unite accuses ministers of 'spoiling for a fight' after memo from MPs emerges comparing situation with 1980s ...Posted by Jack Dinkmeyer -
The Caucus: Romney Misleads on Obama and Energy Prices
In an interview and a Web video, Mitt Romney made misleading or unsubstantiated statements claiming President Obama ...Posted by Harry A Farr -
Orrin Hatch, fossilized
By david folland Published Mar 17, 2012 01:01AM MDT When I read Sen. Orrin Hatch’s op-ed (“Boost U.S. oil ...Posted by Harry A Farr -
A better understanding of Iran might save us from catastrophe
As Israel plays up the country's nuclear threat, the west should be seeking active dialogue with Tehran "Actions," ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Michio Kaku: Captain Michio and the World of Tomorrow
By 2020, the word "computer" will have vanished from the English language, physicist Michio Kaku predicts. Every 18 ...Posted by Fabrice Florin
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Antibiotics in your meat? The ethanol industry might be partly to blame
Last year, while touring a fairly small, pasture-based farmstead cheese company, I found myself in a giant feed ...Posted by Lisandro Tolentino -
Why We Should Stop Giving Handouts to Oil and Gas Companies
Along with "fivedollaragallongas," the energy watchword for the next few months is: "subsidies."Posted by Sally Lehrman -
Punk Economics: Lesson 3
(Video) Irish Economist David McWilliams discusses the dangers of playing games with liquidity, in Lesson 3.Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Tigress Tycoons
In the Year of the Dragon, Amy Chua profiles four Chinese powerhouses who bucked tradition to get rich—very, very ...Posted by Nicole Percz -
What NASA's Blue Marble Photo Reveals About Climate Change
In fact, it's likely that the week that photo was taken will prove "the driest first week in recorded US history." ...Posted by Harry A Farr
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